The Relationship of the Sense of Community and Work Motivation in Volunteers of the Pos Keadilan Peduli Umat (PKPU) Aceh

Abstract

One of the determinants of work motivation for a person is compensation in the form of salary. However, this does not apply to volunteers. Volunteers, especially those working in non-government organizations (NGOs) usually work because of the membership relationships among volunteers and the fulfillment of needs. This study aims to determine whether there is a relationship between sense of community with work motivation on volunteers of Pos Keadilan Peduli Umat (PKPU) Aceh. The sample in this study were 122 subjects who were selected using purposive sampling. The measuring instruments used were Sense of community Indeks 2 and Multidimensional Work Motivation Scale. The results of the analysis with Spearman's Rho correlation showed correlation coefficient (r) = 0,345 with a significance value (p) = 0.000 (P <0.05) and sense of community contribution value by 11,9%. This shows that on volunteers of PKPU Aceh; the higher the sense of community will lead to higher work motivation. The result of this study also shows that volunteer of PKPU Aceh falls under the high category for sense of community and work motivation.