Volunteer 32705 226060058 2008-07-16T17:26:20Z HalJor 1215005 /* See also */ rm per WP:LINKSTOAVOID #4 {{otheruses}} {{Refimprove|date=June 2008}} [[Image:Sumac 01.jpg|thumb|Volunteers fit new windows at [[Sumac Centre|The Sumac Centre]] in [[Nottingham]], [[UK]]|180px|right|Volunteers fit new windows at [[Sumac Centre|The Sumac Centre]] in [[Nottingham]], [[UK]].]] A '''volunteer''' is someone who works [[Community service|for a community]] or for the benefit of [[environment (biophysical)|environment]] primarily because they choose to do so. The word comes from Latin, and can be translated as "will" (as in doing something out of ones own free will). Many serve through a non-profit organization – sometimes referred to as formal volunteering, but a significant number also serve less formally, either individually or as part of a group. By definition, a volunteer worker does not get paid or receive compensation for services rendered other than reimbursement for out-of-pocket expenses.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bls.gov/news.release/volun.nr0.htm|title=Volunteering in the United States 2006|publisher=Bureau of Labor Statistics|accessdate=2007-12-20}}</ref> == Volunteer management == Many organizations (hospitals, food banks, etc.) have a continual need for volunteers. Other high-profile events, such as a marathon, require hundreds or thousands of volunteers for a one-time or annual need. There are many companies who organise volunteer programs in other countries. Vii(volunteerinindia.com)is one of those companies which is the foremost in organising volunteer programs in India. The success of such events has a significant economic impact on the local economy. Thus, there is increasing awareness of the economic importance of volunteers.{{Fact|date=October 2007}} This, in turn, has elevated the importance of the volunteer manager for such events, people who formerly may have managed volunteers in addition to other duties but now may be viewed as professionals in the field.{{Fact|date=October 2007}} This has also increased the need for volunteer management software, e-mail broadcasts, texting and other technological tools, allowing the volunteer manager to register and communicate with large numbers of people who otherwise have no connection to each other.{{Fact|date=October 2007}} == See also == *[[Pro bono publico|Pro bono]] *[[Community organization]] *[[Hospital volunteer]] *[[Hiwi (volunteer)|Hiwi]] *[[Service club]] *[[Volunteer fire department]] *[[Non-governmental organization]] *[[Private voluntary organization]] *[[Virtual volunteering]] ==Notes== <!--<nowiki> See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Footnotes for an explanation of how to generate footnotes using the <ref> and </ref> tags, and the template below. </nowiki>--> {{reflist}} ==External links== <!-- ATTENTION! Please do not add links without discussion and consensus on the talk page. Undiscussed links will be removed. --> {{Charity}} [[Category:Occupations]] [[Category:Free labor]] [[bg:Доброволец]] [[cs:Dobrovolník]] [[de:Ehrenamt]] [[el:Εθελοντισμός]] [[es:Voluntariado]] [[fr:Bénévolat]] [[ko:자원봉사자]] [[it:Volontariato]] [[he:התנדבות]] [[lt:Savanorystė]] [[nl:Vrijwilliger]] [[ja:ボランティア]] [[no:Frivillig]] [[pl:Wolontariat]] [[pt:Trabalho voluntário]] [[ru:Волонтёр]] [[sv:Volontär]] [[ta:தன்னார்வலர்]] [[th:อาสาสมัคร]] [[tr:Gönüllü]] [[uk:Волонтер]] [[zh-yue:義工]] [[zh:志願工作者]]