volunteerism report

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A STUDY ON VOLUNTEERISMSubmitted as a part of the Internship Placement Project

MindTree Foundation

2010- 2011

Guided by: Submitted by:Ms. Meena Jain Amrita Rao

Mr. Raja Shanmugam, CEO Asha Venkatesh

Mrs. Lalitha Holla, Co-ordinator Deepa B.N

Mrs.Deepashree.T


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INTRODUCTION


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Volunteerism in organisations

In recent times, most of the organisations are opting for outreach programmes as a part of the

corporate social responsibility as it enables an overall organizational development. The

organisations are capable of providing the most important and the greatest asset, which is the

man power. Hence it is important that the organisation has clear set goals about the kind of work

it takes up and also makes its employees aware of the programmes which gives an opportunity

for them to lend a helping hand as a small effort of spending time with the people in need.

Catering to the requirements of the needy can be done at various levels and includes time,

money, sharing skill, experience etc.,

Referring to Robert Putnams theory regarding social capital, volunteering as a form of civic

participation is part of the measurement criteria of democracy success in a country, and decline

or apathy may be a predictor of democratic crisis.

Lack of volunteer participation is a huge handicap in the societies nowadays and the

phenomenon is universal. Volunteerism plays an important role in the democratic process, socialcohesion and human development. While encompassing a myriad of activities, including

assisting old people, raising awareness about peace and human rights, planting a tree or

constructing roads, volunteerism also offers an enormous contribution to the achievement of

global strategies

MindTree

MindTree Foundation, a wing of MindTree, is committed in contributing to the society and to

care for the neighbourhood through the outreach programs by creating opportunities for the

MindTree Minds (employees) to work towards a more equitable society.

MindTree Foundation was officially incorporated on 20th November 2007. The core mission of

the non-profit organization is to support primary education and the cause of differently-abled

people by leveraging MindTrees leadership, values, and resources.

In this report, we are trying to analyse the various factors which might have an effect on the

participation levels of the employees.


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PROBLEM ANDMETHODOLOGY


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Objective

To determine the factors influencing motivation to volunteer.

Hypothesis

1. There is no significant difference between Work andFamily factors.2. There is no significant difference between Work and Leisure time (for

volunteering) factors.

3. There is no significant difference between Work andTravel factors.4. There is no significant difference between volunteers and non volunteers on the

level of importance given on the four factors [Work, Family, Leisure time (for

volunteering), Travel]

Plan

The plan of the study was to assess employees attitude and the reasons for lack of volunteering.

The study was conducted to see whether work, family or other specific reasons resulting in

volunteering and non-volunteering.

It was planned that sample of 250 will be collected, scored and interpreted. On the basis of the

responses, analysis was done to categorize those responses into Work, Family, Leisure time (for

volunteering), and Travel.

A checklist was developed, by a team of Psychology students, consisting of 25 statements based

on the factorsWork, Family, Leisure time (for volunteering), Travel including 5 lie statements.

Procedure

The certain number of Participants from MindTree Ltd were given the checklists and requested

to give their responses by choosing one of the five choices (Strongly agree, Agree, Neutral,

Disagree, Strongly Disagree). Responses from a total of 263 participants were collected. They

were also asked to furnish their personal details in the space provided for the same.

Doubts regarding the statements in the checklist were clarified objectively.On the basis of survey questionnaire responses, analysis and interpretation was carried out.


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Description of the material

The material consists of 25 statements. The employees were assessed on 4 factors.

Work consists of 8 statements Family consists of 3 statements Leisure time (for volunteering) 8 statements Travel consists of 1 question.

Statements related to work tries to analyze the degree to which the job factors are important.

For instance, the checklist consists of a statement- In life, I consider work as only a small part of

who I am.

The factor Family tries to analyze the significance of personal aspects.

The Leisure time (for volunteering) factor aims to analyze the extent to which the employees

contribute their free time towards social cause.

The factor Travel consists of one item which measures the willingness of the employee to travel

long distance for a cause.

The degree of responses are marked as Strongly Agree, Agree, Neutral, Disagree and Strongly

Disagree.

The checklist also consists of five lie statements. A data with a total lie score beyond 15 is

considered invalid.

At the end of the checklist the employees were asked to choose three areas of interest for social

cause from the options given.

Sample

A total of five categories of sample were chosen for the study. They are-

General population- 100

Campus Trainees- 80

Senior Employees- 25

Volunteers- 29Non volunteers- 29

Giving a total sample size of 263 employees.


