Called to volunteer and stay longer: the significance of work calling for volunteering motivation and retention

This article reviews the literature on non-profit volunteering to argue that concept of ‘work calling’ is critical broadening our understanding volunteer motivation and retention. As an emerging concept, work calling generally used explain how individuals satisfy their by doing meaningful work. introduced issue retention detail why volunteers decide join organisations then willingly stay longer. Current theories focusing individual factors (commitment job satisfaction) organisational (management practices, tasks reputation). integrates with these thus contributes two important insights: (a) may choose engage in and, therefore, experience self-satisfaction life volunteering; (b) improves current at both levels.