SRS 110 FINAL
Define volunteering -
unpaid activities people undertake of their own free will for the benefit of family,
friends, and the community
List and define the 5 types of volunteers -
1) Citizen volunteers
2) Virtual volunteers
3) Techno volunteers
-volunteers recruited to do specific tasks with specific skills
4) Labour volunteers
-directly involved in providing the service
5) Episodic volunteers
-one-off volunteering
What are the characteristics of the voluntary sector rec organizations?
1) nature of the services
2) service orientation
3) financial base
4) originating authority
5) focus clientele -
1) sustain services
2) good for select populations and society/community
3) donations, fundraisings, corporate sponsorship
4) individuals/groups
5) select population, local communities, general public
What are the key features of non-profit organizations? -
1) organized
-performance goals and objectives
2) private
3) non-profit distributing
4) self-governing
5) voluntary
What are the 5 different roles of non-profits? Describe each. -
1) Service Role
-expected non-profits to deliver superior services
2) Innovation Role
-foster new idea and responses to public problems
3) Advocacy role:
-should challenge public/professional conditions
-encourage changes to government policies
-champion for public concerns
4) Leadership development role
-promote community participation
-protect interests of specific groups
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, 5) Democratization role
-function democratically and provide examples for others
What are the 2 key characteristics of volunteering? -
-remuneration
-intended beneficiaries
Approx. how many Canadian volunteers? whats the largest population of volunteers? -
12.7 million
youth aged 15-19 (66%)
What are the 7 groups of people who volunteer in Canada? -
1) seniors
2) unemployed
3) teenagers and students
4) youth
5) families
6) persons with disabilities
7) law-breakers
T or F: is all volunteering leisure? -
no
some volunteering is serious leisure
What do the SK stats about volunteering show? -
- about 8000 voluntary and non-profit organizations in SK
-23% fall into religion and 21% fall into sports and rec
-2/3rds of the organizations are locally focused
Which of the following is a benefit of campus recreation?
a) building a sense of community
b) encouraging the development of lifelong skills
c) improved health and wellness
d) aid in university recruitment
e) all of the above -
E
In which scenario for the future does the volunteer sector experience a lack of funds and high
participant demands?
a) optimistic
b) pessimistic
c) futuristic
d) humanistic -
List 3 characteristics of leisure communities -
1) intimacy and anonymity
-leisure fosters intimacy and closeness
2) obligation and freedom
-depend on each other for leisure
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Define volunteering -
unpaid activities people undertake of their own free will for the benefit of family,
friends, and the community
List and define the 5 types of volunteers -
1) Citizen volunteers
2) Virtual volunteers
3) Techno volunteers
-volunteers recruited to do specific tasks with specific skills
4) Labour volunteers
-directly involved in providing the service
5) Episodic volunteers
-one-off volunteering
What are the characteristics of the voluntary sector rec organizations?
1) nature of the services
2) service orientation
3) financial base
4) originating authority
5) focus clientele -
1) sustain services
2) good for select populations and society/community
3) donations, fundraisings, corporate sponsorship
4) individuals/groups
5) select population, local communities, general public
What are the key features of non-profit organizations? -
1) organized
-performance goals and objectives
2) private
3) non-profit distributing
4) self-governing
5) voluntary
What are the 5 different roles of non-profits? Describe each. -
1) Service Role
-expected non-profits to deliver superior services
2) Innovation Role
-foster new idea and responses to public problems
3) Advocacy role:
-should challenge public/professional conditions
-encourage changes to government policies
-champion for public concerns
4) Leadership development role
-promote community participation
-protect interests of specific groups
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, 5) Democratization role
-function democratically and provide examples for others
What are the 2 key characteristics of volunteering? -
-remuneration
-intended beneficiaries
Approx. how many Canadian volunteers? whats the largest population of volunteers? -
12.7 million
youth aged 15-19 (66%)
What are the 7 groups of people who volunteer in Canada? -
1) seniors
2) unemployed
3) teenagers and students
4) youth
5) families
6) persons with disabilities
7) law-breakers
T or F: is all volunteering leisure? -
no
some volunteering is serious leisure
What do the SK stats about volunteering show? -
- about 8000 voluntary and non-profit organizations in SK
-23% fall into religion and 21% fall into sports and rec
-2/3rds of the organizations are locally focused
Which of the following is a benefit of campus recreation?
a) building a sense of community
b) encouraging the development of lifelong skills
c) improved health and wellness
d) aid in university recruitment
e) all of the above -
E
In which scenario for the future does the volunteer sector experience a lack of funds and high
participant demands?
a) optimistic
b) pessimistic
c) futuristic
d) humanistic -
List 3 characteristics of leisure communities -
1) intimacy and anonymity
-leisure fosters intimacy and closeness
2) obligation and freedom
-depend on each other for leisure
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