How do International Volunteering Characteristics Influence Outcomes? Perspectives from Partner Organizations

• Published in: Voluntas (Manchester, England) Vol. 29; no. 1; pp. 104 - 118
• Main Authors: Lough, Benjamin J., Tiessen, Rebecca
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer Science+Business Media, LLC (Springer) 01.02.2018; Springer US; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Capacity building approach; Manual workers; Organization development; Original Paper; Political Science; Social Policy; Social Sciences; Typology; Variables; Volunteers; Duration; Volunteering; Quantitative; Organizations; International

This study examines how different types of international volunteering influence common program outcomes such as building organizational capacity, developing international relationships, and performing manual labor. Survey responses were collected from 288 development-oriented volunteer partner organ...