Value of Assessing Personal, Organizational, and Community Impacts of Extension Volunteer Programs
- Rebecca Harrington (University of Minnesota)
- Tillie Good (Iowa State University)
- Kandi O'Neil (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
- Samantha Grant (University of Minnesota)
- Sarah Maass (Kansas State University)
- Rachelle Vettern (North Dakota State University)
- Patricia McGlaughlin (University of Illinois)
Abstract
Extension volunteers demonstrate personal, organizational, and community benefits. Our group of Extension professionals in the North Central Region applied these three levels of benefit to gather quantitative and qualitative data in a comprehensive evaluation of volunteer impact. Survey responses were received from 2,978 4-H youth development volunteers in 12 states. A mixed-methods approach, such as the one we used, can provide Extension professionals with evidence to communicate the value of volunteer programs and improve their practice in volunteer systems management.
Keywords: Volunteer, impact evaluation, public value, benefits, 4-H
How to Cite:
Harrington, R., Good, T., O'Neil, K., Grant, S., Maass, S., Vettern, R. & McGlaughlin, P., (2021) “Value of Assessing Personal, Organizational, and Community Impacts of Extension Volunteer Programs”, [TEST] Journal of Extension 59(2). doi: https://doi.org/10.34068/joe.59.02.06
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