‘Young, Fun, and Free:’ Episodic Volunteers in Ghana, South Africa and Tanzania

Compion, Sara; Cnaan, Ram A.; Brudney, Jeffrey L.; Jeong, Bok Gyo; Zhang, Chao; Haski‐Leventhal, Debbie

doi:10.1007/s11266-021-00324-y

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“…S. Compion et al (2022) analysed the motives of residents of Ghana, South Africa, and Tanzania to participate in episodic volunteering and determined whether these motives are similar to long-term volunteering based on membership or have differences. A survey of 1,000 participants was conducted in 2018.…”

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In the context of rapid changes and a hyperdynamic external environment, the world economy and politics create new challenges and threats that actualise research on the effectiveness of public administration in the context of economic security through the prism of various legal fields. The purpose of the study is to present the author's vision of a methodological approach that will allow visualising the process of public administration in the context of ensuring a high level of economic security and evaluating its effectiveness, considering the legal aspect of the issue. The methodology involves using modern methods that combine and interact to achieve the goal. These include both general theoretical methods and specific ones: IDEF3 and the integral evaluation method. The approach to assessing the level of effectiveness of public administration in the system of ensuring economic security is defined. The importance of political and legal indicators is emphasised. The results of calculating the value of the integral indicator are presented, and the corresponding conclusions are drawn. The author's vision of the modern model of public administration implementation in the system of ensuring economic security with an emphasis on the protection of human rights is presented. All the key Public administration of the economic security system....

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“…A recent study performed on volunteer motivation in Africa (Ghana, South Africa and Tanzania) revealed that while novice volunteers are motivated more for social reasons, regular volunteers were motivated primarily for altruistic reasons (Compion et al 2021). A study on healthcare students volunteering during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia brought out the motivations and barriers behind volunteering.…”

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Motivations of Volunteering during Crises—Perspectives of Polish Youths during the Ukrainian Refugee Crisis

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Verghese

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2023

Administrative Sciences

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Volunteering work has always played a key role in dealing with crises around the world. Understanding the motivations behind volunteering during a crisis could not only explain such behaviour but also become a guide for the government for future policies, to non-governmental organizations for attracting and recruiting more volunteers, for companies to attract and engage young talent and for society to encourage volunteering more. The present military conflict between Russia and Ukraine has resulted in an influx of over six million Ukrainian refugees in Poland. Given the phenomenal response of Polish people towards welcoming the Ukrainian refugees and, in general, the favourable attitude of the youth in Poland towards extending humanitarian aid to them, our present study examines the motivations of Polish youths behind volunteering during crises. The study also examined how volunteering has influenced their lives and future, besides understanding the barriers to volunteering. The research participants were Polish youths aged between 17–30 years of age. The participants were from both genders, students as well as working professionals. To take part, they had to prove that they took an active role in volunteering during a crisis and were able to share their personal stories and emotions in English. The findings of the research revealed normative, hedonic, eudaimonic and personal motivators behind volunteering during crises, with greater dominance of hedonic motivators, followed by normative, then eudaimonic and personal motivators. The influence of a mix of collectivist and individualistic cultures of Poland, with a progressive lean towards individualism, is clear in shaping the motivations behind the volunteering of these Polish youths. The role of intrinsic motivation is more pronounced when it comes to volunteering during crises.

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“…This unique dataset is the product of a global project on episodic volunteering where data were collected in 19 countries to allow for cross‐country comparisons. Multiple papers have either been published or are planned to be published on various aspects of episodic volunteering (e.g., Cnaan et al, 2022; Compion et al, 2022; Gronlund et al, 2022; Hersberger‐Langloh et al, 2022; Okada et al, 2022). The focus of this paper is solely on episodic volunteering at fundraising events.…”

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The people behind the scenes: Episodic volunteering at fundraising events

Cnaan

Choi

Kang

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Journal of Philanthropy and Marketing

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Nonprofit organizations (NPOs) have become increasingly dependent on episodic volunteers (EVs), those that would help carry out an event with little training and expectation to commit to future events. Despite its importance to the survival of NPOs, the use of EVs with respect to fundraising has received little research focus.Furthermore, none of the existing studies identified examined how fundraising EVs differ from other EVs. This study seeks to contribute to our understanding of fundraising EVs using a global perspective. Data were generated using surveys distributed in seven countries, tallying more than 4,000 respondents. Variables included demographic characteristics, previous donation and volunteer history, motives, mode of volunteering, and overall experience. The data were analyzed by applying between-group (logistic regression on participation) and within-group analysis (ordered logistic regression on willingness to participate in the future). Data were further analyzed by examining differences by country. We found that country, gender, religion, income, employment, history of donations, mode of volunteering, and several motives, both intrinsic and extrinsic, were significant in the logistic regression analysis of participation in fundraising episodic volunteering. The ordered logistic analysis unexpectedly found that the only predictors to foster a willingness to engage again were the responsiveness of the event team and a desire to fulfill spiritual satisfaction. In recruiting and selecting EVs for fundraising events, NPOs should consider previous or current donors and those with regular volunteering experience and they should market volunteer opportunities towards those in search of spiritual fulfillment and meaning. Moreover, NPOs should prioritize quick and clear communication with fundraising EVs in order to foster a willingness to volunteer again. Lastly, NPOs should regularly assess for country-specific factors and contexts that may affect episodic volunteering in fundraising events. Our paper illustrates who fundraising EVs are, their motives, how they choose to volunteer, and what contributes to their willingness to volunteer again. Given the limited research on fundraising EVs, this study serves to help lay the foundation of research for this unique subgroup. Our aim was to not only address the dearth of literature but serve as a springboard for future research on fundraising EVs.

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‘Young, Fun, and Free:’ Episodic Volunteers in Ghana, South Africa and Tanzania

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Motivations of Volunteering during Crises—Perspectives of Polish Youths during the Ukrainian Refugee Crisis

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