Essays about: "volunteers motivation"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 31 essays containing the words volunteers motivation.

  1. 1. Badge It Up : The Effect of Gamification on Online Survey Response

    University essay from

    Author : Kim Siebeneicher; Edit Söderqvist; [2023]
    Keywords : Gamification; badges; online survey; motivation; volunteer; non-profit organisation; Gamification; medaljer; onlineenkät; motivation; volontär; ideell organisation;

    Abstract : Collecting qualitative feedback from volunteers is essential but challenging for non-profit organisations. Gamification has been used in different contexts to try to improve users’ motivation, but has presented mixed results in the context of online surveys. READ MORE

  3. 2. World Heritage in the Making : An ethnography of the cultural heritage conservation practices in İzmir, Türkiye

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kulturantropologi och etnologi

    Author : Ece Karakaş; [2023]
    Keywords : Cultural heritage; UNESCO; World Heritage List; heritage conservation; heritage anthropology; multiculturalism; İzmir Studies; Türkiye;

    Abstract : This thesis is an ethnographic research of the cultural heritage conservation practices in İzmir, focusing particularly on the heritage site Historical Port City of İzmir’s conservation on individual, local, and global levels from an anthropological point of view. With its ongoing inscription process to UNESCO’s World Heritage List, the study aims, first, to understand the motivation behind this inscription, the current conservation practices in the city that are undergone by individual and local actors, and to analyze the impact and connection between the individual, local and global efforts to protect İzmir’s multicultural and multilayered heritage. READ MORE

  4. 3. Designing for Higher Commitment of Volunteers in NPOs : Why and how to build a warm and inspiring volunteering experience: a immersion study of Hjärta till Hjärta

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för datavetenskap; Linköpings universitet/Tekniska fakulteten

    Author : Yidi Zhang; [2022]
    Keywords : commitment; motivation; trust; volunteer; non-profit organization; immersion; service design;

    Abstract : For non-profit organizations, volunteers play an important role in terms of participation and dedication to serve the organizations’ purposes and objectives. Unpaidness and flexibility are the most significant characteristics of voluntary work. Thus, a challenge for NPOs management is to increase volunteers’ commitment level. READ MORE

  5. 4. Understanding the motivation and satisfaction for volunteering at sports events in the context of Covid-19. : The case of the 2021 Lahti Ski Games

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för kultur och samhälle

    Author : Carsten Erik Lantz; [2021]
    Keywords : Sports volunteering; Volunteering motivation; Volunteering satisfaction; Lahti Ski Games; Covid-19;

    Abstract : Volunteers are essential for the success of almost any organized event. However, volunteering has undergone a process of modernization, in which altruistic or collective forms of volunteering, motivated by intrinsic behaviors, have been replaced by more egoistic or reflexive ones, which are extrinsically motivated. READ MORE

  6. 5. The Volunteer App - Increasing Volunteer Engagement Through User Experience and Behavioral Design

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Innovation

    Author : Emma Gudmunds; Lovisa Tegelberg; [2021]
    Keywords : Behavioral Design; Design for Motivation; User Experience UX ; User Interface UI ; Volunteer Engagement; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Sweden is one of the countries in Europe with the largest percentage of volunteers in the population. At the same time, challenges in the society are increasing. Events such as the migration crisis 2015, the wildfires 2018 and the Covid-19 pandemic have shown an expanding interest among people to contribute to society. READ MORE