Social Entrepreneurship: Daffodil Day Volunteering Experience Report

This report details a student's volunteering experience with Daffodil Day, a New Zealand-based organization dedicated to raising funds and awareness for cancer research and treatment. The report begins with an overview of Daffodil Day's activities, including the student's role in collecting donations on Mt. Eden Road in Auckland. It highlights the personal means gained through volunteering, such as promoting cancer awareness and developing communication skills. The report then identifies gaps in the student's entrepreneurial skills, particularly in leadership and team management. The second part of the report focuses on personal entrepreneurial resources, outlining the student's traits, contacts, and knowledge relevant to social entrepreneurship. The report concludes with insights for creating future social value for cancer patients, including coaching, feedback collection, and support services for patients and their families. References from ASCO, Cancer Council NSW, and Forbes are included.

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Table of Contents
Part 1..........................................................................................................................................3
Overview of Daffodil Day.....................................................................................................3
Activities Performed at Daffodil Day....................................................................................3
Personal Means found Valuable during Volunteering...........................................................3
Identification and description of Gaps in Personal Means.....................................................4
Insights for Creation of Future Social Value.........................................................................4
Part 2..........................................................................................................................................4
Personal Entrepreneurial Resources (Means)........................................................................4
References..................................................................................................................................7

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Part 1
Overview of Daffodil Day
Daffodil Day since its inception from 1990 has worked as the biggest organization raising
funds and also in generating awareness regarding the spread of Cancer in New Zealand. It
encourages individuals and groups to render donations to the New Zealand based Cancer
Society for conducting research and also rendering treatment to different types of Cancer.
Further, donations and needed support is also welcomed by Daffodil Day for cultivating
potential awareness and also regarding the development of programs and campaigns for
generating needed information about Cancer to people pertaining to different regions in New
Zealand(Daffodil Day, 2017).
Activities Performed at Daffodil Day
I served as a volunteer in Daffodil Day and my work was to collect donations from people
from Mt. Eden Road based in Auckland. The volunteering activity was carried out for a
period of five hours that encompassed different types of sub-activities underlined as follows.
Firstly, I was required to put up finely textured yellow colored clothes and hats resembling
daffodils. Secondly, I met with my team members and also with the volunteering leader of
my group. The leader briefed us with our objective for fund raising and how the money is
used for charity works in Daffodil Day. The shift started where we walked along the Mt.
Eden Road selling daffodils in neatly tied packs and other merchandises in exchange for
money or donations. We were told to render a smiling face to the people that would visit us
for procuring merchandises in exchange for donations. Photographs were also taken during
such volunteering meets and circulated along the social media(Daffodil Day, 2017).
Personal Means found Valuable during Volunteering
The volunteering activity conducted for Daffodil Day helped me in earning different valuable
means which otherwise would not have been available. The volunteering activity helped me
in promoting a difference in the lives of individuals suffering from Cancer. It also helped me
in rendering effective services to the society through generation of needed awareness and
financial support for fighting cancer. Further, effective understanding was earned regarding

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my potential and hidden talents that contributed in enhancement of self confidence. Similarly,
in terms of operating with non-government and non-profit organisations needed knowledge
was earned regarding the functions and the operational parameters of the government. Other
than knowledge, the sense of empathizing with the needs and expectations of the cancer
patients further contributed in caring and addressing the needs of diverse
communities(American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), 2015).
Identification and description of Gaps in Personal Means
As a part of the volunteering activity concerning working with Daffodil Day, I rightly
identified potential gaps associated with reflection of leadership skills and also experience of
working in a team or group environment. I identified my failure in effectively leading a team
of volunteers for meeting of group objectives and targets concerning collection of donations
for supporting cancer patients. The need for effective communication and motivation were
clearly identified owing to gaps regarding communication of objectives, leadership skills and
also the manner of motivating individuals involved in groups to meet collection targets.
Difficulty division of tasks and targets based on individual and group potential and also based
on assessing the regional potential were also identified.
Insights for Creation of Future Social Value
Effective insights regarding the creation of future social value for the Cancer patients based
in New Zealand are outlined as under:
-Generation of coaching and training to the Cancer patients for bringing about changes in
their existing lifestyle
-Collection and generation of feedback rendered by Cancer patients along different hospitals
-Generation of needed peer support and also rendering financial and community support to
the families and other care groups for the Cancer patients for enhancement of wellbeing of
the patients(Cancer Council NSW , 2015).

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Part 2
Personal Entrepreneurial Resources (Means)
Column 1
Resources
(means) for
entrepreneur
Column 2
Your personal resources (means)
Who are you?
-Your traits,
characteristics,
abilities, values,
strengths
 Energising individual reflecting needed enthusiasm.
 Result oriented and professional attitude focused on raising
needed funds and also in attracting greater number of
volunteers.
 Collaborative and Communicative in nature with co-
volunteers and also with other community members.
 Has developed effective presence and visibility both through
the use of social media platforms and also through the use of
broadcasting and print media(Lindenmayer, 2013).
 Interested in communicating with strangers and other
community members.
 Hard working and interested in travelling.
 Ability to attract and influence the mindset of people for
generating donations to fight cancer.
Whom do you
know?
-People you know,
personal and
professional contacts
 Ex-volunteers and other volunteers working in Daffodil Day.
 Doctors working in cancer hospitals.
 Community and Program heads of Cancer Projects.
 Program Manager at Daffodil Day.
 Academicians and Academic Heads of institutions associated
to cancer medicine and palliative care.
What do you
know?
 Completed Masters in Social Welfare.
 Gained knowledge about caregiving to cancer patients.
 Knowledge in Palliative Care

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-Your knowledge and
education
 Knowledge about Cancer medicines
 Knowledge about rendering support to families
 Knowledge of resources and infrastructure assimilation and
allocation to different communities affected by cancer.
 Participating in Train the Trainer programs associated to
generation of training and coaching to both cancer patients
regarding enhancement of quality of life and other support
groups like families and communities.

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References
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO). (2015). Making a Difference. Retrieved
September 1, 2017, from http://www.cancer.net/survivorship/making-difference
Cancer Council NSW . (2015). Volunteer profiles. Retrieved September 1, 2017, from
https://www.cancercouncil.com.au/get-involved/volunteer-with-us/volunteer-voice-
pre/featured-volunteer-stories-achievements/volunteer-profiles-new/
Daffodil Day. (2017). A TYPICAL DAY VOLUNTEERING. Retrieved August 30, 2017, from
https://www.daffodilday.com.au/volunteer/on-the-day/
Daffodil Day. (2017). What is Daffodil Day? Retrieved August 30, 2017, from
https://www.daffodilday.org.nz/#what
Lindenmayer, M. (2013). 7 Traits Of Amazing Volunteers. Retrieved September 1, 2017,
from https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaellindenmayer/2013/06/03/7-traits-of-
amazing-volunteers/#6594fcd6220f