{"product_id":"national-service-and-volunteerism-9780739196939","title":"National Service and Volunteerism","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book offers a review of cases, data, and literature addressing the impact of national service programs and volunteerism in and across communities. The chapters, written by diverse authors, are structured to appeal to students and practitioners of policy, government, and nonprofit studies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book presents the combined efforts of a diverse group of students, scholars, and practitioners who write about volunteer programs across a dozen countries. The book’s central and enormously important theme is about the impact of civic engagement.  There’s something here for everyone. Practitioners and students will enjoy the fresh voices and the first-hand, candid descriptions of volunteer program outcomes. Scholars will find these 17 chapters, given their breadth, offer considerable food for thought in the design of future impact research. -- Beth Gazley, Indiana University-Bloomington\u003cbr\u003eBased on research papers presented at a conference and supplemented by chapters by experts in the field, this collection makes a valuable contribution to our knowledge of national service and volunteerism. With its roots in both research and practice, the book has relevance for scholars, practitioners, policy makers, and students.   -- Jeffrey L. Brudney, Betty and Dan Cameron Family Distinguished Professor, University of North Carolina Wilmington\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart One: Partnerships for Service and Volunteerism Chapter One: Key Drivers of Successful Implementation of Mayor-led Impact Volunteering Strategies in American Cities  \tNa’eem H. Crawford-Muhammad, Deborah Jospin, Myung J. Lee, Katharine Leonberger, and Shirley Sagawa Chapter Two: Three Sectors and a University: The Creation of a High Impact AmeriCorps VISTA Project  \tThomas A. Bryer, Maria-Elena Augustin, and Emily Bachman Chapter Three: Connecting With the Community in an Applied Sociology Class  \tNorma A. Winston Chapter Four: The Meaning of Volunteerism to Older Adult RSVP Volunteers  \tKaren Kopera-Frye and Rita Massey Chapter Five: Managing Risk while Managing Volunteers: Avoiding Disastrous Outcomes  \tDorothy Norris-Tirrell and Stephanie Krick  Part Two: Youth Volunteer Impact Chapter Six: Investing in Engagement: Volunteerism and Charitable Giving among Millennials \t Sara Strickhouser, Jessica Kleinberger, and James D. Wright Chapter Seven: Investing In Civic Health – A Case for Strengthening Civic Infrastructure and Civic Education \tKei Kawashima-Ginsberg and Peter Levine Chapter Eight: VolunteerUCF: IgKnighting Volunteerism  \tJarrad Plante, Todd Joseph Currie, and Shelby Olson  Part Three: Volunteer Impact on Social and Economic Issues Chapter Nine: HBI Mentoring: A Pathway to Promoting Economic Opportunity for Youth  \tDennis O. Torbett and Tadar Muhammad Chapter Ten: Social Capital and Human Capital Assets: Bridging Civic Engagement and Economic Mobility for Low-income Individuals  \tJodi Benenson Chapter Eleven: Community Engagement as a Predictor of Higher Education Matriculation  \tJulia Carboni, Connie L. McNeely, Sarah Maxwell Chapter Twelve: City Year History, Model, and Impact  \tAlice Neira and Jarrad Plante Chapter Thirteen: Digital Humanitarianism in Global Disaster Response  \tValerie Beynon  Part Four: International Perspectives Chapter Fourteen: It Takes Two to Tango:  Civic Engagement in Venezuela  \tJay D. Jurie Chapter Fifteen: Servicio Pais: A Chilean Case of Professional Volunteering  \tCristian Pliscoff Chapter Sixteen: The Big Society: The Rhetoric and Practice of Volunteerism in the UK  \tKoen P.R. Bartels, Guido Cozzi, Noemi Mantovan Chapter Seventeen: Volunteerism in Post-Communist Countries: Snapshots of Lithuania and Romania  \tThomas A. Bryer  Part Five: Chapter Fifteen: Conclusion  \tThomas A. Bryer","brand":"Lexington Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51037554606423,"sku":"9780739196939","price":98.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780739196939.jpg?v=1750936231","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/national-service-and-volunteerism-9780739196939","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}