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Welcome to our Annual Volunteer Survey


WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!



This survey has questions divided in to these sections:

  1. About your current volunteer activity
  2. About Volunteer Dufferin
  3. Future events
  4. Finding Caregivers and Community Connectors
  5. Follow up


Please complete this survey by July 21, 2025.


Your feedback matters to us, thank you for sharing your thoughts today.


Contact Information

(optional)
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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SECTION 1: About Your Current Volunteer Activity
1. Why do you volunteer?
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2. What best describes your current volunteer status?
3. Has your volunteering changed in the past year? If so, how and why? E.g. have less/more time, can't find opportunities that fit, bad experience, started volunteering. Please explain.
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4. Please estimate how many hours you give monthly, on average, to “formal volunteering”. I.e. with an organization like a food bank, sports club or shelter.
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4.a. Please estimate how many hours you give monthly, on average, to “informal volunteering”. E.g. unpaid care for children or seniors (including family outside of the household), helping out a neighbour.
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4.b. Have you done any “virtual volunteering”? E.g. helping an organization or cause remotely, such as assistance with websites, social media, online events, phone calls, organizing/coordinating for programs.
4.c. Have you done any “microvolunteering”? I.e. gig-based, short time commitment, tasks that can be completed quickly, may or may not require a specific skill. E.g. signing petitions, writing letters, giving career advice or answering business questions, voting in contests, running for a cause.
Please elaborate on your virtual or microvolunteering:
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5. Anything else you'd like to share regarding your current volunteer activities?
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SECTION 2: About Volunteer Dufferin

Volunteer Dufferin recently launched a new and improved matching portal incorporating user feedback collected from our members. If you haven't yet, we encourage you to check out the new features, update your profile and browse open opportunities using the new functionality.  Visit volunteerdufferin.ca.
6. How often do you visit volunteerdufferin.ca?
7. How did you hear about volunteerdufferin.ca? Check all that apply.
8. What type of volunteering is most of interest to you? Check all that apply.
9. Has Volunteer Dufferin helped you find a volunteer placement(s)?
9.a. Please elaborate on Volunteer Dufferin's role in helping you find placements:
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10. Rate how important the following features of volunteerdufferin.ca are to you (whether or not you've used them yet - some are new!):
Functionality that matches volunteers to opportunities that fit their interests and sends email notification of new opportunities
Unimportant
Very Important
Keyword search
Unimportant
Very Important
Flexible search/browse filters to narrow down by cause, activity, time, availability and other preferences
Unimportant
Very Important
Easy profile configuration. E.g. interests, skills, availability, requirements, notification options.
Unimportant
Very Important
Organization profile summary with description, contact info, web link and all current listings
Unimportant
Very Important
Our new MORE page with FAQ section, helpful links and additional ways to engage with your community
Unimportant
Very Important
Link to organization's volunteer application form when expressing interest
Unimportant
Very Important
Volunteer Dufferin e-newsletters and social media, with information about current volunteering opportunities, tips and local events
Unimportant
Very Important
11. Please describe any other features or services that you would find useful:
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12. Is there anything else Volunteer Dufferin could do to better meet your needs, as a volunteer?
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SECTION 3: Future Events

13. Rate how likely you are to attend information sessions, webinars or coffee chats on the following topics? 
Volunteer Dufferin 101: how to use the site for best results
Very Unlikely
Very Likely
What are placements looking for, how to find the right opportunity, and thinking outside the box
Very Unlikely
Very Likely
How to prepare an application, get required certifications, police checks, etc.
Very Unlikely
Very Likely
Volunteer health and safety, mental health, and other workplace considerations
Very Unlikely
Very Likely
Opportunities for mentorship, leadership or serving on a board of directors
Very Unlikely
Very Likely
Student volunteer hours
Very Unlikely
Very Likely
13.a. Are there any other topics related to volunteering that you would like to learn more about?
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14. Would you be interested in attending a volunteer fair in fall 2025?
15. What would you like to see there and what do you think would make people want to come out? Check all that apply and/or add "other".
16. Would you be interested in helping with planning or volunteering at the volunteer fair?

SECTION 4: Finding Caregivers and Community Connectors

The Caregivers in the Hills program is a FREE program established by Hills of Headwaters Collaborative Ontario Health Team and its Community Wellness Council to support unpaid caregivers in Dufferin/Caledon as a critical part of the health and social care team of their loved one or someone they care about. Promoting a positive partnership between unpaid caregivers and the health care community will ultimately improve outcomes for both caregivers and their loved ones. Learn more here.
17. Are you aware of the Caregivers In The Hills (CITH) Program? Would you like to be connected or find out more?

Our Community Connectors group is just getting started. We are building a network of people in the community who would be candidates for a group of community connectors or "Super Connectors" in Dufferin-Caledon. These are people who are connected to many things themselves and have a knack for connecting other people in their neighbourhoods. The goal is to create more connected communities and a stronger social fabric. If that sounds like you or someone you know, please join our newsletter and we will reach out with next steps.  


Sign up to stay informed about Community Connectors
18. Would you like to be more involved in helping identify, support and celebrate Caregivers and Community Connectors?

SECTION 5: Follow up
19. Would you like us to contact you about our service or your profile on volunteerdufferin.ca? If yes, please make sure that your contact info is filled in at the top of this survey.
20. Is there anything we missed, or anything else that you would like to share with us?
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