Disney VoluntEARS Program

By Taylor Gear, Stephine Bone, and Robert

Ponce
 ● Launched in 1992
What is the Disney ● Charitable Organization made up of Disney
Cast Members
VoluntEARs ● Mission: “ To develop opportunities for

Program? Disneyland Resort Cast members and their

families to contribute personal time, expertise
and effort to make a positive impact on [their]
community while furthering the ideals of the
Walt Disney Company.
 ● Since 1983, provided more than 10 million
hours of volunteer service worldwide
Examples of Program ●
●
100 Million Dollars to children’s hospitals
Imagineers use knowledge on mechanical
Achievements engineering to build bikes for foster care
children
● Disneyland Resort Cast Members have sorted
and distributed 40,000 books for Orange
County teachers and students
● Disneyland Paris packed 100,000 meals for
families in need across Europe
 ● Method: Survey/ Questionnaire
Method, Sampling ○ Alternative: Observation
and Administration ● Sampling Technique: Random Systematic
sampling
● Sample Population: Cast members in the
VoluntEARS program
● Administration: Email
 1. To determine if Disney VoluntEARS
Objectives Program splits its efforts evenly between its
key areas of support, which include:
education, art, environmental, health, social
service, and military outreach.

1. To determine if cast members and their

families feel that their time, effort, and
expertise is properly utilized.

1. To determine if the opportunities provided by

the Disney VoluntEARS Program for the
cast members result in positive impacts in
the communities.
Survey Questions
● Opening question

● Likert Scale with 8 item

statements
Survey Questions
(continued)
● 7 response choice
● Ranking scale with 6
response choices
● Partially closed question
● Open ended question
 ● Among the 50 respondents, 18
said no meaning they do not feel
Survey Results
they are getting more opportunity,
Opening Question while 32 said yes, they are getting
more opportunities to help
communities.
Survey Results ● The most supported efforts were
Art and Involvement at 3.64
● The least supported effort was
Likert Scale Military Outreach at 2.86
Survey Results ● I will continue to volunteer in the
future had the highest rate of
selection
Seven Response Choice ● My field of expertise is being
utilized had the lowest rate of
selection
Survey Results ● The most important effort, on
average, was Helping out local
schools and children
Ranking Scale ● The least important effort, on
average, was Serving
military/veterans
Demographics
Questions
Demographics
Results
● Majority in
○ Age: 45-64
○ Marital Status: Single
○ Race/Ethnicity: White
○ Education Level: High
School
Conclusion Did we determine if the program is
currently aligning with the Disney
VoluntEARS mission?
 ● Reach out to variety of
Recommendations ○ Different age groups
○ Ethnicity groups
● Create more opportunities to help communities
● Outreach events for those in need and
veterans/military families
● Ensure that volunteers feel their expertise and
interests are being utilized