In this new edition of his popular textbook, Nonprofit Organizations: Theory, Management,
Policy, Helmut K. Anheier has fully updated, revised and expanded his comprehensive …

Volunteering has become a major social issue during the past twenty years. There has,
however, been very little research on Finnish voluntary work. This study examines …

In 2017, about 30% of all US adults volunteered for a total of 6.9 billion hours. This raises the
question, why do so many people volunteer? Extant research has produced highly variable …

Volunteerism is a form of prosocial behavior that involves a freely chosen decision to commit
a sustained amount of time and effort to helping another person, group, or cause, typically …

In the context of professional societies and trade associations, social role theory
hypothesizes that women's and men's volunteer roles will also reflect gendered choices that …

Considering the need to prepare students to act towards sustainable development,
volunteering activities can be an effective mean for Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) to …

Since 2010, scholars have made major contributions to cross-cultural research, especially
regarding similarities and differences across world regions and countries in people's values …

The increasing attention received by the topic 'volunteering'is not surprising because it is an
activity involving a great number of individuals across all age categories; it includes a …

Volunteer coordinators' leadership plays a central role in the efforts to retain volunteers and
increase their commitment to an organization; however, research on volunteers' perceptions …

Environmental volunteering engages people on an environmental, social, and personal
level, whilst providing a valuable contribution to nature conservation. It is of high importance …