Exploring Hispanic American Involvement in Community Leadership through Volunteerism

Safrit, R. Dale; Lopez, Josue

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“…The participants experienced personal growth and increased self-confidence through their volunteering (Chan, 2011). Some participants reporting becoming braver (Chan, 2011; Daoud et al, 2010), feeling more comfortable in social interaction with foreigners, and improving their interpersonal skills (Safrit & Lopez, 2001). Others reported that volunteering increased their sense of importance, usefulness, and self-worth (Chan, 2011; Daoud et al, 2010; Dudley, 2007; Safrit & Lopez, 2001; H.…”

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“…Some participants found that volunteering contributed to a sense of belonging in the new country and community (Chan, 2011; Dudley, 2007; Safrit & Lopez, 2001; Wood et al, 2019). In eight studies, the participants reported that volunteering could build strong social relations and friendships (Chan, 2011; Daoud et al, 2010; Dudley, 2007; Handy & Greenspan, 2009; Jensen, 2008; H.…”

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Immigrants’ Experiences of Volunteering; A Meta-Ethnography

Sveen

Anthun

Batt-Rawden

et al. 2022

Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly

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Among policy makers and governments in the Global North, the voluntary sector is considered a central arena for immigrant integration. The aim of this interpretive synthesis was to systematically review research to understand immigrants’ volunteering experiences and explore how volunteering may influence immigrants’ health. A systematic literature review was performed using six databases. Eleven studies met our inclusion criteria. Meta-ethnography was applied for the interpretive synthesis. Immigrants’ perceived volunteering contributed to improving self-conception, engaging in the community, developing skills and knowledge, and building social networks. Under certain conditions, volunteering could be an arena for developing meaningfulness and belongingness and capacity building in the new community for immigrants. Our study indicates that volunteering may have a health-promoting impact that may contribute to immigrants’ sense of belonging and positive well-being. However, this effect seems complex, and volunteering activities and contexts must be further explored.

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Immigrants’ Experiences of Volunteering; A Meta-Ethnography

Sveen

Anthun

Batt-Rawden

et al. 2022

Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly

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“…Nelson (2005) discussed that Micro elements of National strategy for Volunteerism show us there are seven basic characteristics of a successful policy which include: a working definition of a volunteer, protection of the rights and obligations of volunteers, budgetary support, publicity and information management, incentives, coordination, and training/technical assistance . Safrit (2001) believes that employees" motivation is major challenge in public sector. Keeping in view the civil service protection, job security and no major accountability, it is difficult for managers to fire, punish or reward employees according to their performance.…”

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Participatory Governance through Youth Volunteerism in Public Sector of Pakistan

Soomro¹,

Tan²,

Butt³

et al. 2016

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Participatory governance in public sector is of great importance especially for a democratic country like Pakistan. In this paper we discuss Youth Volunteerism as tool to ensure participation of young people in public service delivery as partners of the government. This research is based on primary data collected on convenience sampling basis, through questionnaires distributed among 243 youth studying in colleges of selected areas of Pakistan. The objective of this research was to find out the perception of young people about Volunteerism in public sector and to find factors that may encourage them to engage in ISSN 2161-7104 2016 participatory governance through volunteering in public sector institutions of Pakistan. Data was analyzed through SPSS-21, using Multiple Regression Analysis and Pearson"s Correlation techniques. The results show that young people in Pakistan are willing to volunteer their services in the public sector because they think it is honor for them, it is need of the time and that it will increase the productivity of the public institutions. This study concludes that promoting culture of volunteerism in the public sector of Pakistan will enable young people to become part of government in service deliver, will reduce public-government gap, will help reduce shortage of workforce in public sector and will increase the productivity of public institutions. Journal of Public Administration and Governance

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“…A second key factor identified in the Safrit and Lopez (2001) study was the influence of the Catholic Church in the recruiting of Hispanic volunteers. According to Swenson (1990), 70% of Hispanics are Catholic, and the local parish, in addition to being a place of worship, serves as a center for social activity, charitable events, celebrations, and promotions of community service.…”

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Early Experiences of Young Men of Latin Descent

Griffith

Prezas

Labercane

2006

Journal of Hispanic Higher Education

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This article focuses on the narratives and experiences of young Hispanics in south Texas. These youths matured during America's high period of civic engagement. Their involvement in the development of social clubs defined and reinforced their culture. Growing up Hispanic meant belonging to a large, supportive, Hispanic family. The clubs defined dating rituals and social behavior. This article also raises the issues of how social capital is realized within the Hispanic culture and its repercussions.Resumen: Este manuscrito se enfoca en historias sobre las experiencias de jóvenes Hispanos en el sur de Texas. Estos jóvenes maduraron durante el período alto de conciencia cívica en los Estados Unidos de América. Su participación en el nacimiento y desarrollo de clubes sociales definieron y reforzaron su conducta. El crecer Hispano significó, para muchos de ellos, pertenecer a una 'familia' grande de apoyo Hispano. Los clubes les ayudaron a definir rituales apropiados de cortejo. Este manuscrito discute el desarrollo histórico de clubes sociales en el sur de Texas y menciona puntos como el de como se realiza el capital social dentro de la cultura Hispana y sus repercusiones.

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Exploring Hispanic American Involvement in Community Leadership through Volunteerism

Cited by 13 publications

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Immigrants’ Experiences of Volunteering; A Meta-Ethnography

Immigrants’ Experiences of Volunteering; A Meta-Ethnography

Participatory Governance through Youth Volunteerism in Public Sector of Pakistan

Early Experiences of Young Men of Latin Descent

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