Value of Assessing Personal, Organizational, and Community Impacts of Extension Volunteer Programs
Rebecca Harrington, University of Minnesota, None
Tillie Good, Iowa State University, None
Kandi O'Neil, University of Wisconsin-Madison, None
Samantha Grant, University of Minnesota, None
Sarah Maass, Kansas State University, None
Rachelle Vettern, North Dakota State University, None
Patricia McGlaughlin, University of Illinois, None
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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