Problems
identified:
Reverse programme
Critical management (not thinking!)
Training
Recruitment
Motivation of volunteers
Gaining money for projects
Finding volunteers
Continuous engagement
Continuous engagement of volunteers (same as the one above)
Time
Time
Secondary Causes:
Work / study commitments
Family commitments
Engagement in other organisations
Primary Causes:
Time conflicts
Turning down commitments at the last minute
Abusing fellow volunteer trust
Lack of interest
Silent members
Primary
effects:
Few people at meetings
Less volunteers
Less space for more ideas
Lack of respect
Secondary effects:
Lack of respect between members
Lack of interest breeds lack of
interest
Less productive meetings
Losing originality
Losing credibility
Motivation
How to identify
problems:
Direct observation
Asking for feedback
Talking informally
Notice tension
Lack of interest
Silent members
Absence of people at meetings and activities
Noticing if one is happy or not
Hearing negative gossip
Good communication (informal talks)
Identifying what’s wrong:
Lack of identification with the
particular organisation
No goals
Lack of contribution
Wrong reasons for joining
Over-supply of non-voluntary
opportunities
Lack of recognition for work
Not enough challenges
Verbal demotivation
To be liked by friends
Recruitment of
volunteers
Problems
identified:
There may be many candidates but the right volunteers may be few
Volunteers may be afraid that the organisation may be too religious
Lack of publicity
The group may be closed to outsiders
Lack of appreciation
Lack of education on voluntary work
Benefits of volunteering are not shared
Lack of linking of old and new volunteers
Same people breeds lack of creativity, attracting less new volunteers
Continuous engagement
Problems
identified:
Idea of adventure only for volunteering projects
Not having a structure for ex-volunteers to engage in
Lack of specific roles for the volunteers once they return to their home country
Difficulties in planning since in one given year there may be an amount of volunteers, and the following year there may be less/more
Less volunteers may be willing to go abroad