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Gender - Career - Location

No need to add your name, it is an anonymous challenge!

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The company uses Gamification features to welcome new employees.

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NN Onboarding - Platform overview (Games for Business - The Learning Experience)

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Organizations can use some virtual reality tools to show how the situation is like on the ground for volunteers before they arrive

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This campaign by WarChild raises awareness on the victimization of children during war

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Duty Of Care: Protecting Children In War

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Video: Warning graphic content The scenarios in this innovative, gaming-style video are drawn from real-life testimonies of children in War Child's projects across Africa and the Middle East, who have witnessed and experienced the most unacceptable violations to their rights.

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Do a rigorous interviewing process

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Male - Engineer -                    Iran

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Male - Engineer -                    Iran

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The new volunteers can read the Previous volunteers stories

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Ask volunteers to write essays

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Use big data tools to analyse their past social media behaviour to understand their personality type and motivations

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How to contribute with your ideas to the challenge?

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How to contribute with your ideas to the challenge?

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Allow volunteers to have a trial period like an internship to see if they adapt and perform well

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Don't hold yourself back! Feel free to come up with CRAZY ideas!

Padlet also allows you to share pics, drawings and LIKE/COMMENT on others' ideas!

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Female - Project Manager - United States 

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Female - Project Manager - United States 

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Ask the volunteer to articulate what they would like to do, what they hope to learn from the experience, and ways that they hope to grow. Then based on their answers, match them to assignments or activities within your organization which align with the volunteer's stated interests.

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The new volunteers to write down  their own targets (how do they expect to grow,what to they need to improve in themselves...etc,) and then customize the program for them accordingly. Even if it's light changes. But them thinking that all this is customized will help them grow further. And the targets will helpfollow up on their development and commitment

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Make sure they understand the kind of work they'll be assigned so they don't get bored/frustrated + Help them see how their work contributes to the project.

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i think the main challenges are to keep the cause and the goal of what the organization doing in front of the volunteers' eyes all the time, because sometimes it is a big chain and some volunteers can not feel the real impact of what they are doing to the impacted people, so i think testimonials from the impacted people are a must in motivating and reminding the volunteers of why they are doing it.

Also misplacing of talents is one of the big things that makes any volunteer get bored specially that they are only doing it for the love of the cause not the money, so  there should be enough time for understanding the volunteers capabilities and areas of expertise to best allocation him/her in the best place

Fun and entertainment is a huge part of the experience so a lot of activities and gamification should be incorporated within the organization to refresh the environment

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i think the main challenges are to keep the cause and the goal of what the organization doing in front of the volunteers' eyes all the time, because sometimes it is a big chain and some volunteers can not feel the real impact of what they are doing to the impacted people, so i think testimonials from the impacted people are a must in motivating and reminding the volunteers of why they are doing it.

Also misplacing of talents is one of the big things that makes any volunteer get bored specially that they are only doing it for the love of the cause not the money, so  there should be enough time for understanding the volunteers capabilities and areas of expertise to best allocation him/her in the best place

Fun and entertainment is a huge part of the experience so a lot of activities and gamification should be incorporated within the organization to refresh the environment

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i think the main challenges are to keep the cause and the goal of what the organization doing in front of the volunteers' eyes all the time, because sometimes it is a big chain and some volunteers can not feel the real impact of what they are doing to the impacted people, so i think testimonials from the impacted people are a must in motivating and reminding the volunteers of why they are doing it.

Also misplacing of talents is one of the big things that makes any volunteer get bored specially that they are only doing it for the love of the cause not the money, so  there should be enough time for understanding the volunteers capabilities and areas of expertise to best allocation him/her in the best place

Fun and entertainment is a huge part of the experience so a lot of activities and gamification should be incorporated within the organization to refresh the environment

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i think the main challenges are to keep the cause and the goal of what the organization doing in front of the volunteers' eyes all the time, because sometimes it is a big chain and some volunteers can not feel the real impact of what they are doing to the impacted people, so i think testimonials from the impacted people are a must in motivating and reminding the volunteers of why they are doing it.

