Affiliation:
1. Kean University, USA
2. University of Pennsylvania, USA and Kyung Hee University, South Korea
3. Erasmus University, the Netherlands
Abstract
18 July is Mandela Day, an internationally recognised day of volunteering when people are called to take action against poverty and social injustice by helping and giving time in service to their communities. This article discusses the nature of episodic volunteering at Mandela Day
events throughout South Africa in 2018. Drawing on quantitative survey evidence from 398 participants, the findings show that this informal day of service has created a unique opportunity for recruiting new volunteers and for promoting one-off, short-term volunteering. In addition to non-profits
and faith-based groups that traditionally mobilise volunteers, we show that ‘third-party’ entities ‐ such as universities, businesses, government offices and philanthropic foundations ‐ are also critical in rallying people and facilitating one-off volunteering opportunities
for this day. These findings broaden an understanding of the range of international episodic volunteering and help to illustrate the connection between volunteering and civic capacity in newer democracies.
Subject
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
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