“Formal volunteering is assistance provided through organizations, either mutual-benefit associations in which the beneficiary is the membership (e.g., professional and union groups) or community-oriented service organizations that benefit clients or others outside the organization (e.g., church-related or fraternal organizations) (Janoski & Wilson, 1995).” (Voydanoff, 2002)
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