Over 25% of the US population volunteers. Clary et al. (1998) devised a survey that identifies a volunteer’s primary motive for volunteering. We investigate the effect of tailoring the communications that volunteers receive from their organizations (e.g., printed newsletters, update emails) to...

This study aims to evaluate the return on investments and its capacity to add value in Third Sector entities, enlarged by the inclusion of aspects of volunteer work. It consists of a descriptive survey of an intentional sample, which identifies multiples that form an integral part of accounting...

Changes in the Dutch non-profit regime necessitate the direct participation of citizens and businesses in non-profit organisations. Dutch society must re-invent the commitment of citizens, businesses, foundations, universities and various other organisations by increasing both community capacity...

How does the environment of an organization influence whether workers voluntarily provide effort? We study the power relationship between a non-profit unit (e.g. university department, NGO, health trust), where workers care about the result of their work, and a bureaucrat, who supplies some...

How does the environment of an organization influence whether workers voluntarily provide effort? We study the power relationship between a non-profit unit (e.g. university department, NGO, health trust), where workers care about the result of their work, and a bureaucrat, who supplies some...

Decisions to donate time or money for charitable purposes are typically seen as make-or-buy decisions, implying that there should be a clear distinction between individuals engaging in one of these two forms of giving and that this distinction should be somehow linked to opportunity costs. But...

Mehrere Millionen Menschen weltweit spenden freiwillig ihre Zeit, um andere Menschen in irgendeiner Form zu unterstützen. Eine wichtige Ausdrucksweise dieser Hilfsbereitschaft ist das freiwillige Engagement (Clary et al., 1998, S. 1516). Während einige Nonprofit Organisationen (NPO) Probleme...

Many private institutions serving public purposes use volunteer work that they must disclose in their reports. In this paper, 315 public benefit organizations in Poland (PBOs) and 315 charities in the UK are analyzed using statistical methods. Differences in the level of disclosure and the...