Also misplacing of talents is one of the big things that makes any volunteer get bored specially that they are only doing it for the love of the cause not the money, so  there should be enough time for understanding the volunteers capabilities and areas of expertise to best allocation him/her in the best place

Fun and entertainment is a huge part of the experience so a lot of activities and gamification should be incorporated within the organization to refresh the environment

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i think the main challenges are to keep the cause and the goal of what the organization doing in front of the volunteers' eyes all the time, because sometimes it is a big chain and some volunteers can not feel the real impact of what they are doing to the impacted people, so i think testimonials from the impacted people are a must in motivating and reminding the volunteers of why they are doing it.

Also misplacing of talents is one of the big things that makes any volunteer get bored specially that they are only doing it for the love of the cause not the money, so  there should be enough time for understanding the volunteers capabilities and areas of expertise to best allocation him/her in the best place

Fun and entertainment is a huge part of the experience so a lot of activities and gamification should be incorporated within the organization to refresh the environment

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i think the main challenges are to keep the cause and the goal of what the organization doing in front of the volunteers' eyes all the time, because sometimes it is a big chain and some volunteers can not feel the real impact of what they are doing to the impacted people, so i think testimonials from the impacted people are a must in motivating and reminding the volunteers of why they are doing it.

Also misplacing of talents is one of the big things that makes any volunteer get bored specially that they are only doing it for the love of the cause not the money, so  there should be enough time for understanding the volunteers capabilities and areas of expertise to best allocation him/her in the best place

Fun and entertainment is a huge part of the experience so a lot of activities and gamification should be incorporated within the organization to refresh the environment

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i think the main challenges are to keep the cause and the goal of what the organization doing in front of the volunteers' eyes all the time, because sometimes it is a big chain and some volunteers can not feel the real impact of what they are doing to the impacted people, so i think testimonials from the impacted people are a must in motivating and reminding the volunteers of why they are doing it.

Also misplacing of talents is one of the big things that makes any volunteer get bored specially that they are only doing it for the love of the cause not the money, so  there should be enough time for understanding the volunteers capabilities and areas of expertise to best allocation him/her in the best place

Fun and entertainment is a huge part of the experience so a lot of activities and gamification should be incorporated within the organization to refresh the environment

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i think the main challenges are to keep the cause and the goal of what the organization doing in front of the volunteers' eyes all the time, because sometimes it is a big chain and some volunteers can not feel the real impact of what they are doing to the impacted people, so i think testimonials from the impacted people are a must in motivating and reminding the volunteers of why they are doing it.

Also misplacing of talents is one of the big things that makes any volunteer get bored specially that they are only doing it for the love of the cause not the money, so  there should be enough time for understanding the volunteers capabilities and areas of expertise to best allocation him/her in the best place

Fun and entertainment is a huge part of the experience so a lot of activities and gamification should be incorporated within the organization to refresh the environment

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i think the main challenges are to keep the cause and the goal of what the organization doing in front of the volunteers' eyes all the time, because sometimes it is a big chain and some volunteers can not feel the real impact of what they are doing to the impacted people, so i think testimonials from the impacted people are a must in motivating and reminding the volunteers of why they are doing it.

Also misplacing of talents is one of the big things that makes any volunteer get bored specially that they are only doing it for the love of the cause not the money, so  there should be enough time for understanding the volunteers capabilities and areas of expertise to best allocation him/her in the best place

Fun and entertainment is a huge part of the experience so a lot of activities and gamification should be incorporated within the organization to refresh the environment

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i think the main challenges are to keep the cause and the goal of what the organization doing in front of the volunteers' eyes all the time, because sometimes it is a big chain and some volunteers can not feel the real impact of what they are doing to the impacted people, so i think testimonials from the impacted people are a must in motivating and reminding the volunteers of why they are doing it.

