Attribution of community emergency volunteer behaviour during the COVID-19 pandemic: A study of community residents in Shanghai, China

T Lai, W Wang - VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and …, 2023 - Springer
Based on grounded theory, the present study summarizes the transcripts from 32 in-depth
interviews with Chinese community emergency volunteers to uncover the attributions of …

Does social media engagement translate to civic engagement offline?

J Piatak, I Mikkelsen - Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
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 …

Charity, volunteering type and subjective wellbeing

S Appau, S Awaworyi Churchill - VOLUNTAS: International Journal of …, 2019 - Springer
We examine the impact of volunteering and charitable donations on subjective wellbeing.
We further consider if the model of the volunteering work (formal vs. informal) and the …

Bridging or deepening the digital divide: Influence of household internet access on formal and informal volunteering

J Piatak, N Dietz, B McKeever - Nonprofit and Voluntary …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
The digital divide persists; a quarter of the US population is unconnected, left without
Internet access at home. Yet volunteer recruitment is increasingly moving online to reach a …

Pandemic precarity and everyday disparity: Gendered housing needs in North America

B Parker, C Leviten-Reid - Housing and Society, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
We identify key issues for housing researchers, practitioners, and advocates working in the
United States and Canada to consider, both during the COVID-19 pandemic and far beyond …

Why Neighbors Would Help: A Vignette Experiment on Reciprocity in Informal Hel**

MJM Ramaekers, T van der Lippe… - … and Voluntary Sector …, 2025 - journals.sagepub.com
Reciprocity in informal hel**, or informal volunteering, is often seen as a way to ensure
that people who are not altruistically motivated exchange help. Yet, it could be problematic …
MJM Ramaekers, E Verbakel, G Kraaykamp - European Societies, 2024 - direct.mit.edu
Like many European countries, the Netherlands locked down in March 2020 to combat the
spread of COVID-19. Although government officials called for solidarity, the lockdown …

“Charity begins at home”: Informal caring barriers to formal volunteering among older people

S Pettigrew, M Jongenelis, B Jackson… - … : International Journal of …, 2019 - Springer
Formal volunteering is an important economic and social activity. In many countries,
prevalence of volunteering is decreasing overall, including among older people who …

Who are volunteers in urban China?

F Liu, X Zhang - VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and …, 2021 - Springer
Although government-organized volunteering is common in China, the Chinese government
has also sought to encourage the development of grassroots volunteer service …

Informal volunteering and socialization effects: Examining modelling and encouragement by parents and partner

MJM Ramaekers, E Verbakel, G Kraaykamp - … : International Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Informal volunteering is seen as an important indicator of social relations and community life.
We therefore investigate the impact of various socialization practices on informal …