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Giving and Volunteering and Religion

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"Caring and Revitalizing" Church-Based Volunteering in a Pluralistic Swedish Welfare State
The scope and the character of church-based volunteering in Sweden is discussed in this paper.
Source: Eva Jeppsson Grassman, University of Stockholm, Sweden  

Civic Engagement in American Democracy
Chapter 9: Mobilizing Civic Engagement: The Changing Impact of Religious Involvement
 
This chapter reviews recent trends in American religion and examines the relationships between participation in religious organizations and involvement in other kinds of civic activities.
Source: Brookings Institution Press, 1999

The Contribution of Religion to Volunteer Work
Source: Sociology of Religion 56 (2): 137-52, 1995

 
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Faith and Family Philanthropy
How does faith inspire and shape family philanthropy? How can giving become a spiritually fulfilling experience? These questions and others are addressed in this guide. 
Source: National Center for Family Philanthropy, 2001

Faith and Philanthropy: The Connection Between Charitable Behavior and Giving to Religion 
This report explores the links between faith and charitable giving and illustrates how the values and beliefs of religious-giving households influence their decisions to make donations and volunteer to all types of nonprofit organizations.
Source: INDEPENDENT SECTOR, 2002

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Giving and Volunteering in the United States
Giving and Volunteering surveys examine the role religion plays in giving and volunteering behavior.
Source: INDEPENDENT SECTOR, 2002

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Patterns of Giving: A Preliminary Study of Ethnic, Political, Religious Differences Among Donors in Orange Country (CA) 
This paper addresses the problem of estimating and characterizing the scope of philanthropy and volunteerism at a county level.
Source: Gianneschi Center for Nonprofit Research, 2001

Performing Different Types of Volunteer Work: The Role of Religious and Other Networks, Working Paper #02-4
Source: Kirsten A. Grønbjerg, Brent Never, 2002 

"Post-Zionist" Philanthropists: Emerging Attitudes of American Jewish Leaders toward Communal Allocations
This report examines the changing attitudes of the voluntary and professional leadership of Federations and the Federation "family" of organizations regarding the allocation of American Jewish communal resources mobilized through federated giving to Israel.
Source: Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, 2001

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Religious Affiliation and Philanthropy 
This paper examines the relationship between religious affiliation and philanthropic behavior.
Source: Thomas Smith, University of Illinois-Chicago, 2003 

Religious Giving Over the Life Cycle and Across Cohorts
This paper addresses the following: How does the religious giving of the baby boomers compare to that of the pre-war cohort at a similar point in their life-cycle? Second, how has the religious giving of the pre-war cohort changed as they aged? Third, how does the religious giving of the pre-war cohort in their senior years compare to that of the turn-of-the-century cohort in their senior years?
Source: The Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University, 2003

Religious People, Religious Congregations, and Volunteerism in Human Services: Is There a Link? 
Source: Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Vol. 22, Spring 1993

The Role of Religion in Giving and Volunteering
This report examines the relationship between religious attendance and giving and volunteering.
Source: Canadian Centre for Philanthropy, 2000

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The State of Church Giving 
This study tracks church giving.
Source: Empty Tomb, Inc., 2003

Something Within: Religion as a Mobilizer of African-American Activism
Source: Journal of Politics 56: 42-68, 1994

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Volunteering and Charitable Giving: Do Religious and Associational Ties Promote Helping Behavior?
Source: Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Vol. 24, Spring 1995

Volunteers to Religious Organizations: Who Are They and How Are They Unique?
Source: Richard Sundeen and Cristina Garcia, University of Southern California, and Sally Raskoff, Los Angeles Valley College



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