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Gweon, Hyunsoo. "Classifying Latent Profiles in Volunteer Motivation and Examining Differences in Role Identity and Social Trust". Social Welfare Policy and Practice 8, n. 3 (30 novembre 2022): 167–209. http://dx.doi.org/10.37342/swpp.2022.8.3.167.
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This study analyzed the latent profiles depending on the volunteer motivation and examined the characteristics of each profiles. In addition, this study is aimed at investigating the differences in the role identity of volunteer and social trust according to each latent class. At the same time, This study introduced the concept of transformative volunteerism that aims to change social change by overcoming the concept of functionalist volunteer motivation, which is mostly cited in existing previous studies, and combining social services and social change. The data were collected through online surveys for volunteers from 245 volunteer centers nationwide, and the final 852 copies were used as an analysis data. The results of this study revealed that there were four latent profiles amongst volunteers, distinguished by their volunteer motivation levels; a low motivation, knowledge understanding type group(6.5%), a high motivation, mixed type group(20.2%), an middle-level motivation level, average type group(39.5%) and a high motivation, balanced type group(33.8%). In addition, it was verified about the characteristics of volunteer motivation profiles and statistically significant difference in an volunteer’s role identity and social trust according to the pattern of volunteer’s motivations. Based on these findings, the study discusses practical implications that can promote the motivation of volunteers in Korea.
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Eason, Marcus, A. Christian Morgan, Dennis W. Duncan e John C. Ricketts. "The Influence of Past Experiences on the Motivation of Adult Volunteers". Journal of Youth Development 6, n. 1 (1 marzo 2011): 55–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.5195/jyd.2011.198.
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From its’ conception, 4-H has encouraged volunteerism and utilized volunteers to accomplish its’ mission - to assist youth in acquiring knowledge, developing life skills, and forming attitudes that will enable them to become self-directing, productive and contributing members of society. The purpose of this study was to explore and describe the factors that motivated [state] 4-H camp volunteers to volunteer with 4-H youth. The Volunteer Functions Inventory was used as the theoretical base for this study. The Values construct (M=3.68) of the VFI was the highest motivating factor of adult 4-H volunteers. The Understanding construct (M=3.39) ranked the second highest motivational factor in volunteerism followed by Social construct (M=3.28), the Enhancement construct (M = 3.05) and the Protective construct (M=2.78). The Career construct (M=2.61) was the least motivating factor to adult volunteers. It was also found that participants that were not involved with 4-H as a youth volunteered more days per year than did participants who were former 4-H members.
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Siegel, Joshua, e Willemijn van Dolen. "Child helplines: exploring determinants and boundary conditions of volunteer encounter satisfaction". Journal of Services Marketing 34, n. 5 (10 aprile 2020): 589–600. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jsm-05-2019-0200.
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Purpose Volunteers at child helplines play an important role in providing support for children, so keeping them satisfied during encounters is crucial to continue helping children. The purpose of this study is to understand how children’s perceptions of instrumental and emotional support (partner effects) influence volunteer encounter satisfaction, and whether this effect is moderated by a volunteer’s previous encounter experience and levels of interpersonal and service-offering adaptiveness. Design/methodology/approach The sample consisted of 377 dyads of 116 volunteers and 377 children from online service encounters at a child helpline. Questionnaires were used to measure satisfaction, support and volunteer adaptiveness. A multilevel model was estimated to test the hypothesized moderation effects. Findings This study revealed that the instrumental support partner effect positively influenced volunteer encounter satisfaction. This relationship was stronger when the previous encounter was less satisfying or for volunteers with higher interpersonal, but not higher service-offering, adaptiveness. Negative effects on the relationship between the emotional support partner effect and volunteer encounter satisfaction were found after a less satisfying previous encounter or for volunteers with higher interpersonal adaptiveness. Originality/value This study contributes to the services and volunteerism literature by providing a unique perspective on the interpersonal influence between volunteers and children during service encounters. In the context of child helplines, this paper illustrates how volunteer encounter satisfaction is a function of the intricate interplay between children’s perceptions of the service encounter and volunteers’ perceptions of previous experiences and their adaptiveness.
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Sandeep Mishra, Akanksha Tiwari e Ved Trivedi. "Volunteer and NGO Matching Platform". International Research Journal on Advanced Engineering Hub (IRJAEH) 2, n. 04 (10 aprile 2024): 742–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.47392/irjaeh.2024.0104.
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According to a poll conducted in 2021, during the epidemic, the number of donors in India increased by 43%. During the pandemic, Indian non-governmental organizations (NGOs) volunteered their services in every manner conceivable, and they still do. However, over the years, the proportion of volunteers has remained consistent. This demonstrates a disconnect between the general population and nonprofits as well as volunteerism. Establishing a platform that connects these volunteers with other charitable organizations would be crucial. The "Volunteer Matching Platform" project may be able to bridge this gap. This web-based platform is intended to facilitate volunteer connections between non-governmental organizations and local groups. NGOs will use this platform to promote their events to the nation's citizens. On the other hand, volunteers will be able to browse through the available opportunities, filtering based on their interests, location, and availability.
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Rushton, Jason. "Volunteer peer supervision: In an ever-changing social service environment". Aotearoa New Zealand Social Work 27, n. 3 (1 settembre 2015): 68–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.11157/anzswj-vol27iss3id8.
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The purpose of this article is to start a discussion around the importance of peer super- vision with social service volunteers (New Zealand Federation of Voluntary Welfare Organisations [NZFVWO], 2001, pp. 61-63). This will be achieved by addressing the history of volunteerism and the rise of Charitable Trusts (Styles, 1979, pp. 86-88). The structure of volunteerism changed, as policymakers identified the importance of including specific volunteer’s roles and functions in legislation. Furthermore, policymakers began introducing clarification around peer supervision and peer support, linking the importance of supervision for volunteerism in the social services (NZFVWO, 2001, pp. 61). The introduction of peer supervision for volunteers in the social services is to provide accountability around professional practice and registration for many social service professions. The importance of peer supervision for volunteers working in the social services should be viewed as a safeguard to provide better practice for the volunteer, client and agency (O’Donoghue, 1999, p. 7). Volunteering New Zealand (VNZ) offer an alliance with supporting agencies and government around volunteering best practice in the support and development of managers and coordinators of volunteers (VNZ, 2014, para 1-15). An example of this is the Volunteer Army, which came to fruition around the Christchurch earthquakes, getting the community working alongside each other to support and help those in need. However, none of these professional bodies offer a code of ethics to provide guidelines to volunteers. The Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Social Workers (ANZASW) does offer a Code of Ethics, not only to social workers but to all social services and volunteers (Beddoe Randal, 1994, p. 31), which could be incorporated and used as a guideline. Although social work has a code of ethics guideline there is still some debate around mandatory registration to provide accountability and safeguard clients and social work practice.
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Abdul Latif, Rozita, Nor Fadzilina Nawi, Azlina Zid, Noridah Abu Bakar e Mohammad Adzly Rajli. "THE MOTIVES MALAYSIANS VOLUNTEERS ASSIGN FOR SERVING AS VOLUNTEERING FOR SUKMA GAMES". Malaysian Journal of Sport Science and Recreation (MJSSR) 18, n. 1 (15 marzo 2022): 36. http://dx.doi.org/10.24191/mjssr.v18i1.17638.
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Volunteering activities are positive experiences that attract volunteers to spend their free time to benefit society while increasing the volunteers’ job satisfaction and self-esteem (Chang et al., 2012). However, research on the motives of sport volunteers and the impact of volunteerism on the self-esteem of sport volunteers in Malaysia is scarce, and the present study was aimed at contributing to the filling of this knowledge gap. The purpose of this study is to determine the motives Malaysian volunteers assign for serving as volunteering for SUKMA Games. A total of 376 Malaysian volunteers for the SUKMA Games in Perak in 2018 participated in the study. A Volunteer Functions Inventory (VFI) and Rosenberg’s Self-Esteem Scale (RSES) were administered to 376 Malaysian SUKMA Games volunteers. Data were collected, collated, analysed and interpreted to ascertain the main findings of the SUKMA Games volunteers’ motives and their influence on their self-esteem levels. This study showed that Malaysian volunteers had several motives for volunteering with the highest motive identified as understanding. There was also a significant positive relationship between motive for volunteering and self-esteem level among SUKMA Games volunteers. Overall, all Malaysians volunteered because they had a high motive for volunteering. Volunteering also improved the self-esteem levels of Malaysian sport volunteers.
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Okun, Morris A., e Nancy Eisenberg. "A Comparison of Office and Adult Day Care Center Older Volunteers: Social-Psychological and Demographic Differences". International Journal of Aging and Human Development 35, n. 3 (ottobre 1992): 219–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.2190/f791-c07u-9y1g-cv5f.
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Numerous researchers have compared older adults who volunteer with those who do not volunteer on several demographic variables. In contrast, in the present study we compared older adults (minimum age = 55 years old) who volunteered to work for a community organization at an office or in a day care center on social-psychological and demographic predictors. It was hypothesized that day care center volunteers would have higher scores than office volunteers on sympathy, role taking, and self-based salience of volunteer role (i.e., personal identity). In addition, office volunteers were expected to have higher scores than day care center volunteers on other-based salience of volunteer role (i.e., social identity). Discriminant function analysis indicated that day care center volunteers were higher than office volunteers on sympathy whereas office volunteers were higher than day care center volunteers on educational attainment, involvement in clubs and organizations, and role taking.
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Liu, Huangjuan, Yiqiang Zhu e Yalan Li. "Multiple Network Effects: “Individual-Organization Social Interaction” Model on China’s Sustainable Voluntary Service Supply Mechanism". Sustainability 15, n. 13 (4 luglio 2023): 10562. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su151310562.
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Despite strong policy support for volunteerism, Chinese social service organizations require assistance in volunteer management, particularly concerning retaining volunteers and sustaining the supply of volunteer services. By interviewing volunteers from a successful volunteer organization and analyzing the collected data using the constructive grounded theories and methods, this study found that, contrary to the conclusions of previous studies, (1) sustainable volunteerism involves volunteers’ ability, motivation, and resources; (2) the ideal framework for the sustainability of volunteer service provision is based on a triangular support model of “individual-organization social interaction”; and (3) social interaction manifests itself in three network effects (emotional, family, and social). In particular, our analysis found that interpersonal relationships, intergenerational relationships, and parent–child education are essential to sustaining the supply of volunteer services.
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Loiseau, Bethina, Rebekah Sibbald, Salem A. Raman, Benedict Darren, Lawrence C. Loh e Helen Dimaras. "Perceptions of the Role of Short-Term Volunteerism in International Development: Views from Volunteers, Local Hosts, and Community Members". Journal of Tropical Medicine 2016 (2016): 1–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/2569732.
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Background.Short-term international volunteer trips traditionally involve volunteers from high-income countries travelling to low- and middle-income countries to assist in service-related development activities. Their duration typically ranges from 7 to 90 days. The city of La Romana, Dominican Republic, receives hundreds of short-term international volunteers annually. They participate in activities aimed at improving conditions faced by a marginalized ethnic-Haitian community living inbateyes. Methods.This qualitative analysis examined perceptions of short-term international volunteerism, held by three key stakeholder groups in La Romana: local hosts, international volunteers, and community members. Responses from semistructured interviews were recorded and analysed by thematic analysis.Results.Themes from the 3 groups were broadly categorized into general perceptions of short-term volunteerism and proposed best practices. These were further subdivided into perceptions of value, harms, and motivations associated with volunteer teams for the former and best practices around volunteer composition and selection, partnership, and skill sets and predeparture training for the latter.Conclusion.Notable challenges were associated with short-term volunteering, including an overemphasis on the material benefits from volunteer groups expressed by community member respondents; misalignment of the desired and actual skill sets of volunteers; duplicate and uncoordinated volunteer efforts; and the perpetuation of stereotypes suggesting that international volunteers possess superior knowledge or skills. Addressing these challenges is critical to optimizing the conduct of short-term volunteerism.
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Fairley, Sheranne, Pamm Kellett e B. Christine Green. "Volunteering Abroad: Motives for Travel to Volunteer at the Athens Olympic Games". Journal of Sport Management 21, n. 1 (gennaio 2007): 41–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/jsm.21.1.41.
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Volunteers have become essential to the delivery of sport events. Megaevents, such as the Olympic Games, rely on a large number of volunteers for the successful running of the event, some of whom travel to volunteer. This study investigates the motives of a group of people who volunteered at the Sydney Olympics as they prepared to travel to volunteer at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games. Four key motives were identified: (a) nostalgia, (b) camaraderie and friendship, (c) Olympic (i.e., subcultural) connection, and (d) sharing and recognition of expertise. The motives identified distinguish event volunteer tourists from other volunteer tourists and from other event volunteers. It is suggested that the recruitment, retention, and reacquisition of event volunteers will be served by understanding the motives and experiences of repeat event volunteers.
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Chen, Li-Mei. "25 YEARS AFTER THE PASSING OF THE NPO LAW: EXAMINING THE ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY OF OLDER VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATIONS". Innovation in Aging 7, Supplement_1 (1 dicembre 2023): 976. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igad104.3136.
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Abstract Japan has experienced a growth in non-profit organizations since the enactment of the NPO Law in 1998. In 2022, there were 175,046 volunteer organizations with approximately 6.7 million volunteers. Many of these non-profits providing community-based social services are disproportionately represented by older volunteers. Tbe benefits of older volunteerism have been well-documented stating that society gains from the older adults’ contributions as well as older adults’ lives are improved and enhanced through volunteerism. However, evidence is lacking as to how older volunteer organizations have evolved in the past 25 years. This study investigates the types and characteristics of non-profit organizations which recruit older volunteers based on their organizational capacity. Surveys were mailed to 500 volunteer organizations which provide social services in Japan. 155 (Findings from cluster analysis showed that there are types of organizations ranging from “Achiever” which excelled in all dimensions of organizational capacity to “Challenged” which lacked in all dimensions. Other volunteer types include “Government dependent” type which are non-profit organizations which depend on government programs, “Autonomous” type which excel in offering role flexibility to volunteers but lack capacity in all other dimensions, and “Bonding” type which is formed by a tight-knit group of persons and are no longer seeking new volunteers. Bivariate analysis was conducted to examine the relationship between the organization types and volunteer outcomes . “Achiever” type found an increase in volunteers and rarely experienced lack of volunteers while the “Challenged” type seldomly experienced an increase and frequently experienced lack of volunteers.
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Arianto, Bambang. "Menakar Peran Relawan Politik Pasca Kontestasi Presidensial 2014". Jurnal Ilmu Sosial dan Ilmu Politik 20, n. 1 (16 gennaio 2017): 50. http://dx.doi.org/10.22146/jsp.18000.
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This article explains that the role of post-conflict political volunteers in 2004, who began with the presidential activity mapping and projection of the volunteers. It was to find out the tactical steps taken by the political volunteers, especially in issues of politics and government. This study revealed that volunteers more engaged in social media, then divides typology into a community volunteer and non-volunteer community. Form the two typology of volunteers turned out more volunters who choose passivity rather than active. Passive attituded intended to be a controller of goverment, while the more active attituded as the guardian of power. This article argues that the role of volunteers in post-conflict digital style presidential politics in 2014 more strengthen the institutionalization of digital activism for political aducation of the public.
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McAllum, Kirstie. "Volunteers as Boundary Workers: Negotiating Tensions Between Volunteerism and Professionalism in Nonprofit Organizations". Management Communication Quarterly 32, n. 4 (5 agosto 2018): 534–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0893318918792094.
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This article employs a boundary work framework to analyze how volunteers from two nonprofit human services organizations navigated the tensions between volunteerism and professionalism. Based on interview data and analysis of organizational documents, the study found that volunteers at the first organization, fundraisers for child health promotion and parent education, dichotomized volunteerism and professionalism as incompatible social systems with divergent objectives, practices, and tools. Volunteers at the second organization, which provides emergency ambulance services, engaged in constant boundary crossing, oscillating between a volunteer and professional approach to tasks and relationships depending on the context. In both cases, paid staff and members of the public affected participants’ ability to engage in boundary work. The study offers insights for nonprofit organizations wishing to professionalize their volunteer workforce by specifying how volunteer job types, organizational structure, and interactional partners’ feedback impact volunteers’ ability to engage in boundary crossing, passing, and boundary spanning.
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Monllor, Javier, Ignacio Pavez e Stefania Pareti. "Understanding informal volunteer behavior for fast and resilient disaster recovery: an application of entrepreneurial effectuation theory". Disaster Prevention and Management: An International Journal 29, n. 4 (14 maggio 2020): 575–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/dpm-05-2019-0151.
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PurposeExamine and understand how an informal volunteer’s goals and actions develop from the moment they first learn about a disaster.Design/methodology/approachWe examine informal volunteerism (the activities of people who work outside of formal emergency and disaster management arrangements) through the theoretical lens of entrepreneurial effectuation to explain informal volunteer behavior and cognition and gain insight on how they develop their disaster relief ventures.FindingsWe find that informal volunteers follow an effectual logic, relying on available means to take advantage of opportunities as they are recognized or created. Application of effectuation vs causation processes depended on whether the informal volunteers were categorized as traditional, emergent or extended volunteers.Practical implicationsInformal volunteers’ disregard for the Affordable Loss Principle task governments and disaster relief organizations with the important challenge of managing and assuring the safety and well-being of informal volunteers. Their entrepreneurial behavior also invites the establishment of formal processes to counsel and guide informal volunteers, helping them fill out the necessary paperwork and funding applications to develop their efforts.Social implicationsThrough their experimentation and flexibility, informal volunteers accelerate disaster recovery, recognizing opportunities, working around bureaucracy and other roadblocks that hinder the efforts of established organizations. They also demonstrate entrepreneurial behavior that helps revitalize and jumpstart the local economy, making for stronger and more resilient communitiesOriginality/valueThis study borrows from Effectuation Theory from the entrepreneurship field in order to bring a much needed theoretical lens to the topic and greatly assists informal volunteerism research, moving from past efforts that simply define and categorize the concept.
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Miller, JoLynn C., e Kali Trzesniewski. "Volunteerism in Youth Development Programs: Editors' Note". Journal of Youth Development 15, n. 4 (15 luglio 2020): 1–5. http://dx.doi.org/10.5195/jyd.2020.984.
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Youth development programs are varied and diverse. Some rely on paid staff to deliver programming, but many rely on volunteers. While there is quite a bit of research on volunteers and volunteerism in general, there is little that goes in depth covering the nuances of volunteers in youth development organizations. The editors of this special issue introduce the articles, which cover themes of understanding the impacts of volunteers, volunteer competencies and skill development, support and motivation of volunteers, and evaluation of programs. In addition, a book review and a closing reflection are included. Finally, the editors close with their thoughts about exciting directions for the future of volunteer development research and practice.
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Costello, Joyce, Fabian Homberg e Davide Secchi. "The Public Service Motivated Volunteer: Devoting Time or Effort?" Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly 49, n. 5 (13 marzo 2020): 989–1014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0899764020911200.
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Non-profit organizations, corporate volunteer programs, and government workplace schemes are asking volunteers for their time and effort. But, with the changes in how people volunteer, such as episodic, micro, and cyber volunteering, those managing volunteers need to understand whether they should focus on encouraging volunteers to donate more time or effort. Using public service motivation to measure volunteer’s propensity to engage in volunteering, we compare three outcomes: time spent volunteering, frequency of volunteering, and volunteering intensity. In a sample of 411 volunteers, we find public service motivation is associated with more time spent volunteering, increased frequency, and higher levels of volunteering intensity. However, volunteering intensity explains the most variance. These findings suggest that how the individual perceives they exert volunteering intensity may be useful among public service motivated volunteers.
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Still, Douglas, e Henry Gerhold. "Motivations and Task Preferences of Urban Forestry Volunteers". Arboriculture & Urban Forestry 23, n. 3 (1 maggio 1997): 116–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.48044/jauf.1997.019.
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A study of reasons why people volunteer for urban forestry projects, and of their task preferences, compared the opinions and attitudes of volunteers with those of people in botanical organizations who might be considered likely targets for recruitment. A mail survey used membership lists of two tree volunteer organizations and one botanical garden in New York City, as well as one tree volunteer organization and one arboretum in Philadelphia. Members of the three tree volunteer organizations had completed a training course on tree care or inventory, and may not be representative of volunteers typically involved in single-day projects. Collectively, 1,038 people were sampled and 63% responded. Tree volunteers were predominately white, middle aged, well educated, and financially middle class. Improving one's neighborhood was the main reason for volunteering, followed by desire for education; social interaction was only moderately important. Respondents from all organizations considered tree care to be the most important urban forestry task. Volunteers thought tree care would provide the greatest personal satisfaction compared to other tasks, while potential volunteers thought planting trees would be most satisfying. Education was regarded as a highly important task to gain public support, even more important than tree planting. Respondents were least willing, by a large margin, to engage in fundraising or lobbying politicians. Both volunteers and potential volunteers were willing to perform a wider range of tasks than they have performed already, suggesting strong potential for increased involvement. Tree volunteers expressed a strong desire to increase their level of participation in the planning and decision-making of their projects. Less than half of the volunteers thought they had been recognized for their work in some way, but recognition was mostly viewed as unimportant. Respondents from all organizations felt that their urban forest was in rather poor condition, and that volunteers are needed to improve their city's trees. Four-fifths of potential volunteers have volunteered before in some way, indicating a general willingness for voluntary action by members of botanical organizations. Many current tree volunteers were selfmotivated in seeking volunteer involvement; i.e., they responded to media announcements and volunteered without being personally asked. However, personal contact with potential volunteers is an effective recruitment technique for expanding the pool of volunteers beyond this self-selected group, as well as for increasing diversity.
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de León, María Celeste Dávila, e Fernando Chacón Fuertes. "Prediction of Longevity of Volunteer Service: A Basic Alternative Proposal". Spanish Journal of Psychology 10, n. 1 (maggio 2007): 115–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1138741600006375.
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A problem for many organizations is the low continuity of volunteers. Diverse theoretical models have been developed to explain sustained volunteerism, but most of these models have focused on the study of welfare volunteerism and not have verified whether their results could be generalized to other types of volunteerism. In this study, we propose a basic model to explain sustained volunteerism in any type of volunteerism. The aim of this study is to examine this basic model empirically in a sample of socio-assistential volunteers and in a sample of environmental volunteers. For this purpose, 290 volunteers completed a questionnaire and subsequently, two telephone follow-ups were carried out to determine whether the volunteers remained in the NGO one year later. The results show that the basic model offers an acceptable explanation of sustained volunteerism in the two types of volunteer samples studied, but it accounted for a low percentage of variance of the duration of service in both samples. Various relevant implications for the practical management of volunteerism in organizations are derived from theses findings.
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Rait, Suzanne. "Kudos to Our Volunteers". Neonatal Network 24, n. 1 (gennaio 2005): 5. http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/0730-0832.24.1.5.
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VOLUNTEERISM IS AN ESSENTIAL COMPONENT OF modern society. Without volunteers, the daily operations of many institutions on which we rely, would come to a screeching halt. Volunteers have become an integral part of our world, the most noticeable volunteers presently being the men and women serving in the military in Iraq and other parts of the world. Certainly, we are grateful that these men and women have chosen to volunteer to defend our country.
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Cobos, Liza, e Amanda Templeton. "How can we Make you Stay? Identifying Motivating Factors to Volunteer Retention in Non-Profit Organizations". Journal of Tourism Management Research 9, n. 1 (21 giugno 2022): 43–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.18488/31.v9i1.3029.
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Many non-profit organizations depend on volunteers to provide services to their clients thus helping to alleviate some of the costs and financial burdens non-profits face. A volunteer’s motivation and satisfaction drivers are varied thus making the task of attracting and retaining volunteers a difficult one. Since volunteers are a vital part of any non-profit and volunteer supported organization, retention initiatives are crucial to the organization’s success. The aim of this study is to examine the impact of organizational support, group integration, empowerment and participation efficacy on volunteer satisfaction and retention. Over 100 volunteers, from a Central Florida organization, were surveyed to: 1) measure their motivating factors and satisfaction with various aspects of their volunteer experience and 2) measure their intentions to remain as a volunteer. The results of the hierarchical multiple regression suggest that participation efficacy and organizational support are significant predictors to intent to remain with the organization.
