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1	Motivation Behind Volunteerism Widjaja, Emmeline 01 January 2010 (has links) Volunteer service accounts for a substantial percentage of America’s workforce and GDP. Numerous organizations such as Habitat for Humanity and the American Red Cross have come to rely heavily on volunteer service. Due to the recent economic downturn and resulting budgetary cuts in the government sector, non-profit organizations have had to assume greater responsibility for providing services such as health care and education. Considering the importance of volunteer service to society, this literature review seeks to identify the key functional motives for volunteers. With a particular focus on the functional motivation theory and the six most prominent motives – values, enhancement, understanding, career, social, and protective – this paper explores the general trends, gender difference, and age differences in volunteer motivation. In addition, it discusses the practical implications of knowledge about volunteer motivation on recruiting and retaining volunteers. Volunteer service Functional Motivation Theory Volunteer motivation Volunteer recruitment Industrial and Organizational Psychology
2	Encouraging volunteer engagement for Human Rights : a case study of International Justice Mission Germany Johnson, Michéle 11 1900 (has links) Inequality of power between the global North and the global South are negative aspects of globalisation, leading to increasing inequalities, disregard of human rights and impeding human development. Voluntary work is considered to play an important role in the local and global enforcement of human rights. This dissertation focuses on the importance of voluntary civic engagement in the social justice sector. An empirical study was carried out on the basis of qualitative research among German volunteers of the human rights NGO International Justic Mission (IJM) Deutschland in order to identify motivating factors that contribute to civic engagement. Social justice, the concept of IJM and faith were identified as most important motives. The opportunity of flexible, self-determined involvement and the provision of good support foster volunteer engagement. The study helps human rights NGOs to gain a deeper understanding of how volunteering for human rights can be encouraged. / Development Studies / M.A. (Development Studies) Justice Human rights Modern slavery Human trafficking Voluntary commitment Volunteers Motivation IJM Functional motivation theory Human rights-based approach 361.370743 Human rights -- Germany -- Case studies Slavery -- Germany -- Case studies Volunteers -- Germany -- Case studies

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Encouraging volunteer engagement for Human Rights : a case study of International Justice Mission Germany