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Altruists or Egoists? Retention in Stipended Service.
Abstract
This study examines stipended volunteers—those volunteers
who engage freely in a helping activity within a formal
organizational structure but receive some type of remuneration for
their services. Based on a sample of AmeriCorps members from three
states, we identify several motivational, demographic, and
individual factors that affect retention of stipended volunteers. We
conclude that retention depends more on instrumental career-related
factors than on altruistic motivation or meaningfulness of the
service. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Journal
(1998)
vol9
no1
pages3
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Volunteers
