Informal volunteering

2021 ◽  
pp. 473-484
Author(s):  
Lili Wang
Keyword(s):  
Informal Volunteering

Does Social Media Engagement Translate to Civic Engagement Offline?

2021 ◽  
pp. 089976402199944
Author(s):  
Jaclyn Piatak ◽  
Ian Mikkelsen
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Civic Engagement ◽  
Presidential Election ◽  
Civic Participation ◽  
Political Engagement ◽  
Political Campaigns ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Online Engagement ◽  
Informal Volunteering ◽  
Using Data

People increasingly engage in politics on social media, but does online engagement translate to offline engagement? Research is mixed with some suggesting how one uses the internet maters. We examine how political engagement on social media corresponds to offline engagement. Using data following the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election, we find the more politically engaged people are on social media, the more likely they are to engage offline across measures of engagement—formal and informal volunteering, attending local meetings, donating to and working for political campaigns, and voting. Findings offer important nuances across types of civic engagement and generations. Although online engagement corresponds to greater engagement offline in the community and may help narrow generational gaps, this should not be the only means to promote civic participation to ensure all have a voice and an opportunity to help, mobilize, and engage.

scholarly journals Informal Volunteering and Socialization Effects: Examining Modelling and Encouragement by Parents and Partner

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marlou J. M. Ramaekers ◽  
Ellen Verbakel ◽  
Gerbert Kraaykamp
Keyword(s):  
Social Relations ◽  
Community Life ◽  
Important Indicator ◽  
Parental Encouragement ◽  
Helping Behaviours ◽  
The Family ◽  
Socialization Processes ◽  
Informal Volunteering ◽  
Socializing Agents ◽  
The Impact

AbstractInformal volunteering is seen as an important indicator of social relations and community life. We therefore investigate the impact of various socialization practices on informal volunteering, being small helping behaviours outside of organizations for people outside the household. From theoretical notions on socialization, we hypothesize that experiencing extensive prosocial socialization practices promotes informal volunteering. We examine socialization processes of both modelling and encouragement and consider two socializing agents: parents and partners. We test our expectations employing the sixth wave of the Family Survey Dutch Population (N = 2464) that included unique measures on socialization as well as informal volunteering and holds important control variables. Our results indicated that parental modelling, partner modelling and partner encouragement were all positively related to informal volunteering, but that parental encouragement was not significantly related to informal volunteering. Our paper, thus, underscores that socialization practices are relevant in nurturing social relations and community life.

scholarly journals INFORMAL VOLUNTEERING AND SUBJECTIVE WELL-BEING DURING LATER LIFE IN THE U.S

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (suppl_1) ◽  
pp. 458-458
Author(s):  
T Yamashita ◽  
D Carr ◽  
J Keene
Keyword(s):  
Later Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Informal Volunteering ◽  
The U.S

Developing Voluntary Activity: Some Policy Issues Arising from the 2001 Home Office Citizenship Survey

2003 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 285-294 ◽  
Author(s):  
Colin C. Williams
Keyword(s):  
Survey Data ◽  
Government Policy ◽  
Lower Income ◽  
Voluntary Activity ◽  
Home Office ◽  
Policy Issues ◽  
Formal Volunteering ◽  
Geographical Variations ◽  
Informal Volunteering ◽  
Uk Government

This paper aims to promote greater discussion and debate on the implications and legitimacy of the current UK government policy approach that seeks to nurture voluntary activity by encouraging participation in voluntary groups (formal volunteering) and neglects the cultivation of one-to-one help (informal volunteering). Analysing the 2001 Home Office Citizenship Survey data on the geographical variations in volunteering, this policy approach is argued to privilege the development of a volunteering culture characteristic of affluent areas and to fail to recognise and value the informal volunteering culture more characteristic of lower-income populations. Why this is the case and how it might be resolved is then considered.

scholarly journals Satisfaction With Informal Volunteering During the COVID-19 Crisis: An Empirical Study Considering a Swiss Online Volunteering Platform

