Towards communicating the value of volunteers: lessons from the field
Well-managed volunteers are assets that charities insist they cannot do without. Nevertheless, few charities publish the value of their volunteers' efforts in annual reports. Charities' current practices in communicating volunteers' value reflect the regulatory environment, but not their increasing professionalization. Valuing volunteers can assist charities in services planning and to build their reputation in their communities. However, charities' managers must also accept that judgement is required in negotiating the sensitive nature of defining volunteers' value.
REPRESENTATION OF THE FINANCIAL POSITION OF NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS: THE HABITAT FOR HUMANITY SITUATION
In the United States, there are over 1,000,000 nonprofit organizations and the property that they own represents 10 to 30 percent of all properties on tax rolls. Because of the influence that these organizations exert, they have a responsibility to communicate to their members and to the public accurate information as to their financial activities and financial condition. Many of these organizations, such as Habitat for Humanity, receive many of their contributions through donations of materials and labor. Do they value these types of contributions at fair market value or some other value? This paper discusses this question.
Dawn or dusk of the 5th age of research in educational technology? A literature review on (e-)leadership for technology-enhanced learning in higher education (2013-2017)
The aim of this article is to establish the extent to which the concept of e-leadership has taken off as a lens through which to study leadership for technology-enhanced learning (TEL) in higher education. Building on a previous study conducted in 2013, this article thus covers an exploratory review of the literature for the period 2103-2017. It analyses 49 articles which explore both the specific concept of e-leadership as well as other work dealing more generally with leadership and organisational change for TEL in higher education. The findings show that while none of the empirical studies identified in the literature refer explicitly to e-leadership, there are a number of interesting insights to be found in the theoretical articles. The results also highlight the widely different interpretations and applications of the concept of e-leadership and the consequent need for the definition to be refined. The paper concludes with recommendations for further multidisciplinary research at the intersection of the fields of educational technology and educational management, focusing on values, strategy, organisation and leadership interactions at meso level, the economy and public policy at macro level, and teaching and learning at the micro level, as well as for research in Leadership Development for TEL.