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  2. Volunteering - Wikipedia

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    The word volunteering has more recent usage—still predominantly military—coinciding with the phrase community service. [3] [4] In a military context, a volunteer army is a military body whose soldiers chose to enter service, as opposed to having been conscripted. Such volunteers do not work "for free" and are given regular pay.

  3. Community engagement - Wikipedia

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    Volunteering, which involves giving personal time to projects in humanitarian NGOs or religious groups, are forms of community involvement. [1] The engagement is generally motivated by values and ideals of social justice [2] Community engagement can be volunteering at food banks, homeless shelters, emergency assistance programs, neighborhood cleanup programs, etc. [3] [4] [5]

  4. Civic engagement - Wikipedia

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    Education institutions have the skills to foster "civic competence, critical thinking, and Public Spirit, which empower citizens to become engaged". Many claim that civic engagement ought to become part of the curriculum and that higher education institutions should provide opportunities to become engaged such as internships, service-learning ...

  5. Voluntary association - Wikipedia

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    A voluntary group or union (also sometimes called a voluntary organization, common-interest association, [1]: 266 association, or society) is a group of individuals who enter into an agreement, usually as volunteers, to form a body (or organization) to accomplish a purpose. [2]

  6. Environmental volunteering - Wikipedia

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    personal development, Volunteering is also seen as helping employment prospects. Employers frequently cite volunteering as enhancing job applications. A variety of studies have found that the personal health of those engaged in volunteer work improves. In particular volunteering improves personal mental well-being.

  7. United Nations Volunteers - Wikipedia

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    The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme is a United Nations organization that contributes to peace and development through volunteerism worldwide.. Volunteerism is a powerful means of engaging people in tackling development challenges, and it can transform the pace and nature of development.

  8. Community education - Wikipedia

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    Community education, also known as Community-Based Education or Community Learning & Development, or Development Education is an organization's programs to promote learning and social development work with individuals and groups in their communities using a range of formal and informal methods. A common defining feature is that programmes and ...

  9. Education outreach - Wikipedia

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    Education outreach is a variation of Cause Marketing and/or Strategic Philanthropy and other focused Public Affairs activities that are specific to education. These programs may include: These programs may include: