Journal of Volunteer Administration 15, no. Journal of Volunteer Administration 14, no. Volunteer orientation should meet both volunteer and organizational needs. Orientation should address the key areas of safety, affiliation, purpose, and performance. A research study identified types of volunteer motivations and their relationship to the amount of time committed and degree and type of involvement by volunteers.
Results suggest ways to match volunteers to appropriate assignments.
Many older adults who volunteer desire higher levels of responsibility and more substantial time commitments, requiring organizational investment in the restructuring of volunteer roles. Journal of Volunteer Administration 14, no. Volunteer managers face new challenges in ensuring that assignments of service-learning students are designed to enrich their academic coursework. The Presidents' Summit for America's Future. Journal of Volunteer Administration 16, no.