The Payoff to Work without Pay: Volunteer Work as an Investment in Human Capital

Day, Kathleen; Devlin, Rose Anne

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“…13 We stress that these probability shifts should not be interpreted as causal effects. While in our model we have treated the production of reputation (and the size of the community to which each individual belongs) as an exogenous mechanism, in practice the social network may be partly endogenously determined.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Moreover, since time matters more than money, we also expect that 13 : 12 Under the hypothesis of perfect substituability of time and money donations for all individuals, the corresponding last two conditions would appear as follows: Pr(m > 0|t v > 0) = 1; Pr(t v > 0|m = 0) = 0 and Pr(m > 0|t n = 0) > 0; Pr(t v > 0|t n = 0) = 0. 13 We stress that these probability shifts should not be interpreted as causal effects.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Finally, in our (public and private) consumption model we also abstract from investments motives in time donations as in Menchik and Weisbrod (1987), a point explored empirically by e.g. Day and Devlin (1998). 3 To simplify the notation, we suppress the individual-specific index i.…”

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Turati

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Cappellari¹,

Ghinetti

Turati

2011

The Journal of Socio-Economics

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“…Smith (2010) stated that besides the social capital gain, volunteer work can also confer human capital. Moreover, Day and Devlin (1998) conceptualized volunteering as a method by which people can invest in their human capital. They concluded that people learn, amongst others, organizational and leadership, and speaking and writing skills through volunteering.…”

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Socially Vulnerable Youth and Volunteering in Sports: Analyzing a Brussels Training Program for Young Soccer Coaches

Buelens

Theeboom

Vertonghen

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A considerable number of young Europeans live or risk ending up in socially vulnerable situations. Different social channels (e.g., education, on the job training, leisure) exist through which youths can enhance their chances to improve their social position. There is a growing belief that sports in particular can help personal and social development of socially vulnerable youths. Nevertheless, there is little understanding of the mechanisms through which sports can foster development. In addition to participating in sports, volunteering in sports is also regarded as providing developmental opportunities for socially vulnerable youths. Today, however, there is an underrepresentation of socially vulnerable youths in volunteering and volunteer training programs. A case study in Brussels was set up within a volunteer soccer training program focused on socially vulnerable youths. A qualitative research design was used to analyze developmental experiences of participants (n = 11) and program organizers (n = 3). The study also aimed to gain more insight into the mechanisms underlying the program. Participating youths indicated development in both technical and key competences. It is concluded that a systematic approach of the volunteer training program can play an important role in the development of competences of socially vulnerable youths both as a volunteer and an individual.

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“…(Darcy, Maxwell, Edwards, Onyx, & Sherker, 2014;Day & Devlin, 1998 To support the creation of environments that are accessible and inclusive, the IPC suggests that the organizing committees and host cities use a combination of four technical and operational approaches:…”

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London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games: Including Volunteers with Disabilities—A Podium Performance?

2014

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This article presents an examination of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games' volunteers who identified as having access needs and/or disabilities. The methodology draws upon data collected as part of a larger quantitative mixed method research design through an online survey that included open-ended questions. The quantitative element of the online survey was framed by the Special Event Volunteer Motivation Scale together with sociodemographic questions supplemented by disability and access specific questions. The qualitative analysis of the open-ended responses of the experiences of people with disability was framed using the UK government's Office of Disability Issues (ODI) policy conceptualization of the barriers affecting the access and inclusion of people with disability. A small number of volunteers related feedback consistent with the principles of the ODI best practice through good staff support and overall positive experiences. However, other experiences indicate significant organizational, environmental, and structural issues faced by volunteers with disability in the program. The implications of these findings for future event planning processes and broader macropolicy considerations are discussed.

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The Payoff to Work without Pay: Volunteer Work as an Investment in Human Capital

Cited by 134 publications

References 18 publications

On time and money donations

On time and money donations

Socially Vulnerable Youth and Volunteering in Sports: Analyzing a Brussels Training Program for Young Soccer Coaches

London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games: Including Volunteers with Disabilities—A Podium Performance?

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