For those who know me, you’ll also know I volunteer a great deal of my time to various non-profit and charity organizations around the city, as a driver, photographer, webmaster, fundraiser, etc. When I lived in Vancouver I also volunteered delivering meals to AIDS patients, as an info desk volunteer for Hostelling International, collecting donations in the Pride Parade, event planner, and as a walking companion for senior citizens in the West End. Volunteering has been a big part of my life for many years.
I recently participated in a survey about volunteerism, and asked if I could post it on my website so others could participate, too. It’s pretty short — it took me about 15 minutes, even with lots of responses. There is also an option to add your name to a draw for an iPad2. Why not?
(I’m not sure if the study is open to all countries, best to ask first at the email address below.)
Here’s the scoop:
We are researchers at the Social Economy Centre at the University of Toronto and we are conducting a study of volunteering from the volunteer’s perspective. We are hoping you would be willing to fill in our quick survey. Participation is voluntary and survey information is kept confidential. Results are not linked to any particular volunteer agency, and you don’t need to identify where you are volunteering. There is no disadvantage or risk to anyone by participating. Potential benefits include the satisfaction of contributing your voice and perspective to the research, and optional entry into a draw to win a free iPad 2 upon completion of the survey.
The survey is available at the following link:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/utvolunteer
Or, if you would prefer to have one of our student research assistants call you and administer the survey to you over the phone, we are happy to do so! In that case, please reply to elyse.peasley@utoronto.ca with your name, phone number and a few times that you are available to receive a call that will take about 10 minutes to complete (weekdays, evenings, or weekends are all perfectly fine).
If you are interested in learning more about what we do at The Social Economy Centre, please feel free to contact me via email, or visit our website at www.socialeconomycentre.ca.
Thanks so much!!
~Elyse
******************************************
Elyse Peasley, M.A.
PhD Candidate,
University of Toronto
elyse.peasley@utoronto.ca
*******************************************
