The strengths and weaknesses of micro-volunteering : the case study of help from home
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Data de Publicação: | 2016 |
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Resumo: | The purpose of the present master thesis is to study the strengths and weaknesses of microvolunteering, through the analysis of the nonprofit organization Help From Home. This organization offers a platform where nonprofits can promote micro-actions and where volunteers can perform them. With the development of the Internet and information and communication technologies, new ways of volunteering arose. Currently, it is possible to engage in voluntary activity on-site and online, with bite-sized actions that take at most one day to be completed, require no training or screening and can be performed anywhere, at anytime. Help From Home intends to take micro-volunteering to the masses, thus it focuses on unskilled micro-actions, which can be completed by anyone. Nevertheless, this type of actions is not what many organizations seek. Therefore, the present dissertation suggests a combination of both unskilled and skilled micro-actions, which are more directed to the daily activities of these organizations, to attract more micro-actions and volunteers, in order to scale its impact. The master thesis is structured in seven main chapters: (1) Introduction, presenting the issue; (2) Literature Review, addressing academic studies on the topic of volunteering; (3) Methodology; (4) Case Study, where Help From Home is presented in a descriptive approach; (5) Teaching Notes, providing guidance to professors to analyze the case study; (6) Conclusion, main findings to answer to the research question; (7) Limitations and Future Research. |
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The strengths and weaknesses of micro-volunteering : the case study of help from homeDomínio/Área Científica::Ciências Sociais::Economia e GestãoThe purpose of the present master thesis is to study the strengths and weaknesses of microvolunteering, through the analysis of the nonprofit organization Help From Home. This organization offers a platform where nonprofits can promote micro-actions and where volunteers can perform them. With the development of the Internet and information and communication technologies, new ways of volunteering arose. Currently, it is possible to engage in voluntary activity on-site and online, with bite-sized actions that take at most one day to be completed, require no training or screening and can be performed anywhere, at anytime. Help From Home intends to take micro-volunteering to the masses, thus it focuses on unskilled micro-actions, which can be completed by anyone. Nevertheless, this type of actions is not what many organizations seek. Therefore, the present dissertation suggests a combination of both unskilled and skilled micro-actions, which are more directed to the daily activities of these organizations, to attract more micro-actions and volunteers, in order to scale its impact. The master thesis is structured in seven main chapters: (1) Introduction, presenting the issue; (2) Literature Review, addressing academic studies on the topic of volunteering; (3) Methodology; (4) Case Study, where Help From Home is presented in a descriptive approach; (5) Teaching Notes, providing guidance to professors to analyze the case study; (6) Conclusion, main findings to answer to the research question; (7) Limitations and Future Research.O objetivo da presente tese final é estudar os pontes fortes e fracos do micro-voluntariado, recorrendo ao caso da organização Help From Home. Esta organização oferece uma plataforma onde organizações sem fins lucrativos oferecem micro-ações e onde voluntários podem completá-las. Com o desenvolvimento da Internet e de tecnologias de informação e comunicação, apareceram novas formas de voluntariado. Atualmente, é possível participar em atividades de voluntariado no local e online, com ações pequenas que demoram no máximo um dia a serem completadas, não requerem qualquer treino ou supervisão, e podem ser desenvolvidas em qualquer lugar, a qualquer altura. Help From Home pretende levar o micro-voluntariado a toda a gente, daí o seu foco em ações não especializadas, que podem ser completadas por qualquer pessoa. Contudo, este tipo de ações não é o que muitas organizações procuram. O presente estudo defende que esta plataforma deve oferecer uma combinação de ações não especializadas e especializadas, que são mais diretas às atividades diárias destas organizações, com o objetivo de atrair mais ações e mais voluntários, para aumentar o seu impacto. A tese está estruturada em sete capítulos principais: (1) Introdução, onde a questão é introduzida; (2) Revisão da Literatura, abordagem de estudos académicos sobre o tópico de voluntariado; (3) Metodologia; (4) Estudo de Caso, onde Help From Home é descritivamente apresentado; (5) Notas de Ensino, facultam orientação aos professores de como analisar o caso; (6) Conclusão, principais conclusões para responder à questão de principal; (7), Limitações e Futura Pesquisa.Pinheiro, Susana Frazão Ferreira FernandesVeritati - Repositório Institucional da Universidade Católica PortuguesaClara, Maria Madalena Barosa2016-04-26T14:43:41Z2016-02-1820162016-02-18T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/masterThesisapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/19980TID:201171430enginfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-07-12T17:25:43Zoai:repositorio.ucp.pt:10400.14/19980Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T18:16:30.405580Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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The strengths and weaknesses of micro-volunteering : the case study of help from home |
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The strengths and weaknesses of micro-volunteering : the case study of help from home |
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The strengths and weaknesses of micro-volunteering : the case study of help from home Clara, Maria Madalena Barosa Domínio/Área Científica::Ciências Sociais::Economia e Gestão |
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The strengths and weaknesses of micro-volunteering : the case study of help from home |
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The strengths and weaknesses of micro-volunteering : the case study of help from home |
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The strengths and weaknesses of micro-volunteering : the case study of help from home |
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The strengths and weaknesses of micro-volunteering : the case study of help from home |
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The strengths and weaknesses of micro-volunteering : the case study of help from home |
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Clara, Maria Madalena Barosa |
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Clara, Maria Madalena Barosa |
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Pinheiro, Susana Frazão Ferreira Fernandes Veritati - Repositório Institucional da Universidade Católica Portuguesa |
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Clara, Maria Madalena Barosa |
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Domínio/Área Científica::Ciências Sociais::Economia e Gestão |
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The purpose of the present master thesis is to study the strengths and weaknesses of microvolunteering, through the analysis of the nonprofit organization Help From Home. This organization offers a platform where nonprofits can promote micro-actions and where volunteers can perform them. With the development of the Internet and information and communication technologies, new ways of volunteering arose. Currently, it is possible to engage in voluntary activity on-site and online, with bite-sized actions that take at most one day to be completed, require no training or screening and can be performed anywhere, at anytime. Help From Home intends to take micro-volunteering to the masses, thus it focuses on unskilled micro-actions, which can be completed by anyone. Nevertheless, this type of actions is not what many organizations seek. Therefore, the present dissertation suggests a combination of both unskilled and skilled micro-actions, which are more directed to the daily activities of these organizations, to attract more micro-actions and volunteers, in order to scale its impact. The master thesis is structured in seven main chapters: (1) Introduction, presenting the issue; (2) Literature Review, addressing academic studies on the topic of volunteering; (3) Methodology; (4) Case Study, where Help From Home is presented in a descriptive approach; (5) Teaching Notes, providing guidance to professors to analyze the case study; (6) Conclusion, main findings to answer to the research question; (7) Limitations and Future Research. |
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