The Napa County Office of Education’s (NCOE) CalSERVES AmeriCorps Volunteer Infrastructure Programs (VIP and VIP-SE) support AmeriCorps members who work with 140 community organizations across California. AmeriCorps members work as teams to provide infrastructure support for volunteer programs at service organizations.
Study Goals:
This report provides a summary of analyses conducted using the CalSERVES AmeriCorps Volunteer Capacity Assessment (VCA) and its three scales. Organizations used the VCA when they enrolled in VIP or VIP-SE and at a single follow-up point in September 2018.
Research Questions:
The primary research question was:
- Was there a difference in how much organizational capacity grew between sites that had a year of participation in VIP versus sites that had more than one year?
Results:
The report found the following:
- Results from descriptive analysis show a statistically significant change (or growth) from baseline VCA scores to the follow-up VCA scores in 2018.
- The average mean for each of the three VCA scales improved over time, which shows a higher average achievement score among all program sites after at least a year of VIP participation.
- Pre- and post-VCA results show that program sites that participated in VIP for one year or more showed substantial improvement in volunteer plan development, implementation, and sustainability.
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Further information
Program/Intervention
CalSERVES VIP
Implementing Organization
Napa County Office of Education
Intermediary(s)
Napa County Office of Education
AmeriCorps Program(s)
AmeriCorps State and National
Outcome Category
Nonprofit development
Study Type(s)
Impact
Study Design(s)
Quasi-Experimental (QED)
Level of Evidence
Moderate
Researcher/Evaluator
JBS International
Published Year
2018
Study Site Location (State)
California