The activity is relatively uncoerced;
is intended to help;
is done without primary or immediate thought of financial gain;
is work, not play
Agents of Volunteering
Agents are all the people and
entities who are present and
interact in the world of
volunteering
- Volunteers
- Civil Society organizations
- Volunteers Managers
- Governmental Entities
- Companies
- Educational
and University Entities
Types of Volunteering
Performance Context
Formal
- performed within an organization
- includes business volunteer (if out of the working hours)
Informal
- designated as social support or help behavior
- spontaneous volunteering, performed as an individual initiative
- performed within an organization
- includes business volunteer (if out of the working hours)
Informal
- designated as social support or help behavior
- spontaneous volunteering, performed as an individual initiative
Areas of Performance
Regarding to context:
in family, in a company, international, national, online and “Volunterism” (volunteering connected with tourism)
Regarding to target groups covered:
Animals, children and youngster, migrant and minorities, disability people, hospitalized people, prostitution, homeless people, recluses, Old people, Victims of Domestic Violence.
Regarding to the types of activities:
Fundraising, management, propagation,Administrative functions, Product seller, psychologic help, calamities, costumer defense, Social Economics, Education, Sports, Justice, Patrimony, Volunteering promotion.
in family, in a company, international, national, online and “Volunterism” (volunteering connected with tourism)
Regarding to target groups covered:
Animals, children and youngster, migrant and minorities, disability people, hospitalized people, prostitution, homeless people, recluses, Old people, Victims of Domestic Violence.
Regarding to the types of activities:
Fundraising, management, propagation,Administrative functions, Product seller, psychologic help, calamities, costumer defense, Social Economics, Education, Sports, Justice, Patrimony, Volunteering promotion.
Geographic Dimension
National
- in the country of habitual residence of the volunteer
International
- out of the country of habitual residence
Online
- in the country of habitual residence of the volunteer
International
- out of the country of habitual residence
Online
Time Scale
Short term: unique and sporadic OR seasonal
Long term: preformed during a long time and continuously.
Long term: preformed during a long time and continuously.