Essays about: "Volunteerism"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 13 essays containing the word Volunteerism.

  1. 6. Hur motiverar och behåller ideella organisationer sina funktionärer? : en fallstudie av Friskis & Svettis Uppsala

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Madeleine Alexopoulos Fleur; Joakim Berglund; [2017]
    Keywords : funktionärer; motivation; rekrytering; ideella organisationer; bibehållande av funktionärer; volontär;

    Abstract : Denna studie syftar till att undersöka hur ideella föreningar arbetar för att motivera och behålla sina funktionärer samt hur funktionärerna upplever detta. Sverige är framstående inom sitt ideella engagemang medan större delen av världen funnit en problematik att engagera sina invånare. READ MORE

  3. 7. I Volunteer to Help (Myself)

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Development Studies

    Author : Linn Malmborg; [2016]
    Keywords : formal international development volunteerism; development; volunteers; development professionals; post-colonialism; oppression; situated knowledges; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Volunteerism has been part of the development field for a long time, but has evolved from knowledge spreading to knowledge development through formal international development volunteer programmes. The purpose of this study is to see how development professionals perceive volunteerism to align with or further the sending organisation’s aims. READ MORE

  4. 8. When the State Fails: The Rise of Informal Civil Society Organizations in Greece

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Apostolos Chrysostomou; [2015]
    Keywords : civil society; volunteerism; social movements; informal organizations; solidarity; Greece; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This thesis by using quantitative and qualitative data investigates the new forms of social and political collective action that rose after the financial crisis of 2009 in Greece. It attempts to study the rise of Informal Civil Society Organizations (ICSO) through the use of the research question, how can we understand the rise of informal civil society organizations in Greece after the onset of the crisis in 2009? With survey data from individuals involved in ICSOs, I analyze the motivations of these individuals, answering the question, what motivates people to voluntarily engage in informal civil society organizations? Through the use of interviews, I investigate the question, why did people establish informal civil society organizations? The quantitative results show that people are motivated to volunteer mostly because of altruistic reasons. READ MORE

  5. 9. Volunteer motivations and long-term viability of volunteer-based adaptive co-management : a case study of the Noosa biosphere reserve, South East Queensland, Australia

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience Centre

    Author : Hildur Hardardottir; [2014]
    Keywords : adaptive co-management; Noosa biosphere reserve; social-ecological resilience; volunteer motivations;

    Abstract : Citizens worldwide are increasingly volunteering in natural resource management and governments as well as public and private environmental organizations rely heavily on unpaid volunteers to further their commitments. Another growing trend is adaptive and co-management approaches to ecosystem-based management. READ MORE

  6. 10. Active Citizenship and Ethnic Associational Networks in the Multi-ethnic Neighborhoods of Holma and Kroksbäck: Policy Strategies and Barriers to Foster Social Capital

    University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Alex Spielhaupter; [2013]
    Keywords : public participation; social segregation; active citizenship; ethnic minorities; social capital; social cohesion; associations; social networks; institutionalization; urban social policies; trust; democratization; Holma; Kroksbäck; Malmö;

    Abstract : Social sustainability and sustainable communities are strongly linked to the concepts of social cohesion and social capital. Social capital arises through social networks, active citizenship, community volunteerism and taking part in social networks, which may be family, friends or associations. READ MORE