PACS 4230 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Independent Sector
15 Feb 2019
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Necessary to determine worth and return on investment of volunteers. They can help free up paid staff for other duties. When properly engaged, they can contribute greatly to mission completion. Bureau of labor statistics and salary websites provide approximate wage volunteer would receive if paid. It is challenging to moblize citizens because of today"s trends (time poverty) Nonprofits need assistance to effectively recruit, focus, and support volunteer resources. Competent leaders and managers build organizational and community capacity to maximize volunteer resources to meet community needs. Messages for nonprofit executives and board of directors. Strength of a democratic society rests on the acts of its individual members in service to society. Voluntary actions get things done and produces change. Civic participation fills gaps in our social fabric and creates community. The participation of volunteers is critical to organizations for accomplishing the mission, getting results, and ensuring organizational survival and vitality.
