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Rethinking Leadership Training: Relay For Life, Lora Haley Miller
Rethinking Leadership Training: Relay For Life, Lora Haley Miller
Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects
The purpose of this study was to examine volunteer training that American Cancer Society Relay For Life volunteers receive in a rural and non-rural county. A qualitative study was conducted by interviewing Relay For Life volunteers from Edmonson County, KY and Warren County, KY. The data generated three overarching themes: Training was inconsistent, there was ineffective quality and quantity of training, and relevance and experience play a role in the differences between training in a rural and non-rural county. These findings offer insight into the ways in which the American Cancer Society and other nonprofit organizations may improve their volunteer …