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Voluntary Sector Geographies, Intraorganisational Difference, and the Professionalisation of Volunteering: A Study of Land Search and Rescue Organisations in New Zealand

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  • Richard Yarwood

    (School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Science, University of Plymouth, Drake Circus, Plymouth PL4 8AA, England)

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The voluntary sector is playing increasingly important roles in the delivery of services. With greater regulation, some commentators have speculated that a bifurcation of voluntary groups is occurring between large-scale corporatist organisations and poorly funded grassroots organisations. Using the example of voluntary search and rescue teams in New Zealand, I demonstrate that, while an organisation may follow corporatist principles centrally, its branches may resist change and continue along traditional grassroots lines. This study supports the need for a sociocultural approach to understanding the geographies of volunteering and the organisational spaces of voluntary organisations.

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  • Richard Yarwood, 2011. "Voluntary Sector Geographies, Intraorganisational Difference, and the Professionalisation of Volunteering: A Study of Land Search and Rescue Organisations in New Zealand," Environment and Planning C, , vol. 29(3), pages 457-472, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:envirc:v:29:y:2011:i:3:p:457-472
    DOI: 10.1068/c1004
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