2020 ◽  
Vol 49 (6) ◽  
pp. 1142-1151
Author(s):  
Stefan Trautwein ◽  
Florian Liberatore ◽  
Jörg Lindenmeier ◽  
Georg von Schnurbein
Keyword(s):  
High Risk ◽  
Empirical Study ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Risk Groups ◽  
Empirical Results ◽  
Susceptibility To Infection ◽  
Informal Volunteering ◽  
Volunteer Motives ◽  
Online Volunteering

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a huge wave of compassion. In particular, online volunteering platforms established channeling help for high-risk groups. It is unclear under which conditions volunteers were satisfied with their COVID-19 volunteering mediated by these platforms and whether they will continue their engagement after the crisis. Therefore, and considering personal susceptibility to COVID-19 infection, this study analyzes the effects of different platform support for volunteers and the fulfillment of volunteers’ motives. The study is based on an online survey of a sample of 565 volunteers who registered at and were placed by a Swiss online platform. Fulfillment of distinct volunteer motives and platform support drive COVID-19 volunteering satisfaction. Moreover, motive fulfillment and platform-related support indirectly impact willingness to volunteer long-term via volunteering satisfaction. Finally, the empirical results show that motive fulfillment and the effect of platform support are contingent on perceived susceptibility to infection.

Bridging or Deepening the Digital Divide: Influence of Household Internet Access on Formal and Informal Volunteering

2018 ◽  
Vol 48 (2_suppl) ◽  
pp. 123S-150S ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaclyn Piatak ◽  
Nathan Dietz ◽  
Brice McKeever
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Nonprofit Organizations ◽  
Digital Divide ◽  
Internet Access ◽  
Government Agencies ◽  
Recruitment Strategies ◽  
Volunteer Recruitment ◽  
Informal Volunteering ◽  
The U.S ◽  
Critical Aspects

The digital divide persists; a quarter of the U.S. population is unconnected, left without Internet access at home. Yet volunteer recruitment is increasingly moving online to reach a broader audience. Despite widespread use, little is known about whether the lack of digital access has repercussions on connections offline in the community. We examine the influence of access on volunteering across four critical aspects—structure, time devoted, level of professionalization, and pathways to volunteering. We find home Internet access has an independent influence on volunteering even after controlling for socioeconomic status. Those with access are more likely to volunteer, formally and informally, and are more likely to become volunteers because they were asked. However, digitally unconnected volunteers devote more time. Nonprofit organizations and government agencies should be strategic and inclusive in their volunteer recruitment efforts to ensure they recruit qualified and dedicated volunteers rather than rely solely on digital recruitment strategies.

scholarly journals The Role of Religiosity for Formal and Informal Volunteering in the Netherlands

2010 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 365-389 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marike van Tienen ◽  
Peer Scheepers ◽  
Jan Reitsma ◽  
Hans Schilderman
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Informal Volunteering

Serving the Country or Serving Thyself: The Quest for Prosocial Motives of Russian MPA Students

2017 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 106-134 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tamara G. Nezhina ◽  
Alexey G. Barabashev
Keyword(s):  
Public Administration ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Theoretical Perspective ◽  
Political Trust ◽  
Public Service Motivation ◽  
Theoretical Frameworks ◽  
Prosocial Motives ◽  
Informal Volunteering ◽  
Prosocial Motive ◽  
First Time

U.S. and European scholars have established the association between work in government and public service motivation (PSM). Yet, few studies measure PSM among master of public administration (MPA) students and link it to their intention to work in government. For the first time in Russia, the study tests the association between culturally determined measures of prosocial motives of Russian MPA students and their intention to work for government upon graduation. Three theoretical frameworks help structuring this research: public administration, political trust, and volunteering. The data in this study confirm that Russian MPA students with prosocial motives tend to choose work in government. We explain this phenomenon by deriving the prosocial motive theoretical perspective from the larger concept of PSM and from the theory of political trust. In addition, the study finds that formal and informal volunteering is not related to choosing work in government. The implications of these findings are discussed.

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