Hosting Australian volunteers 86 1% 2% 15% 33% 49% 81% over the last year has helped our staff learn new skills We continue to hear from our 77 4% 6% 17% 29% 44% 73% Australian volunteers when they go home Source: Host organisation survey (n = 93). A3.8 Host organisations’ agreement about the work their Australian volunteer did to contribute to the organisation’s capacity development Item n Strongly 2 3 4 Strongly Total disagree agree positive 1 5 Hosting Australian volunteers 86 1% 2% 19% 36% 42% 78% helped us think about how our work could be more effective We have a long term strategy for 86 1% 8% 19% 30% 42% 72% the use of volunteers in our organisation Hosting Australian volunteers 85 1% 11% 18% 39% 32% 71% helped our organisation better manage our own affairs Hosting Australian volunteers 85 1% 7% 25% 38% 29% 67% helped our organisation clarify its objectives and strategies Hosting Australian volunteers 83 2% 8% 24% 33% 33% 65% helped our organisation to enhance its profile in the community Hosting Australian volunteers 80 1% 5% 33% 29% 33% 61% helped us understand the experience of people who use our service Source: Host organisation survey (n = 93). Results of factor analysis A3.9 Results of factor analysis (part A) Item Capacity Wasted and effort capacity expectations capacity To what extent do you or disagree with the following statements? Our organisation was asked to choose our most 0.040 0.345 0.669 0.284 –0.032 recent Australian volunteer From the start, our most recent Australian 0.177 0.308 0.687 0.280 –0.215 volunteer had the same expectations about their assignment that we did The work our most recent Australian volunteer 0.120 0.773 –0.017 –0.008 –0.091 did could have been more effectively performed by a local staff member
Hosting Australian volunteers over the last year has helped our staff learn new skills 86 1% 2% 15% 33% 49% 81% We continue to hear from our Australian volunteers when they go home 77 4% 6% 17% 29% 44% 73% Source: Host organisation survey (n = 93). A3.8 Host organisations’ agreement about the work their Australian volunteer did to contribute to the organisation’s capacity development Item n Strongly disagree 1 2 3 4 Strongly agree 5 Total positive Hosting Australian volunteers helped us think about how our work could be more effective 86 1% 2% 19% 36% 42% 78% We have a long term strategy for the use of volunteers in our organisation 86 1% 8% 19% 30% 42% 72% Hosting Australian volunteers helped our organisation better manage our own affairs 85 1% 11% 18% 39% 32% 71% Hosting Australian volunteers helped our organisation clarify its objectives and strategies 85 1% 7% 25% 38% 29% 67% Hosting Australian volunteers helped our organisation to enhance its profile in the community 83 2% 8% 24% 33% 33% 65% Hosting Australian volunteers helped us understand the experience of people who use our service 80 1% 5% 33% 29% 33% 61% Source: Host organisation survey (n = 93). Results of factor analysis A3.9 Results of factor analysis (part A) Item Capacity and capacity Wasted effort expectations capacity To what extent do you or disagree with the following statements? Our organisation was asked to choose our most recent Australian volunteer 0.040 0.345 0.669 0.284 –0.032 From the start, our most recent Australian volunteer had the same expectations about their assignment that we did 0.177 –0.215 0.308 0.687 0.280 The work our most recent Australian volunteer did could have been more effectively performed by a local staff member 0.120 0.773 –0.017 –0.008 –0.091
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