Also misplacing of talents is one of the big things that makes any volunteer get bored specially that they are only doing it for the love of the cause not the money, so  there should be enough time for understanding the volunteers capabilities and areas of expertise to best allocation him/her in the best place

Fun and entertainment is a huge part of the experience so a lot of activities and gamification should be incorporated within the organization to refresh the environment

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i think the main challenges are to keep the cause and the goal of what the organization doing in front of the volunteers' eyes all the time, because sometimes it is a big chain and some volunteers can not feel the real impact of what they are doing to the impacted people, so i think testimonials from the impacted people are a must in motivating and reminding the volunteers of why they are doing it.

Also misplacing of talents is one of the big things that makes any volunteer get bored specially that they are only doing it for the love of the cause not the money, so  there should be enough time for understanding the volunteers capabilities and areas of expertise to best allocation him/her in the best place

Fun and entertainment is a huge part of the experience so a lot of activities and gamification should be incorporated within the organization to refresh the environment

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i think the main challenges are to keep the cause and the goal of what the organization doing in front of the volunteers' eyes all the time, because sometimes it is a big chain and some volunteers can not feel the real impact of what they are doing to the impacted people, so i think testimonials from the impacted people are a must in motivating and reminding the volunteers of why they are doing it.

Also misplacing of talents is one of the big things that makes any volunteer get bored specially that they are only doing it for the love of the cause not the money, so  there should be enough time for understanding the volunteers capabilities and areas of expertise to best allocation him/her in the best place

Fun and entertainment is a huge part of the experience so a lot of activities and gamification should be incorporated within the organization to refresh the environment

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i think the main challenges are to keep the cause and the goal of what the organization doing in front of the volunteers' eyes all the time, because sometimes it is a big chain and some volunteers can not feel the real impact of what they are doing to the impacted people, so i think testimonials from the impacted people are a must in motivating and reminding the volunteers of why they are doing it.

Also misplacing of talents is one of the big things that makes any volunteer get bored specially that they are only doing it for the love of the cause not the money, so  there should be enough time for understanding the volunteers capabilities and areas of expertise to best allocation him/her in the best place

Fun and entertainment is a huge part of the experience so a lot of activities and gamification should be incorporated within the organization to refresh the environment

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i think the main challenges are to keep the cause and the goal of what the organization doing in front of the volunteers' eyes all the time, because sometimes it is a big chain and some volunteers can not feel the real impact of what they are doing to the impacted people, so i think testimonials from the impacted people are a must in motivating and reminding the volunteers of why they are doing it.

Also misplacing of talents is one of the big things that makes any volunteer get bored specially that they are only doing it for the love of the cause not the money, so  there should be enough time for understanding the volunteers capabilities and areas of expertise to best allocation him/her in the best place

Fun and entertainment is a huge part of the experience so a lot of activities and gamification should be incorporated within the organization to refresh the environment

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i think the main challenges are to keep the cause and the goal of what the organization doing in front of the volunteers' eyes all the time, because sometimes it is a big chain and some volunteers can not feel the real impact of what they are doing to the impacted people, so i think testimonials from the impacted people are a must in motivating and reminding the volunteers of why they are doing it.

Also misplacing of talents is one of the big things that makes any volunteer get bored specially that they are only doing it for the love of the cause not the money, so  there should be enough time for understanding the volunteers capabilities and areas of expertise to best allocation him/her in the best place

Fun and entertainment is a huge part of the experience so a lot of activities and gamification should be incorporated within the organization to refresh the environment

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i think the main challenges are to keep the cause and the goal of what the organization doing in front of the volunteers' eyes all the time, because sometimes it is a big chain and some volunteers can not feel the real impact of what they are doing to the impacted people, so i think testimonials from the impacted people are a must in motivating and reminding the volunteers of why they are doing it.

Also misplacing of talents is one of the big things that makes any volunteer get bored specially that they are only doing it for the love of the cause not the money, so  there should be enough time for understanding the volunteers capabilities and areas of expertise to best allocation him/her in the best place

Fun and entertainment is a huge part of the experience so a lot of activities and gamification should be incorporated within the organization to refresh the environment

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i think the main challenges are to keep the cause and the goal of what the organization doing in front of the volunteers' eyes all the time, because sometimes it is a big chain and some volunteers can not feel the real impact of what they are doing to the impacted people, so i think testimonials from the impacted people are a must in motivating and reminding the volunteers of why they are doing it.