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Haake, Steve, Helen Quirk e Alice Bullas. "The health benefits of volunteering at a free, weekly, 5 km event in the UK: A cross-sectional study of volunteers at parkrun". PLOS Global Public Health 2, n. 2 (24 febbraio 2022): e0000138. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0000138.
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This paper investigates the motives for first participating in parkrun and its impact for those who volunteered compared to those who did not volunteer. A cross-sectional survey was emailed to parkrun registrants, resulting in 60,680 survey returns from parkrun participants who self-identified as volunteers only (n = 681), runners/walkers who volunteered (n = 21,928) or runners/walkers who did not volunteer (38,071). Two survey questions were analysed in this paper: (1) their motives for first participating in parkrun as a volunteer or runner/walker; and (2) the perceived impact on their health and wellbeing. More than half of respondents were female and were predominantly from a white ethnic background. Compared to runners/walkers who volunteered, those who volunteered exclusively were older, more likely to be retired and more likely to be inactive at registration. Exclusive volunteers were motivated by wanting to give something back to the community (45.8%), to feel part of a community (26.1%), to help people (24.5%) or because they were unable to run (21.1%). Runners/walkers who volunteered were more likely to volunteer because they felt obliged to (49.3%). A large proportion of exclusive volunteers reported improvements to connections with others such as feeling part of a community (83.5%), the number of new people met (85.2%) and time spent with friends (45.2%). While mental and physical health were ranked low by volunteers as a motive (4.7% and 2.7% respectively), improvements were reported by 54.5 and 29.3% respectively. The data shows that volunteering at parkrun without participating as a runner or walker can deliver some of the components of the Five Ways to Wellbeing advocated by the NHS. The characteristics of parkrun (free, regular, local, accessible and optional) make it a viable social prescribing offer that can be used as a model for other community events seeking to attract volunteers.
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Farny, Steffen, Ewald Kibler, Solange Hai e Paolo Landoni. "Volunteer Retention in Prosocial Venturing: The Role of Emotional Connectivity". Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice 43, n. 6 (20 aprile 2018): 1094–123. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1042258718769055.
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This study develops an understanding of the role of emotional connectivity for volunteer retention in prosocial business venturing. By embedding it in organizational ambivalence theory, our analysis of four volunteer-dependent community ventures reveals two mechanisms through which entrepreneurs strengthen volunteers’ emotional connectivity. We first identify emotion-focused practices that form volunteers’ emotional attachment to the venture, and then demonstrate how duality-focused practices, in the form of managing inherent organizational duality, complement emotion-focused practices to foster volunteers’ emotional loyalty to the venture. Theorizing from our findings, we introduce a model of managing volunteers’ emotional connectivity, and conclude by discussing its implications for prosocial venture research on volunteerism and affective commitment.
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Wong, Chin Meng, e Koong Hean Foo. "Motivational Functions, Gender, Age and Religiosity Influences on Volunteerism: A Singapore Volunteer Organisation Perspective". Journal of Tropical Psychology 1, n. 1 (1 marzo 2011): 31–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1375/jtp.1.1.31.
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This survey evaluated the influences of motivational functions, gender, age, and religiosity on two facets of volunteerism in Singapore. The two facets evaluated were length of service and fulfillment of duty commitments. One hundred and twenty-eight volunteers (Mage = 44.9 years; SD = 11.7 years; age range: 24–71 years) from a Singapore volunteer welfare organisation filled out 3 questionnaires: the Volunteer Functions Inventory (VFI; Clary et al., 1998), a questionnaire on facets of volunteerism, and a questionnaire on demographic data. Volunteer functions of these Singaporean volunteers were found to be similar to those of other cultures in the world. Values were the most important volunteer function. Age, frequency of worship, and volunteer functions were positively related to length of service. Volunteer functions were positively associated with fulfillment of duty commitments. No gender differences were found in the levels of volunteerism. The results suggested that the lower levels of volunteerism in Singapore might be the result of factors other than motivation functions. The result also highlighted that beyond motivational functions and demographics, other factors could influence facets of volunteerism.
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Nahorna, Diana. "Technologies of recruitment youth in volunteering in Ukraine". Social work and education 9, n. 3 (30 settembre 2022): 340–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.25128/2520-6230.22.3.2.
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The article reveals the concept of volunteering and the involvement of volunteers. The author highlights the state of volunteering among young people and socio-political conditions to develop the volunteer movement in Ukraine. The research relevance of volunteer involvement was manifested. In order to find effective ways to involve young people in volunteering, the legislative documents and theoretical and practical materials on the topic of involving volunteers in Ukraine were analyzed and compared. The article deduced individual stages of involving young people in volunteering. Among them: setting goals for recruitment; recruitment planning; preparation of a recruitment and communication campaign; implementation of a recruitment and communication campaign; selection of volunteers; monitoring and evaluating recruitment; studying volunteers, adapting to volunteering conditions; joining a volunteer’s community, monitoring, and evaluation of involvement volunteers. Based on the analysis of foreign sources and individual stages of involvement, two technologies for attracting volunteers have been identified: the technology of recruiting volunteers and the technology of volunteer involvement. Relevant diagrams and tables were visualized due to the results of theoretical research. The emphasis of the article is on the technology of recruiting volunteers, which was tested and shown its effectiveness and flexibility in the activities (BUR camps for young volunteers in Ukraine) of the program «Building Ukraine Together» of the charity organization «Ukrainian educational platform» during the 2021. The technology combines social science, digital technologies, and marketing innovations. The main functions of recruitment technology are highlighted and explained. Within the framework of volunteer recruitment technology, the author proposed the algorithm, key stages, methods, and tools. In the article, particular examples and detailed explanations for all points are described
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Hallett, R. J., N. K. Mullan, A. E. Tideswell, S. J. Haake, M. Graney e M. V. Hurley. "Community event sustainability: why don’t people volunteer?" Voluntary Sector Review 11, n. 2 (1 luglio 2020): 137–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.1332/204080520x15877275845028.
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Every Saturday, thousands of runners worldwide participate in parkrun ‐ a free five-kilometre run/walk event. Delivery relies on volunteers, and parkrunners are encouraged to volunteer regularly. However, volunteer recruitment is often difficult, and this study aimed to investigate the underpinning reasons for this. Data were collected from 6,749 parkrunners using an online survey, including 860 who had never volunteered. In addition to demographic information and views on incentives, non-volunteers were asked to rate agreement level for 18 statements about not volunteering. Main reasons were preferring to run or walk and not having got round to it. Principal component analysis indicated four underlying factors: inertia, self-interest, lack of knowledge and anxiety. Non-volunteers were younger, slower runners and walkers, less frequent parkrun attendees and had become involved more recently than volunteers. Ease of signing up to volunteer and being unsure of the commitment required were barriers. It is recommended that these two issues are addressed to help volunteer recruitment.
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Molchanova, L. N., e S. I. Koroleva. "Features of social identity of volunteers engaged in professionally oriented volunteer activities and subject to emotional burnout". Proceedings of the Southwest State University. Series: Linguistics and Pedagogy 14, n. 2 (23 luglio 2024): 144–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.21869/2223-151x-2024-14-2-144-157.
