volunteer organization

Pro bono collective

A volunteer organization is a group whose work is carried out primarily by unpaid members rather than employees.

Such organizations typically pursue charitable, civic, or community goals: She joined a volunteer organization that builds homes for low-income families.

The term encompasses everything from small local groups to large international bodies like the Red Cross.

Related

donate · giving · giving back · helping · lending a hand · mission · good cause · cause · grassroots · outreach · humanitarian · civic · altruism · goodwill · unpaid · sign-up sheet · philanthropy · fundraiser

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compensation model

volunteer organizationcommercial enterprise

Profit-seeking organization

corporate entity · employment agency · temp agency · staffing agency

sector type

volunteer organizationprivate enterprise

Individually owned business operation

government agency · multinational corporation · corporate entity

motivation structure

volunteer organizationforced labor camp

Penal facility requiring toil

conscript army · draft system · press gang · chain gang · involuntary servitude

Family

volunteer, organization, volunteers, volunteered, volunteering, volunteerism, voluntary, voluntarily, involuntary

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