A systematic review of episodic volunteering in public health and other contexts

MK Hyde, J Dunn, PA Scuffham, SK Chambers - BMC public health, 2014 - Springer
Background Episodic volunteers are a critical resource for public health non-profit activities
but are poorly understood. A systematic review was conducted to describe the empirical …

Effects of engaging in mass participation sporting events on physical activity behaviour: a systematic review

Z McVinnie, CR Plateau, A Lane… - Health Promotion …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Mass participation sports event (MPSE) s have been identified as a potential referral
pathway for engaging inactive patients in regular physical activity. This study aimed to …

An inductive investigation of participants' attachment to charity sports events: The case of team water charity

KS Bunds, S Brandon-Lai… - European Sport …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Research question: Charities have begun utilizing sport events as a vehicle for obtaining
contributions toward a designated cause and to differentiate themselves in the charity …

Leveraging charity sport events to develop a connection to a cause

A Goodwin, R Snelgrove, L Wood… - Event Management, 2017 - ingentaconnect.com
Charity sport events can be strategically leveraged to provide benefits beyond the event
itself. This study explores how charity sport events can be leveraged as an opportunity for …

'You belonged to something': Exploring how fundraising teams add to the social leverage of events

K Filo, D Lock, E Sherry… - European Sport …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Research question: Participatory sport event managers and marketers encourage
individuals to register and complete events as members of teams that raise funds for a …

“I'm Not Doing It for the Company”: Examining Employee Volunteering Through Employees' Eyes

J Cook, J Burchell, H Thiery… - Nonprofit and Voluntary …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
This article contributes to research on employee volunteering (EV) by focusing on the
experiences of individuals to address the current overemphasis upon collective …

Sport events and residential happiness: The case of two non-mega sport events

M Taks, M Littlejohn, R Snelgrove… - Journal of Global Sport …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
This contribution explores whether the hosting of two non-mega sport events affected the
happiness of residents (non-attendees) in the host community, and if these feelings differed …

Variation in motivations by running ability: using the theory of reasoned action to predict attitudes about running 5K races

N Bell, AL Stephenson - Journal of Policy Research in Tourism …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
In the past several years, the 5K race has become the most prevalent distance run in the
USA. Though 5K races are so prevalent in society, there is a lack of understanding about the …

[图书][B] Sport, politics and the charity industry: Running for water

K Bunds - 2017 - taylorfrancis.com
Sport is commonly used by charities and philanthropic organisations as a way of acquiring
donors and fundraisers. In this ground-breaking study, Kyle Bunds examines the nexus of …

Bringing personal character strengths into the production of the leisure experience

A Coghlan, K Filo - Leisure Sciences, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
This study explores opportunities for character strength activation through the leisure context
of charity sport events. Character strengths are a core aspect of positive psychology, and …