2002 - Changing the Focus on Volunteering: An Investigation of Volunteers' Multiple Contributions for a Charitable Organization

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"Changing the Focus on Volunteering: An Investigation of Volunteers' Multiple Contributions for a Charitable Organization"
Steven M. Farmer and Donald B. Fedor, Journal of Management, March 2001.

Steven Farmer and Donald Fedor have taken a look at factors which make volunteers decide to continue and increase their contribution of volunteer time and effort to a particular organization. This issue is a serious one to effective involvement of volunteers, since the motivation of volunteers may be negatively affected by asking for too little involvement (thus creating a sense in a volunteer that their talents and time aren't being well used) or too much (thus creating both a sense of being overworked and a sense that the contribution they are making isn't "enough").

The study was conducted through surveys and interviews with volunteers for the March of Dimes who served on "executive committees" at the local chapter level. These volunteers are generally responsible for planning fundraising events, making budgetary decisions, and similar tasks.

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