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Analysis of Data

The statements were given a score of 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 respectively for positive items and 1, 2,3, 4, 5 for negative items respectively on the basis of the responses given.

The mean score and standard deviation for the four factors of the three categories ofsample was derived. (Excluding sample category of volunteers and non volunteers)

Bar graphs for each of the four factors and total of the three categories of the sample isrepresented

Paired sample t-test was conducted to compare the means between volunteers and nonvolunteers.

A bar graph is shown to compare the two categories - volunteers and non volunteers onfour factors.

Pie charts are represented for the aspects- Marital status, geographical location (if theemployees are based in Bangalore, if they are from Karnataka), Kannada language

known.


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RESULT AND DISCUSSION


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GENERAL POPULATION

Table I- shows the mean, mean of mean and standard deviation of the general population of the

employees

FactorsN Sum Mean

Mean/number

of statements

Std. Deviation

Work 100 2565 25.65 3.206 2.568

Family 100 1163 11.63 3.876 1.637

Leisure time (for

volunteering)

100 2727 27.27 3.408 3.795

Travel 100 333 3.33 3.33 .766

The data obtained from this sample category implies that the factor family is given utmost

importance over the other three factors. The mean of mean (which is the mean divided by the

number of statements in the checklist) is 3.876667. This denotes that this sample prefers to spend

time with their families, personal obligations and other free time activities over the other factors-

Work, Leisure time (for volunteering) and Travel. .

The standard deviation score obtained for Family is 1.637, suggesting that the dispersion of

scores for this factor is less and thus is more reliable. .

The Standard deviation score obtained for leisure time (for volunteering) is high suggesting

greater dispersion of score which means that their responses are not reliable for this factor.

The data above in the table can be depicted in a graph .

GRAPH.A

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15

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Work Family Leisure time(for

volunteering)

Travel

General Employeess

Mean

Std. Deviation


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GRAPH I: Shows the marital status of General Employees

Graph depicts the percentage of the marital status of the participants from the general category.

61% of the sample is unmarried, 36% of the sample is married and 3% of the sample has not

specified in the checklist.

GRAPH II: Shows the percentage of General Employees who are based in Karnataka

Graph II represents the percentage of the sample based on where their hometown location is

The sample data shows that In state and out state sample is dispersed at 42% and 48%

respectively.

Married

36%

Single

61%

Not Specified

3%

Marital Status

In State

48%Out State

42%

Not Specified

10%

Home Town


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GRAPH III: Shows the percentage of General employee sample who are from Bengaluru

Graph shows the percentage of participants based in Bengaluru. Most of the participants have not

disclosed their hometown.

Among the participants who have mentioned, 26% of them are based in Bengaluru and the restare out of Bengaluru.

GRAPH IV: Shows the percentage of General employee sample who know Kannada

Graph shows the percentage of the participants who know Kannada language.

Out of the 68% of the sample who have mentioned, 40% are familiar with the language while

28% do not know.

In Begaluru

26%

Out Of

Bengaluru

22%

Not Specified

52%

Home Town Bengaluru

Known

40%

Not Known

28%

Not Specified

32%

Kannada Language


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From the overall data collected for the various aspects like the marital status, Kannada language

known, whether they are based in Bengaluru etc and the statistical analysis, its evident that

greater proportion of the sample is unmarried Are familiar with the Kannada language A good percentage of employees are from Bengaluru.

This shows that there is great scope for this section of the population to be a part of volunteer

programs, provided they are made aware of the existing programs, the content and the way it

works.


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CAMPUS TRAINEES

TABLE II- Shows the Mean, Mean of mean, Standard deviation of the sample category Campus

trainees

The mean average score obtained from this sample category implies that the factor Family is

given highest importance over the other three factors. This signifies that this sample prefers to

spend time with their families, personal activities and interests over the other factors- Work,

Leisure time (for volunteering) and Travel. .

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The standard deviation score obtained for Family is 1.659, suggesting that the dispersion of

scores for this factor is less which means to say that their responses fall around a certain score

and thus is more reliable.

The data mentioned in the table above is depicted in the graph below

GRAPH.B

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Work Family Leisure time(for

Volunteering)

Travel

Campus Trainees

Mean

Std. Deviation

Factors N Sum Mean

Mean/number

of statements

Std. Deviation

Work 80 2147 26.84 3.355 2.812

Family 80 927 11.59 3.8633 1.659

Leisure time (for

volunteering)

80 2228 27.85 3.48125 4.143

Travel 80 283 3.54 3.54 1.006


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GRAPH V: Shows the marital status of Campus Trainees

The above graph shows the marital status of the campus trainees in percentage. While a greater

percentage of the trainees are unmarried, a negligible percent of the sample is married.

