Volunteer Professionalization

Volunteer Professionalization is a theoretical construct within the field of volunteer development that denotes the systematic process of aligning volunteer roles, competencies, and recognition with professional standards to enhance the legitimacy, sustainability, and impact of volunteer engagement in organizational contexts.

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350

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192

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2017–2026

Parents

Volunteer Development

Publications

135

Win–Win–Win: The Influence of Company‐Sponsored Volunteerism Programs on Employees, NGOs, and Business Units

Paula Caligiuri, Ahsiya Mencin, Kaifeng Jiang · Personnel Psychology · 2012 · 247 citations

Management, Organization Studies, Organizational Behavior +17

Motivations, Concerns, and Expectations of Scandinavian Health Professionals Volunteering for Humanitarian Assignments

Magdalena Bjerneld, Gunilla Lindmark, Lucia Ann McSpadden et al. · Disaster management & response · 2006 · 235 citations · Full text

Public Affairs, Public Health Ethics, Medical Ethics +13

International volunteering and development: global citizenship and neoliberal professionalisation today

Matt Baillie Smith, Nina Laurie · Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers · 2011 · 212 citations

Social Sciences, Development Studies, International Relations +13

Professionalisation, sport governance and strategic capability

David Shilbury, Lesley Ferkins · Managing Leisure · 2011 · 156 citations · Full text

Public Affairs, Organization Studies, Strategic Management +12

The professionalisation of sports coaching: relations of power, resistance and compliance

Bill Taylor, Dean Garratt · Sport Education and Society · 2010 · 141 citations

Education, Sports Medicine, Community Practice +10

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Authors

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Barbara Downe‐Wamboldt
Dalhousie University, Canada
2 publications · 44 citations
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Ross Wolf
University of Central Florida, United States
2 publications · 81 citations
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Linda P. Fried
Johns Hopkins University, United States
2 publications · 143 citations
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Benjamin J. Lough
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, United States
2 publications · 40 citations
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Joachim Cohen
Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium
2 publications · 33 citations
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VOLUNTAS International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations
7 publications · 150 citations
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PubMed
Repository · 5 publications · 107 citations
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BMJ Open
4 publications · 93 citations
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The Hospice Journal
3 publications · 91 citations
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Nonprofit Management and Leadership
NML · 2 publications · 29 citations
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