Also misplacing of talents is one of the big things that makes any volunteer get bored specially that they are only doing it for the love of the cause not the money, so  there should be enough time for understanding the volunteers capabilities and areas of expertise to best allocation him/her in the best place

Fun and entertainment is a huge part of the experience so a lot of activities and gamification should be incorporated within the organization to refresh the environment

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i think the main challenges are to keep the cause and the goal of what the organization doing in front of the volunteers' eyes all the time, because sometimes it is a big chain and some volunteers can not feel the real impact of what they are doing to the impacted people, so i think testimonials from the impacted people are a must in motivating and reminding the volunteers of why they are doing it.

Also misplacing of talents is one of the big things that makes any volunteer get bored specially that they are only doing it for the love of the cause not the money, so  there should be enough time for understanding the volunteers capabilities and areas of expertise to best allocation him/her in the best place

Fun and entertainment is a huge part of the experience so a lot of activities and gamification should be incorporated within the organization to refresh the environment

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i think the main challenges are to keep the cause and the goal of what the organization doing in front of the volunteers' eyes all the time, because sometimes it is a big chain and some volunteers can not feel the real impact of what they are doing to the impacted people, so i think testimonials from the impacted people are a must in motivating and reminding the volunteers of why they are doing it.

Also misplacing of talents is one of the big things that makes any volunteer get bored specially that they are only doing it for the love of the cause not the money, so  there should be enough time for understanding the volunteers capabilities and areas of expertise to best allocation him/her in the best place

Fun and entertainment is a huge part of the experience so a lot of activities and gamification should be incorporated within the organization to refresh the environment

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I think the main challenges are to keep the cause and the goal of what the organization doing in front of the volunteers' eyes all the time, because sometimes it is a big chain and some volunteers can not feel the real impact of what they are doing to the impacted people, so i think testimonials from the impacted people are a must in motivating and reminding the volunteers of why they are doing it.

Also misplacing of talents is one of the big things that makes any volunteer get bored specially that they are only doing it for the love of the cause not the money, so  there should be enough time for understanding the volunteers capabilities and areas of expertise to best allocation him/her in the best place

Fun and entertainment is a huge part of the experience so a lot of activities and gamification should be incorporated within the organization to refresh the environment

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I think clearly identifying expectations (the expectations of the volunteers and the ones of the organisation) is key to having a beneficial experience for all involved parties.

Mentoring is also significant to give a direction and meaning to what is being done here. It should not be just feedback on activities or submissions. Volunteers need mentoring to guide them through a journey where they are welling to explore, but they are searching for a direction; aiming to realize their potential and what is out there.

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Be willing to put in 2 years.  You’ll have it all figured out by then, and leave people behind that can carry on the gift you gave...

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1. Training about international cooperation and comunication some months before.
2. Volunteer alredy from the headquarters minimum 3 months before
3. Manage the expectatives from the volunteers, they need to know what they are going to do, have a good knowlege of the organisation and the proyects.
4. Make a volunteer agreement and comitment to keep the work from the headquarters. Just some hollidays on the field wont be useful for the population, for the project and for the organisation.

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Have a mandatory participation in the project before going abroad. Make future volunteers meet other volunteers who have already had the experience and can share tips and usefull information. At least send people in pairs or groups of three: volunteering alone in a new country, being in charge of a project by yourself gives the volunteer an extra pressure. Shared responsability and diversity of opinions usually mean a better outcomefor the project.
Make sure to guarantee that the volunteer will have free time to explore the new country.

