Volume XI, Issue 2, January 2011
Volunteer Engagement: Defining the Future of the Profession
Part 1 of 2
Consider the term that has become popular in recent years in English-speaking countries: “volunteer engagement.” Do you really know what it means? Surprisingly, despite its widespread use, there was no research on volunteer engagement until 2008. In this two-part e-Volunteerism feature, Erin... Read more
The Volunteer Impact Program (VIP): An Innovative Approach to Strengthen Volunteer Engagement Capacity
In February 2010, United Way of King County in Seattle, Washington, launched an intensive volunteer management capacity-building model in partnership with Executive Service Corps of Washington. Called the Volunteer Impact Program (VIP), it was designed to help food banks and meals programs more... Read more
Paid to Volunteer: The Monetary Consideration in Defining Volunteering
In work-oriented societies, it can be confusing when people do something for no remuneration when that ‘something’ appears to be neither part of their livelihood nor part of their leisure. In simplest terms, the question asked by the average person in such societies is: Why work if there is no... Read more
What is "Quality" Volunteering?
The European Commission has declared 2011 to be the European Year of Volunteering (EYV), which coincides with the United Nations’ International Year of Volunteers + 10. Both organizations have created a variety of “working groups” to study and report on issues that are important to volunteerism.... Read more
A Look at Some Improbable Aspects of Volunteerism Research
e-Volunteerism usually take a somewhat serious approach in Along the Web. After all, the Internet was originally designed to be a tool for research, at least theoretically. But anyone who uses the Web quickly discovers that no matter how unusual you think you are, there is always someone out there... Read more
Bridging Your Organization's Digital Divide: A Rapid Development Plan
If your organization still hasn’t fully embraced the Internet to support and involve staff and volunteers, this Training Design is the key to bridging your organization’s digital divide. Jayne Cravens, who directed the Virtual Volunteering Project and helped pioneer the concept of involving... Read more
The IYV+10 World Volunteering Conference, Singapore
An important international event on the global volunteering agenda kicked off 2011: the 21st World Volunteering Conference in January, sponsored by the International Association for Volunteer Effort (IAVE) and hosted in Singapore. The conference marked 10 years since the world celebrated the United... Read more
Characteristics of Positive Deviancy in Volunteer Management
The Reimagining Service campaign in the United States is an effort to change the way organizations and funders think about and support volunteer management. In addition to the usual advocacy efforts, the campaign has conducted some interesting research projects. One such project, undertaken by the... Read more