Purpose – The purpose of this study is to both understand the motives for volunteering in local government (a strong …/structured context) and determine how such motivation and other demographics interact with organisational contexts to influence … volunteering outcomes. Design/methodology/approach – The study adopts a functional approach to volunteerism. The Volunteer …

London Electricity (LE) Group’s staff‐volunteering program, Helping Hands, made an impact right from its introduction … – not only by contributing to communities, but also by building employee motivation, skills and a common identity across the …

volunteering for the same event in the future, in the context of two annually held Norwegian cycling race events. Design … the future events. Older age; satisfaction from their own contribution and type of work, from recognition; and motivation … as personal connections to the sport predicted commitment. Higher levels of education, commitment, and motivation by …

volunteers differ in their voluntary service experiences and what their attitudes are toward volunteering and the future … volunteer through grassroots, issue-based VSOs are most likely to have a positive attitude toward volunteering and believe that … volunteering can make contributions to the development of civil society. Second, participants in grassroots and community …

(organizationally based) volunteering. They show that volunteer energy can be compared to a human-made, renewable resource that can be …