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‘Mutual aid’ groups are springing up all over. It’s a concept first described by Peter Kropotkin in the 19th century.
Look out for your elderly parents, family members, friends and neighbors. It could save their lives.
A psychologist explains how to reestablish civil political conversation in your own life.
For many Australians, the bushfire disaster could represent a turning point: the moment they adopt new, long-term behaviours to help nature.
Citizen scientists across North America have contributed over 1 million observations to this online platform, generating data useful for researchers.
Volunteer numbers are shrinking in rural areas, leaving fewer people to battle bushfires. We need to change our thinking about volunteering to recruit more firefighters and keep the ones we have.
The gravity and force of this Category 5 hurricane that lashed the Florida Panhandle and other Southern states may never have fully registered on the public’s radar.
Conscripting young volunteers to combat climate change is not necessary. Australians aged 15-17 already have the highest rates of volunteering in the country.
Scholars researched whether bestowing awards on volunteers who pitch in with the Boy Scouts made a difference. The answer seems to depend on whether the recognition is expected or not.
Could these extra hands do more for the nonprofits they assist?
No matter how well-intentioned, volunteers who may be inexperienced can’t solve the entrenched and complex social problems low-income communities endure.
By acquiring knowledge of other places and people, travel can make us more peaceful in our interactions with others.
How working with limited resources in remote areas helped improve the skills of one healthcare professional.
This help is often given in kind rather than in dollars and cents. Without it, these migrants might have nowhere to go and nothing to eat.
Family is far more important for developing engagement of young people in civil society than previously thought.
Whether they stay with the same organisations or not, family members have a strong influence on each others’ volunteer habits.
When people form local networks to take care of resources such as drinking water, they strengthen their communities. Technology can support these efforts and promote learning and innovation.
This tradition is so strong in the US that all lawyers are encouraged to volunteer at least 50 hours of pro bono service per year.
New analysis shows government policies to encourage people to volunteer has little impact.
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