Measuring The Impact Of Volunteers

Author : Christine Burych,Alison Caird,Joanne Fine Schwebel,Michael Fliess,Heather Hardie
Publisher : Energize, Inc.
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2016-02-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780940576742

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Measuring the Impact of Volunteers by Christine Burych,Alison Caird,Joanne Fine Schwebel,Michael Fliess,Heather Hardie Pdf

Measuring the Impact of Volunteers: A Balanced and Strategic Approach focuses on the long-accepted principle that simply counting “heads” and hours served does NOT give a full picture of the value of volunteer engagement in an organization. The authors adapt the concepts of the “balanced scorecard” performance measurement tool (developed by Kaplan and Norton in the 1990s) to the needs and challenges of volunteer resources management, creating a unique Volunteer Resources Balanced Scorecard (VRBSc). What results is a method for evaluating and planning a volunteer engagement strategy that aligns with the priorities and goals of the organization and the needs of its clients. As a planning tool, the VRBSc helps leaders of volunteers ensure that volunteer service is in sync with the overall goals of the organization. As an evaluation tool, the VRBSc allows decision makers to take an honest look at all aspects of volunteer involvement, balancing four different perspectives that, together, lead to success. Directors of volunteer resources can assess where volunteers are having the most impact and what they should be doing next. As a reporting tool, the VRBSc shows progress and achievements to stakeholders in concrete ways that are meaningful to them. Using illustrations, worksheets, and a comprehensive appendix including survey tools, this book takes readers step by step through the process of creating and using their own VRBSc. Readers will: • See how traditional measurement tools for volunteer engagement do not effectively demonstrate the value and extent of volunteer service • Follow the evolution of the balanced scorecard concept from businesses, to nonprofits, and now to volunteer resources • Develop their own Volunteer Resources Balanced Scorecard • Write meaningful reports that spark action from organization leaders

Author : Christine Burych,Alison Caird,Joanne Fine Schwebel,Michael Fliess,Heather Hardie
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 135 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0940576724

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Measuring the Impact of Volunteers by Christine Burych,Alison Caird,Joanne Fine Schwebel,Michael Fliess,Heather Hardie Pdf

A framework for nonprofit organizations, government agencies, and other volunteer-involving groups to measure the effectiveness of volunteer involvement and ensure volunteer activities are aligned with the organization¿s strategic goals. The authors adapt the balanced scorecard theory for performance measurement and strategic organizational planning (developed by Robert Kaplan and David Norton in the early 1990s) to the world of volunteer engagement. They describe how volunteer management professionals can put in place the Volunteer Resources Balanced Scorecard (VRBSc) to meet the following objectives: -Ensure that the contribution of volunteers is aligned with the goals of the organization -Identify a meaningful approach to measuring outcomes of volunteer participation -Establish relevant reporting methods -Promote greater understanding and support within organizations for professional management of volunteers based on recognized standards and best practices

Author : International Labour Office
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Voluntarism
ISBN : 9221250709

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Manual on the Measurement of Volunteer Work by International Labour Office Pdf

Intended as a guide for countries in generating systematic and comparable data on volunteer work by means of regular supplements to labour force or other household surveys. The objective is to make available comparative cross-national data on a significant form of work which is growing in importance but is often ignored or rarely captured in traditional economic statistics in order to establish the economic value of volunteering.

Author : Rosalind Scott,Steven Howlett
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2009-09-17
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780191575495

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Volunteers in Hospice and Palliative Care by Rosalind Scott,Steven Howlett Pdf

The book provides comprehensive, practical guidelines on the responsibilities of those who lead, co-ordinate and manage volunteers in small hospices, large specialist palliative care units, and in general hospitals with palliative care teams. Volunteers are key workers, who often perform difficult and important work. In the United Kingdom alone there are thousands of volunteers in hospice work, a small proportion doing work with patients, and the vast majority doing equally valuable work such as driving, sitting with relatives, manning charity shops and telephones. As a result, Europe, Australia, the United States and Canada are very interested in the United Kingdom's use of volunteers. Aimed primarily at Voluntary Services Managers in small hospices, large specialist palliative care units, and in general hospitals with palliative care teams, this updated second edition covers volunteer selection, training, supervision and support, and legal and ethical considerations. Information is presented in an easily accessible way, using key points, summary panels and checklists. This book will also appeal to the volunteers themselves.

