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The voluntary sector has been mainstreamed into public policy with consequences that include more reliance upon the time, commitment and skills of volunteers. In many policy initiatives to combat social exclusion, volunteering is cast as a form of self-improvement and re-training for the workforce. Qualitative research in a disadvantaged community, however, uncovered the persistence of more traditional forms of volunteering associated with mutual support and identification with the needs of others. Policies intended to broaden the base of the volunteer workforce need to recognise and nurture the intrinsic rewards of volunteering.
Author(s): Baines S, Hardill I
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Social Policy and Society
Year: 2008
Volume: 7
Issue: 3
Pages: 307-317
Date deposited: 14/06/2010
ISSN (print): 1474-7464
ISSN (electronic): 1475-3073
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1474746408004284
DOI: 10.1017/S1474746408004284
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