Virtual volunteering: Online volunteers providing assistance to human service agencies

Journal of Technology in Human Services

Volumn 17, Issue 2-3, 2000, Pages 119-136

  Cravens, Jayne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Cyber culture; Virtual volunteering; Volunteer; Volunteer management; World Wide Web

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346438693     PISSN: 15228835     EISSN: 15228991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J017v17n02_02     Document Type: Article

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