In this paper, I present the results of empirical research and practical pilot programmes carried out in frame an international project. The project was about promotion pro bono activities among university students, involving corporate experts non-profit companies. conclusions implemented over two years, several which were digitally during covid period, show that young people are open to volunt...

Volunteer managers face a typical marketing problem: how to identify the right consumers (in this case, volunteers), attract them, and keep them loyal. In multicultural societies this challenge is amplified because of the different groups originating from countries that can vary significantly in terms of the extent of volunteering and reasons for being involved. The consequence of this heteroge...

The current study examined the relationship between conscientiousness, work status, and volunteering utilizing two large samples, the St. Louis Personality and Aging Network (SPAN) and the Health and Retirement Study (HRS). It was hypothesized that conscientious adults who were retired would be more likely to volunteer because, after retirement, they gain a substantial amount of free time, whil...

The Great Recession weakened U.S. families’ abilities to make charitable gifts. Although African Americans are generally especially hard hit by these types of economic crises, they have a long and distinctive history of volunteerism and mutual assistance. Consequently, the purpose of this study is to examine African American volunteering in nonprofit organizations in the aftermath of the 2008–2...

Private provision of public goods often takes place as a war of attrition: individuals wait until someone else volunteers and provides the good. After a certain time period, however, one individual may be randomly selected. If the individuals are uncertain about their cost of provision, but can find out about this cost ahead of the volunteering game, a strategic value is attached to the informa...

CONTEXT Physicians need to consider medical-legal issues when volunteering their time to assist with community mass-participation and athletic events. This article also reviews medical-legal aspects of the volunteer physician's out-of-state practice. Seven cases illustrate the importance of expertise and planning to avoid legal issues for the volunteer event physician. EVIDENCE ACQUISITION Re...

Volunteering is a prosocial behavior that benefits society in many ways, including refugees. This article reviewed past literature, especially academic studies by various disciplines the social sciences on volunteering for refugees, example volunteers from non-governmental organizations, generally facilitated networks. literature review which based qualitative approach and guided deductive rese...

Abstract While the international literature has significantly addressed “new forms of voluntary action,” there been limited attention paid so far to reintermediation processes contemporary volunteering. This paper intends fill this gap. First, a research approach based on renewed sociological consideration volunteering, path dependency and strategic field theory is presented four ideal–typical ...

This special issue of Environmental Hazards provides a critical look at the contested relationship between formalised disaster management organisations and emergent power unaffiliated informal volunteers. Using international case studies, five papers identify conceptual, contextual practical challenges opportunities. Much attention is given to definitions; these are important as through definit...