Embargo Period
8-12-2020
Degree Name
MA in Intercultural Service, Leadership, and Management
First Advisor
Karen Blanchard
Second Advisor
Karen Blanchard
Abstract
How Do They Do It explores a small non-profit organization which is run solely by volunteers, called Mentor A Mother that was founded by two pre-natal nurses. Mentor A Mother is a mentoring program for young mothers ages 13-20 in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. This project demonstrates the need for a program such as this. This project looks at the organizational structure and culture of this unique organization and attempts to make comparisons to others like it. The main research question is based on what strengths and challenges are found in an all-volunteer run organization. I use real life experiences that I collected through my work as an intern with Mentor A Mother. In addition, I have conducted research to learn best practices in running an all voluntary non-profit organization, including board management, volunteer empowerment and leadership roles, in order to compare them to the experiences I had while working in the operation of such an organization.
Recommended Citation
Guilliams, Erin, "How Do They Do It?: Looking at the Strengths and Challenges in the Running of a Completely Voluntary Non-Profit Organization" (2020). Capstone Collection. 3213.
https://digitalcollections.sit.edu/capstones/3213