Research On Development Of Organizing Ability Of Shanghai Youth Volunteers Association

Since the reform and opening up policy, volunteers and their activities in China have developed very quickly. However, volunteer activities are still in the starting phase and the domestic researches are focusing on the content, projects of volunteer service and the development satiation of volunteer activities,while researches on youth volunteer association are comparatively inadequate. Because of the special position of Shanghai city, there are frequent large scale activities, events and meetings held here, for example, Special Olympics, Female World Cup, F1 China Tour, Tennis Master Cup, 2010 World Expo. This definitely needs youth volunteers who shall be international, professional and functional. To strengthen the management of youth volunteer associations, and push their development is a guarantee for volunteer activities. Thus researches on organizing ability construction, including basic resources, management ability and organizational structure, appears very much important.This essay starts from the development of organizing ability of Shanghai Youth Volunteer Association, making a summary of the basic information of the association, organizational structure and operation. Based on the analysis of real situation of youth volunteers association of Shanghai City and Xuhui District, the essay raises the major factors to influence the construction of organizing ability of associations and its main performance. Finally in the essay, the main ways to strengthen the ability construction of youth volunteer association.There are five parts in the essay.First Part: raise the question. Mainly involve the basic concepts of volunteer spirit, volunteer, youth volunteer association, organizing ability construction, and the description of oversea volunteer work development history, summary of researches and relative theory.Second part: basic situation of Shanghai Youth Volunteer Association. Starting form the Chinese Youth Volunteer Association and then turning to the structure and operation situation of Shanghai Youth Volunteer Association.Third Part: Analysis on the main factors of the development of organizing ability of Shanghai Youth Volunteer Association. It includes three factors: one is the influence of basic resources, like personnel, capitals, and policy. One is the influence of volunteers'selection, training and management. And another is the influence of their relationship with government, enterprises, community and other NGO and its own structure.Fourth Part: Case Study. Introduction of the organizational situation, service contents of Youth Volunteer Association of Xuhui District and raise the questions of capital, structures, volunteer resource and team management while operation.Fifth Part: Suggestions on strengthen the organizing ability from complete management system, improve management ability and integrate network resource, including volunteer ID system completing and legislating, foundation raising ability improving, volunteers training and incentive mechanism setting up, organizational structure completing, and government, community and NGO relations building up and strengthening.Sixth Part: summarizes the whole research as an ending.