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The Size and Composition of the European Third Sector
Ch. 3. P. 49–94.
Salamon L. M., Sokolowski S. W.
This book provides a critical account of the third sector and its future in Europe. It offers an original conceptualization of the third sector in its European manifestations alongside an overview of its major contours, including its structure, sources of support, and recent trends. It also assesses the impact of this sector in Europe which considers its contributions to European economic development, citizen well-being and human development.
The Third Sector As A Renewable Resource for Europe presents the findings of the Third Sector Impact (TSI) project funded by the European Union’s Seventh Framework Program (FP7). It recognises that in a time of social and economic distress, as well as enormous pressures on governmental budgets, the third sector and volunteering represent a unique ‘renewable resource’ for social and economic problem-solving and civic engagement in Europe.
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Enjolras B., Salamon L. M., Sivesind K. H., Zimmer A. Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
Klimov I., Мисютина В. В., ДПК Пресс, 2026.
This publication is the first part of a large‑scale study entitled “Russian Philanthropist — 2026,” which is being carried out by the Center for Philanthropy Development of the Vladimir Potanin Charitable Foundation in collaboration with the SKOLKOVO School of Management. The publication presents an analytical framework for studying large‑scale private philanthropy in Russia in the ...
Added: September 4, 2026
Chernomorchenko I., Чихарев И. И., Социодинамика 2026 № 3 С. 34–57
The article examines the autumn 2025 protests in Madagascar as an episode of socio-political destabilization combining features of a coupvolution and Generation Z protest mobilization. The Malagasy events represent the first case in Africa where Generation Z protests culminated in regime change, with the military playing a decisive role—aligning this episode with the coupvolutions in ...
Added: April 5, 2026
Кайдышева Н. Н., Ученые записки НТГСПИ. Серия: История и филология 2024 № 4 С. 8–26
This article is devoted to the study of the history of volunteerism in the Soviet Union using the city of Nizhny Tagil as an example. The author substantiates the thesis that the social practices of Soviet citizens were a manifestation of charity. The work shows a wide range of forms of charity among the population ...
Added: February 22, 2026
Ivanov V., , in: ERNOP Conference Proceedings 2025.: European Research Network on Philanthropy, 2026. P. 90–95.
The historical development of volunteering and philanthropy in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan has been studied from ancient times to the present day. It was found that volunteering and charity in Central Asia have common historical roots. Nowdays in all countries surveyed, the state plays an active role in developing philanthropy and volunteering by introducing ...
Added: February 21, 2026
Ivanov V., Asadova E., Amreeva E. et al., Bonn: United Nations Volunteers, 2024.
The Review showcases the evolution of volunteering practices and highlights the value of volunteers' contribution to the development of Central Asian countries. The Review presents best practices of volunteering, the expertise of non-profit organizations, government agencies and volunteers themselves.
According to the Review:
More than 70% of the region’s volunteers participate in educational, environmental and social initiatives, ...
Added: March 3, 2025
Иванов Вячеслав, Асадова Э., Амреева Е. et al., Бонн: United Nations Volunteers, 2024.
The review is a first-of-its-kind comprehensive information product analysing the regulatory and legal frameworks in five countries that enable active citizens in the Central Asian region to volunteer. Split into five chapters, it serves as a tool to assess progress and take stock of the diverse ways in which volunteers contribute to the implementation of ...
Added: March 3, 2025
Balashov D., Россия в глобальной политике 2024
The issues of state sovereignty and national identity have once again become central in international politics. As a result, it can be anticipated that global philanthropy will enter a new phase, in which any, even the most well-intentioned, external interference in state affairs will be strongly politicized and met with extreme resistance. ...
Added: January 5, 2025
Jakobson L. I., Ivanova N., Mersiyanova I. V., , in: International Encyclopedia of Civil Society.: Springer Nature Switzerland AG, 2020. P. 1–6.
Volunteering is a complex phenomenon spanning a wide variety of activities, organization types, and sectors. Analysis of widely used definitions of the term allowed the identification of four common dimensions: volunteer nature of the activity; the nature of the reward; and activity context, formal or informal, and the beneficiary type. All of the aforementioned vary from ...
Added: November 30, 2024
Korneev O., , in: Handbook of Migration and Globalisation. Second Edition.: Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2024. Ch. 4 P. 58–73.
Focussing on the multi-faceted role of civil society in migration governance, this chapter traces the major developments and depicts the state of the art in this field addressing some of the important research lacunas. The chapter identifies three analytically distinct, albeit often inseparable in practice, dimensions of third sector actors’ roles in migration governance explored ...
Added: May 7, 2024
Ivanov V., El Eryan Е., Changing Societies and Personalities 2024 Vol. 8 No. 1 P. 93–107
The paper examines the potential of Arab volunteers in solving social problems in their communities. Conceptually, volunteering is viewed as both part of social participation and a form of helping behavior. The research is based on the analysis of data from an online survey conducted among adult volunteers from 20 countries in the North Africa, Middle ...
