Outpost's Volunteerism Survey

1. Please let us know how to contact you. Your personal information is for the contest only and will not be used for any other purposes.

Please let us know how to contact you. Your personal information is for the contest only and will not be used for any other purposes. Name:
Email Address:
Phone Number:

2. Gender

Gender Male

Female

3. Marital Status

Marital Status Single

Married

Partner

4. How many children do you have?

How many children do you have? 0

1

2

3

4+

5. What is the highest level of education attained?

What is the highest level of education attained? High School

College

University

Post-Grad

6. What is your profession?

What is your profession?

7. How many hours do you volunteer each month?

How many hours do you volunteer each month? 0

1-10

10-20

20-30

30+

8. What kind of volunteering do you do?

What kind of volunteering do you do? Environment

Social services

Sports and Recreation

Housing and infrastructure

Arts and culture

Health and healthcare

Law, advocacy and politics

International development and disaster relief

Animal welfare

Children

Seniors

Physical disabilities

9. What is the main reason you volunteered?

What is the main reason you volunteered?

10. With whom do you volunteer?

With whom do you volunteer? Friends and family

Faith group

School group

Club or social organization

Independently

11. Do you use your professional skills in your volunteering efforts?

Do you use your professional skills in your volunteering efforts? Yes

No

12. What are your specific personal and/or professional skills, abilities or talents that you think non-profits or charities could benefit from?

What are your specific personal and/or professional skills, abilities or talents that you think non-profits or charities could benefit from?

13. Is your volunteering through your work?

Is your volunteering through your work? Yes

No

14. If in school, is your volunteering related to your course of study?

If in school, is your volunteering related to your course of study? Yes

No

15. Do you volunteer from home?

Do you volunteer from home? Yes

No

16. Are you planning to volunteer within Canada but outside your own city?

Are you planning to volunteer within Canada but outside your own city? Yes

No

17. Have you ever volunteered outside of Canada?

Have you ever volunteered outside of Canada? Yes

No

18. If yes, where did you volunteer?

If yes, where did you volunteer? South and Central America

Africa

Asia

Europe

USA

19. How did you find a placement?

How did you find a placement? Through a non profit organization

Independently

With a faith based organization

With a tour company

20. How did you hear about the volunteer opportunity?

How did you hear about the volunteer opportunity? In a newspaper or magazine

On television

The Internet

Word of mouth

I created it myself

21. If you volunteered overseas, how long was your placement?

If you volunteered overseas, how long was your placement? One week or less

Between one and four weeks

One to three months

Three to six months

Six months to a year

Over a year

22. Did you keep a blog or journal of your experiences?

Did you keep a blog or journal of your experiences? Yes

No

23. Would you be interested in sharing those experiences.

Would you be interested in sharing those experiences. Yes

No

24. If yes, can we contact you through email?

If yes, can we contact you through email? Yes

No

25. Please rate your experience from 1-10, one being the least likely to do it again, ten being the most.

Please rate your experience from 1-10, one being the least likely to do it again, ten being the most. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

26. If you haven't volunteered outside of Canada, are you planning to?

If you haven't volunteered outside of Canada, are you planning to? Yes

No

27. Where do you plan on volunteering?

Where do you plan on volunteering? Asia

South and Central America

Europe

USA

Africa

28. Using a 10-point scale where 1 means not well at all and ten means extremely well, how well do you think the charitable sector does at matching your personal and/or professional skills, abilities or talents with meaningful volunteer opportunities?

Using a 10-point scale where 1 means not well at all and ten means extremely well, how well do you think the charitable sector does at matching your personal and/or professional skills, abilities or talents with meaningful volunteer opportunities? 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10