Abstract

Background The Red Crescent volunteers' organization has a mission to get use of individuals' participation in its plans and programs in a scientific manner. Hence, investigating the participation rate and possible solutions to increase this rate is an important issue that needs careful consideration. This study surveyed some of the associative factors for attracting and communicating with public volunteer groups in Red Crescent Society (RCS) in Shiraz, Iran. Material and Method This is a cross-sectional descriptive study. The statistical population included all registered individuals in RCS from 23/09/2006 to 22/09/2009. The sampling volume was estimated by Morgan table as 500 individuals who were selected using simple randomized sampling. Data was collected through a questionnaire. Result The obtained results suggested that there isn't any significant difference between different genders, ages, occupational classes and educational levels for participation rate variable. But, there was a significant difference for the appreciate letter variable. Also it was revealed that friends and families are the best motives for increasing the participation rate. Conclusion Consideration and attention through moral encouragements is the best way to increase the participation rate, and participation stability depends on a mutual relation between the organization and volunteers.