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The project created county- and city-level measures of civic infrastructure such as volunteerism, nonprofit capacity, and area mission focus based on features of the nonprofits in the community

University of Texas at Austin

The project utilized a national sample of current Senior Corps Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) volunteers to examine the extent to which older adult volunteers experience role conflict between their volunteer role and other social roles

University of Maine

This project explores the place-based determinants (various factors unique to a specific location) of differences in volunteering behavior between rural and urban respondents

University of Georgia

This study seeks to better understand how Latino/a youth conceptualize civic engagement along with what supports and encourages them to be involved

University of Denver and University of Houston Graduate Schools of Social Work

Through a pilot in Indianapolis, IN, this study will expand, refine, and test a new tool for observing and analyzing the internal dynamics of civil society organizations

Trustees of Indiana University - Civil Society Organizations

This study will examine whether volunteerism during adolescence is associated with an increased likelihood of productive activity later in life during early adulthood, especially among socially and/or economically disadvantaged youth

Trustees of Indiana University - Effects of Volunteering

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