Interview Data

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Interview Questions
1. Where did you find out about the organization? 2. What was the first thing you did with the organization? 3. What was the next thing? 4. What other things have you done with the organization? 5. How was it between these different things? 6. Are you involved with other organizations? 7. What do you do? 8. Were the people you were working with peers? Were they superiors? Were they people like you? 9. If you are also involved with paid employment or school, what d o/id you do/study? 10. What would have made your leadership/volunteer process easier? 11. Other learning from the volunteer interview

Interviewees
A: Ecology Ottawa volunteer at HOPE beach volleyball summerfest B: Board chair at PERC C: LST summer intern re: EWB experiences D: PEN mailout co-ordinator E: New volunteer interested in project management F: LST member G: PERC treasurer

Interview Answers
Q1 A. Volunteer Ottawa website B. Co-ordinator (badminton) C. Information around school D. PEN E. Internet -> charity village. (looking for volunteer opportunity) (about one month btw search and orientation) F. Volunteer ottawa website G. In the PEN (picked it up from time to time) Q2 A. Hope Volleyball summerfest outreach B. Bike scavenger hunt C. General information meeting -> fair trade group D. Helping out with the mailout. No orientation, just came and did E. Meeting with mike (pre-orientation) F. Phone � interview � orientation � meetings with mike � LST meeting: orientation/focus about LST, role definition, planning + visioning G. Updating committee data (file -> hardcopy of who is in what) (post orientation) Q3 A. / B. Commuter challenge/other special events C. Development Day D. Square dance, fundraising events. E. Orientation F. Leadership stuff: fsnp, motivation (structured activity, interactive + self reflective) G. Hello Volunteer (about one year) Q4 A. / B. Commuter challenge, chair of special events (fundraising), board member C. Exec positions, event organization, etc. D. Other special events besides square dance, special events E. / F. LST, RfD as LST, garage sale, PERC dinner, corn roast G. Library � overdues, driving PEN issues, bookkeeper of PERC (ad accounts, membership) Q5 A. / B. Short period of time (in contact with other vols) C. Short period of time (with a month) D. Maybe six months (after two or three mailouts) 5 years after joining: coordinating mailout. E. / F. Weekly meeting, next RfD roll around, less than half a year for other PERC activities G. Treasurer -> 6 years 2001 � 2008 (3 terms) March: orientation. December: treasurer. Beginning expectation: sorting papers. Gilbert and Sullivan: clerk at law office. (ruler of the queen�s navy -> polishing handle on the big front door. Surprising: problem recruiting board members. (organizational need) Q6 ?	?	Yes	Greenprint, before Credo, after PERC	No.	Nope. In the past: Mennonite central committee, co-chair interfaith committee.	Official agent for NDP candidate (Ottawa South), election work. On community recreation association. (treasurer) Unitarian Universalists fellowship Ottawa. Q7 A. ? (Not related to environment/social issues. maybe sports teams? don't know. B. ? C. Varied activities/roles D. Boards: Organizing events, Determining organizational direction. tc. Went to event, got involved. Started anti-pesticide group during PERC/credo E. Making projects from pollution prevention mandates, giving to consultants to do projects. (payback period with scholarship. -> masters in civil engineering. F. MCC: volunteering in thrift store (going to store, knowing about vols) 7 yrs ago. Community organized: commonly known. L�arche in Richmond Hill (international organization) -> raise awareness/educate about disabilities, different religion. 3 yrs ago. G. Detailed in previous answer. Q8 A. ? B. ? C. Peers � people like me. D. Spent time working with teams, other groups of people. Coordinating: anit-pesticide, mailout. Board worked with coordinators. Membership supportive of board, less active. (greenprint: coalition environment) E. Supervisor with thai government -> more outgoing, better with working with other people. Like doing the same things. F. Peers. Cashier -> who ever happened to be there did training (other volunteers) 8 months -> finished school. Former chair -> more responsibility (also volunteer) G. Treasurer: supervised others (supervising -> �leadership� Same level of responsibility, identity Q9 A. Student B. ? C. D. social worker in health care (ongoing) E. Project coordinator (engineer). (government of thailand) F. religious studies. Now alternative health care clinic. Office manager. G. Teacher -> elementary school: 7/8 science -> environmental awareness. Teaching since 70s. Q10 F. All positive experiences. Voluntary stepping out of comfort zone. Problem: time -> finding enough time, managing time to get things involved. Give back/gain new skills and experiences. No discrepancy between expectations and actual experience. Q11 A. - very hard to commit - organizations intimidating, seems to ask a lot - orgs. need follows up B. - board members rarely recruited from volunteers C. - hah it�s what this internship is all about D. State of PERC-> =( Lack of funds, volunteers. Greenprint, Credo around 98. Leadership: everyone wants to ride the bus, no one wants to drive. People like PERC, but not willing to step up. Have always been involved in community groups. Precedence since much younger E. Think that Leader needs to be creative. - have to know what want to do, the ideas how to accomplish goals. Doesn't feel self have many ideas. Outgoing leaders make people more comfortable. Meeting other people at things like PERCshops help new people to feel more comfortable. Knowing who you�re working with, more comfortable.		 F. / G. /

Other Notes
Addressing confirmation bias:

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