GRAPH VI: Shows the percentage of Campus Trainees who are based in Karnataka

The graph above shows the percentage of the sample who are from Karnataka.

52% of the sample is from Karnataka, 45% of the sample is from other states and 3% of the

sample has not specified.

Single

99%

Married

1%Marital Status

In State

52%

Out State

45%

Not Specified

3%Home Town


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GRAPH VII: Shows the percentage of Campus Trainees who are from Bengaluru

The graph represents the segregation of the data showing the percentage of people who are based

in Bangalore. 48% of the sample is basically from Bangalore. 46% are not from Bangalore and

6% of the sample have not specified

GRAPH VIII: Shows the percentage of Campus Trainees who know Kannada

The graph represents the percentage of the people who know the language Kannada. Graph

shows that 27% of the people out of 80 know Kannada, 27% of people are not familiar with

Kannada and 33% of the population have not specified.

In Bengaluru

48%

Out of Begaluru

6%

Not Specified

46%

Home Town Bengaluru

Known

27%

Not Known

33%

Not Specifed

40%

Kannada Language


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On the whole, the data and statistical calculations suggest that a good percentage of the trainees

are from karnataka based in Bengaluru. As this specific population is still new to the

organisation, they are a potential group who might take up volunteering in the near future

provided they are motivated and guided in the right direction. The only obstacle which might

come in the way of volunteering is that not a greater proportion of the sample is familiar with the

Kannada language, as indicated by the data.


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SENIOR EMPLOYEES

Table III showing the total, mean and standard deviation of the sample category senior

employees

FactorsN Sum Mean

Mean/ numberof statements

Std. Deviation

Work 25 655 26.21 3.265 2.577

Family 25 295 11.80 3.933 1.658

Leisure time (for

volunteering)

25 639 25.56 3.1 6.151

Travel 25 80 3.10 3.1 1.190

Data obtained for the sample category senior employees indicates that they give high preference

to Family aspects. The next important factor in the list according to the data is Work. This means

that they prioritize family in the heirarchy of the above four factors. The data also states that

most of the participants in this sample do not prefer doing something else apart from work most

of the times.

The data in the table can be depicted in a graphic form

GRAPH C

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Work Family Leisure Time(for

volunteering)

Travel

Senior Employees

Mean

Std. Devations


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GRAPH IX: Shows the marital status of Senior Employees

This graph depicts the percentage of the marital status of the participants from the senior

employee category.

Out of 25 participants, 32% of the sample is unmarried and 68% of the sample is married.

GRAPH X: Shows the percentage of Senior Employees who are based in Karnataka

Graph II represents the percentage of the sample based on where their hometown location is

The sample data shows that In state and out state sample is dispersed at 42% and 48%

respectively.

Single

32%

Married

68%

Marital Status

In State

72%

Out State

28%

Home Town


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GRAPH XI: Shows the percentage of Senior Employees who are from Bengaluru

Graph represents the percentage of Senior Employees who are from Bengaluru

The sample data shows that In state and out state sample is dispersed at 28% and 28%respectively.

But a large proportion of the sample has not specified.

GRAPH XII: Shows the percentage of Senior Employees who know Kannada

The graph represents the percentage of the people who know the language Kannada. Graph

shows that more than half the sample is familiar with the language Kannada. 52% of the people

out of 25 know Kannada, 32% of people are not familiar with Kannada and 16% of the

population have not specified.

In Bengaluru

28%

Out Of

Bengaluru

28%

Not Specified

44%

Home Town Bengaluru

Known

52%Not Known

32%

Not Specified

16%

Kannada Language


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VOLUNTEERS AND NON-VOLUNTEERS

TABLE IV shows the paired sample descriptive statistics of volunteers and non volunteers on

the four factors

Mean N Std. DeviationMean /numberof statements

Pair 1 Work(Voln) 24.4838 29 3.285 3.060

Work(N V) 26.4137 29 1.918 3.301

Pair 2 Family (Voln) 10.9032 29 2.240 3.634

Family (NV) 11.5172 29 1.526 3.839

Pair 3 Leisure time(for

volunteering)

27.8387 29 4.517 3.479

Leisure time

(for

volunteering)

26.7241 29 4.342 3.340

Pair 4 Travel (Voln) 3.48387 29 .797 3.483

Travel (NV) 3.41379 29 .733 3.413

The data obtained for the two categories of sample- volunteers and non-volunteers shows that

there is a noticeable difference in how much they value each of the four factors. The difference

in the average mean is higher in the two factors Work and Family. The obtained score in the

factors Work and Family is higher for the non volunteers while the volunteers have a high score

in the factors leisure and travel.