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The increased interest in volunteerism over the last five years determines the importance of this area, including in science. Changing social situations contribute to the rapid emergence of new areas of volunteer activity. At the same time, the problem of volunteer identification with the group as a factor in overcoming their emotional burnout is relevant. The purpose of the study is to study the characteristics of the social identity of “burning out” volunteers engaged in professionally oriented volunteer activities. 84 volunteers of the Kursk State Medical University and the Volunteer Resource Center of the Kursk Region aged 18 to 23 years took part in it. The experimental group (EG) included students of the Faculty of Medicine and the Faculty of Clinical Psychology of Kursk State Medical University aged 19 to 23 years (36 girls and 6 boys), engaged in professionally oriented volunteer activities (medical volunteers) for 6 months or more . The control group (CG) consisted of 42 volunteers from the Autonomous Non-Profit Organization Volunteering Resource Center of the Kursk Region aged 18 to 23 years (34 girls and 8 boys). Observation and conversation, as well as standardized methods for diagnosing social identity and emotional burnout, were used to collect data. The results were processed using the computer program “Statistica 11.0”. It has been empirically proven that volunteers engaged in professionally oriented and non-professionally oriented volunteer activities burn out. In the identity structure of “burning out” volunteers, the dominant positions are occupied by the “Reflective Self” and the “Social Self.” At the same time, professionally oriented volunteers primarily identify themselves with educational and professional roles, while non-professionally oriented volunteers identify themselves with family roles. The predominant type of social identity for professionally oriented volunteers is pseudo-identity as a possible factor in overcoming depersonalization, and for non-professionally oriented volunteers it is an achieved and high achieved identity in overcoming emotional exhaustion and burnout. This must be taken into account when developing a program for its prevention and correction.
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Meemaduma, Rehan Devanjith, e Kartini Booso. "An Exploration of Volunteering as a Path to Healthy Youth Development". Journal of Youth Development 17, n. 2 (15 giugno 2022): 48–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.5195/jyd.2022.1222.
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Volunteering is commonly observed from the standpoint of the service recipient, and the effect it has on a volunteer’s growth and development is often overlooked. Though quantitative studies, mixed method research, and surveys have explored the impact of volunteerism, very few look into its connection with healthy youth development. Furthermore, it has not received the academic attention it deserves in Sri Lanka, given that the country is globally ranked 1st in volunteer engagement. This qualitative study sought a psychosocial approach to explore and gain insight into the effects of volunteerism on the personal and social development of volunteers. Data collection was done through semi-structured interviews conducted with 6 (young adult) participants (4 females, 2 males), with at least 2 years of experience volunteering at an educational or psychosocial setting. The data were analysed through interpretative phenomenological analysis, which took a hermeneutical stance to explore the lived experiences of volunteers. The analysis revealed 2 superordinate themes: The first, a “journey of growth,” emphasized the development through exposure to different realities and the discovering of career-related interests. The second, “acceptance, support, and validation,” illustrated the importance of sociocultural influences on volunteerism. The findings of the study provided insight into multiple implications including the role of supervisors and volunteer organizations in facilitating a healthy volunteering experience, the significance of sociocultural beliefs and philosophical drives in volunteerism, and the possibility of using volunteering as a standardized youth development program.
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Hizazi, Aziana Hizazi, Maliza Delima Kamarul Zaman, Adem Gonulal e Dayang Nailul Munna Abg Abdullah. "A Conceptual Framework to Study Factors Influencing Volunteers’ Motivation". Information Management and Business Review 15, n. 3(I) (8 ottobre 2023): 19–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.22610/imbr.v15i3(i).3513.
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Many researchers agree that motivation plays a key role for people to volunteer. This is because volunteering sometimes offers them no money or recognition. Understanding volunteer motivations and variances between groups of people will enable management to build management methods that will help volunteers perform better. Little study has been conducted on the volunteer motivational factors due to crisis although there were many studies on other forms of factors related to volunteerism. By understanding volunteer motivation, volunteers can be better managed to ensure that the benefits of helping outweigh the potential negative consequences for individuals and the community as a whole. The Malaysian Ministry of Youth and Sports was selected because although the initiative has just been launched recently but the Ministry able to attract more than 200,000 volunteers. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to examine the factors that influence people to volunteer as trained Satria. This will help government and non-profit organizations understand the factors that influence people to motivate during crises and emergencies as well as less-emergencies situations. Therefore, this paper aims to examine the factors influencing volunteers’ motivation from a population of 508 trained Satria volunteers of the Malaysian Ministry of Youth and Sports throughout Malaysia.
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Allowaish, Basheer. "Contributions of Volunteerism On the development of skills among volunteers (Research applied to volunteer teams in Hail)". Journal of Umm Al-Qura University for Social Sciences 14, n. 3 (5 settembre 2022): 23–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.54940/ss85383309.
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Volunteerism is one of the fields of professional practice of the social worker and a rich field of scientific research for social work. Hence, the author sought to shed light on the Contributions of voluntary work on the skills of the members of the voluntary teams in Hail. The problem of research is determined by the following question: What is the Contributions of volunteer work on the development of skills among volunteers? And the following sub-goals emerge from it: 1. Contributions of volunteer work on the development of communication skills among volunteers. 2. Contributions of volunteer work on the development of the skill of participation of volunteers. 3. Contributions of volunteer work on the development of problem solving skills among volunteers. The author used the method of social survey, in a comprehensive inventory of the embers of the voluntary teams in Hail (male and female) through the use of the questionnaire tool, and the researcher reached the results of the most important: 1. Volunteer work has an contribute on the development of the communication skills of volunteers. This is evident in their contribution to the dissemination and dissemination of information and data on the voluntary work of the community, their efforts to facilitate the provision of services to the volunteer team, and their keenness to maintain strong relations with all members of the voluntary team. 2. Volunteer work has an contribute on the development of the skill of participation of volunteers, and this shows through their efforts when they are assigned to any volunteer work. 3. Volunteer work has an contribute on the development of the problem solving skills of the volunteers through the agreement of the volunteers that their life experiences in solving the problems facing them increased after they joined the voluntary work. In addition, volunteering contributed to strengthening their relationships with others and to permanent participation in problem solving the public.
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Veal, Britney, Nasreen Sadeq, Taylor Atkinson e Ross Andel. "Who Volunteers? Results from a Regular Cognitive Monitoring Study". Innovation in Aging 5, Supplement_1 (1 dicembre 2021): 691. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igab046.2595.
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Abstract Previous research indicates volunteering promotes well-being of individuals and communities. Volunteering in later-life may buffer some of the negative health effects experienced during retirement, facilitating opportunities for older adults to engage in meaningful activities and stay active. The current study examined characteristics of older adults who volunteered outside of participation in a regular cognitive monitoring study. All 124 members (M= 76.87, SD= 7.47; 80 volunteers, 44 non-volunteers) of a regular cognitive monitoring study, requiring completion of a 15-minute cognitive online test once a month, with complete data on personal characteristics, volunteer activities, as well as study adherence and dropout rates were included. ANCOVA and logistic regression analyses adjusted for sociodemographic characteristics were used to assess differences between volunteers and non-volunteers. Results indicated that volunteers were less educated (p<.05), and slightly more likely to be younger and women compared to non-volunteers. There were no differences in cognitive performance (ps>.05). Volunteers had lower scores for neuroticism (p=.02) and were marginally higher agreeable and extraverted (ps<.09). Volunteers needed more reminders to complete the monthly test (ps<.01) but had lower dropout rates (p=.001). The most frequent type of volunteer activity reported was religious. Volunteers were motivated mainly by altruism, although most reported multiple reasons such as building social relationships and feeling important. Findings provide information about characteristics that can help identify older adults who are likely to volunteer. Results regarding study adherence may have implications for promoting recruitment and retention among older adult volunteers.
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Witucki Brown, Janet, Shu-li Chen, Linda Mefford, Allie Brown, Bonnie Callen e Polly McArthur. "Becoming an Older Volunteer: A Grounded Theory Study". Nursing Research and Practice 2011 (2011): 1–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/361250.
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This Grounded Theory study describes the process by which older persons “become” volunteers. Forty interviews of older persons who volunteered for Habitat for Humanity were subjected to secondary content analysis to uncover the process of “becoming” a volunteer. “Helping out” (core category) for older volunteers occurs within the context of “continuity”, “commitment” and “connection” which provide motivation for volunteering. When a need arises, older volunteers “help out” physically and financially as health and resources permit. Benefits described as “blessings” of volunteering become motivators for future volunteering. Findings suggest that older volunteering is a developmental process and learned behavior which should be fostered in older persons by personally inviting them to volunteer. Intergenerational volunteering projects will allow older persons to pass on knowledge and skills and provide positive role modeling for younger volunteers.
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Maki, Alexander, e Mark Snyder. "Investigating Similarities and Differences Between Volunteer Behaviors". Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly 46, n. 1 (10 luglio 2016): 5–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0899764015619703.
