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Stepping up or stepping out? Recruitment and retention of volunteer leaders in grassroots associations

Christel Lorraine Mex

Third Sector Review2018article
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Weight
0.34

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Society benefits from volunteers who form small groups, working together to build communities and promote social change. It is estimated that there are almost half a million of these 'grassroots associations' operating in Australia today. They include sporting clubs, environmental groups and community service organisations. Despite the importance of these groups for a healthy civil society, evidence suggests that the leadership pool of grassroots associations is declining. This paper investigates the motivations for and barriers to the recruitment and retention of leaders. It ascertains that poor leadership, including the misuse of power within committees, is a significant barrier to committee participation. Recruitment and retention strategies for volunteer leaders are identified, which can help grassroots associations become more sustainable in the long term.

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@article{christel2018,
  title        = {{Stepping up or stepping out? Recruitment and retention of volunteer leaders in grassroots associations}},
  author       = {Christel Lorraine Mex},
  journal      = {Third Sector Review},
  year         = {2018},
}

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0.34

Balanced mode · F 0.40 / M 0.15 / V 0.05 / R 0.40

F · citation impact0.00 × 0.4 = 0.00
M · momentum0.80 × 0.15 = 0.12
V · venue signal0.50 × 0.05 = 0.03
R · text relevance †0.50 × 0.4 = 0.20

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