Research on Leadership Training of Voluntary Service Organizations
Published in: Asia Pacific Humanities Volume 1, Issue 2, July 2021 (2021, Issue 2)
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Published: July 1, 2021
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Fang, H., Zhao, Y., David, C.. Research on Leadership Training of Voluntary Service Organizations. Asia-Pac. Humanit. 1, 002 (2021). Available at: https://asiapacifichumanities.org/articles/aphj-2021-02-0002.
Abstract
With the growing number of volunteers, the influence of volunteerism is also expanding. Voluntary service organizations have attracted the attention of the government and all sectors of society. Policy documents on supporting voluntary service organizations have been issued one after another, and voluntary service has developed rapidly in legalization, specialization and normalization. However, due to its characteristics of volunteeriness, non-profit and group spontaneity, the development of voluntary service organizations has also encountered many difficulties, such as the difficulty of maintaining the members of organizations, the unsustainable development, and the lack of leadership. Based on the leadership training mode, this paper analyses and improves the leadership of the volunteer service organizations, strengthens the management, so as to promote the development of the cause of voluntary service.
1 Introduction
organizations develops in a historical process of evolution, which is closely related to social management, that is, the transformation from unitary management body to multiple management bodies.① The rise of modern capitalism has promoted the development commodity economy. The economy began to be oriented by the market. And because the main body of market activities is enterprises, the social management function was transferred to be undertaken by the dual bodies of government and enterprises. However, the market is not omnipotent and has its inherent defects.② So after the market failure, the government began to intervene. But government intervention cannot solve all the problems neither, whose limitations lead to government failure.③
Therefore, limited government comes into being with government reform. Since then, the monopoly of public services by the traditional government has been broken. The functions of the government have been limited. The era of multiple bodies in charge of social management has come. The social public affairs are dominated by government, enterprises, various social organizations and the public. Since then, voluntary service organizations have entered a period of rapid development, and gradually formed voluntary service activities and models with local characteristics. Some relevant systems have also been improved, and will further develop scientifically and legally. At present, as a social cause, voluntary service has its broad public foundation. Although in recent years, the voluntary service has been greatly developed, its overall situation is still less than promising. There are many problems to be solved, such as weak organizational foundation, poor professional level, imperfect coordination mechanism of voluntary service, insufficient popularization of volunteer spirit, and difficulty in meeting the needs of voluntary service with the leadership.
Under the background of the new era, leadership should play a more important role in exploring new ways of voluntary service and do a better job in public service, so that leadership and voluntary service can fully integrate.
2 Research Significance
2.1 Theoretical Significance
In the current political, economic, social and cultural background, how the voluntary service organizations can develop healthily and shoulder its due social function has always been a proposition perplexing the academic circles, the government and the voluntary service organizations themselves.④ Through the analysis of relevant literature, many experts and scholars have carried out relevant researches on voluntary service. However, most of these researches mainly focus on four aspects which are the current situation and development of voluntary service, the mobilization and motivation of voluntary organizations, the characteristics of volunteer groups and the implementation of voluntary service projects. Most of them merely explore the management mechanism and mode. Only few researches study the leadership of voluntary service organizations.⑤ But excellent leadership is essential for the healthy development of voluntary service organizations. This paper enriches the research on the leadership training of voluntary service organizations.
2.2 Practical Significance
Voluntary service has great value in promoting the progress of social civilization and helping to establish a harmonious society. Due to the practical significance of voluntary service organizations, many scholars have studied the rise and development of them. But at present, according to the actual research situation, there are only a small number of researches analyzing the leadership of voluntary service organizations, especially on the leadership of local voluntary service organizations. This paper will elaborate the leadership training mechanism of voluntary service organizations and explore the development of their structural model, hoping the research results can provide practical reference and impetus for other voluntary service organizations, and then promote the function of voluntary service in political civilization and economic development, as well as social progress.
3 Leadership Training Mode of Voluntary Service Organizations
3.1 Course Introduction
CLP (Crossover Leadership to Philanthropy) is a training course for tip-top talents and leaders in public welfare management. It aims to provide the world's leading charity management system for leaders from all over the world who are concerned about charity. Its goal is to cultivate senior management talents and leaders in the non-profit sectors who concern about people in the whole world and dare to innovate.⑥
The semesters of CLP course are two years. Through practical teaching, it builds a modern system on charity knowledge, with "the knowledge of goodness" as the core. It advocates social innovation, enhances social strength, and uses professional charity methods to solve social problems scientifically.⑦
3.2 Curriculum System
Based on the four teaching modules of “global top-class team, international learning experience, rich practice cases, and lifelong learning mechanism”, CLP course creates a comprehensive teaching mode that runs through the core courses of general courses, professional courses, practical courses and action plans, and constructs a multi-disciplinary and interdisciplinary curriculum system.

FIG.1 CURRICULUM SYSTEM

FIG.2 CURRICULUM SCHEDULE
The leadership training mode of this voluntary service organization is applicable to entrepreneurs, senior executives, members of wealth families, founders / management of public welfare organizations or institutions, persons in charge of foundations, CSR of enterprises, industry leaders and social innovators, and social personages who are enthusiastic and concerned about public welfare and charity.
4 Conclusion
Although participating in voluntary service can obtain many kinds of professional skills, it is still necessary to learn and receive training intensively to consolidate public welfare leadership, so as to improve the service level and personal comprehensive quality, and then realize the value of self leadership. If the content of public service remains unchanged, volunteers will inevitably reduce their service enthusiasm due to repeated work and lack of new ideas. The main purpose of this course is to improve the leadership of public service leaders, so as to manage the whole voluntary service team, improve the enthusiasm of voluntary service, and constantly innovate and create new service projects, so that participants can continuously obtain new challenges. The leadership training mode of voluntary service organizations not only exercises the learning ability of participants, but also help them learn new knowledge and skills. It is also beneficial for participants to maintain enthusiasm and good states for voluntary service. Generally speaking, only if the public leaders have enough leadership and can establish a long-term voluntary service mechanism, can more people be attracted to participate in volunteer service activities, and maintain the enthusiasm of voluntary service personnel, so as to carry forward the spirit of voluntary service widely.
With the development of economy and the influence of Western volunteerism, voluntary service organizations maintain a good momentum to develop. Voluntary service organizations play an important role, in the aspects of disasters rescue, large-scale activities, social services, etc. The social identity of the spirit of voluntary service is also rising. It can be said that voluntary service organizations have become an indispensable part to modernize social governance. However, we must realize that there are still some obstacles for voluntary service organizations. For example, the lack of leadership has constrained the development of voluntary service organizations. This paper analyzes this problem and provide corresponding training model and mechanism. Therefore, we must strengthen the leadership of team members, cultivate and enroll social work talents. We should strengthen the construction of internal management mechanism, improve the evaluation and incentive mechanism, and broaden the financing channels.
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