Value of Assessing Personal, Organizational, and Community Impacts of Extension Volunteer Programs

Authors

Rebecca Harrington, University of MinnesotaFollow
Tillie Good, Iowa State UniversityFollow
Kandi O'Neil, University of Wisconsin-MadisonFollow
Samantha Grant, University of MinnesotaFollow
Sarah Maass, Kansas State UniversityFollow
Rachelle Vettern, North Dakota State UniversityFollow
Patricia McGlaughlin, University of IllinoisFollow

Volume

59

Issue

2

DOI

10.34068/joe.59.02.06

Abstract

Extension volunteers demonstrate personal, organizational, and community benefits. Our group of Extension professionals in the North Central Region applied these three levels of benefit to gather quantitative and qualitative data in a comprehensive evaluation of volunteer impact. Survey responses were received from 2,978 4-H youth development volunteers in 12 states. A mixed-methods approach, such as the one we used, can provide Extension professionals with evidence to communicate the value of volunteer programs and improve their practice in volunteer systems management.

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Recommended Citation

Harrington, R., Good, T., O'Neil, K., Grant, S., Maass, S., Vettern, R., & McGlaughlin, P. (2021). Value of Assessing Personal, Organizational, and Community Impacts of Extension Volunteer Programs. The Journal of Extension, 59(2), Article 6. https://doi.org/10.34068/joe.59.02.06