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Acredito que a melhor forma de lidar com essa questão é conversar com os voluntários sobre isso, já que são eles que sabem o que os preocupa, decepciona, etc. Talvez seja uma boa ideia perguntar pra eles quais são essas coisas. Numa dinâmica de grupo? Algo bem informal, que não os faça se sentirem coagidos ou pressionados.
Como ator e fugindo um pouco do tema "voluntariado", penso que alguns processos podem ajudar também. Em cursos que já fiz, o professor fazia dinâmicas de exposição ou trustbuilding logo no começo. As pessoas dividiam experiências, vulnerabilidades, se expunham, de forma a criar um ambiente livre e propício para a criação. Exercícios corporais e brincadeiras com dança também nos ajudam muito, porque a gente se permite ser "ridículo", isto é, diminui nossas inibições. Conseguimos ver que todos ali têm inseguranças, medos, vulnerabilidades e podem ser ridículos. Isso é libertador, cria uma ligação forte no grupo. Isso também pode ser ajudado através de exercícios com olhar - essa troca é muito potente.
Enfim, toda essa construção pode ajudar as pessoas a se conectarem, deixá-las mais abertas para falarem sobre o que precisam/pensam sobre um processo de voluntariado, mais à vontade para trabalharem juntas.

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I think it is important to prevent volunteer work from becoming a tourism or neo-imperialist missionary project.  Perhaps the best way to achieve this is to encourage a culture in the workplace that makes explicit which undesirable behaviors need to be avoided.  Then, an attitude of the coordinator would be necessary, since the selection process to the training stages.  Another idea would be to prevent voluntary work from harming the local population more than it helps.  Certain types of work can be done by the local population and can even help to boost the local economy.  In this case, it would be more interesting to think about encouraging the arrival of people who can help to train the local population so that they can carry out tasks independently. In certain cases, coordinators may be attentive to scenarios where volunteers could even support activities coordinated by local population, learning with them.

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- Be selective when accepting volunteers and don't take more volunteers that what you actually need. In my experience as a volunteer, often NGOs take as many people as they can and the volunteer don't have enough to do and get bored and lose the initial commitment.
- Schedule periodical feedback sessions between volunteers and the leadership to make sure you are constantly improving the operations and volunteers feel that their voices are being heard.

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Volunteers need to be assessed first. Their motives got volunteering have to be stated and aligned. It needs to be understood that they are not there to take selfies or boast about it. It has to align with their personal and professional agendas

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1- Give the volunteers clear expectations and enough empowerment to achieve what they need.
2- Dedicate a guide/buddy to support them achieving their tasks.
3- Give them complete tasks with clear milestones and a timeline to ensure continuous development.
4- Let them give the tasks a flavor of their own experience. They often come with a great attitude and great ideas.
5- Reward extraordinary achievements to set role models.

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Incentivize: People already prostitute their skills to a purpose they don’t believe in for the sake of a decent livelihood.  So without sufficient funds, no volunteering will work. ‘Waqf’ concept shall do when we run out of wealthy philanthropists.

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Get their hands dirty, Work within communities for long period time to get the real living experience within a society. Cultural education is the most crucial for societal impact within a specific community.

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- Organize their volunteering experience in game format, that would still deliver anspecific outcome at the end, e.g. project report, white paper, etc. Something they can brag about in their CVs.
- Communicate clearly the scope and the expected outcome
- Create room for them to add value from their perspective without affecting the scope
- Provide a platform for them to stay in touch after the project and reflect on how their volunteering experience helped them add value to their local communities

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That first question is wrong, the focus is always on the volunteers when it should be on the beneficiaires, this is a white ppl mindset, the question to be asked is what is best for the beneficiaries? Hopefully the answer will be, less white ppl
Gamified it?! How offensive! Yes, plz gamify the suffering of the indigenous caused by the white man so that white ppl can have a better “saviour” experience
Stop giving away visas easily to white ppl

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Acho que a primeira coisa que um voluntariado deve fazer é expressar o que as pessoas terão em retorno. Existe a motivação interna da pessoa em escolher se voluntariar, mas a falta de conhecimento prático pode fazer com que a energia do começo se perca com o decorrer das atividades. Por isso os incentivos são importantes. Se o maior retorno são as trocas culturais, que isso fique claro. Se é a ajuda ao próximo, a experiência fora da zona de  conforto ou qualquer outro ponto positivo que seja explicado desde o começo com exemplos principalmente de outros que já realizaram as mesmas atividades. Assim é possível estar mais sincronizado com a realidade do voluntariado e se ajuda a criar laços poderá fazer com que as pessoas mantenham um compromisso real sem fantasias.

