Overcoming the barriers: A case study of service volunteers in post-Soviet Russia

Roni Kaufman; Julia Mirsky; Amos Avgar; Miriam Barasch; Aliza Kol-Fogelson

doi:10.1111/j.1468-2397.2005.00340.x

Overcoming the barriers: A case study of service volunteers in post-Soviet Russia

Roni Kaufman, Julia Mirsky, Amos Avgar, Miriam Barasch, Aliza Kol-Fogelson

Department of Social Work

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Abstract

Voluntary organisations and volunteer action are new phenomena in post-Soviet Russia. Despite growing needs, cultural and socio-economic barriers preclude their massive development. This is a report on a case study of a volunteer programme that succeeded in overcoming these barriers, and in recruiting large numbers of volunteers. Characteristics of the volunteers and organisational conditions that enabled this success were identified and lessons drawn.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	65-68
Number of pages	4
Journal	International Journal of Social Welfare
Volume	14
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2397.2005.00340.x
State	Published - 1 Jan 2005

Keywords

Russia
Service volunteers
Volunteer management

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Sociology and Political Science

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