Volunteering is an indispensable cornerstone of our society, covering nearly every part of
our life, from social care to emergency management and education. This omnipresence of …

This paper presents five analytical dimensions regarding online gift giving. The dimensions
were derived through a six-month ethnographic study of two co-evolving online communities …

What is virtual volunteering? It's work done by volunteers online, via computers,
smartphones or other hand-held devices, and often from afar. More and more organizations …

This paper focuses on online gift exchange in a setting where online and offline interactions
are tightly intertwined and most of the exchanges require face-to-face interaction to be …

Participatory Design (PD) is a design approach which aims to support users to contribute as
partners throughout the entire design process of a product or service intended for their use …

Collective activities such as crowdfunding, competitions, jams and hackathons are gaining
more attention in innovation management. However, within the design domain such …

In this paper, we explore an alternative form of volunteer work, PledgeWork, where
individuals, rather than working directly for a charity, make indirect donations by completing …

COVID-19 showed the need for community support networks to help vulnerable individuals
that were forced to stay in their homes during extended periods. While the pandemic is …

A sense of community is important in encouraging people to contribute to a variety of causes
and the communities that support them. Researchers have identified website design …

Finding and retaining volunteers is a challenge for most of the NGOs (non-government-
organizations) or non-profit organizations worldwide. Quite often, volunteers have a desire …