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Male - PhD student and volunteer at 'migrant' resource NGO - UK

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Male - PhD student and volunteer at 'migrant' resource NGO - UK

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-Encourage volunteers to interrogate and share(!) their own motivations for volunteering and ideas about why they believe this particular NGO is well-suited for them.
-In my experience, volunteers' attendance tails off when they feel like they're not making a 'difference'. So, conversations about what 'difference', 'individual agency' and 'effect' might (not) look like for the volunteer can help ensure they are assigned more more suitable tasks. Relatedly, I think it's also really important to  explain to the volunteer the importance/effect/ consequence of many apparently menial/standard tasks that they will inevitably be asked to help with. Often the whole point of 'boring', unspectacular, 'non-transformative' everyday tasks is that they are essential and (quietly?) transformative for that very reason?
-Although of course practically impossible to completely achieve, I do think that NGOs with less or even non(!)-hierarchical internal power structures can be excellent ways of ensuring that volunteers (and benefactors alike) feel more involved, heard, and responsible.

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Dar aos voluntários, antes de tudo, uma sensação de pertencimento a causa. Apresentar profundamente diferentes histórias de pessoas diretamente impactadas pelo projeto. Além disso, acredito ser essencial um grau de identificação do voluntário com a missão da organização. Caso seu estilo de vida não esteja alinhado com o que a organização luta, será mais difícil de se manter na organização. Um bom exemplo de plataforma que ajuda nesse quesito de match de lifestyle é a plataforma brasileira Atados.

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Make sure that volunteers are really interested in your work: provide them with audiovisual material where they can see what the NGO does and how it does it (the activities that they will carry out). There are also platforms for corporate volunteering that allow employees to choose activities based on their interests (https://fonselp.org).

Formalize the agreement: especially in 3+ month volunteers, sign an agreement/MoU with the volunteers.

On your side: be clear about the tasks of each volunteer, understand how that group of tasks that you assign to s/he contribute to the objective of the project and always make it clear to them! Do not give isolated or unrelated tasks, that discourages the volunteer and demands more time from the NGO to coordinate it, since the volunteer does not know where he contributes and thus cannot act proactively.

Have them write a "volunteer letter" where they tell about the experience they "lived" in this exoerience before it starts. Then, you can read it in groups (or with their coordinator) to balance expectations, wishes and needs from both parts.

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1. Have an immersion stage to the culture, context of volunteering and local food - this way they get a fast track of Dos and Donts of the local community before starting their volunteering.

2. Learning journey - where they are guided by the locals to bring them to meet the community, school, centres that they will be volunteering so that they have a picture of what to expect.

3. Leave an idea or a project behind! That way, knowledge transfer can be done!

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Male - Women's Rights Volunteer - India 

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Male - Women's Rights Volunteer - India 

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1. Provide the volunteer with contextual overview of India and women in the region

2. Screen the volunteer by asking him contextual pragmatic questions and how would he react/behave in 'certain' circumstances. This will let you understand the candidate and his background better.

3. Place him with teams where he is genuinely interested

4. Provide him with a  week long immersive incubation training for him 'know the place and people better' . Give him a chance to 'unlearn'.

5. Ensure the volunteering period is not short. Because you're dealing with people, not lab rats.

6. Ensure that his position and work aligns with his long term goals in life. This way both the volunteer and the organisation will have something to take home after the project is over.

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Organize volunteers do online research before volunteering
Let’s them to practice in trail as a form of play games

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Is already changing. I thinks that the needs of the type of vuolnteering is changing. For example: SMEs are in a terrible need for help. So I am part of a movement created last week to connect volunteers that knows about e-commerc, social networks, etc and this volunteers are virtually helping to sell online. Or to posicionate their SME in the social media

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Male - HR - UK

1. Look at companies good at on-boarding customers and employees - firms with low employee turnovers. Imitate them.
2. Consider looking at key research into consumer experiences eg customer experience (CX).
3. Measure outcomes, consistently & constantly eg. Volunteer engagement, volunteer happiness, conduct exit interviews... Make sure your lessons learnt (which are data driven) are used to improve the process.
4. Give realistic expectations for volunteers eg. In 3 months time you will be xxx, xxx, xxx. On 6 months time you will have xxx, xxx, xxx.
5. Ask volunteers why they are joining and incorporate these wants into the programme as much as possible. Tailor their voluntary work to them if possible.

