An Evaluation of Clean the World, Las Vegas Volunteer Program

Background Student evaluation team, AVID Advising, conducted an evaluation of a not for profit organization, Clean the World, Las Vegas Volunteer Program from February 2015 through August 2015. The pre-­‐ valuation consisted of an analysis of the organization’s growth since opening its Las Vegas doors in 2012, staff responsibilities, and their volunteer program. As a result of the pre-­‐ valuation, AVID Advising and Clean the World Las Vegas Manager, Kevin Williams determined an evaluation on the existing volunteer program would be most beneficial to the organization. Purpose The primary purpose of this evaluation is to provide Clean the World, Las Vegas with both short and long term recommendations based on the identified needs of their current volunteer program. Methodology To obtain qualitative and quantitative information about the volunteer program, information was collected via interviews with Clean the World, Las Vegas staff members, found in benchmarks studies, and through surveys ADIV Advising developed and distributed to current volunteers. Findings The volunteer survey respondents were able to provide important critical feedback regarding the volunteer program; survey data and commen