Essays about: "Volunteer Management"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 23 essays containing the words Volunteer Management.

1. 6. Integrating Virtual Operations Support Teams (VOSTs) into domestic crisis and disaster management structures – An exploratory study of challenges and requirements for improvement

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

   Author : Melina Semke; [2021]
   Keywords : Social media; digital volunteers; trusted agents; certified volunteers; Germany; digitalisation; innovation in crisis and disaster management; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Social media (SM) use in crisis and disaster management (CDM) is resource-intensive and can overwhelm emergency management authorities (EMAs). Digital voluntarism offers SM capacities for EMAs. A significant approach to reap benefits from digital voluntarism for domestic CDM is introducing Virtual Operations Support Teams (VOSTs). READ MORE

3. 7. Bottom-up Projects and the Study of Their Prerequisite Starting Points - A Multiple Case Study on Temporary Use Projects in Malmö

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : Teerapong Sanglarpcharoenkit; Sophia Friedel; [2020]
   Keywords : temporary use; project phase; project stakeholders; project enabler; bottom-up urban development; sustainable urban development;

   Abstract : This paper uses an exploratory multiple case study research approach to investigate three bottom-up temporary use projects in Malmö. The aim is to provide an understanding of starting processes of temporary use through a project lens with a focus on phases and activities; key stakeholders and motivations; and project key enablers. READ MORE

4. 8. What drives volunteer’s satisfaction, and how individuals can benefit from it? : Guide being a volunteer for dummies

   University essay from Jönköping University/Internationella Handelshögskolan

   Author : Imane Signate; Mariama Boubacar Sanda; [2020]
   Keywords : Volunteer Management; Volunteer Satisfaction; NGO’s; Volunteering experience; Drivers of satisfaction;

   Abstract : Previous studies focused on the main factors of volunteer’s satisfaction and how the organizations can influence it. This paper set out what drives volunteer’s satisfaction and in which ways can individuals benefit from it. The authors implemented the ground theory to approach this problem. READ MORE

5. 9. On the Reliability of Small-scale Solar system: Design of a stand-alonesystem in rural countries

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

   Author : Abeer Mrad; [2019]
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   Abstract : Over  one  billion  people  in  the  world  do  not  have  any  sort  of  access  to  electricity  service  and suffer  fromenergy poverty.  A large share of people who don’t have access to electricity live in the Sub-Saharan, African region, and are spread in rural and remote locations. READ MORE

6. 10. We'll Get What We'll Get : Perspectives on Trust Building Between Professional and Volunteer Crisis Response Assets.

   University essay from Karlstads universitet/Fakulteten för hälsa, natur- och teknikvetenskap (from 2013)

   Author : Tomas Ekermo Karlsson; [2018]
   Keywords : collaboration; crisis response; FRG; trust building; volunteers;

   Abstract : The Swedish crisis management system relies strongly on collaboration. Collaboration is even declared within official documents as an obligation when preparing for and acting upon a crisis event. READ MORE