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Integrating volunteers into an organization can be arduous. An effective method that I’ve seen being used is having a screening of the volunteers before welcoming them on board. I once had to do an interview to volunteer at an organization. At first I was slightly apprehensive about being interviewed when there were a plethora of places that I could have invested my time and that didn’t require a formal process.

As I reflected on the organization post-interview, I realized something amazing—I leaned way more about the organization that I had anticipated. The interview gave me an opportunity to share what qualities and attributes I would bring to the team as well as what resources they have that would support my interest as we mutually progress to the same goal.

Additionally, when one  aspires to integrate effective volunteers into an organization, they must show respect for diversity and inclusivity in all aspects. A person may be interested in expending their time for a cause they believe in, but it’s important to allow that individual to feel respected and valued. I stand by the quote, “A person who feels appreciated will always do more than what’s aspected.”

Lastly, a servant-leadership approach is ideal for the success of integrating anyone, volunteers or otherwise into an organization. This engender empowerment and motivation to all involved and would therefore lead to success!

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- Committees can be formed that have volunteer representatives. Many times they do the work in the field and their opinions are not listened for decision making.
- Constantly train them and especially at the beginning of volunteering. It is important to involve volunteers that have been in the organisation for some time and they can train the new ones.

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Female, Student, Brasil
To be a volunteer is to work with no financial GAINS, so let’s put organisations to pay at least for ticket, visa or accommodation. How do you want the volunteer to integrate if s/he is counting pennies to pay his rent? Or should volunteering be an act of altruism affordable just by rich people?

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In my last answer, I said "enlightenment" aka a practical fluency with how our inner emotional/mental experience isn't separate from what's being reflected in physical reality. The practical side of oneness. Because that is probably too esoteric and out of context, I want to add that a great place to start is to make sure volunteers have emotional maturity and are motivated from an adult position. Our inner teenager is always trying to emulate, to look good, and to get external validation (all the wrong reasons to volunteer) whereas a spiritual adult is someone operating from a self-chosen set of values (and nourished by the emotions those values spark inside). So in a sense, the best thing you can do to increase volunteer quality is to help them grow up and connect to their own deeper selves. It's not about virtual reality that gives a preview of the aesthetics (although there is room for that too), it's about fostering an integrity in people that allows them to respond gracefully to any given reality. If you get that inner "function" right in people, then a more optimal outcome will follow. You can contact me for more at chris@catterton.net - I was referred by Nada

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we are one Nation one family,one world ,love one and other we have the same blood, I stand with the UN VOLUNTEER

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Problemas

Voluntários não apresentam os resultados mínimos em projetos sociais.

Frustração na participação dos voluntários.

Voluntário não está imerso no projeto.

Seleção de voluntários é muito rasa.

A maioria dos voluntários querem, viajar, dinheiro (quando envolvido) e documentos que comprovem sua participação.

O resultado do projeto nunca é prioridade.

Instituições usam os resultados dos projetos, onde os voluntários são os prestadores de serviços, para crescimento da própria instituição sem exaltar o esforço do voluntário.

Soluções

O processo de seleção deve começar durante a inscrição. O sistema para cadastro deve buscar matches entre o candidato e a área que o projeto necessita.

O voluntário preenche o cadastro selecionando entre os setores disponíveis.

O banco de dados da instituição possui as competências necessárias, com o detalhamento de quais características o candidato deve possuir para atuar na área selecionada.

Ex.: Cursando Pedagogia x Necessidade no atendimento a crianças
Para o atendimento de crianças é preciso 3º ano de curso x voluntário cursando o 3º ano.

Ao concluir o cadastro e matches são encontrados, o candidato passa por um questionário de avaliação do domínio de determinados assuntos relacionados a seu curso, suas competências com relação ao projeto e alguns conhecimentos gerais. Esta avaliação não precisa ser reprovativa, mas para alcançar pontos de méritos.

