title: Managing health care volunteer programs.
abstract: This article examines the salient aspects underlying effective volunteer programs in health care organizations. Volunteers are generally unpaid "employees" performing a variety of functions. Reasons for volunteering ranging from altruism to political are discussed. Considerations in establishing a good volunteer-to-organization fit are covered. Finally, motivational and reward considerations are explored.
authors.affiliation: Management Department, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, 800 W. Main Street, Whitewater, WI 53190, USA. pulichm@uww.edu
authors.forename: Marcia
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pulich
mesh_terms: D006758:Hospital Volunteers / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D009042:Motivation; D010557:Personnel Administration, Hospital / Q000379:methods*; D012201:Reward