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Given that volunteers perform a diverse range of behaviors aimed at helping distinct causes, a more nuanced understanding of how types of volunteer behaviors are similar and different would enrich both basic and applied perspectives on volunteerism. We created and validated an inventory of individuals’ interests in eight different types of volunteering: administrative volunteering, helping animals, interpersonal helping (autonomy or dependency), donating, physical volunteering (built or natural environments), and political volunteering. Grouping these eight types of positions into two general categories (interpersonal and skills-based volunteer positions), we also examined convergent and discriminant validity, linking interest in these positions to constructs from the volunteerism literature (i.e., prosocial personality, volunteer motivations, and volunteer satisfaction). This research demonstrates that volunteer behaviors can be classified into types, certain individuals are interested in different types of volunteer behaviors, and volunteers engaged in behaviors that match their interests express greater volunteer satisfaction.
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TANG, FENGYAN, NANCY MORROW-HOWELL e EUNHEE CHOI. "Why do older adult volunteers stop volunteering?" Ageing and Society 30, n. 5 (16 marzo 2010): 859–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0144686x10000140.
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ABSTRACTThis paper reports a United States study of the factors that influence the turnover of older adult volunteers. Based on a parent study of programmes that use older adult volunteers, the follow-up study examined the experience for 207 older volunteers who served in ten programmes in 2005 and 2006, respectively. Telephone interviews and mail surveys were used to collect programme and personal information. The findings indicated that aspects of the volunteer experience, like duration of involvement, volunteering in other programme(s), type of activity, the adequacy of on-going support, and the availability of stipends influenced volunteering retention and turnover. Respondents who volunteered for a longer period were committed in other programmes, felt better supported, and received a stipend were less likely to quit volunteering in a designated programme. Also those volunteering in public safety programmes were least likely to quit. As reported by older adult volunteers themselves, the primary reasons for volunteer withdrawal included a higher priority of another productive activity or commitment, declining health, and problems with the programme administration. Volunteers with extensive experience were least likely to withdraw. The findings suggest that organisations with volunteer programmes can promote older adults' long-term engagement as volunteers by providing on-going support and stipends. Changes in programme characteristics would impact positively on volunteer retention, especially among low-income older Americans.
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Denysenko, K. V., D. V. Kyseliov e I. S. Borko. "SOME ASPECTS OF VOLUNTEERS’ ACTIVITIES UNDER CONDITIONS OF MARTIAL LAW". Scientific Herald of Sivershchyna. Series: Law 2023, n. 2 (7 luglio 2023): 18–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.32755/sjlaw.2023.02.018.
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The article is devoted to the analysis of some aspects of volunteers’ activities under conditions of martial law. It is noted that volunterrs were the first who solved the negative challenges associated with the full-scale invasion of Russian Federation, protected and defended our country’s humanitarian sector. They risked their own lives daily saving the lives of others by evacuating from the hottest places in Ukraine, delivering life support items to the territory where hostilities were taking place. There are different formats of the forms of volunteer activity: from individual to collective ones, from direct participation to remote mode of assistance. It is noted that the war in Ukraine forced society to reconsider volunteers’ practical value and volunteer activities in particular. In modern conditions, taking into account numerous risks to life and health while volunteering, volunteers are one of the most vulnerable and unprotected categories. A clear confirmation of the above is a number of cases that, on the one hand, emphasize the role of volunteers in bringing Ukraine’s victory over the occupiers closer, and on the other hand, demonstrate the riskiness of volunteering. Analyzing the Law of Ukraine “On Volunteering”, attention is focused on contradictions that complicate volunteers’ work and lead to the concealment of the fact of assistance. In fact and legally, the activity of those volunteers who provide individual assistance to the Armed Forces of Ukraine during a full-scale invasion is illegal, although practice shows that a lot of assistance to the army comes precisely from volunteers who are not the members of any volunteer organizations. The presence of such a prohibition does not meet the requirements of martial law. It is emphasized that the military aggression of Russian Federation forced the legislator to revise the legal norms regulating volunteers’ legal status, social and legal protection. According to the authors, the legislative provisions regarding the impossibility of volunteering individually need to be revised and clarified. Key words: volunteer, volunteer activity, volunteer movement, risks, martial law, military aggression, hostilities, Armed Forces of Ukraine, social guarantees.
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Yang, Meng, Zelalai Aini e Yanglin Zeng. "Study on the Application of "Time Bank" to College Students' Volunteer Service System in the Context of Rural Revitalization". International Journal of Education and Humanities 12, n. 3 (28 febbraio 2024): 207–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.54097/pbf0y096.
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With the idea of inclusiveness gradually penetrating into the philosophy of governance of colleges and universities, college students' volunteer activities are gradually enriched, and college students have become the most energetic group in youth volunteer activities. Student organizations and associations at the college or school level have become the main field and position for college students to carry out volunteer service activities in various colleges and universities. They arouse students' interest and achieve the purpose of recruiting college students' volunteers by means of credit awards, personal enhancement, and outings, etc., and then carry out volunteer service activities on the basis of which they provide various services for others or the society to promote the development and progress of China's society. According to the survey, college student volunteers have reached 83.1% of the total number of volunteers, college students have been the main force in the body. However, from the current situation, the conditions of volunteer service are still lacking, the contemporary university volunteer group students do not have a comprehensive understanding of volunteer service, awareness is weak, and volunteer activities are mostly top-down type of promotion, passive volunteer service also deviates from the original intention of the spirit of volunteerism. Therefore, with the development of the new era of volunteerism, how to cultivate and improve the awareness of college students volunteering has become an urgent task.
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Hensley, Sarah T., Heather C. Kent, Brent A. Broaddus, Stacey Ellison, Shane T. Michael e Vanessa Spero. "4-H Volunteer Attainment of Quality Positive Youth Development Practices". Journal of Youth Development 15, n. 4 (15 luglio 2020): 87–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.5195/jyd.2020.882.
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The University of Florida 4-H program evaluated volunteer perceptions of behavior adoption resulting from the completion of training focused on best practices that promote positive youth development. The evaluation effort was a quasi-experimental design that surveyed all enrolled volunteers electronically. The survey was designed to determine the types and frequency of training that 4-H volunteers participated in, their satisfaction with the training, the volunteer’s role of service, and outcomes of adopting best practices of program quality. A response rate of 27% (n = 340) provided a representative sample of the enrolled volunteers across demographic categories and geographical regions of the state. The results show that volunteers report practicing elements of positive youth development as categorized by the Essential Elements framework and that correlations between the type of training volunteers participate in and their implementation of quality practices are significant. Implications for volunteer trainings include the consideration of frequency, expanding opportunities beyond traditional delivery, and incorporating training elements that promote high-quality youth programming. This evaluation effort provides baseline data that informs future research for the Florida 4-H program.
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Crittenden, Jennifer, e Kayla Thompson. "Motivations and Experiences of Older Adult Volunteers in a Telehealth Nursing Simulation Activity". Innovation in Aging 5, Supplement_1 (1 dicembre 2021): 945. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igab046.3415.
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Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic has posed challenges to safely engaging older adults in volunteer activities. This research explored a unique partnership between a Retired Senior and Volunteer Program (RSVP) and a school of nursing to administer a telehealth virtual simulation training for nurse practitioner students. Semi-structured interviews were carried out with nursing simulation coordinators and volunteers after the telehealth simulation exercise. The purpose of this research was to identify principles of successful virtual volunteer engagement for telehealth simulations. This initial pilot study encompassed debriefing interviews with volunteers (N = 3) and interviews with simulation coordinators (N = 2). Three major themes emerged within the response coding: 1) the benefits of virtual simulation volunteering, 2) technology as a facilitating factor and challenge, and 3) unique volunteer management considerations. Both volunteers and coordinators noted that volunteers derived positive emotional benefits and new insights from their participation. Coordinators discussed the “authenticity” factor that older adults brought to the simulation experience as a benefit to engaging older adult volunteers. Technology sub-themes included accessibility considerations, experience with the online format, and other logistical considerations in conducting telehealth simulation. Volunteer management sub-themes encompassed volunteer skills and motivations, the perceived successful aspects of training, and improvements for future simulations. Volunteers discussed an interest and connection to healthcare and education as a motivating factor for their participation in the telehealth simulation. This small scale pilot research will be expanded through future simulation activities to continue to identify principles of practice for engaging older adults in virtual volunteerism.
