'It's not what they were expecting': A systematic review and narrative synthesis of the role and experience of the hospital palliative care volunteer

MJ Bloomer, C Walshe - Palliative Medicine, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Volunteers make a major contribution to palliative care but little is known
specifically about hospital palliative care volunteers. Aim: The aim of this study was to …

More is less? The volunteer stewardship framework and models

JL Brudney, LCPM Meijs… - Nonprofit Management …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Scholars have devoted substantial attention to develo** conditional models of volunteer
administration and management, but no consensus surrounds the criteria underlying the …

[PDF][PDF] Nonprofit trends and impacts 2021

L Faulk, M Kim, T Derrick-Mills, E Boris, L Tomasko… - The Urban …, 2021 - urban.org
The nonprofit sector is a critical part of the civic infrastructure in the United States. Nonprofit
organizations play a vital role delivering services, strengthening communities, and …

Does use of emotion increase donations and volunteers for nonprofits?

P Paxton, K Velasco… - American Sociological …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Nonprofits offer services to disadvantaged populations, mobilize collective action, and
advocate for civil rights. Conducting this work requires significant resources, raising the …

Volunteer engageability: A conceptual framework

L Arnon, M Almog-Bar… - Nonprofit and Voluntary …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
In this article, we introduce the concept of “engageability,” which refers to the ability of
volunteer-employing nonprofit organizations to engage, motivate, and manage volunteers to …

Do volunteers intend to become social entrepreneurs? The influence of pro-social behavior on social entrepreneurial intentions

SS Trajano, JM Sousa-Filho… - … and Voluntary Sector …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
This article examines the influence of pro-social behavior on social entrepreneurial
intentions (SEI). Drawing on theory of planned behavior, entrepreneurship, and behavioral …

Repeat and non-returning volunteers: the promise of episodic events for volunteer recruitment and retention

S Compion, L Meijs, RA Cnaan… - … : International Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
In this article, we are concerned with the recruitment potential of one-off episodic events for
attracting and retaining volunteers. Our specific focus is on the neglected pool of non …

Rethinking volunteering as a natural resource: A conceptual typology

SA Koolen-Maas, LCPM Meijs… - Nonprofit and …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Volunteering can be understood as a human-made, renewable resource that can be grown
and recycled, and whose continuation and volume of flow can be influenced by human …

Optimization of volunteer task assignments to improve volunteer retention and nonprofit organizational performance

MP Kaur, S Smith, JA Pazour… - Socio-Economic Planning …, 2022 - Elsevier
Deploying the skills and experiences of nonprofit employees and volunteers is challenging
due to resource constraints on nonprofit organizations and the salient characteristics of …

Volunteers and resource management competencies of nonprofit organizations during challenging times

J Lee, YJ Park, S Kim - Nonprofit Management and Leadership, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Nonprofit organizations increasingly compete for limited resources and recognize volunteers
as vital assets. That said, which nonprofits are more successful in harnessing volunteers …