Essays about: "volunteering"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 69 essays containing the word volunteering.

  1. 1. Social Media - Driver or Bummer? A qualitative analysis of the relationship building on Social Media between student non-profit organizations and volunteers

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för strategisk kommunikation

    Author : Gabriela Gold; [2020]
    Keywords : Social Media; OPR; non-profit; volunteering; relationship-cultivation; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The non-profit sector is reliant on volunteers and strong relationships with volunteers help retain them. These relationships with volunteers always need to be built and maintained. Organizations use Social Media to inform the stakeholders, build a community, and activate volunteers, but the dialogue is often hardly reached. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Principles of a Stable Community : 90 Years of Structured Integration in a Culturally Diverse New Town in Sardinia

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kulturantropologi och etnologi

    Author : Alexander James Maxia; [2020]
    Keywords : new town; community spirit; design; town planning; community; structuration theory; productivity; Arborea; Sardinia; Italy;

    Abstract : An atom, a cell and a solar system have very little in common. My science teachers from high school will confirm that I am very far from being an expert on the matter but nontheless, I have studied these three systems in separate classes: chemistry, biology and astronomy. READ MORE

  4. 3. Not Just for Kicks - A Qualitative Study on Volunteer Motivation in Swedish Football Clubs

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledning

    Author : Matilda Nilsson; Elin Ruland; [2020]
    Keywords : Volunteer Motivation; Sports; Volunteer Functions Inventory; Self-Determination Theory; Altruism;

    Abstract : According to recent population studies, the Swedish sports movement is experiencing a decline in the voluntary engagement upon which it relies. This raises the need for further research on what motivates volunteers, and by extension how to attract and retain volunteers. READ MORE

  5. 4. What drives volunteer’s satisfaction, and how individuals can benefit from it? : Guide being a volunteer for dummies

    University essay from Jönköping University/Internationella Handelshögskolan; Jönköping University/Internationella Handelshögskolan

    Author : Imane Signate; Mariama Boubacar Sanda; [2020]
    Keywords : Volunteer Management; Volunteer Satisfaction; NGO’s; Volunteering experience; Drivers of satisfaction;

    Abstract : Previous studies focused on the main factors of volunteer’s satisfaction and how the organizations can influence it. This paper set out what drives volunteer’s satisfaction and in which ways can individuals benefit from it. The authors implemented the ground theory to approach this problem. READ MORE

  6. 5. CONVERSATIONS WITH CONSERVATIONISTS

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för service management och tjänstevetenskap

    Author : Isabel de Jonge van Ellemeet; [2020]
    Keywords : Volunteer Tourism; Conservation Volunteers; Serious Leisure Perspective; Fulfilment Career; Social Responsibility.; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This study aims to contribute towards the existing literature of volunteer tourism by evaluating the impacts that volunteering has on career progression. There exists a plethora of research on volunteer tourism, focusing on the various motivations to volunteer and the diverse positive and negative impacts that volunteering has on host communities. READ MORE