This means that the sample of volunteers value participation in social cause and prefer being a

part of the community development programs. Whereas the non-volunteers gain more

satisfaction through their work and family aspects in life.


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TABLE V t test for factors of volunteers and Non volunteers

Paired Differences

t Df Sig. (2-tailed)Mean Std. Deviation

Std. Error

Mean

Pair 1 Work - Work .241 3.979 .739 .327 28 .746

Pair 2 Family - Family .138 2.937 .545 .253 28 .802

Pair 3 Leisure time (for

volunteering) -

Leisure time (for

volunteering)

3.034 5.822 1.081 2.807 28 .009

Pair 4 Travel - Travel .310 1.072 .199 1.558 28 .130

Table shows the paired mean difference of the two groups (volunteers and non volunteers).

t test was done to compare the means of the four factors for the two groups. The obtained t value

when compared to the significant two tailed value suggests that there isnt significant difference

between the two groups for the factors work and family. Whereas the t score indicates that there

is significant difference between the two groups for the factors Leisure time (for volunteering)

and Travel.

This suggests that the volunteers are willing to travel long distance to travel for a cause and

spend more of their free time towards philanthrophic activities.

However, both the groups value the two factors work and family on an equale scale.

The same is depicted in the bar graph D


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GRAPH XIII: Shows the Marital status of Volunteers and Non Volunteers

The comparison of the above two graphs for the aspect marital status indicates that there isnt

much discrepancy in the percentage of the participants. Hence suggests that marital status isnt adetermining factor for volunteering or non volunteering.

GRAPH XIV: Shows the percentage of Volunteers and non volunteers who are from Bengaluru

Comparing the above graphs for the two groups, it indicates that there is a noticeable difference

in the percentage of participants who are based in Bengaluru. This could be one the reasons for

non-volunteering among the non volunteer participants.

However, the small percentage of participants in Bengaluru among the non volunteer group

could be because a large proportion of the participants have not specified their hometown and is

thus not reliable.

Single

52%

Married

48%

Marital Status

Single

48%Married

52%

Marital Status

In

Bengaluru

41%Out Of

Bengaluru

31%

Not

Specified

28%

Home Town BengaluruIn

Bengaluru

17%

Out Of

Bengaluru

31%

Not

Specified

52%

Home Town Bengaluru


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GRAPH XV: Shows the percentage of Volunteers and Non volunteer who know Kannada

The comparitive analysis of the above two graphs show that a good percentage of volunteers are

familiar with Kannada language, whereas only 41% of the non volunteers know Kannada.

Nevertheless, it is not a small number for the sample of this non volunteer group where language

might act as a hurdle for volunteering.

Known

65%

Not

Known

21%

Not

Specified

14%

Kannada Language

Known

41%

Not

Known

24%

Not

Specified

35%

Kannada Language


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GRAPH XVI

The checklist also consisted of an item where the participants were asked to specify the areas ofsocial cause they feel most passionate to work for.

Above graph represents that the data collected from the sample of 263, most of them prefer

working towards education and improvement in the environmental conditions.

considerable number of participants also prefer working towards the betterment of poor and

health conditions.

GRAPH XVII

The participants were also asked to specify the target population they would like to work for.

The data obtained for this indicates that most of them prefer working for children and elderly in

the heirarchy which also consists of homeles, specially abled etc.

Poor

18%

Education

38%

Environment

26%

Health

18%

Preferred areas for social work

Women & Girls

14%

Children

35%Elderly

21%

Homeless

14%

Specially abled

16%

Areas


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This graph is represented to segregate the responses to what charity means to each of the three

sample category- General employees, campus trainees and senior employees

GRAPH XVIII

When looked at the graph, its clear that the perception of charity for the general sample is

different from the other two sample categories. While charity implies time for the general

sample, it means sharing skill for the campus trainees and the senior employees. However,

money does not convey as a means of charity for all the three groups.

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