National Service and Volunteerism - Achieving Impact in Our Communities

Informationen zum Autor Edited by Thomas A. Bryer - Contributions by Maria-Elena Augustin; Emily Bachman; Koen P. R. Bartels; Jodi Benenson; Valerie Beynon; Thomas A. Bryer; Julia Carboni; Guido Cozzi; Na'eem H. Crawford-Muhammad; Todd Joseph Currie; Deborah Jospin; Jay D. Jurie Klappentext National service and volunteerism enjoy a rich history in the United States and an emergent future in other parts of the world. However, there remains relatively scant evidence of overall impact of national service programs and volunteer effectiveness. This condition continues to threaten national service and volunteer programs with the risk of defunding and/or the risk of not investing sufficiently from the start. This book brings together a selection of diverse chapters written by a combination of academicians, students, and practitioners from three countries and across multiple states in the United States. Each chapter approaches its topic uniquely but links with all others in identifying the impacts of service and volunteerism for volunteers, for beneficiaries of service, for the institution of volunteering, and/or for whole communities. The book is divided in five sections: (1) developing volunteer initiatives to achieve impact, (2) impact for and by youth volunteers, (3) impact in social or policy areas, specifically economy and financial success, education, and emergency response, (4) international perspectives with focus on Chile, Venezuela, the United Kingdom, and the post-communist states of Lithuania and Romania, and (5) conclusion with summary and suggestions for future research and practice. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part One: Partnerships for Service and VolunteerismChapter One: Key Drivers of Successful Implementation of Mayor-led Impact Volunteering Strategies in American Cities Na'eem H. Crawford-Muhammad, Deborah Jospin, Myung J. Lee, Katharine Leonberger, and Shirley SagawaChapter Two: Three Sectors and a University: The Creation of a High Impact AmeriCorps VISTA Project Thomas A. Bryer, Maria-Elena Augustin, and Emily BachmanChapter Three: Connecting With the Community in an Applied Sociology Class Norma A. WinstonChapter Four: The Meaning of Volunteerism to Older Adult RSVP Volunteers Karen Kopera-Frye and Rita MasseyChapter Five: Managing Risk while Managing Volunteers: Avoiding Disastrous Outcomes Dorothy Norris-Tirrell and Stephanie KrickPart Two: Youth Volunteer ImpactChapter Six: Investing in Engagement: Volunteerism and Charitable Giving among Millennials Sara Strickhouser, Jessica Kleinberger, and James D. WrightChapter Seven: Investing In Civic Health - A Case for Strengthening Civic Infrastructure and Civic Education Kei Kawashima-Ginsberg and Peter LevineChapter Eight: VolunteerUCF: IgKnighting Volunteerism Jarrad Plante, Todd Joseph Currie, and Shelby OlsonPart Three: Volunteer Impact on Social and Economic IssuesChapter Nine: HBI Mentoring: A Pathway to Promoting Economic Opportunity for Youth Dennis O. Torbett and Tadar MuhammadChapter Ten: Social Capital and Human Capital Assets: Bridging Civic Engagement and Economic Mobility for Low-income Individuals Jodi BenensonChapter Eleven: Community Engagement as a Predictor of Higher Education Matriculation Julia Carboni, Connie L. McNeely, Sarah MaxwellChapter Twelve: City Year History, Model, and Impact Alice Neira and Jarrad PlanteChapter Thirteen: Digital Humanitarianism in Global Disaster Response Valerie BeynonPart Four: International PerspectivesChapter Fourteen: It Takes Two to Tango:  Civic Engagement in Venezuela Jay D. JurieChapter Fifteen: Servicio Pais: A Chilean Case of Professional Volunteering Cristian PliscoffChapter Sixteen: The Big Society: The Rhetoric and Practice of Volunteerism in the UK Koen P.R. Bartels, Guido Cozzi, Noemi MantovanChapter Seventeen: Volunteerism in Post-Communist Countries: Snapshots of Lithuania and Romania Thomas A. BryerPart Five: Chapter...

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• Authors: Thomas A. Bryer
• Assisted by: Thomas A. Bryer (Editor)
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.11.2014
• EAN: 9780739196939
• ISBN: 978-0-7391-9693-9
• No. of pages: 292
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education