Abstract Estimates on philanthropic giving are one of the major topics within nonprofit studies globally. South Korea has engaged in measuring behaviors and attitudes since early 2000s, however, little is known about validity measures that used to collect volunteering data. This study aims investigate methodological matters empirical philanthropy datasets Korea. A total nine were identified mea...

This article is intended as the leading in a Special Issue of Voluntas devoted to episodic volunteering from cross-cultural perspective. focuses on summarizing and distilling knowledge about volunteering. Based thorough literature review, authors present state-of-the-art divided into key subsections that include: (1) new area or era volunteering? (2) Defining concept volunteering, (3) singulari...

This study uses nationally representative cross-sectional data to investigate the relationship between retirement and volunteering among men aged 50–70 in the Netherlands, and how this relationship is influenced by educational and occupational background. Based on a life-course perspective, it is hypothesized that education, socio-economic status related to the occupation and nonmanual occupati...

BACKGROUND Capacity building partnerships between healthcare institutions have the potential to benefit both partners particularly in staff development. Previous research suggests that volunteering can contribute to professional development but there is little evidence on how learning is acquired, the barriers and facilitators to learning in this context or the process of translation of learnin...

Previous studies have revealed the influence of cultural values on volunteering; however, few focused Confucian value benevolence. This study examined relationship between benevolence and volunteering, as well mediating role volunteer motives. A total 473 Chinese college students completed questionnaires to assess benevolence, including familism, unity, harmony (UH), six functional motives volu...

Based on the theoretical foundations of the caregiving system model, which holds that prosocial behavior can be conceptualized in relation to a neurobiological stress-buffering mechanism, we addressed the question of whether daily volunteering yields buffering effects in terms of suppressing a neuroendocrine response (i.e., salivary cortisol) to daily stressors. We used daily diary data from th...

BACKGROUND Health partnerships between institutions in the UK and Low or Lower- middle Income Countries are an increasingly important model of development, yet analysis of partnerships has focused on benefits and costs to the Low and Lower- Middle Income partner. We reviewed the evidence on benefits and costs of health partnerships to UK individuals, institutions & the NHS and sought to underst...

Volunteer service opportunities for older adults may soon be expanded. Although volunteering is thought to provide health benefits for healthier older adults, it is not known whether older adults in less than very good health are suitable candidates for high-intensity volunteering and can derive health benefits. This manuscript presents a prospective analysis of 174 older adult volunteers servi...