Exploring the properties of community among charity sport event participants

Filo, Kevin; Spence, Kirsty; Sparvero, Emily S.

doi:10.1080/13606719.2013.796179

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“…However, unpublished, preliminary work in this area by the author suggests that emotions such as enjoyment, enthusiasm, engagement, friendliness, satisfaction, and inspiration may be important in these events; respondents report feeling inspired as they contribute to a positive cause, they enjoy sharing the experience with likeminded people, and express enthusiasm as they support each other through the physical challenge and achieve their goals. Similarly, evidence from charity sport events (one-day events, such as a fun run) also suggests that respondents may feel inspired and enthusiastic (Filo, Funk, & O'Brien, 2009;Filo, Spence, & Sparvero, 2013). Thus, the author's unpublished data and data from related events provide an encouraging first step that positive emotions are likely to be experienced within charity challenges, including some of the positive emotions that have strong links to wellbeing, e.g.…”

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Tourism and health: using positive psychology principles to maximise participants’ wellbeing outcomes – a design concept for charity challenge tourism

Coghlan

2015

Journal of Sustainable Tourism

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This conceptual paper explores the use of psychology, especially positive psychology, to inform the design of travel experiences for a specific health outcome À enhanced participant wellbeing or mental health. It extends the concept of sustainable tourism as a tool for local, regional and societal improvement. Mental health is a growing issue in many developed countries: 30% of Australians report depressive symptoms, with implications for social sustainability. The paper reviews how positive psychology seeks to combine hedonic, eudemonic and social wellbeing into the integrated concept of "flourishing", creating positive emotions, engagement, and meaning. It uses the charity challenge model to explore tourism experiences that enhance participant wellbeing. Charity challenges are participatory, group travel events combined with extended physical activity, awareness-raising, and fund-raising for charity. These events inherently combine recognised pathways to wellbeing, e.g. being active, doing something meaningful, giving, and connecting with others. Other principles from positive psychology, such as intentional and volitional activity, goal attainment, activation of signature strengths, experiencing positive emotions/gratification, and capitalisation on positive experiences, can be incorporated into the event design to foster wellbeing outcomes. The paper suggests how this design might take shape, as well as management implications and further research questions.

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Tourism and health: using positive psychology principles to maximise participants’ wellbeing outcomes – a design concept for charity challenge tourism

Coghlan

2015

Journal of Sustainable Tourism

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“…A review of the literature suggests that episodic volunteering is quite common in sporting events (Filo, Funk, andO ' Brien 2008a, 2008b;Hamm, MacLean, and Misener 2008 ;Neufeind, Guntert, and Wehner 2013 ) and fundraising events (Beder and Fast 2008 ;Hendriks and Peelen 2013 ;Filo, Spence, and Sparvero 2013 ;Wood, Snelgrove, and Danylchuk 2010 ). Indeed, most knowledge about episodic volunteering falls into one of two bodies of literature: journals devoted to nonprofit and volunteering studies or journals devoted to sports and leisure.…”

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Episodic Volunteering at a Religious Megaevent

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Storti

2017

Nonprofit Mgmnt & Ldrshp

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In preparation for Pope Francis's visit to Philadelphia and the 2015 World Meeting of Families, organizers looked for thousands of volunteers to help carry out these events. This is common for many one‐time and episodic events, such as large sporting events (from marathons to Special Olympics), arts and cultural events (such as festivals and concerts), and fundraising events. After the pope's visit, volunteers were asked to respond to a questionnaire about their experiences and the volunteer management of the event; 2,408 responded (34.4 percent). Data on motivation, who volunteered, recruitment, training, assignment, supervision, communication, satisfaction, and suggestions for improvement were elicited. We focused on episodic volunteering at a religious event and on a broad spectrum of issues pertaining to management of episodic volunteers. Our findings add to the knowledge regarding volunteer management and also add to conceptual understanding of the distinction between ongoing and episodic volunteers.

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“…Charity sport events have become established platforms for promoting physical activity, raising awareness and funds for charitable causes, and bringing like-minded people together (Bunds, Brandon-Lai, & Armstrong, 2016;Filo, Funk, & O'Brien, 2009;Higgins & Lauzon, 2003). These events have been subject to an array of academic inquiry, which has suggested that charity sport events can foster a sense of community among participants (Filo, Funk, & O'Brien, 2008;Filo, Spence, & Sparvero, 2013). As an illustration of this idea, events have introduced strategies such as novel dress and theming (e.g., Relay for Life, MS Swim-a-thon), encouraging participants to complete the event as part of a team (e.g., Flying Pig Marathon), and marketing campaigns suggesting that individuals who complete the event are part of unique club (e.g., Tough Mudder) to further facilitate sense of community among participants (Filo & Coghlan, 2016;Filo, Lock, Sherry, & Hunyh Quang, 2018;Olberding & Jisha, 2005).…”

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Using a Sport Event to Create a Sense of Community: Charity Sport Event Manager Perspectives

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Filo²

2020

Event Management

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Charity sport events not only involve completing the activity, but also the opportunity to bring people together. A variety of research has examined charity sport events' capacity to foster a sense of community from the participant point of view. The current research examines sense of community within charity sport events from the event management perspective and advances the following research question: What do charity sport event managers feel they have put in place to create sense of community among participants? To address this research question, qualitative data were collected via interviews with 15 charity sport event managers in Japan. An interview guide comprised of six demographic questions, along with nine questions based upon the sense of community in sport framework was utilized. Five themes were identified within the interviews: charitable contribution, soliciting feedback from participants, interactive event environment, supplementary activities, and lack of competition. Two themes from the sense of community in sport framework that did not emerge across the interviews underscore opportunity for event managers to leverage mobile applications and online discussion forums to engage participant's shared interest in sport, as well as enlist leaders among event participants to serve as advocates. Based on the current results, future research can include managers from the designated charities aligned with events to assess whether the sense of community created within these events leads to long-term benefits for the organization.

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Exploring the properties of community among charity sport event participants

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Tourism and health: using positive psychology principles to maximise participants’ wellbeing outcomes – a design concept for charity challenge tourism

Tourism and health: using positive psychology principles to maximise participants’ wellbeing outcomes – a design concept for charity challenge tourism

Episodic Volunteering at a Religious Megaevent

Using a Sport Event to Create a Sense of Community: Charity Sport Event Manager Perspectives

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