Decision to Volunteer

1. Decision to Volunteer Summary of Results

2. N= 21,097 ONS had the highest response rate of all co-sponsors 18.95%

3. Volunteering:in General

4. 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

5. 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

6. Motivating individuals to volunteer Never volunteers • Had training • Knew it would make a difference in their work • Had more information • Could volunteer virtually • Were reimbursed for expenses Past Volunteers • Were asked • Were recognized • Were not disappointed with volunteering in the past

7. 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

8. 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

9. Volunteering:The ONS Experience

10. 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 Who is the typical ONS volunteer?

11. Comparing volunteers Professional Societies ONS • 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

12. Comparing volunteers Nursing Societies ONS • 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

13. Comparing volunteers ONS Volunteers 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

14. 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

15. How much time do you volunteer Group Hours over 12 months (mean) Co- Sponsors ONS (all respondents) • Governance • Project Team/Committee • Ad Hoc 39 hours 43 hours • 49 hours • 30 hours • Less than 12 hours

16. 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

17. 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 chapter • Project Teams and Ad Hoc, through call Overwhelming this was a question that we differed significantly from the co-sponsors

18. 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)

19. 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

20. 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

21. The ONS Experience:Opportunities

22. 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

23. 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

24. 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)

25. 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)

26. 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)

27. Decision to Volunteer:Concluding Remarks

28. 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

29. 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

30. If you have any additional questions about this study, please contact Angie Stengel, Membership/Leadership Director, at astengel@ons.org