A participação do voluntário deve ter características avaliativa todo o tempo, a partir do cadastro (Ex.: 100% de match durante o cadastro + 100% na avaliação). Essa meritocracia é importante para o engajamento do voluntário durante sua prestação de serviço. O voluntário deve ser um protagonista, desde seu treinamento até o findar do seu período na instituição.

A instituição deve acompanhar o voluntário a fim de promover mérito, tanto para quem o acompanha (um líder de grupo escolhido pela própria instituição, podendo ser até mesmo um outro voluntário com obteve mais destaque).

A instituição deve gerar checklist, com categorias de metas para que sejam alcançadas pelo voluntário.

Instituição destaca os voluntários com maiores pontuações e participações.

Instituição apresenta um relatório das notas alcançadas pelo voluntário durante sua estadia no projeto.

Voluntário apresenta relatório de caráter avaliativo de sua relação com a instituição, seus méritos alcançados e o objetivo do projeto.

Design Thinking >>> Design Thinking Volunteer Solution

Problems

Volunteers do not have the minimum results in social projects.

Frustration in the participation of volunteers.

Volunteers are not immersed in the project.

Volunteer selection is very shallow.

Most volunteers want to travel, money (when involved) and documents to prove their participation.

The outcome of the project is never a priority.

Institutions use the results of the projects, where the volunteers are the service providers, for the growth of the institution itself without extolling the effort of the volunteer.

Solutions

The selection process must begin during registration. The registration system must search for matches between the candidate and the area the project needs.

The volunteer fills out the registration by selecting from the available sectors.

The institution's database has the necessary skills, detailing which characteristics the candidate must have to work in the selected area.

Ex .: Studying Pedagogy x Need to care for children

For the care of children, it is necessary to have a 3rd year of course x a
volunteer attending the 3rd year.

When completing the registration and matches are found, the candidate goes through a questionnaire to assess the mastery of certain subjects related to his course, his skills in relation to the project and some general knowledge. This assessment does not have to be disapproving, but to achieve merit points.

The volunteer's participation must have evaluative characteristics at all times, from the registration (Ex .: 100% match during registration + 100% in the evaluation). This meritocracy is important for the engagement of volunteers during their service. The volunteer must be a protagonist, from his training until the end of his period at the institution.

The institution must accompany the volunteer in order to promote merit, both for those who accompany him (a group leader is chosen by the institution itself, which can even be another volunteer with more prominence).

The institution must generate a checklist, with categories of goals to be achieved by the volunteer.

Institution highlights volunteers with higher scores and participation.

The institution presents a report of the scores achieved by the volunteer during his stay in the project.

Volunteer presents an evaluative report of his relationship with the institution, his merits achieved and the project's objective.

Design Thinking >>>  Design Thinking Volunteer Solution

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Oi!

Algo um pouco aleatório mas que eu vi hoje e me lembrou o seu projeto. Já ouviu falar do FloresparaRefugiados? Acho que vale a pena uma busca pela história da Gabi e da mãe para saber as intenções por de trás de uma ajuda voluntária genuína e partindo daí pensar como as organizações podem colaborar. Acho uma visão mais de baixo para cima bem válida de se aprofundar.

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Managing expectations - for both volunteer and host organisation is key. A misalignment in terms of what is expected, and is possible, can generate conflict and disengagement, for both parties.

While a 'contract' may seem formal, some sort of documentation which states the responsibilities, on both sides, gives a reference point, both for evaluating performance and also managing any challenges that might arise.

The skills gained by volunteered should be emphasised, both in terms of how they contribute to an individual CV and but also to wider social aims and objectives. A sense of connectedness often seems at the heart of successful volunteer engagement that I have witnessed.

Develop a volunteering programme that is flexible in the face of different values and motivations. Volunteering initiatives here in the UK at the moment, linked with Covid-19 have attracted a very 'broad church' of participants. Programmes that offer opportunities for various levels of commitment and engagement, but using a structured and transparent model offers an inclusive approach.

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