Author : Marc J. Epstein,Kristi Yuthas
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2017-09-08
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781351276221

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Measuring and Improving Social Impacts by Marc J. Epstein,Kristi Yuthas Pdf

Identifying, measuring and improving social impact is a significant challenge for corporate and private foundations, charities, NGOs and corporations. How best to balance possible social and environmental benefits (and costs) against one another? How does one bring clarity to multiple possibilities and opportunities? Based on years of work and new field studies from around the globe, the authors have written a book for managers that is grounded in the best academic and managerial research.It is a practical guide that describes the steps needed for identifying, measuring and improving social impact. This approach is useful in maximizing the impact of different types of investments, including grants and donations, impact investments, and commercial investments.With numerous examples of actual organizational approaches, research into more than fifty organizations, and extensive practical guidance and best practices, Measuring and Improving Social Impacts fills a critical gap.

Author : Carla Campbell Lehn
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2018-05-24
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9798216087700

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From Library Volunteer to Library Advocate by Carla Campbell Lehn Pdf

This guide will show you how to reinvigorate your library's volunteer program using your community as a resource. Volunteers are essential to a library's well-being, but running a volunteer program is a complicated task that could often be done so as to bring more benefit to your library. This book draws on the author's decades of experience in public libraries and the nonprofit arena, and on cutting-edge professional trends in volunteer management, to show you how to tap into each of your volunteer's talents and match them to your library's needs. Providing multiple tactics for improving your library's volunteer program, the book covers redoubling your recruitment efforts to attract more volunteers, more logically assigning roles, and growing your relationships with volunteers. In addition, it addresses common problems with volunteers and potential barriers to success and explains how to overcome them. No matter what size your library, its volunteer staff, or its budget, this practical book will help you to streamline your volunteer program and more effectively engage the community to transform your library into a flourishing community center.

Author : Thomas A. Bryer
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2014-12-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780739196946

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National Service and Volunteerism by Thomas A. Bryer Pdf

This book offers a review of cases, data, and literature addressing the impact of national service programs and volunteerism in and across communities. The chapters, written by diverse authors, are structured to appeal to students and practitioners of policy, government, and nonprofit studies.

Author : Tracy D. Connors
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 484 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2011-11-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780470604533

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The Volunteer Management Handbook by Tracy D. Connors Pdf

Completely revised and expanded, the ultimate guide to starting—and keeping—an active and effective volunteer program Drawing on the experience and expertise of recognized authorities on nonprofit organizations, The Volunteer Management Handbook, Second Edition is the only guide you need for establishing and maintaining an active and effective volunteer program. Written by nonprofit leader Tracy Connors, this handy reference offers practical guidance on such essential issues as motivating people to volunteer their time and services, recruitment, and more. Up-to-date and practical, this is the essential guide to managing your nonprofit's most important resource: its volunteers. Now covers volunteer demographics, volunteer program leaders and managers, policy making and implementation, planning and staff analysis, recruiting, interviewing and screening volunteers, orienting and training volunteers, and much more Up-to-date, practical guidance for the major areas of volunteer leadership and management Explores volunteers and the law: liabilities, immunities, and responsibilities Designed to help nonprofit organizations survive and thrive, The Volunteer Management Handbook, Second Edition is an indispensable reference that is unsurpassed in both the breadth and depth of its coverage.

Author : C. Rochester,A. Ellis Paine,S. Howlett,Meta Zimmeck,Angela Ellis Paine
Publisher : Springer
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2016-01-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780230279438

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Volunteering and Society in the 21st Century by C. Rochester,A. Ellis Paine,S. Howlett,Meta Zimmeck,Angela Ellis Paine Pdf

Expectations about the contribution that volunteering can make are at a new high. This book aims to meet this interest by bringing together in one volume what is known about the phenomenon of volunteering; the principles and practice of involving volunteers, and the enduring challenges for volunteering in today's world.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 20 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : National service
ISBN : PURD:32754075493407

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The health benefits of volunteering by Anonim Pdf

Author : Jayne Cravens,Susan J. Ellis
Publisher : Energize, Inc.
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2014-01-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780940576667

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The LAST Virtual Volunteering Guidebook by Jayne Cravens,Susan J. Ellis Pdf

