Volunteering and society in the 21st century by Rochester, Colin instant download

Volunteering and society in the 21st century by Rochester, Colin instant download

xiii, 274 p. : 23 cm, \"Expectations about the contribution that volunteering can make are at a new high. This book aims to meet this interest by bringing together in one volume what is known about the phenomenon of volunteering; the principles and practice of involving volunteers; and the enduring challenges for volunteering in todays world\"--Provided by publisher, Includes bibliographical references and index, Introduction -- Making sense of volunteering : perspectives, principles and definitions -- Capturing the diversity of voluntary action -- Profiling voluntary action : who does what? -- UK volunteering in international perspective -- A changing society -- Government and volunteering : towards a history of policy and practice -- The changing face of volunteering : current and future trends -- Motivation and recruitment : why and how do volunteers come? -- Rewards and retention : why do volunteers stay? -- Issues of coordination and management : how can the activities of volunteers be best organised? -- Measuring the impact of volunteering -- Changing the image of volunteering -- Making volunteering inclusive -- Maintaining the independence of voluntary action -- Defending the spirit of volunteering from formalisation -- Voluntary action in the 21st century