Strengthening Voluntary Engagement With the Community: Supporting a Municipality n Addressing Volunteer Shortages Using Appreciative Inquiry
Abstract
Local governments in the Netherlands are facing multiple societal challenges such as social inclusion, equal opportunities, and (mental) health care, and rely on volunteer organisations as crucial and indispensable partners at a time when there is a nationwide trend of fewer people committing to volunteering on a long-term basis, particularly amongst younger generations. How can people be inspired to engage as volunteers?
Fields of Study & Subjects
Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering
Appreciative Inquiry and Organizational Change
Service-Learning and Community Engagement
Publication details
- Journal / source
- AI Practitioner
- Volume
- 28
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 56–61
- Publication date
- 2 February 2026