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Groble, Patricia, e Jeffrey L. Brudney. "When Good Intentions Go Wrong: Immunity under the Volunteer Protection Act". Nonprofit Policy Forum 6, n. 1 (1 aprile 2015): 3–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/npf-2014-0001.
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AbstractThe Volunteer Protection Act (VPA) was enacted in 1997 to encourage volunteerism by protecting individuals from liability for their negligent actions while volunteering. Proponents intended to provide legal safeguards for volunteers, whom they claimed were deterred from volunteering by fears of liability. Little attention has been paid to this legislation since its enactment, however. This article examines the implementation and interpretation of the VPA through the lens of case law to determine whether the act has had its intended effects for volunteers. Our analysis of all court cases in which the VPA has been cited shows that volunteers are at risk for lawsuits over a variety of actions during the course of their volunteer activities. This analysis also demonstrates that although volunteers can avail themselves of the VPA’s protection, their success in invoking this defense is mixed.
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Gerlach, I. V. "PEDAGOGICAL MANAGEMENT OF STUDENT VOLUNTEERISM IN THE SYSTEM OF SECONDARY VOCATIONAL EDUCATION". Scientific Notes of V.I. Vernadsky Crimean Federal University. Sociology. Pedagogy. Psychology 7 (73), n. 1 (2021): 86–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.37279/2413-1709-2021-7-1-86-98.
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The article presents the results of a study of pedagogical management of student volunteerism in the system of secondary vocational education. The essence of the concepts «pedagogical management of student volunteerism in the system of secondary vocational education», «team», «team leader of a team of student volunteers» is revealed. The essence, principles, content and mechanisms of pedagogical management of student volunteerism in the system of secondary vocational education are determined. The article presents the components, model and author’s program of pedagogical management of student volunteerism in the system of secondary vocational education, which includes the following structural components: the goal, tasks, functions, directions of personal growth of student-volunteer, tools for implementing the program, criteria and indicators of its effectiveness. The article highlights the implementation of the program on the basis of the Armavir legal College and the experience of volunteer activities of students of this educational organization. The article substantiates the implementation of methods of pedagogical management of volunteer resources in the practice of the volunteer center, which operates on the basis of secondary vocational education, identifies the levels of management of it, the functions of the Manager of student volunteers. Special attention is paid to the work of team leaders and the management of a team of student volunteers. The article describes the criteria and indicators of efficiency of pedagogical management of the volunteerism of students in secondary vocational education in the context of the work of the volunteer centre College, is included in the volunteer movement «Abilympics». The article substantiates the choice of inclusive volunteerism for students of the Armavir legal College, which is actualized by the possibility of a wide range of tasks, both in the field of educational work and in the image policy of the College.
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Rondeau, Sabrina, Sara M. Stricker, Chantel Kozachenko e Kate Parizeau. "Understanding Motivations for Volunteering in Food Insecurity and Food Upcycling Projects". Social Sciences 9, n. 3 (11 marzo 2020): 27. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/socsci9030027.
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For non-profit organizations relying on volunteers to operate, investigations into the motivations of volunteerism are critical to attract new volunteers and to support the current ones. This study looked at volunteerism in the not-for-profit project The SEED in Ontario, Canada, which is looking to address food insecurity through a new social enterprise project that will create value-added “upcycled” products from second-grade produce while offering training opportunities for youth facing barriers to employment. The aims of this paper were to explore why volunteers chose to offer their time to this project and to gauge the current volunteers’ interest in volunteering with the organization’s new “Upcycle Kitchen”. Thirty-seven volunteers responded to a self-administered survey. They reported altruism, self-development, and social life improvement as their main motivations for volunteering. The volunteers expressed enthusiasm toward the Upcycle Kitchen initiative, which seems to be attributable to the multidimensional, creative, and educational aspects of the project. Tackling food insecurity and reducing the environmental impact of food waste are values which would most likely influence the respondents’ willingness to volunteer in food upcycling activities. We believe that this study is a good model to learn about the many facets of volunteerism for social enterprises developing upcycling-based food projects.
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Jiménez, María Luisa Vecina, e Fernando Chacón Fuertes. "Positive Emotions in Volunteerism". Spanish Journal of Psychology 8, n. 1 (maggio 2005): 30–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1138741600004935.
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Volunteerism is a well consolidated social phenomenon in our society. However, its rapid growth in the last few years has complicated the integration of theoretical knowledge and its application in organizational settings. Taking into account that nowadays, one of the chief problems of volunteer organizations is sustained volunteer service, the object of this work is to verify, within the context of the psychosocial model of sustained volunteerism (Vecina, 2001), the type of relation between the experience of positive emotions in volunteers and their intention of remaining in the organization. This work was carried out on a sample of volunteers who had been in service for less than one year prior to this study.
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Russell, Michael L., e Warren K. Garlington. "Change Seeking and Experimental Participation". Psychological Reports 56, n. 3 (giugno 1985): 797–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.2466/pr0.1985.56.3.797.
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The Change Seeker Index was administered to a group of introductory psychology students who had volunteered to participate in a research study and to classes in introductory psychology in which most of the students did not volunteer. The volunteers received significantly higher scores suggesting that the use of volunteers might introduce a systematic bias in studies where “change seeking” could be a confounding variable.
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Dickey, Jennifer Smyer, Rosemary Wasike, Jon Singletary e Megan Levers Sayers. "Listening to our Global Partners: Kenyans’ perceptions of international volunteers". Community Development Journal 55, n. 4 (5 novembre 2019): 680–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cdj/bsz020.
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Abstract Although international volunteerism is a common service practice among Americans and Europeans, research exploring host community members’ perceptions of volunteers and their practice is lacking. In this phenomenological study, thirteen in-depth interviews were conducted with Kenyan participants and their perceptions of international volunteers’ attitudes and behaviors were explored. While positive themes of skill transfer and honoring cultural practices emerged, so did negative themes that suggested international volunteers had demeaning perceptions of Kenyans, controlled collaborative projects, and gave Kenyans cursory roles to play. The study also suggests that international volunteers departed from service hastily without empowering Kenyans, which led to project failure. Recommendations for strengthening international volunteer practice are identified and described.
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Vinickytė, Ingrida, Rita Bendaravičienė e Jolita Vveinhardt. "THE IMPACT OF EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCE ON WORK PRODUCTIVITY OF VOLUNTEERS IN RESPECT TO AGE AND LENGTH IN VOLUNTEERING". Business: Theory and Practice 21, n. 1 (4 giugno 2020): 379–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.3846/btp.2020.11405.
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The aim of this study is to evaluate the impact of emotional intelligence and intercultural competence on the effectiveness of volunteer work with respect to the age and length of volunteering. 174 volunteers who have volunteered or are volunteering under the Erasmus + European Voluntary Service participated in the survey. The results of the study are presented as answers to the following problematic questions: Does higher emotional intelligence and higher intercultural competence increase the effectiveness of volunteer work? Does intercultural competence increase due to higher emotional intelligence? Do older volunteers have higher intercultural competence and higher emotional intelligence? Do volunteers with greater volunteering experience have higher intercultural competence and emotional intelligence? Do people with longer volunteering experience at the European Voluntary Service (EVS) have a higher level of intercultural competence and emotional intelligence? Based on the results of the study, factors that have a significant impact on the productivity of internationally active volunteers were identified.
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Brillianesti, Sukma Smita Grah. "Gerbang Menuju Prekarisasi: Studi Pengalaman Kerja Sukarelawan dan Pemagang Muda di Festival Seni Biennale Jogja Equator". Retorik: Jurnal Ilmu Humaniora 12, n. 1 (28 giugno 2024): 104–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.24071/ret.v12i1.8715.
