Typologies of Associations and Volunteering

Smith, David H.; Stebbins, Robert A.; Grotz, Jurgen; Kumar, Pradeep; Nga, Janice L. H.; Puyvelde, Stijn Van

doi:10.1007/978-1-137-26317-9_4

Cited by 16 publications

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“…A distinctive aspect of volunteers is a motivation that is altruistic at least to some extent (Musick & Wilson, 2007). Dimensions along which analytical types can be distinguished are the background characteristics of the volunteer, the nature of the time or effort that is contributed, the type of organization to which he or she contributes, the intensity of the activity, the type of recipient, the sociodemographic characteristics of the recipient, the type of volunteer manager, the activity of the volunteer manager, and the type of rewards (Cnaan & Amrofell, 1994; Smith et al, 2016). The volunteer role is defined and coordinated by the rules of the organization, where volunteers are almost always subordinate to paid workers (Musick & Wilson, 2007).…”

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Beyond Service Production: Volunteering for Social Innovation

Wit

Mensink

Einarsson

et al. 2017

Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly

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Building on theories from different fields, we discuss the roles that volunteers can play in the generation, implementation, and diffusion of social innovations. We present a study relying on 26 interviews with volunteer managers, other professionals, volunteers, and one former volunteer in 17 (branches of) third sector organizations in eight European countries. We identify organizational factors that help and hinder volunteer contributions to social innovation. While volunteer contributions to social innovations are encouraged by decentralized organizational structures, systematic "scaling up" of ideas, providing training, and giving a sense of ownership, they are hindered by a reluctant attitude and a lack of resources . This rich, explorative study makes it a fruitful start for further research on the relationship between volunteering and social innovation.

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Beyond Service Production: Volunteering for Social Innovation

Wit

Mensink

Einarsson

et al. 2017

Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly

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“…This study deals with informal crisis volunteering during the lockdown period of the COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland. Informal crisis volunteering is defined as one-time and short-term response to emergencies, disasters, and sociopolitical crises (Smith et al, 2016). Crisis volunteers most often react ad hoc and without organizational context or guidance.…”

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Satisfaction With Informal Volunteering During the COVID-19 Crisis: An Empirical Study Considering a Swiss Online Volunteering Platform

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Liberatore²,

Lindenmeier

et al. 2020

Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly

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The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a huge wave of compassion. In particular, online volunteering platforms established channeling help for high-risk groups. It is unclear under which conditions volunteers were satisfied with their COVID-19 volunteering mediated by these platforms and whether they will continue their engagement after the crisis. Therefore, and considering personal susceptibility to COVID-19 infection, this study analyzes the effects of different platform support for volunteers and the fulfillment of volunteers’ motives. The study is based on an online survey of a sample of 565 volunteers who registered at and were placed by a Swiss online platform. Fulfillment of distinct volunteer motives and platform support drive COVID-19 volunteering satisfaction. Moreover, motive fulfillment and platform-related support indirectly impact willingness to volunteer long-term via volunteering satisfaction. Finally, the empirical results show that motive fulfillment and the effect of platform support are contingent on perceived susceptibility to infection.

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“…Volunteers evidently are key stakeholders of CMFs. As is known, volunteering appears in different types (cf., e.g., Hustinx 2005;Smith et al 2016). In the context of CFMs, it seems adequate to distinguish three types we integrated in a shell model displayed in Fig.…”

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Charity flea markets – an amalgamation of product philanthropy and volunteering

Stötzer

Andeßner

Scheichl

2020

Int Rev Public Nonprofit Mark

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This paper offers one of the first efforts at exploring the role of charity flea markets as a fundraising practice used by nonprofits to mobilize various resources like individual and corporate in-kind giving and volunteering in an unique event setting. With the support of volunteers, nonprofits generate cash by reselling product donations and by catering. As an innovative contribution to the so far limited research on flea markets and in-kind giving, our study uses an explorative case study approach based on guided interviews with Austrian flea market operators. The purpose of the case studies is to examine the specifics, benefits, challenges, and prospects of this underexplored funding instrument. Our findings contribute to an enhanced understanding of both charity flea markets and nonprofits resource management and can assist charities in processing inkind donations effectively and sustainably.

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Typologies of Associations and Volunteering

Cited by 16 publications

References 79 publications

Beyond Service Production: Volunteering for Social Innovation

Beyond Service Production: Volunteering for Social Innovation

Satisfaction With Informal Volunteering During the COVID-19 Crisis: An Empirical Study Considering a Swiss Online Volunteering Platform

Charity flea markets – an amalgamation of product philanthropy and volunteering

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