2 Very little 3 Some 4 Quite a bit 5 A lot NOTE: The questions below are retrospective (AFTER). You may also decide to also use it partway through the program, if that would be useful and feasible. (Open-ended elaboration or alternative) (b.3) In what ways do you believe that your volunteer work contributes to goals that people in your community are working toward? (b.4) In what ways do you believe that your volunteer work contributes to the overall goal of [program]? NOTE: Code responses for both (b.3) and (b.4) by types of volunteer contribution mentioned. R. Participants R (a) Participants identify what they NOTE: This question would likely be most informative as a retrospective (AFTER) question, as it assumes the participant has already been volunteering long enough to have learned from their experience with it. You may also decide to increase their have learned about their also use it partway through the program, if that would be useful and feasible. a) knowledge community and/or and b) skills themselves through (a.1) How much did you learn about the following, through volunteering with [program] that you did not know before – through their volunteering (e.g., community you started? (Please check the column that best reflects your learning.) volunteer issues, how they can match involvement their own interests or skills with (Volunteer volunteer opportunities) support)
2 Very little 3 Some 4 Quite a bit 5 A lot NOTE: The questions below are retrospective (AFTER). You may also decide to also use it partway through the program, if that would be useful and feasible. (Open-ended elaboration or alternative) (b.3) In what ways do you believe that your volunteer work contributes to goals that people in your community are working toward? (b.4) In what ways do you believe that your volunteer work contributes to the overall goal of [program]? NOTE: Code responses for both (b.3) and (b.4) by types of volunteer contribution mentioned. R R. Participants increase their a) knowledge and b) skills through their volunteer involvement (Volunteer support) (a) Participants identify what they have learned about their community and/or themselves through volunteering (e.g., community issues, how they can match their own interests or skills with volunteer opportunities) NOTE: This question would likely be most informative as a retrospective (AFTER) question, as it assumes the participant has already been volunteering long enough to have learned from their experience with it. You may also decide to also use it partway through the program, if that would be useful and feasible. (a.1) How much did you learn about the following, through volunteering with [program] – that you did not know before you started? (Please check the column that best reflects your learning.)
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