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“Compensation”Structure forVolunteers

Divleen Kang

November 3, 2015


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Who is a “volunteer”

• !n"ivi"uals #ho perform hours of service forreli$ious, charitable or similar non%pro&t

or$ani'ations #ithout promise or receipt ofcompensation(

• )imitless opportunities on #or* available

• an+ interest, cause, or passion(

• Can be on the cloc* 2-.

• /ach N shoul" "e&ne the #or"“volunteer”


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Wh+ volunteer Cana"a Surve+, 2000

• 54 believe" in the cause

• 614 #ante" to use their s*ills an"e7perience

• 5.4 sa# it as a #a+ to e7plore their o#nstren$ths

• 304 became involve" because of a frien"8sinvolvement in"icatin$ a social motivation


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Wh+ volunteer

to feel nee"e"

to share a s*ill

to $et to *no# a communit+

to "emonstrate commitment to a cause-belief

to $ain lea"ership s*ills

to "o +our civic "ut+

because of pressure from a frien" or relative

satisfaction from accomplishment

to *eep bus+

• for reco$nition

• to "onate +our professional s*ills

• because there is no one else to "o it


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Wh+ volunteer

to feel nee"e"

to share a s*ill

to get to know a community

to "emonstrate commitment to a cause-belief

to gain leadership skills

to "o +our civic "ut+

because of pressure from a frien" or relative

satisfaction from accomplishment

to *eep bus+

• for reco$nition

• to "onate +our professional s*ills

• because there is no one else to "o it


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Who volunteers

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Connect >otivation to?e#ar"


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@i$h !nvolvement>ana$erial Strate$+


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@i$h !nvolvement>ana$erial Strate$+

• Volunteers provi"e service an" *no#le"$e

• ?e#ar"sA

• le7ibilit+

• Brainin$

• Connection

• ?eco$nition

• )ea"s to commitment an" or$ani'ationali"enti&cation


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!mportance of

?eco$nitionContributes toA

• >orale

• emonstratin$ concern for volunteer8s nee"s• =ssi$n tas*s that meet those nee"s

• ro"uctivit+

• Volunteers shoul" be $iven meanin$ful tas*s

• Will result in sense of belon$in$ an" a feelin$ ofaccomplishment

• ?etention

• =ppreciation for #or* an" connection to N


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)e$al =$reement

• Volunteers are not covere" b+ /mplo+mentStan"ar"s =ct

•Volunteer a$rees to provi"e time, s*ill, an"ener$+ to the or$ani'ation

• Bhe or$ani'ation a$rees to accept the volunteeron this basis(

• NDB bin"in$ in la# in the #a+ that a contract#oul" be

• @ave a #ritten a$reement #ith responsibilitiesof the volunteer


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osition escriptions

• Creative title

• urpose of role shoul" relate to the mission

• Bime reEuirement len$th an" freEuenc+

• uties F responsibilities

• S*ills F Guali&cations

• Drientation F Brainin$

• Supervision

>a*e it a contract


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Berms of ?eference

• !"enti&esA

• Hoals F Dutcomes

• ?esources

• “robationar+” perio" for volunteers

• ?is* mana$ement


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otential of issatisfaction

• eelin$ of bein$ entitle" to moreresponsibilit+

• =bsolvin$ themselves of responsibilit+

• )o#-no en$a$ement "urin$ fun"in$ cuts

• le7ibilit+ causin$ perception of other notputtin$ in as much e:ort

• ?i$i"it+ causin$ volunteers to not receivere#ar"s

• iscrepanc+ bet#een personal an" team

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