FEEDBACK FROM VOLUNTEERS

 

Volunteers were asked about their volunteering experience in June 2011 and 21 volunteers said the following -  

 

Question	Yes	No	Not Sure	N/A
Has Volunteering increased your skills/knowledge?	21
Has Volunteering increased your confidence/self-esteem?	17		3	1
Has Volunteering increased your opportunities?	19		1	1
Has Volunteering improved the quality of your life?	19	1	1
Would you recommend volunteering to someone?	20	1

 

 

Below are some of the comments given alongside these answers.

 

Has Volunteering increased your skills/knowledge?

 

• “Yes, I’ve become more environmentally aware, especially at the allotments”
• “yes, communication and time-management”
• “good way to learn new skills and be motivated in the community”
• “yes, fulfilled a long standing ambition to learn to use adobe Photoshop and painting acrylic canvases”

 

Has Volunteering increased your self confidence/ self-esteem?

 

• “Not sure about that but it gives me the chance to prove to myself I can still do things”
• “Learned I had something I could contribute”
• “I’m not shy about saying what I think and feel, where before I was a bit shy”

 

Has Volunteering increased your opportunities?

 

• “yes, more training, good programmes”
• “being trusted with different tasks”
• “yes, I hope to start my own business soon and its been achieved by the help given by Playbusters”

 

 

Has Volunteering improved your quality of life?

 

• “Yes, the allotment means we as a family get plenty of fresh air as well as having fun”
• “Yes, it helped me enjoy helping the community and make great friendships with both staff/volunteers from Playbusters and also people/children in the community”
• “Takes my mind off health problems for a while and motivates me to prove myself”

 

Volunteers were asked to use one word to describe their volunteer experience;

 

Enjoyable, Good, Amazing, Valued & Appreciated, Fun, Fantastic, Great, Inspirational, Interesting, Exciting, Rewarding, Positive, Valuable and Wonderful