Nonmonetary Rewards for Skilled Volunteer Labor: A Look at Crisis Intervention Volunteers
Open Access
- 1 June 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly
- Vol. 18 (2) , 167-177
- https://doi.org/10.1177/089976408901800207
Abstract
The unpaid labor of volunteers requires an explanation for its moti vation. Three theories of volunteer reward are examined: leisure, investment, and a perceived link between volunteer behavior and subsequent outcomes. Volunteers at a crisis intervention center were surveyed, and a set of patterns of volunteer motivation was identified. Implications are drawn for volunteer-employing organizations and public policy.Keywords
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