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39 J. Soc. & Soc. Welfare 93 (2012)
Predictors of Time Volunteering, Religious Giving, and Secular Giving: Implications for Nonprofit Organizations

handle is hein.journals/jrlsasw39 and id is 295 raw text is: Predictors of Time Volunteering, Religious Giving, and Secular Giving: Implications for Nonprofit Organizations NAMKEE G. CHOI DIANA M. DINrrro University of Texas at Austin School of Social Work Using data from the survey Midlife Development in the United States, 2004-2006, the present study examined characteristics associated with time volunteering, religious giving, and secular giving. Multivariate analysis, guided by the theory of volunteer- ing, showed that education and income predicted time volunteer- ing and both religious and secular charitable giving. Generative qualities (e.g., confidence in one's skills, desire to assist others) were significant predictors of time spent volunteering and secular giving, while religious identification was the strongest predictor of religious giving. Perceived social integration was a significant predictor of time volunteering and religious giving. Implications for nonprofit organizations that need to recruit more volunteers and donors, especially during economic downturns, are discussed, including personal invitations to volunteer based on knowledge of an individual's skills and talents, encouraging meeting attendance and promoting social embeddedness, and secular organizations' appeals to religious donors based on their religious motivations. Key words: time volunteering, religious giving, secular giving, nonprofit organizations, social integration, social embeddedness, religious identification Many nonprofit organizations and groups depend on both volunteers' time and charitable donations to accomplish their missions (Independent Sector, 2001). The volunteer supple- ments to the Current Population Surveys, 2005-2009, found Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare, June 2012, Volume XXXIX, Number 2

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