putter & johnson presentation for ccov

51 Ways to Motivate Your Volunteers

Stefanie Putter Colorado State University

Stefanie Johnson University of Colorado, Denver

A workshop for the Colorado Conference on Volunteerism

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Gather feedback on our workshop

Invite you to future training opportunities Goal-Setting Feedback

Our Goals

What do you like to do for fun?

What motivates you?

Warm-Up

What is work motivation?

Why is motivation important?

What does work motivation look like?

Why do people do what they do?

1. McClelland’s 3 Need Theory (McClelland, 1965)

-nAch

-nPower

-nAffiliation

How do you motivate people who are…

high in nAch?

low in nPower?

high in nAffiliation?

What theories help us understand motivation?

2. Job Characteristics Theory (Hackman & Oldham, 1980)

Skill Variety: The extent to which a job requires a number of different activities using several of the employee’s skills and talents.

Task Identity: The extent to which a job requires completing a whole piece of work from beginning to end.

Task Significance: The degree of impact the job is believed to have on others.

Autonomy: The extent to which employees have the freedom and discretion to plan, schedule, and carry out their jobs as desired.

Feedback: The extent to which the job allows people to have information about the effectiveness of their performance.

…theories continued

How can you give your volunteers more...skill variety?

task identity? task significance?

autonomy? feedback?

3. Theory X, Theory Y (McGregor, 1960)

…theories continued

Theory Xo Inherent dislike for work and will attempt to avoid it

o Has no ambition, wants no responsibility, and would rather follow than lead

o Is self-centered and therefore does not care about organizational goals

o Resists change

Theory YoView work as being as natural as rest or play

oWill exercise self-direction and self-control if committed to objectives

oWill be committed if rewards are in place that provide self-fulfillment

oCan learn to accept, even seek, responsibility

oCan make innovative decisions on their own

Taking into account what you NOW know about motivation, what are some ways to motivate your volunteers?

› Phase 1: Small group discussion› Phase 2: Share time› Phase 3: What’s missing?

51 ways to motivate your volunteers

Phase 3: What’s missing?

Strategies for Maintaining Motivation Over Time

Some sample strategies:

For motivated workers:

For unmotivated workers:

Homework

Apply 1 or more motivational strategies in your own workplace

Think about what “success” will look like in your organization

Any remaining questions?

Feel free to email us if you want to continue this conversation!

Stefanie Putter Stefanie.Putter@rams.colostate.edu

Stefanie Johnson Stefanie.Johnson@ucdenver.edu