A introduction to volunteers / Blogging for peace: realistic job preview strategies from the 21st century Peace Corps volunteer / Communicating belonging: building a community of expert volunteers / The socialization of community choir members: a comparison of new and continuing volunteers / Learning by the "seat of your pants": the socialization of nonprofit board members / Supporting the supporters: implications for organizational commitment / The sisterhood of the hammer: women organizing for community and self / 8. "Like nothing else I've ever experienced": examining the metaphors of residential hospice volunteers / What does this mean, "Just be a friend"?: analysis of volunteer uncertainty during the assimilation and socialization process at a youth mentoring organization / Volunteer tourists: the identity and discourse of travelers combining largesse and leisure / "You just gotta be careful about those boundaries": managing risk in a volunteer-based organization / Negotiating aging and agedness in volunteer disaster response teams / Managing volunteer tensions: unpacking experiences and responses to organizational irrationalities / Volunteerism and corporate social responsibility: definitions, measurement, roles, and commitment / When volunteering is no longer voluntary: assessing the impact of student forced volunteerism on future intentions to volunteer / Spontaneous volunteers: understanding member identification among unaffiliated volunteers / Breaking the rules: the secret of successful volunteering in a caring role / Connecting, voicing, retaining: linking volunteers' involvement, willingness to voice ideas, and intent to remain with the organization / Challenging nonprofit praxis: organizational volunteers and the expression of dissent / New directions for volunteering