First contact : first impressions

Martin, Cheryll; Akhter, Selina

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2015-02
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Martin, C., & Akhter, S. (2015, February). First contact : first impressions. Paper presented at Community Development Conference, Unitec Waitakere Campus, Auckland
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https://hdl.handle.net/10652/3222
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The research: Explores strengths, barriers and areas for development of volunteer recruitment processes of NGOs. Identify effective processes to build the capacity of NGOs to better place and engage with volunteers VA registered over 5,000 volunteers during 2014, an increase of over 65% from the previous year. VA wanted to know how NGOs were coping with the increase in referrals from VA. VA receives feedback from volunteers who have been referred to NGOs, through an Automated Feedback System [AFS]. The VACRM database receives data on the outcome of volunteer referrals three weeks from the original referral. [Self-selected by the volunteer]. What did the volunteers say …? Unitec Develop capacities of academics to engage in community research projects Strengthen relationship with community organisations to better understand the dynamics of organisations and needs of diversified communities
Keywords:
Volunteering Auckland, volunteer recruitment process, NGOs
ANZSRC Field of Research:
160702 Counselling, Welfare and Community Services
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