Developing a system for implementing a job aid program within your organization may go a long way to enhancing volunteer job satisfaction and increasing productivity. Job aids have problem to be valuable tools at all four stages in the volunteer management process. They can be useful in recruiting and orienting the volunteer about what the job entails. They serve as tools to help the volunteer perform the job at an acceptable level. And finally, they serve as an excellent way to evaluate the volunteer's performance.
{"title":"Job aids for volunteers: tools to help them successfully complete their jobs.","authors":"S J Barkman","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Developing a system for implementing a job aid program within your organization may go a long way to enhancing volunteer job satisfaction and increasing productivity. Job aids have problem to be valuable tools at all four stages in the volunteer management process. They can be useful in recruiting and orienting the volunteer about what the job entails. They serve as tools to help the volunteer perform the job at an acceptable level. And finally, they serve as an excellent way to evaluate the volunteer's performance.</p>","PeriodicalId":79746,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of volunteer administration","volume":"8 4","pages":"15-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1990-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"20981493","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Tomorrow's stars shine today: staging a health care conference for student volunteers.","authors":"M M Bachofner, A Bachofner","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":79746,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of volunteer administration","volume":"8 3","pages":"11-5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1990-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"20981490","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The volunteer advisory council in a healthcare setting.","authors":"P Crosson","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":79746,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of volunteer administration","volume":"8 2","pages":"1-10"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1989-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21175409","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Results of a sample survey commissioned by a voluntary health organization in a major metropolitan area describes why individuals give their time and money to charitable organizations and what approaches are likely to result in such donations. Within demographic subgroups, the variables of age and income proved to be important factors with respect to why people gave and what appeals they prefer. The variables of gender and education were found to be of somewhat less importance. Findings were compared with a national Gallup study conducted in 1987. In an era of increasingly specialized marketing for all organizations, the findings offer voluntary and fund-raising organizations a basis for determining appropriate appeals for demographic segments in a community.
{"title":"Community study suggests segmentation strategies.","authors":"A Gagnard","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Results of a sample survey commissioned by a voluntary health organization in a major metropolitan area describes why individuals give their time and money to charitable organizations and what approaches are likely to result in such donations. Within demographic subgroups, the variables of age and income proved to be important factors with respect to why people gave and what appeals they prefer. The variables of gender and education were found to be of somewhat less importance. Findings were compared with a national Gallup study conducted in 1987. In an era of increasingly specialized marketing for all organizations, the findings offer voluntary and fund-raising organizations a basis for determining appropriate appeals for demographic segments in a community.</p>","PeriodicalId":79746,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of volunteer administration","volume":"7 4","pages":"14-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1989-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21172368","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
F E Netting, F G Williams, S Jones-McClintic, L Warrick
This article examines the use of volunteers within hospital-based long-term care case management programs. As hospitals diversify into long-term care, the roles played by volunteers are also diversifying. A brief description of the involvement of volunteers with the frail elderly is followed by a comparison of the roles and relationships of volunteers within existing hospital auxiliaries and long-term care case management programs. Three models for structuring hospital-based volunteer programs that address the needs of the frail elderly within diverse communities are presented. Implications surrounding the involvement of volunteers beyond hospital walls are discussed.
{"title":"Volunteers in hospital-based case management programs.","authors":"F E Netting, F G Williams, S Jones-McClintic, L Warrick","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This article examines the use of volunteers within hospital-based long-term care case management programs. As hospitals diversify into long-term care, the roles played by volunteers are also diversifying. A brief description of the involvement of volunteers with the frail elderly is followed by a comparison of the roles and relationships of volunteers within existing hospital auxiliaries and long-term care case management programs. Three models for structuring hospital-based volunteer programs that address the needs of the frail elderly within diverse communities are presented. Implications surrounding the involvement of volunteers beyond hospital walls are discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":79746,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of volunteer administration","volume":"7 4","pages":"4-9"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1989-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21185862","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
During the past decade, the proliferation of managed care plans and the reduction of governmental reimbursement has seriously eroded hospital revenues. As a result, hospitals are managing with less resources yet confronting more complex patient problems, particularly in the Emergency Department of the hospital. Since the Emergency Department is frequently the major interface between the hospital and the community, it is essential that patients have a positive experience while obtaining care. This study explores the impact of a hospital-based volunteer program upon patient satisfaction within an Emergency Department and the implications for hospital administrators.
{"title":"Patient satisfaction within an emergency department: the impact of a hospital volunteer program.","authors":"A Walsh, H Bloom, J Rappaport","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>During the past decade, the proliferation of managed care plans and the reduction of governmental reimbursement has seriously eroded hospital revenues. As a result, hospitals are managing with less resources yet confronting more complex patient problems, particularly in the Emergency Department of the hospital. Since the Emergency Department is frequently the major interface between the hospital and the community, it is essential that patients have a positive experience while obtaining care. This study explores the impact of a hospital-based volunteer program upon patient satisfaction within an Emergency Department and the implications for hospital administrators.</p>","PeriodicalId":79746,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of volunteer administration","volume":"8 1","pages":"21-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1989-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21167024","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Volunteer visitors for patients with AIDS.","authors":"J A Dumont","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":79746,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of volunteer administration","volume":"7 2","pages":"3-7"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1988-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21163911","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Good Works Day Camp: a unique approach to the healthcare personnel shortage.","authors":"N P Quigley","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":79746,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of volunteer administration","volume":"7 2","pages":"9-12"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1988-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21163912","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}