SUMMARY OF RESULTS Decision to Volunteer. ONS HAD THE HIGHEST RESPONSE RATE OF ALL CO-SPONSORS 18.95% N= 21,097.

SUMMARY OF RESULTS

Decision to Volunteer

ONS HAD THE HIGHEST RESPONSE RATE OF ALL CO-SPONSORS

18.95%

N= 21,097

Volunteering:in General

Volunteering ….Somewhere

77% have volunteered in the last year

15% have volunteered in the past but not in the last year

Only 8% did not report volunteering

Motivating individuals to volunteer

If I knew the volunteer opportunity was meaningful or made a difference in people’s lives

If I knew I had the skills needed to do a good job

Motivating individuals to volunteer

Never volunteersHad trainingKnew it would make a

difference in their work

Had more informationCould volunteer

virtuallyWere reimbursed for

expenses

Past VolunteersWere askedWere recognizedWere not

disappointed with volunteering in the past

Virtual Volunteering

Virtual Volunteering is increasing

21.6 % of current volunteers report virtual volunteering compared to 7.5% of those who volunteered in the past

Governance and committee more likely than ad hoc

Top 4 Satisfaction factors

Having opportunities to meet, work, socialize with others in your field

Helping you feel that you are giving back to the profession

Working with others toward a common goal

Using you existing skills

Volunteering:The ONS Experience

Who is the typical ONS volunteer?

Female, 47 years old

White, non-hispanic

Married, without children in the home

From a family that volunteers

With a Bachelors degree

Full time employee, in the nonprofit sector

In a mid-level career position, with 19 years experience

Fundraising, direct service or organizing groups/meetings

Professional SocietiesProfessional Societies ONSONS

Man, 48 years old White, non-hispanic Married, without children

in the home From a family that

volunteers With a Masters degree Full time employee, in the

private sector In a mid-level career

position, with 20 years experience

Female, 47 years old White, non-hispanic Married, without children

in the home From a family that

volunteers With a Bachelors degree Full time employee, in the

nonprofit sector In a mid-level career

position, with 19 years experience

Comparing volunteers

Nursing Societies Nursing Societies ONSONS

Female, 50 years old White, non-hispanic Married, without children

in the home From a family that

volunteers With a Bachelors degree Full time employee, in the

nonprofit sector In a mid-level career

position, with 21 years experience

Female, 47 years old White, non-hispanic Married, without children

in the home From a family that

volunteers With a Bachelors degree Full time employee, in the

nonprofit sector In a mid-level career

position, with 19 years experience

Comparing volunteers

ONS VolunteersONS Volunteers ONS Never Volunteer (ONV)ONS Never Volunteer (ONV)

Female, 47 years old White, non-hispanic Married, without children

in the home From a family that

volunteers With a Bachelors degree Full time employee, in the

nonprofit sector In a mid-level career

position, with 19 years experience

Female, 46 years old White, non-hispanic Married, without children

in the home From a family that

volunteers With a Bachelors degree Full time employee, in the

private sector In a mid-level career

position, with 15 years experience

Comparing volunteers

ONS Volunteers: Volunteering elsewhere

Volunteer for three organizations (including ONS)

Recruiting Members (18.3% average, 33.8% ONS)

Providing mentoring/coaching

Served as a volunteer for the local chapter

GroupGroup Hours over 12 months (mean)Hours over 12 months (mean)

Co- SponsorsONS (all

respondents) Governance Project

Team/Committee Ad Hoc

39 hours43 hours

49 hours 30 hours Less than 12 hours

How much time do you volunteer

ONS: Virtual Volunteering

Most likely group is the Governance group

However, our project team and ad hoc volunteers serve in virtual positions more often than other co-sponsors

How did you learn about the volunteer opportunity

Generally, Through the local chapter At a meeting, conference or other event Answered a call/was asked by another volunteer

Governance, through chapterProject Teams and Ad Hoc, through call

Overwhelming this was a question that we differed significantly from the co-sponsors

Satisfaction

Overwhelmingly more satisfied with their volunteer experiences (4.1 out of 5)

More likely to continue volunteering (3.43 out of 5)

More likely to recommend ONS volunteering opportunities to colleagues (3.64 out of 5)

Satisfaction

Most Satisfied with: Giving back to the profession Meet, Work, Socialize with colleagues Working with others for a common good

Least Satisfied with*: Incentives Receiving feedback about your performance

Preferred Recognition

Governance/Project Teams Onc-Pro points Letter to employer Print recognition in ONS Connect & ONS Website

Ad hoc Onc-Pro points Letter to employer Letter from ONS President

Never Onc-Pro points Letter to employer Additional discounts on ONS products and services

The ONS Experience:Opportunities

Opportunities

At the end of every appropriate volunteer engagement, we need to remind the volunteer that the activity may be listed in ONC-Pro logs

Consider retiring volunteer recognition efforts that are not valued like preferential seating

Consider recognizing volunteers in E-News and on the ONS Website or through social media sites like Flickr

Opportunities

Engage volunteers in a program like our member bring a member program for volunteers -“VBAV”

Identify safe opportunities to provide meaningful feedback for volunteer self awareness and development

Continue to develop and promote our virtual volunteering opportunities

Opportunities

Because ONS “Never Volunteers” (ONVs) are volunteering in direct service opportunities, we can engage them if we can provide such opportunities

ONVs are most interested in work with, socializing with peers, we can share stories of the teamwork and camaraderie with ONS volunteer leadership opportunities

ONS “Never Volunteers” = (ONVs)

Opportunities

The best way to connect with ONVs is through the local chapter and through the website.

However they are most interested in being asked by another volunteer

ONS “Never Volunteers” = (ONVs)

Opportunities

ONVs do not have enough information about ONS volunteer activities and are unaware of the current opportunities, so we need to do a better job of communicating/promoting these activities

ONVs are also interested in short-term assignments so we need to better communicate the variety of volunteer opportunities

ONS “Never Volunteers” = (ONVs)

Decision to Volunteer:Concluding Remarks

Conclusions

We are more alike than different

Our volunteers are very satisfied

Engage volunteers by looking where and how else they are volunteering

Additional opportunities for virtual volunteering but can not discount the value of getting together

Conclusions

The “call” works, but people still like personal invitations

A volunteer performance feedback system needs to be investigated

Additional study regarding strategies to engage private sector members needed

If you have any additional questions about this study, please contact Angie

Stengel, Membership/Leadership Director, at [email protected]