Social Need, Public Response: The Volunteer Professional Model for Human Services Agencies and Counselors

Lenihan, Genie O.; Jackson, Louise

doi:10.1111/j.2164-4918.1984.tb00207.x

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“…Finally, Ellis provided justification for why it is important to calculate the true costs of the volunteer program, including the donated time of volunteers, and supplied work sheets to calculate these into organizational budgets. Culp, Deppe, Castillo, and Wells (1998) The generate, educate, mobilize, and sustain (GEMS) model of volunteer administration built on the models already described as well as the Volunteer Management Cycle proposed by Lawson and Lawson (1987) and the Volunteer Professional Model for Human Services Agencies and Counselors developed by Lenihan and Jackson (1984). Lawson and Lawson focused their work on the religious community and included many of the same components as previously described.…”

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Volunteer Models and Management

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Schmiesing²

2011

The Volunteer Management Handbook

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T his chapter introduces and defines the concept of volunteer management. Historical models of volunteer management are described, culminating in an indepth description of the only model of contemporary volunteer management based on empirical data collected from actual volunteer managers, the PEP Model of Volunteer Administration: (Personal) Preparation, (Volunteer) Engagement, and (Program) Perpetuation. Volunteers and Their Essential ManagementThe social phenomenon of volunteerism has had enormous positive effects on individuals, their families and communities, and entire cultures for well over two centuries in the United States and for at least half a century in western Europe and other areas around the globe (Ellis & Noyes, 1990; Govaart, van Daal, M€ unz, & Keesom, 2001;Jedlicka, 1990). Even in times of national economic slowdowns, individuals continue to readily give their time, energies, and talents to other individuals and groups (other than family members) with no expectation for financial remuneration (Gose, 2009). And while informal volunteerism continues to thrive at the individual and grassroots organizational levels, steady numbers of individuals also continue to volunteer within formal programs and organizations. The United States Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics (2008) concluded that during the 12 months This chapter is based on an article coauthored by the chapter's authors with Joseph A. Gliem and Rosemary R. Gliem of The Ohio State University, published in 2005 in Journal of Volunteer Administration 23(3). Portions of the original article have been duplicated verbatim with written permission of the editor of the International Journal of Volunteer Administration.

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Volunteer Models and Management

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2011

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“…These models include ISOTURE (Boyce, 1971), The Bridge from Dreams to Reality (Vineyard, 1983), Volunteer Professional Model for Human Services Agencies and Counselors (Lenihan & Jackson, 1984), Volunteer Management Cycle (Lawson & Lawson, 1987), the 4-H Volunteer Development Model (Kwarteng, Smith, & Miller, 1988), LOOP (Penrod, 1991), GEMS (Culp et al 1998), and Leading Volunteers for Results (Bradner, 1999). These various models all have certain characteristics creating consistency in volunteer program administration, regardless of the specific acronym offered by the author(s) of the model.…”

Section: Leadership and Managementmentioning

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Digital H: Effective Leadership and Decision‐Making

Stedman

2011

The Volunteer Management Handbook

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“…The pragmatic nature of the profession has lead to the development of management models to address the needs of volunteer administrators. These models include ISOTURE (S) (Boyce, 1971), The Bridge from Dreams to Reality (Vineyard, 1983), Volunteer Professional Model for Human Services Agencies and Counselors (Lenihan & Jackson, 1984), Volunteer Management Cycle (Lawson & Lawson, 1987), the 4-H Volunteer Development Model (Kwarteng, Smith, & Miller, 1988), LOOP (Penrod, 1991), GEMS (Culp, Deppe, Castillo, & Wells, 1998), and Leading Volunteers for Results (Bradner, 1999). These various models all have certain characteristics creating consistency in volunteer program administration, regardless of the specific acronym offered by the author(s) of the model.…”

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Volunteer Administration: Theoretical Dimensions of the Discipline

Stedman¹,

Rudd²

2004

Journal of Leadership Education

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The focus of this paper is to provide the profession of volunteer administration (VA) a model outlining theoretical dimensions of the discipline. The dimensions provided include the (a) processes, (b) discipline, (c) foundations, and (d) theoretical base. Volunteer administration is the set of associated processes of operating a volunteer program. Included are a compilation of competencies identified by the Association for Volunteer Administration (2001) and 13 professionals that participated in a study conducted by Boyd (2002). The seven processes are Commitment to the Profession, Organizational Leadership, Systems Leadership, Accountability, Management Skills, Personal Skills, and Organizational Culture. The foundational disciplines are Leadership and Management, Community Development, and Teaching and Learning. Psychology and sociology provide the empirical evidence that supports the foundations and processes of VA. Professionals should look deeper into the theoretical base of VA, in order to develop and encourage focused research initiatives and academic curricula for volunteer administrators.

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Social Need, Public Response: The Volunteer Professional Model for Human Services Agencies and Counselors

Abstract: This article describes a model process of assessment and integration that allows community agencies and professional counselors to engage in more effective volunteer activity.

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