Retirement Patterns and Their Relationship to Volunteering

Tang, Fengyan

doi:10.1177/0899764015602128

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“…Age was measured by how old they were on the day they filled in the survey. Age was controlled for as studies find retirees volunteer more often (Tang, 2016; van Ingen & Wilson, 2017). Children (0 = no, 1 = yes) was included as a control variable due to volunteer studies finding those individuals with children tend to volunteer more (Carpenter & Myers, 2010; Einolf, 2018).…”

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The Public Service Motivated Volunteer: Devoting Time or Effort?

Costello¹,

Homberg

Secchi

2020

Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly

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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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Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Public Service Motivated Volunteer: Devoting Time or Effort?

Costello¹,

Homberg

Secchi

2020

Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly

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“…Tang suggested organizations interested in recruiting older adults to volunteer focus on individuals at retirement age or recently retired individuals. Tang (2016) included valuable benefits of recruiting recent or partial retirees to provide the skills and motivation to volunteer their services. Organizations that focus on recruiting retirees that have withdrawn from the work environment for an extended period are less likely to recruit older volunteers.…”

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Improving Volunteer Engagement in Nonprofit Healthcare Organizations

Hudson¹

2021

OJBM

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Grounded in the conceptual lens of Deci and Ryan's self-determination theory, the strategies nonprofit healthcare leaders use to reduce volunteer turnover were explored in this single-case study. The participations included 5 nonprofit healthcare leaders from a single organization in the Southwestern United States. Data were collected using semistructured interviews, internal and external organizational documents, and publicly available data. Analysis of internal and external organizational documents and publicly available data were manually coded and thematically organized. The use of a methodological triangulation process and member checking increased the reliability of data interpretation. Using the thematic approach, 3 themes emerged: volunteer recognition improved volunteer turnover, open communication improved volunteer turnover, and relationship building improved volunteer turnover. The findings from this study may contribute to positively social change by providing nonprofit leaders with strategies to reduce volunteer turnover, enhance operational processes, and improve organizational performance. The results of this study indicated that nonprofit healthcare leaders who develop volunteer engagement strategies could increase organizational success and develop successful work habits among volunteers to improve economic growth in the communities they serve.

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“…This effort on behalf of organizations or groups is considered formal volunteering and can be contrasted with a less structured, sometimes less recognized type of informal volunteering, which often takes place within close communities and would include actions such as checking on neighbours or doing childcare (Lancee & Radl, 2012). Previous research has shown that older adult volunteers engage in both formal and informal volunteering (Tang, 2015). This section reviews key facts of the volunteer experience for older adults in order to build a foundation for the further review of meaning-making in this population.…”

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Volunteering as Meaning-Making in the Transition to Retirement

Cousineau

Misener

2019

CJNSER

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Understanding the volunteer experience of older adults is of critical importance to the nonprofit and voluntary sector, and society. Research suggests that volunteering is a way individuals derive meaning through the complex interactions that make up measures of self-worth, community concept, and identity. This study explores the meaning of volunteering in the lives of adults over the age of 60 as they transition into retirement. Analysis revealed four primary themes: role identity; confronting ageing, health, and dying; fear/anxiety about transitioning to retirement; and making a difference. Further analysis based on whether retirement was planned or not revealed important differences in the ways that meaning was made. The findings reveal suggestions for improvements in the recruitment and retention of the older volunteer segment in nonprofit organizations.Comprendre l’expérience de bénévolat des personnes âgées est d’une importance cruciale pour le secteur bénévole et communautaire. Le bénévolat est un moyen pour les individus de trouver un sentiment d’identité grâce aux interactions complexes de l’estime de soi, communauté, et de l’identité. Cette étude explore la signification du bénévolat dans la vie des adultes de plus de 60 ans, lors de leur transition vers la retraite. L’analyse a révélé quatre thèmes principaux: l’identité; faire face au vieillissement; l’anxiété face à la transition à la retraite; et faire une différence. Si la retraite était prévue ou non a révélé des différences significatives. Les résultats offrent un aperçu unique de l’expérience des volontaires âgés et révèlent des suggestions d’amélioration du recrutement et de la rétention du segment des volontaires âgés.

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Retirement Patterns and Their Relationship to Volunteering

Cited by 29 publications

References 30 publications

The Public Service Motivated Volunteer: Devoting Time or Effort?

The Public Service Motivated Volunteer: Devoting Time or Effort?

Improving Volunteer Engagement in Nonprofit Healthcare Organizations

Volunteering as Meaning-Making in the Transition to Retirement

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