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This study offers an investigation into the dynamics of cultural labor, focusing specifically on the engagement of volunteers and interns in art festivals. Despite their appeal as expressions of artistic richness, art festivals conceal fundamental challenges related to volunteer labor, which blur the lines between altruism and exploitation, and between unpaid volunteerism and paid labor. This research employs ethnographic methods, with data collected through direct observation, interviews, and literature review targeting interns and volunteers involved in art festival activities, specifically using the Biennale Jogja Equator as the primary case study. The findings reveal that while volunteers gain invaluable firsthand experience and develop critical skills within the creative sector, they also face systemic challenges inherent in the art festival production ecosystem. On one hand, volunteers accumulate cultural and social capital, such as skill acquisition and networking opportunities; on the other hand, questions remain about how to translate this capital into economic capital or tangible benefits. This condition makes volunteer work and internship programs as gateways to deeper precarization.
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Khayrullina, Yulduz, Regina Garipova e Farida Talibova. "Volunteerism in the Republic of Tatarstan". E3S Web of Conferences 449 (2023): 07008. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202344907008.
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This article investigates volunteerism within the Republic of Tatarstan, offering a comprehensive examination of the phenomenon. Its purpose is to analyze the landscape of volunteerism, considering legal frameworks, motivations, and challenges. The research relies on a sociological inquiry conducted in the Republic of Tatarstan in 2023. This investigation, a broad-scale survey targeting volunteers aged between 14 to 35 years, furnishes insights into the practices young individuals engage in as volunteers, alongside offering a snapshot of the current landscape and potential future of volunteerism in the region. The analysis points towards a promising trajectory of volunteerism within the republic, underscoring the pivotal role governmental entities play in fostering the growth of this movement locally. However, it is posited that the forward momentum of this domain within the republic is contingent upon a synergistic relationship between the volunteers and the state, viewed as a crucial facilitator. A profound interrelation is identified between the altruistic aspirations of volunteers to effectuate societal transformation and their own tangible career and material aspirations. In conclusion, the article proffers insights and recommendations stemming from the author’s research, shedding light on the future direction and enhancement of the volunteer movement in the republic.
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Bakhsh, Jordan T., Erik L. Lachance, Ashley Thompson e Milena M. Parent. "Outcomes of the sport event volunteer experience: examining demonstration effects on first-time and returning volunteers". International Journal of Event and Festival Management 12, n. 2 (26 marzo 2021): 168–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijefm-09-2020-0057.
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PurposeThe purpose of this study is to examine if sport event volunteers were inspired by their event experience to volunteer in the future.Design/methodology/approachA postevent questionnaire was administered to 161 professional golf tournament volunteers, in which 93 respondents were identified as first-time volunteers of the event and 68 as returning volunteers. A moderation analysis was conducted to assess if previous event-specific volunteer experience moderated the relationship between volunteers' inspiration and future volunteer intentions.FindingsFirst-time event-specific volunteers were significantly more inspired to volunteer again than returning event-specific volunteers. Findings indicate volunteers can be inspired from their event experience toward future volunteer intentions.Research limitations/implicationsThis study offers conceptual understandings and new application of inspiration–behavioral intentions by examining sport events' (in)ability to inspire first-time and returning event volunteers to volunteer in the future. Findings are limited to the sport event volunteers' intention discussion.Practical implicationsThis study demonstrates how event stakeholders can create positive future behavioral intentions for community members through hosting sport events. By positioning first-time event-specific volunteers within roles that can elicit inspiration (e.g. interacting with athletes), event managers can foster stronger future volunteer intentions.Originality/valueThis study extends the understanding of demonstration effects by moving beyond the traditional sport event spectators and sport participation intention foci. It demonstrates that sport events can inspire different spectator groups (i.e. event volunteers) toward different future behavioral intentions (i.e. volunteer intentions). Findings address previous sport event volunteer assumptions regarding intention, inspiration and volunteer segments.
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Claxton-Oldfield, Stephen. "Hospice palliative care volunteers: The benefits for patients, family caregivers, and the volunteers". Palliative and Supportive Care 13, n. 3 (5 giugno 2014): 809–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1478951514000674.
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AbstractObjective:Terminally ill patients and family caregivers can benefit greatly from the support and care provided by trained hospice palliative care volunteers. The benefits of doing this kind of volunteer work also extend to the volunteers themselves, who often say they receive more than they give from the patients/families they are “privileged” to be with. The purpose of this article is to demonstrate how hospice palliative care volunteerism benefits both the patients and families who utilize this service as well as the volunteers.Method:A review of studies demonstrating how terminally ill patients, and especially family caregivers, can benefit from the use of hospice palliative care volunteers and how the volunteers themselves benefit from their experiences.Results:Terminally ill patients and families receive many benefits from using the services of hospice palliative care volunteers, including emotional support, companionship, and practical assistance (e.g., respite or breaks from caregiving). Volunteering in hospice palliative care also provides many benefits for the volunteers, including being able to make a difference in the lives of others, personal growth, and greater appreciation of what is really important in life.Significance of results:More needs to be done to promote the value of hospice palliative care volunteers to those who can really benefit from their support and care (i.e., patients and their families) as well as to help people recognize the potential rewards of being a hospice palliative care volunteer. It is a win–win situation.
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Lee, Jiwon, e Jong-Eun Lee. "A Palliative Care Program for Volunteers in a Community Setting: A Mixed-Methods Pilot Study". American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine® 37, n. 6 (20 dicembre 2019): 455–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1049909119895213.
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Background: The objective of community-based palliative care is to improve the quality of life of patients and their families and to share the responsibility of caregiving. However, the evidence of the efficacy of volunteer services in community-based palliative care is insufficient. Purpose: This pilot study sought to uncover the feasibility and efficacy of a volunteer program in palliative care. Methods: The study used a sequential mixed-methods design. A total of 19 volunteers participated in the training program, and 6 trained volunteers provided services for a period of 10 weeks to 5 families. Quantitative data were collected on death anxiety, coping with death, and meaning in life for volunteers before and after the training and after completing their services. Qualitative data were collected about volunteering experiences. Results: Significant increases in coping with death and meaning in life after training and in meaning in life after providing services were observed among volunteers. Three categories (“Volunteer’s growing influence at home,” “Discovering meaning-in-life through volunteering,” and “Death as the final journey in life”) emerged from the qualitative findings. The caregivers’ satisfaction score was high. Conclusions: A palliative care program was found to be useful for volunteers in finding meaning in life, motivating continued volunteering. Moreover, caregivers were satisfied with the palliative care service of volunteers.
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Jones, Caitlin, e Andrea E. Williamson. "Volunteers working to support migrants in Glasgow: a qualitative study". International Journal of Migration, Health and Social Care 10, n. 4 (9 dicembre 2014): 193–206. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijmhsc-10-2013-0034.
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the roles, motivations and experiences of volunteers who work to support asylum seekers (AS), refugees and refused asylum seekers (RAS) in Glasgow. Design/methodology/approach – Qualitative semi-structured interviews were conducted with eight volunteer participants who worked to support migrants in Glasgow, two of which were AS. Purposeful and theoretical sampling was used and data were analysed using the framework approach. Findings – The roles of participants were broad included providing “destitution relief” (providing shelter and food for destitute asylum seekers (DAS)) and acting as advocates for AS to help them access services. The most common reported motivation of participants was a humanitarian interest in the situation of migrants in Glasgow and the UK. In contrast, participants who were AS, volunteered because they could not work and it helped to improve their mental well-being. The complexity of the circumstances of some migrants was seen as the most challenging aspect of volunteering. Participants were involved first hand in the difficulties migrants had in accessing health and social services. Research limitations/implications – This exploratory study confirmed the vital role voluntary organisations have in supporting migrants in Glasgow. It highlights the essential role volunteers have in supporting DAS and sets out some volunteer support needs. This has important implications for this context in Glasgow. Further work in other dispersal settings in the UK would help elucidate if this is replicable across the UK. Practical implications – Volunteer's role as lay advocates should be recognised and then supported by statutory services such as primary care and social services. Social implications – The overall view was that the system of claiming asylum poses numerous challenges for both migrants and the volunteers working to support them. AS can become completely reliant on the volunteers and the services they provide. Originality/value – This is the first research study examining the roles, motivations and experiences of volunteers who support migrants.