National Service and Volunteerism

Achieving Impact in Our Communities

Häftad, Engelska, 2017

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National service and volunteerism enjoy a rich history in the United States and an emergent future in other parts of the world. However, there remains relatively scant evidence of overall impact of national service programs and volunteer effectiveness. This condition continues to threaten national service and volunteer programs with the risk of defunding and/or the risk of not investing sufficiently from the start. This book brings together a selection of diverse chapters written by a combination of academicians, students, and practitioners from three countries and across multiple states in the United States. Each chapter approaches its topic uniquely but links with all others in identifying the impacts of service and volunteerism for volunteers, for beneficiaries of service, for the institution of volunteering, and/or for whole communities. The book is divided in five sections: (1) developing volunteer initiatives to achieve impact, (2) impact for and by youth volunteers, (3) impact in social or policy areas, specifically economy and financial success, education, and emergency response, (4) international perspectives with focus on Chile, Venezuela, the United Kingdom, and the post-communist states of Lithuania and Romania, and (5) conclusion with summary and suggestions for future research and practice.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2017-03-29
Mått151 x 229 x 21 mm
Vikt445 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor288
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9780739196953

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Part One: Partnerships for Service and VolunteerismChapter One: Key Drivers of Successful Implementation of Mayor-led Impact Volunteering Strategies in American Cities Na’eem H. Crawford-Muhammad, Deborah Jospin, Myung J. Lee, Katharine Leonberger, and Shirley SagawaChapter Two: Three Sectors and a University: The Creation of a High Impact AmeriCorps VISTA Project Thomas A. Bryer, Maria-Elena Augustin, and Emily BachmanChapter Three: Connecting With the Community in an Applied Sociology Class Norma A. WinstonChapter Four: The Meaning of Volunteerism to Older Adult RSVP Volunteers Karen Kopera-Frye and Rita MasseyChapter Five: Managing Risk while Managing Volunteers: Avoiding Disastrous Outcomes Dorothy Norris-Tirrell and Stephanie KrickPart Two: Youth Volunteer ImpactChapter Six: Investing in Engagement: Volunteerism and Charitable Giving among MillennialsSara Strickhouser, Jessica Kleinberger, and James D. WrightChapter Seven: Investing In Civic Health – A Case for Streng

This book presents the combined efforts of a diverse group of students, scholars, and practitioners who write about volunteer programs across a dozen countries. The book’s central and enormously important theme is about the impact of civic engagement. There’s something here for everyone. Practitioners and students will enjoy the fresh voices and the first-hand, candid descriptions of volunteer program outcomes. Scholars will find these 17 chapters, given their breadth, offer considerable food for thought in the design of future impact research.