Volunteers are Key: A Case Study Analysis of Volunteer Sustainability Efforts Under the Theoretical G.E.M.S. Model of Volunteer Management

Dawson, Emily (2021) Volunteers are Key: A Case Study Analysis of Volunteer Sustainability Efforts Under the Theoretical G.E.M.S. Model of Volunteer Management. Masters thesis, Dublin, National College of Ireland.

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Abstract

Volunteers have been described as the most valuable resource to a nonprofit organization. As a result, keeping them is essential to overall organizational success. Through the G.E.M.S. Model of Volunteer Management, several best practices are outlined in an attempt to sustain volunteer populations. However, the question remains if these best practices are being implemented and to what extent. An in-depth case study into two volunteer management structures in Grand Rapids, MI, USA were conducted in the hopes of exploring this question. The findings of this study found that each nonprofit organization utilized some of these methods to some extent with one doing so more than the other but neither one doing so fully.

Item Type:	Thesis (Masters)
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management > Human Resource Management H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > Non Profit Organisations. Voluntary Sector.
Divisions:	School of Business > Master of Science in Management
Depositing User:	Clara Chan
Date Deposited:	14 Feb 2022 13:21
Last Modified:	14 Feb 2022 13:21
URI:	https://norma.ncirl.ie/id/eprint/5423

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