September 25, 2011: International News From the Field
This week you can participate in a research project surveying leaders of volunteers about the scarcity of men in our field. Gwen Stein has been a volunteer manager for over 15 years in a variety of nonprofit and governmental agencies as well as President of Directors of Volunteers in Agencies (DOVIA) of the Pikes Peak Region, Colorado. She is also presently a graduate student in Organizational Communications at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs (UCCS). Here is her message to you, with links to the survey questions – one for men and one for women (the survey is open to colleagues anywhere in the world).
Our job is challenging and rewarding – so why are there so few men choosing a career path in this field? This topic has intrigued me as well as the professors for whom I am conducting this research. I would like to invite you to participate in a research study I am conducting at UCCS that I hope will gather insightful information in response to this puzzling question – and ideally create more awareness and interest in this growing career field to invite more male volunteer leadership. I am looking for honest feedback and observations that may explain why this phenomenon exists. Responses to the surveys will be measured both quantitatively and qualitatively, to reveal what might be the common denominator from those male volunteer leaders who are working in this career field, as well as from female volunteer leaders who can offer their perspectives as well. I would like to get as much input as possible and would appreciate those of you who might take a few moments to complete a 12-question survey. If you would like to include your name, the organization you represent, and years you’ve led volunteers, please do so. If you would like to remain anonymous simply make sure to choose the appropriate survey to represent yourself as a male or female volunteer leader. I will be following up with the findings from this survey in early January 2012. Download the survey for male leaders of volunteers here. Respond directly onto the appropriate Word document survey form and e-mail your completed survey to gwen.stein12@yahoo.com by PLEASE NOTE: E-mail address above corrected as of 9/29 Thank you for taking the time to invest in the future and growth of our career field! Gwen Stein |
We hope to help Gwen report her findings and thank you for helping with the survey.
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