Vincent Xuan Feng
ABSTRACT
Virtual volunteering is a convenient and powerful way for Volunteer-Involving Organisations to leverage skilled volunteers with Internet access to help build organisational capacity and access specialised skills. This paper identified a gap in the HCI literature in relation to formal, organisation-led virtual volunteering and discusses findings from a recent study detailing the main motivations of virtual volunteers and how ICTs influenced their volunteering experience. Example design considerations and future research opportunities are provided.
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- Digital meaning: exploring and understanding the motivations and experiences of virtual volunteers
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