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“The Door to Knock On” A Research Report about the Jewish Volunteering Network (JVN) Five Years after its Founding
Author(s): Harris, Margaret
Date: 2013
Topics: Voluntary Sector, Volunteering, Evaluation, Main Topic: Other
Abstract: This report was commissioned by the Jewish Volunteering Network as it moves into its fifth year of operation as a registered charity. It was imperative to the Board of Trustees, staff and funders to understand how it has met the needs of the community in relation to volunteering. As a cross-communal, national charity working in close collaboration with several separate charities and engaged with so many others, our enlightened Chairman and Board of Trustees believed that if we were not proving useful to the sector and the community and were duplicating services of others, we should indeed consider changing our operation. Prof. Margaret Harris was asked as a professional in volunteer research to conduct the investigation and use focus group conversations as the preferred methodology. All 60 member charities were invited to contribute by attending a focus group session. JVN staff were asked to take notes, whilst each focus group session was recorded.
Obtaining and Enjoying a Voluntary Position: The Report
Author(s): , Carol Goldstone Associates
Date: 2014
Topics: Voluntary Sector, Volunteering, Main Topic: Other
Abstract: The Jewish Volunteering Network (JVN) is a national charity connecting people
across the community. The organisation works across the voluntary, public and
private sectors to raise the profile of volunteering within the Jewish community.
Volunteers can use the website to find suitable opportunities and there is a telephone
helpline offering a bespoke matching service for specific projects.
Prior to making some changes to its website, JVN decided to undertake a survey to
understand more about the volunteers registered with the organisation. The key
requirements were:
- To understand the sources used to find out about volunteering opportunities
- To learn about the volunteering experience of registered users
- To explore how volunteers feel about volunteering and the ways in which they
help the organisation for which they volunteer
- To determine whether JVN could do more to help and support volunteers in
their search for a post and/or once they are working as volunteers
- To examine satisfaction with the existing web site and identify how it could
best be improved to benefit users.
Carol Goldstone Associates (CGA), an independent market research company, was
asked to undertake the survey and this document reports the findings of the study.