Added: April 8, 2024
Irina V. Mersianova, Natalya V. Ivanova, Aleksandra S. Briukhno, Changing Societies and Personalities 2024 Vol. 8 No. 1 P. 78–92
An extensive body of research suggests a positive connection between subjective well-being (SWB) and volunteering. However, their relationship is often described in terms of health-related and personal psychological effects, thus raising an issue of elaborating proxies that would focus on the social effects and determinants of such relationship. This study aims to demonstrate a number of ...
Added: April 8, 2024
Zolotareva A., Хегай А. С., Kazennaya E. et al., Вопросы психологии 2023 Т. 69 № 3 С. 98–106
Numerous publications showed the positive impact of volunteering on the somatic and psychological health of the volunteers. The current study aimed to explore the relationship between volunteering engagement, somatization (the tendency to exhibit somatic responses to psychological distress), and psychological functioning (measuring emotional, social, and psychological well-being). The participants were 305 volunteers, comprising 36 men ...
Added: January 17, 2024
Gaete Sepulveda M. A., Kulbaeva A., Ким М., М.: Грифон, 2021.
The methodology was created as part of Service Learning, a joint initiative of the National Research University Higher School of Economics and the Agency for Social Investments and Innovations. This year the project was supported by the Presidential Grants Foundation. The Service Learning initiative is aimed at the development of intellectual volunteering among students: involvement ...
Added: January 17, 2024
Anna Shepelenko, Vladimir Kosonogov, Anna Shestakova, Social Psychology 2023 Vol. 54 No. 5 P. 261–270
Emotions play a pervasive role in determining advertising effectiveness. However, it is still a controversial question as to whether pleasant or unpleasant advertisements are more effective in attracting donations. We recorded self-reported valence and arousal, as well as physiological activity (skin conductance, heart rate, and facial electromyography), while 54 participants watched affective pictures of dogs ...
Added: September 13, 2023
Hampton D., Wiepking P., Chapman C. et al., Journal of Philanthropy and Marketing 2023 No. 1814 P. 1–7
This practice paper articulates the key learnings for philanthropic organizations based on their experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic. Which actions can philanthropic organizations take to best support community needs during times of crisis? To answer this question, we synthesize information about how philanthropic organizations responded during the early COVID-19 crisis (spring―fall 2020) across 11 countries: ...
Added: September 8, 2023
Udalowska A., Osin E. N., / Series n/a "n/a". 2023. No. 23.
A recent quantitative study showed volunteering to be an important protective factor against the negative psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aimed to further explore this area of research by analysing the experiences of those volunteering during the pandemic using qualitative methodology. Semi-structured interviews of six individuals volunteering in various roles throughout the ...
Added: March 22, 2023
Shepelenko A., Kosonogov V., Neuroscience and Behavioral Physiology 2023 Vol. 53 No. 2 P. 242–246
Prosocial behavior is a complex process of social interactions whose cerebral support has received insufficient study. Two major groups of factors motivating people to donate their resources for others' benefit have been identified – the altruistic and the egoistic. Regardless of motivation, activation of the ventromedial prefrontal cortex is seen during donation-related decision-taking. In addition, ...
Added: December 17, 2022
Kennon M. Sheldon, Titova L., Evgeny Osin et al., Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology 2023 Vol. 33 No. 3 P. 708–718
We assessed the motivations, commitment, and subjective well-being (SWB) of 441 food bank volunteers, using motivation scales derived from self-determination theory and functional motives theory. Replicating the findings of Sheldon, Wineland, Venhoeven, and Osin's (2016) study of environmental activists, all motivation scales could be located on the autonomous or controlled motivation factors specified by self-determination ...
Added: October 27, 2022
Okhotnikova O., Россия и современный мир 2022 № 3(116) С. 40–60
The increase of the social group of war invalids during World War I raised many questions and suggestions about possible ways to support them. In previous periods, the problem of the loss of the ability to self-sustain was solved by placing an invalid in an orphanage and providing charitable assistance. In the conditions of the ...
Added: October 22, 2022
Shepelenko A., Kosonogov V., Журнал высшей нервной деятельности им. И.П. Павлова 2022 Т. 72 № 5 С. 643–650
Prosocial behavior is a complex process of social interaction, the brain support of which has not been fully studied. There are two main groups of factors that encourage people to give their resources for the benefit of others – altruistic and egoistic. Regardless of the motives of donations, the ventral medial prefrontal cortex is activated ...
Added: July 4, 2022
Krasnopolskaya I., Guseva P., Мейс Л. et al., Мониторинг общественного мнения: Экономические и социальные перемены 2022 № 2 С. 384–408
The article relies on the thesis of the importance of the satisfaction of occasional volunteers for their future participation in volunteer activities. The research focuses on those volunteers who occasionally participate in various volunteer activities and leave after their completion. This form of volunteer participation is quite widespread and replaces regular volunteering in nonprofit organizations, ...
Added: June 8, 2022