Retaining Volunteers in the Age of Precarious Work

Stefanick, Lorna; Best-Bertwistle, Rebecca; Race, Lynsey S.

doi:10.1080/10495142.2018.1526747

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“…Moreover, prior studies reveal that university students' intentions for volunteering increases if they are confident of gathering relevant interests and if volunteering is perceived as a valuable experience, either to gather specific skills, to create networks or to flaunt while applying for prestigious companies (Clary et al, 1998: Stefanick et al, 2018. Consequently, it is probable that university students have different motives for volunteering.…”

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The Varying Impact of Self and Other-Oriented Message Appeals on Volunteering

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Kirezli

Yurdakul

2021

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Volunteerism is a means of contributing either to the society, the organization, or the individual. Either for satisfying individual's self-interest or for altruistically helping others, volunteering creates value. The study aims to examine the impact of self-versus other-oriented messages on intentions and attitudes of existing and potential volunteers. Two studies were designed using fictitious foundations, to find out the potential effects of attitude towards recruitment ads and intention to volunteer for the organization. According to Study 1, which consisted of mainly volunteering adults, the other-oriented message is found to be more activating than the self-oriented message. However, in the Study 2, which comprised of a mainly non-volunteer student sample, the two appeal's intentional effects were in opposite direction. Participants were found out to have higher intention to volunteer for the organizations when self-oriented messages were used. Follow-up analysis of the combined data revealed that non-volunteers' intention to volunteer was higher with self-oriented appeal than with an other-oriented appeal. These findings are discussed in terms of the implications on volunteerism and linked to recent findings regarding the role of self-and other-oriented motives on determining how to approach both volunteers and non-volunteers in an effective manner.

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The Varying Impact of Self and Other-Oriented Message Appeals on Volunteering

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Kirezli

Yurdakul

2021

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“…Flexible employment forms used in the commercial sector decrease the retention of volunteers in non-profit organizations. As a growing number of people are not covered by secure employment in the globalized economy, it can be expected that the influence of this job uncertainty on the growing difficulties in volunteer retention will expand (Stefanick et al, 2020;Warner, 2011). Therefore, non-profit organizations focused on increasing the share of contract employees can avoid many threats relating to the decrease in number of volunteers, the outflow of qualified paid staff from organizations or the low ability to achieve their social mission (Huntley, 2019).…”

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“…However, the results of this research confirm that the bureaucratic environment favours full-time employment in NGOs. The numerous of authors also indicate that acquiring qualified employees causes many difficulties for nongovernmental organizations (Stefanick et al, 2020). Researchers indicate that this is principally because of the high salary requirements of people with high professional qualifications in contrast to the often limited financial possibilities of non-profit organizations (Armstrong et al, 2009;McDonald, 1997).…”

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What affects employment by NGOs? Counteraction to precarious employment in the Polish non-profit sector in the perspective of COVID-19 pandemic crises

Mikołajczak

2021

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Research background: The precarious employment in non-governmental organizations has not been the subject of thorough scientific considerations so far. Meanwhile, the dominance of flexible forms of employment in an organization evokes a sense of instability, insecurity and uncertainty among employees. It weakens the relationship between staff and the organization, which, by not providing employees with prospects for permanent employment, creates a threat to its own development. The COVID-19 pandemic is reinforcing these fears as the situation in the labour market continues to deteriorate. Purpose of the article: The purpose of this study is to identify the factors affecting NGOs employment of contract employees, as a key condition for crowding out precarious employment. Methods: Logistic regression analysis was conducted based on a national representative survey of 1500 Polish NGOs. Findings & value added: Its results indicate that NGOs are increasing the employment of contract staff in order to cope with the excessive bureaucracy of public administration. A stimulating impact on employment is also provided by difficulties in maintaining good staff and volunteers, as well as when there is no sense of security in running an organization. In turn, the lack of people ready to selflessly get involved in an organization's activities, as well as difficulties in accessing premises appropriate to NGOs both reduce the desire among staff to be employed full-time. The monitoring of precarious employment (PE) in NGOs is of key importance in the shaping and effectiveness of national policies aimed at improving the living standards of society as a whole. NGOs are an important element, as they fill the gaps remaining in the implementation of such policies. In the long term, improving the quality of full-time employment in such entities by reducing the barriers to their activity will increase their potential for fulfilling their social mission. To date, such barriers and their relation to employment have not been considered in research literature. However, a considerable proportion of employees in the Polish NGO sector may join the ranks of those excluded from employment and deprived of income due to the crisis on the job market caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. This article contributes to the existing literature and practice by identifying the influence of wide spectrum of barriers of NGOs activity on permanent employment.

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“…Volunteers enter the helping relationship believing to possess personal resources and capacities relevant to the volunteer role, such as compassion, patience, friendliness, flexibility, persistence, a positive outlook, leadership, listening skills, and caring skills (Behnia, 2012;Keith, 2003;Lilburn et al, 2016;Stefanick et al, 2020;Wharton, 1991). Their perception of the relevance of their skills and traits comes from their assumptions about a client's life experience and needs.…”

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Role Commitment and Role Maintenance Strategies: A Symbolic interactionist Approach to Volunteering

Behnia

2021

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There are numerous reports on the rates of attrition among volunteers as a persistent challenge for organizations. In explaining volunteer attrition, researchers have predominantly: 1) provided an individualistic account of volunteering; 2) overlooked the interactional dimension of volunteer work and the crucial role of interpretation in its development; and 3) assumed commitment as a function of satisfaction with volunteering experience. Drawing on the theoretical insights of a symbolic interactionist approach, this article contends that volunteers’ role commitment hinges on their satisfaction with their interpretation of their interaction with clients, rather than the interaction itself. This perspective calls attention to the volunteer-client dyadic interaction, gives a prominent place to the social role and its definition, and draws attention to strategies used by volunteers to sustain challenging relationship with clients. RÉSUMÉIl existe de nombreux rapports sur les pourcentages de bénévoles perdus et le défi que ces pertes posent pour les organismes. Pour expliquer ces bénévoles perdus, les chercheurs ont surtout : 1) fourni des comptes rendus individualistes du bénévolat; 2) ignoré la dimension interactionnelle du bénévolat et le rôle crucial de l’interprétation dans le développement des interactions; et 3) pris pour acquis l’engagement comme indice de satisfaction des bénévoles. Se fondant sur la perspective théorique offerte par l’interactionnisme symbolique, cet article maintient que l’engagement des bénévoles dépend de la manière dont ils interprètent leurs interactions avec les clients plutôt que des interactions elles-mêmes. Cette perspective met l’accent sur l’interaction dyadique entre le bénévole et le client, donne une place de choix au rôle social et à sa définition, et attire l’attention sur les stratégies employées par les bénévoles pour gérer des rapports parfois difficiles avec leurs clients.

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Retaining Volunteers in the Age of Precarious Work

Cited by 5 publications

References 18 publications

The Varying Impact of Self and Other-Oriented Message Appeals on Volunteering

The Varying Impact of Self and Other-Oriented Message Appeals on Volunteering

What affects employment by NGOs? Counteraction to precarious employment in the Polish non-profit sector in the perspective of COVID-19 pandemic crises

Role Commitment and Role Maintenance Strategies: A Symbolic interactionist Approach to Volunteering

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