Volunteer motivations as functions of volunteer engagement
LE3 .A278 2013
2013
Leiter, Michael
Acadia University
Bachelor of Science
Honours
Psychology
Volunteers from the Canadian Cancer Society (CCS) – Nova Scotia District were evaluated on their motivations, for and engagement, in their work with the CCS. Engagement was evaluated using the MBI-‐GS (Maslach, Jackson, & Leiter, 1996), and motivation was assessed using the Volunteer Function Inventory (VFI) (Clary et al., 1998). The data were divided across demographic variables: age, gender, educational level, and employment status. Motivation and engagement were found to be highly correlated, although, not in the anticipated patterns. Variations across the demographic variables and the expression of motivation and engagement provide information for those interested in recruiting and retaining members of the volunteer labour force. This information provides useful ideas to help non-‐profit organizations like the Canadian Cancer Society increase their short-‐ term appeal for potential volunteers and their long-‐term appeal for retaining trained volunteers.
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