Evaluation of the Volunteer Network

Client:
Zero Waste Scotland
Start date:
September 2011
Due for completion:
March 2012

Zero Waste Scotland’s Volunteer Programme was established to create a network of volunteers across Scotland to empower local communities to adopt more sustainable ways of living, helping to make Scotland a genuinely zero waste society.

We are delighted to have been commissioned by Zero Waste Scotland to evaluate the impacts of the volunteer network. The programme of research includes a quantitative component to measure the extent of behaviour change amongst people who have been engaged by the network and a strong qualitative element to determine how change is achieved. The qualitative phase will include in-depth research with six groups within the network, to assess the experiences of volunteers and participants who have been engaged.

The results of the research will inform the future development of the programme and provide insight into how best to track the behavioural impacts of the network going forward.
 

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