What is virtual volunteering? It’s work done by volunteers online, via computers, smartphones or other hand-held devices, and often from afar. More and more organizations around the world are engaging people who want to contribute their skills via the Internet. The service may be done virtually, but the volunteers are real! In The LAST Virtual Volunteering Guidebook, international volunteerism consultants Jayne Cravens and Susan J. Ellis emphasize that online service should be integrated into an organization’s overall strategy for involving volunteers. They maintain that the basic principles of volunteer management should apply equally to volunteers working online or onsite. Whether you’re tech-savvy or still a newbie in cyberspace, this book will show you how to lead online volunteers successfully by: -Overcoming resistance to online volunteer service and the myths surrounding it; -Designing virtual volunteering assignments, from micro-volunteering to long-term projects, from Web research to working directly with clients via the Internet; -Adding a virtual component to any volunteer’s service; -Interviewing and screening online volunteers; -Managing risk and protecting confidentiality in online interactions; -Creating online communities for volunteers; -Offering orientation and training via Internet tools; -Recruiting new volunteers successfully through the Web and social media; and -Assuring accessibility and diversity among online volunteers. Cravens and Ellis fervently believe that future volunteer management practitioners will automatically incorporate online service into community engagement, making this book the last virtual volunteering guidebook that anyone has to write!

Author : John W. Jacobsen
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 187 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2016-03-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781442263314

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Measuring Museum Impact and Performance by John W. Jacobsen Pdf

Based on extensive research and decades of experience, museum analyst and planner John W. Jacobsen provides both the theoretical underpinnings and the operational pragmatics of measuring any museum's intentional impact and performance by using 1,025 indicators drawn from 51 expert sources. Measuring Museum Impact and Performance: Theory and Practice provides museum professionals internationally with a clear, very open process that will improve their museum's value and performance by selecting indicators that monitor whether they are realizing their desired public, private, personal and institutional values. The book is not prescriptive, but liberating, as the framework recognizes that each museum needs to decide on its own purposes and priorities. The book is organized in two parts: "Part 1: Theory" is scholarly and builds on the museum field’s rich literature; and "Part 2: Practice" provides step-by-step methods for any museum to set up its own dashboard of prioritized impact and performance indicators. Substantive attachments include: the list of the 51 source documents for the MIIP indicators; definitions of terms and data fields; a long list of precedented museum impacts; measurement formulas and worksheet templates, filled in for a sample museum; and the MIIP 1.0 database available online. Readers will get the following benefits: A literature review of prior work on measuring museum value An analysis of eleven well-established evaluation frameworks that synthesize into a revolutionary, yet practical, Museum Theory of Action A robust and searchable menu of 1,025 existing and aspirational indicators (the MIIP 1.0 database) that you can use to start your own selection An analysis of the MIIP database using the Theory of Action that reveals 14 areas of potential museum impacts and benefits A process to select and prioritize your museum’s intentional purposes and desired impacts A process to determine, measure and compare your museum’s key performance indicators (KPIs) A process to set-up and conduct peer museum comparisons Procedures and examples of how to capture and report data used in your selected indicators Principles for using indicator data to inform museum management decisions

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 614 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1964
Category : International cooperation
ISBN : UOM:39015084823817

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Peace Corps Volunteer by Anonim Pdf

Author : Peace Corps (U.S.). Division of Volunteer Support
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 610 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1965
Category : Electronic
ISBN : COLUMBIA:CU09524282

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The Peace Corps Volunteer, a Quarterly Statistical Summary by Peace Corps (U.S.). Division of Volunteer Support Pdf

Author : Tracy D. Connors
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 484 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2011-09-23
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781118127421

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The Volunteer Management Handbook by Tracy D. Connors Pdf

Completely revised and expanded, the ultimate guide to starting—and keeping—an active and effective volunteer program Drawing on the experience and expertise of recognized authorities on nonprofit organizations, The Volunteer Management Handbook, Second Edition is the only guide you need for establishing and maintaining an active and effective volunteer program. Written by nonprofit leader Tracy Connors, this handy reference offers practical guidance on such essential issues as motivating people to volunteer their time and services, recruitment, and more. Up-to-date and practical, this is the essential guide to managing your nonprofit's most important resource: its volunteers. Now covers volunteer demographics, volunteer program leaders and managers, policy making and implementation, planning and staff analysis, recruiting, interviewing and screening volunteers, orienting and training volunteers, and much more Up-to-date, practical guidance for the major areas of volunteer leadership and management Explores volunteers and the law: liabilities, immunities, and responsibilities Designed to help nonprofit organizations survive and thrive, The Volunteer Management Handbook, Second Edition is an indispensable reference that is unsurpassed in both the breadth and depth of its coverage.