The role of religious networks and other factors in types of volunteer work

Grønbjerg, Kirsten A.; Never, Brent

doi:10.1002/nml.34

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“…Empirical studies are conclusive about the individual impact of educational level on the decision to volunteer. In fact, educational attainment is considered by some authors as the best predictor of volunteerism (Mesch, Rooney, Chin, & Steinberg, 2002;Gómez & Guntherson, 2003;Grønbjerg & Never, 2004;Musick & Wilson, 2008;Gesthuizen & Scheepers, 2012). However, we expect that the role of education in encouraging volunteerism itself depends on context.…”

Section: Socio-demographic and Contextual Forcesmentioning

confidence: 92%

“…In the extensive literature about the impact of cultural values on volunteering, the importance of religion and religious orientation have been frequently proposed as an explanation for altruistic dedication (Jackson Bachmeier, Wood, & Craft, 1995;Wilson & Musick, 1997;Grønbjerg & Never, 2004;Jones, 2006;Brown & Ferris, 2007;Wang & Graddy, 2008;Musick & Wilson, 2008;Choi & Dinitto, 2012;Forbes & Zampelli, 2014;Prouteau & Sardinha, 2015). Grønbjerg and Never (2004) observe that the commitment to religion is one of the most important explanatory variables of volunteering among residents of Indiana (United States).…”

Section: Secular and Traditional Valuesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Grønbjerg and Never (2004) observe that the commitment to religion is one of the most important explanatory variables of volunteering among residents of Indiana (United States). They also confirm that religious motivations have a positive impact on the preferences of two types of specific volunteering: that which takes place in religious institutions, but also in the provision of direct services to the community, regardless of the nature of the promoting institution.…”

Section: Secular and Traditional Valuesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Religious vs Secular volunteering motivations: A study on European elders

Ariza‐Montes¹,

Valencia²,

FernÃ¡ndez-RodrÃguez³

et al. 2018

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The reality of volunteering is highly complex. This concept is difficult to define and typify because of the great variety of interpretations, motivations, socio-demographic variables and cultural aspects that shape the volunteer profile. This work aims to analyze the differential and inter-related impact of socio-demographic and contextual variables, and cultural values on elder volunteer profile in Europe. We thus conduct an empirical study involving the use of a logistic regression model that shows, in probabilistic terms, traits that characterize senior and retired volunteers. Further, we study which variables motivate senior volunteers to a determined type of volunteering. Results from the European Value Study help to explain variable influence on volunteering and confirm that cultural values impact among elder people, both, election to volunteering activities and decisions regarding which kind of activity volunteers are drawn to. By analyzing two types of volunteering (religious and secular) that are supposed to be motivated by different forces, we conclude that certain values encourage religious volunteering while others stimulate secular volunteering.

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Section: Socio-demographic and Contextual Forcesmentioning

confidence: 92%

Section: Secular and Traditional Valuesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Secular and Traditional Valuesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Religious vs Secular volunteering motivations: A study on European elders

Ariza‐Montes¹,

Valencia²,

FernÃ¡ndez-RodrÃguez³

et al. 2018

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“…13 13 Some support for this supposition can be gathered from Grønbjerg and Never’s (2004) analysis of volunteer activities in Indiana, where a greater percentage of respondents indicated they assist with religious services than deliver program services. Their results rank‐order activities as fund‐raising (28 percent), assisting with religious services (14 percent), leading or managing nonprofit organizations (12 percent), and delivering direct services (12 percent). …”

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The Capacities and Challenges of Faith‐Based Human Service Organizations

Clerkin

Grønbjerg

2007

Public Administration Review

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Faith-Based Institutions and Social ServicesMuch of the rhetoric employed by proponents of Charitable Choice is based on Olasky's (1992) account of how the needs of the poor and destitute in American were met prior to the New Deal and the rise of the welfare state. Olasky asserts that these previous modes of service delivery, which relied on the role of faith, faith-based institutions, and a "Lady Benevolent" Richard M. Clerkin is an assistant professor of public administration at North Carolina State University. His current research focuses on advocacy and accountability in the nonprofi t sector and the use of charitable gaming to explore the paradoxes and tensions nonprofi ts face in pursuing their missions.

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“…The faith-based aspect of programming served as a recruiting tool for volunteers and staff especially when high turnover of staff resulted in dependence on volunteers (Netting, O'Connor, Thomas, & Yancey, 2005). Predicting who is more likely to volunteer, Grønbjerg and Never (2004) found higher family status, socioeconomic status, community attachment, and religious involvement to be the most important variables. Reinforcing this basic finding, providing a response to God by helping meet the needs of others was a primary motivation for 25 volunteers (Garland, Myers, & Wolfer, 2009).…”

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confidence: 99%

Faith-Based Organizations as Service Providers and Their Relationship to Government

Bielefeld

Cleveland

2013

Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly

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The welfare reforms initiated in the 1990s prompted increased discussion of the use of faith-based organizations for the provision of social services. This is the second of two articles examining the progress of this debate. The first article provides the scope of inquiry, defines specific characteristics of faith-based organizations, and outlines methods used to study them. This article discusses specific services provided by faith-based organizations and how these organizations are related to the government. Faith-based organizations compared favorably to secular organizations in the services they provided while providing a somewhat narrower range of services. The implementation of Charitable Choice and other faith-based initiatives as policy required consideration of constitutional and practical issues with the implementation of collaborations and partnerships between government and faith-based organizations along with increased government funding and contracting for these organizations.

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The role of religious networks and other factors in types of volunteer work

Cited by 31 publications

References 33 publications

Religious vs Secular volunteering motivations: A study on European elders

Religious vs Secular volunteering motivations: A study on European elders

The Capacities and Challenges of Faith‐Based Human Service Organizations

Faith-Based Organizations as Service Providers and Their Relationship to Government

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