Drasi Gia to Kati Allo (SFA) is a nonprofit in Thessaloniki, Greece providing skills to individuals with disabilities. As SFA has lost 50% of its volunteers since 2020, our project goal was to assess and connect cultures of volunteerism within Thessaloniki to establish effective ways to recruit and retain volunteers. Through distribution and analysis of surveys, interviews, observations, and media we found SFA has strong workplace connections, staff can utilize volunteers more, and that younger generations are most open to volunteer. An informative booklet details findings, and recommendations for optimizing volunteer utilization, maintaining a cohesive social media presence, enhancing volunteer training, creating partnerships with other organizations, and searching for means of funding.

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Creator

• Rannikko, Nicole
• Spillane, Julia
• Bottrill, Daniel
• Wright, Ryan

Subject

• Community
• Inclusion
• Culture
• Well-Being

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 121634
• E-project-042524-084836

Palabra Clave

• Disability
• Volunteering
• Outreach
• Inclusivity
• Community

Advisor

• Butler, Michael
• Butler, Melissa

Year

• 2024

Center

• Thessaloniki, Greece Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• Drasi Gia to Kati Allo

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• Not Specified

Date created

• 2024-04-25

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Source

• E-project-042524-084836

Rights statement

• In Copyright