The Values Of Volunteering

Author : Paul Dekker
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1461501458
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Values of Volunteering written by Paul Dekker and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines volunteering in detail from a civil society perspective, using empirical data garnered from various sources for countries all over the globe. The contributions deal with a broad spectrum of questions, ranging from the diversity, social and cultural determinants and organizational settings of volunteering, to its possible individual, social, and political effects.

Author : United States. Action
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 18 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Value of Volunteer Services in the United States written by United States. Action and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Dr. Homayun Ahmadi
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1479715735
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Volunteering written by Dr. Homayun Ahmadi and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : United Nations Volunteers
Publisher : United Nations
ISBN 13 : 9210548280
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book State of the World's Volunteerism Report 2011 written by United Nations Volunteers and published by United Nations. This book was released on 2011-12-14 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In most societies, millions of people make significant contributions to economic and social development through voluntary action. This report supports a better understanding of volunteerism by exhibiting its universality, scope and reach, and by highlighting new trends in the 21st century. It examines the important contributions in diverse fields such as enhanced livelihoods, social inclusion, social cohesion, disaster risk reduction, governance and political participation. This publication also provides an alternative vision towards a better society. It is expected to lead to enhanced recognition, facilitation, networking and promotion of volunteerism worldwide and to an increased recognition of United Nations Volunteers' critical role in peace and development as well as in norm-setting in the United Nations System.

Author : Harald Askeland
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030377482
Total Pages : 297 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Understanding Values Work written by Harald Askeland and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-02-14 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the core of institutional theories, ‘values’ is a central term and figures in most definitions; however it remains understudied and under-explored. The editors of this open access book identify a resurgence of interest in the values-construct which underpins discussions of identity, ‘ethos’ and the purpose/nature of public and civic welfare provision. Considering the importance of values and values work to social, material and symbolic work in organizations, individual chapters explore values work as performed in organizations and by leaders. Focusing on practices of values work, the book applies and combines different theoretical lenses exemplified by the integration of institutional perspectives with micro-level perspectives and approaches.

Author : Judith N. Lasker
Publisher : Cornell University Press
ISBN 13 : 1501703846
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hoping to Help written by Judith N. Lasker and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2016-02-19 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Overseas volunteering has exploded in numbers and interest in the last couple of decades. Every year, hundreds of thousands of people travel from wealthier to poorer countries to participate in short-term volunteer programs focused on health services. Churches, universities, nonprofit service organizations, profit-making "voluntourism" companies, hospitals, and large corporations all sponsor brief missions. Hoping to Help is the first book to offer a comprehensive assessment of global health volunteering, based on research into how it currently operates, its benefits and drawbacks, and how it might be organized to contribute most effectively. Given the enormous human and economic investment in these activities, it is essential to know more about them and to understand the advantages and disadvantages for host communities. Most people assume that poor communities benefit from the goodwill and skills of the volunteers. Volunteer trips are widely advertised as a means to "give back" and "make a difference." In contrast, some claim that health volunteering is a new form of colonialism, designed to benefit the volunteers more than the host communities. Others focus on unethical practices and potential harm to the presumed "beneficiaries." Judith N. Lasker evaluates these opposing positions and relies on extensive research—interviews with host country staff members, sponsor organization leaders, and volunteers, a national survey of sponsors, and participant observation—to identify best and worst practices. She adds to the debate a focus on the benefits to the sponsoring organizations, benefits that can contribute to practices that are inconsistent with what host country staff identify as most likely to be useful for them and even with what may enhance the experience for volunteers. Hoping to Help illuminates the activities and goals of sponsoring organizations and compares dominant practices to the preferences of host country staff and to nine principles for most effective volunteer trips.

Author : Marc A. Musick
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 0253116864
Total Pages : 681 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Volunteers written by Marc A. Musick and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2007-11-28 with total page 681 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who tends to volunteer and why? What causes attract certain types of volunteers? What motivates people to volunteer? How can volunteers be persuaded to continue their service? Making use of a broad range of survey information to offer a detailed portrait of the volunteer in America, Volunteers provides an important resource for everyone who works with volunteers or is interested in their role in contemporary society. Mark A. Musick and John Wilson address issues of volunteer motivation by focusing on individuals' subjective states, their available resources, and the influence of gender and race. In a section on social context, they reveal how volunteer work is influenced by family relationships and obligations through the impact of schools, churches, and communities. They consider cross-national differences in volunteering and historical trends, and close with consideration of the research on the organization of volunteer work and the consequences of volunteering for the volunteer.

Author : United States. Action
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 28 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Value of Volunteer Services in the United States written by United States. Action and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 20 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The health benefits of volunteering written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Linda L. Graff
Publisher : Dundas, Ont. : L. Graff and Associates
ISBN 13 : 9780968476031
Total Pages : 171 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Best of All written by Linda L. Graff and published by Dundas, Ont. : L. Graff and Associates. This book was released on 2005 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: