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The Effects Of Volunteering On The Volunteer, John Wilson, Marc Musick
The Effects Of Volunteering On The Volunteer, John Wilson, Marc Musick
Law and Contemporary Problems
Wilson and Musick review some of the research on the supposed benefits of volunteering and describe briefly some of the results of their own work in this area. There is little doubt that there are individual benefits to be derived from doing volunteer work that reach far beyond the volunteer act itself and may linger long after the volunteer role is relinquished.
The Effective Use Of Volunteers: Best Practices For The Public Sector, Jeffrey L. Brudney
The Effective Use Of Volunteers: Best Practices For The Public Sector, Jeffrey L. Brudney
Law and Contemporary Problems
Brudney posits a relationship between the best practices and the benefits realized from volunteer involvement. A volunteer program in the public sector is sponsored by a government agency and, thus, occurs in an organizational context; remuneration is not provided for volunteers' contributions, but reimbursement for their expenses is permitted; the time is given freely, yet volunteers may certainly benefit as well, and the work fulfills ongoing responsibilities of the host agency.