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The thesis is focused on the support for socially disadvantaged children in the non-profit sector, namely on the tutoring program which is mediated by Czech non-governmental non-profit human rights organization People in Need. The work covers pedagogics of leisure, school preparation and social work. The aim of theoretical part is to give a description of non-profit sector and to define terms such as pedagogy of leisure, social disadvantage or tutoring. The empirical part is based on qualitative research. Using four case studies, it describes the operation of the tutoring program and tries to present its comprehensive picture. The case studies cover children who are tutored in the program and whose have underpriviledged backgrouds from various causes. The case studies were created from data collected in interviews with tutors and also based on findings from participant observation. The collected information also resulted in a practical output of the work, which are methodological cards for people who might want to join the program as volunteer teachers.

This Bachelor thesis processes the issue of motivation of volunteers at the non-profit organization Home-Start. It aims to identify key motivating factors that affect volunteers to carry out voluntary activities. In the sub-objectives, the work is dedicated to identifying internal and external motivating factors and, last but not least, identifies which of these factors have the greatest share of long-term exposure to the selected non-profit organisation. The work is made up of two parts. In the first part I defined theoretical background using professional sources, which is important to clarify and understand the empirical part of the thesis. The theoretical part defines the issue of volunteering, describes the sector of non-profit organizations, it is also devoted to psychological motivation, motivational factors and specifies the motivation for volunteering. In the empirical part, quantitative research is processed using a questionnaire – Volunteer Functions Inventory, which examines the level of individual motivating factors to fulfill the main goal of the Bachelor thesis. The results of this research are then interpreted in the conclusion of this work.

Volunteering is an integral part of human life. Volunteering can be understood as a meaningful activity that helps the needy, is held of free will and without the right to financial reward. The social field is one of the most needed areas in which volunteers can work. This bachelor thesis deals with the activities of volunteers in retirement homes during the COVID-19 pandemic. The main goal is to analyze the performance of volunteering in retirement homes during the COVID-19 pandemic. A partial goal is a subsequent comparison of the experience of individual homes for the elderly with volunteering during a pandemic and to provide examples of good practice. The strategy of qualitative research was chosen for the research of this bachelor thesis. The data were collected by the method of questioning, which took place using the technique of semi-controlled interview. It was then evaluated by an open coding process, in a pencil-paper manner. Following the open coding process, categories were created, which were then divided into three areas. For greater clarity, a diagram was created from each category, which presents the given category. Based on the research, it was found that the classic volunteer activity, thanks to the Government regulation in the Czech Republic and special precantions of the Ministry of Health, did not take place at all. Only in the periods of liberalization of the previously mentioned regulations and precantions, which, however, were few, did some homes for the elderly return to classic volunteer activities. On the contrary, it is clear from the research that even during the COVID-19 pandemic, volunteers were actively involved and were beneficial for users and homes for the elderly.

Title: Volunteering in para athletics. Aims: The aim of this master thesis is research and insight into the problems within gaining volunteers in para-sport and further evaluate the volunteers motivation in attending the athletics contests. Methods: The qualitative research used for the examination is based on descriptive analyses. Two surveys and one interview were used for the enquiry of this volunteer phenomenon. To bring up the full picture of the volunteering phenomenon were chosen respondents who are representing three participating groups. First, individuals with volunteering experience, next students of Physical Education in practice and sport for people with specific needs, coordinators of athletes competitions and last para athletes. The research enquiry was based on original self structured surveys and interviews. Surveys were distributed via the electronic program Survio. The interviews were sent by email as a word file enclosure. Results: Results of this pilot research showed the meaning of volunteering in prarasport. The results of surveys for volunteers introduced some important points of motivation. The positive as well as the negative points leading volunteers to the volunteering work at the para athletic contests. The most significant motivation, quoted by the volunteers, is to...

Title: Volunteering in a sports event - Olympic Parks 2016-2018 Objectives: The main objective of this thesis, based on the research of the development of volunteer satisfaction rate of cooperation with the Czech Olympic Committee, is to provide specific recommendations for improving the cooperation between these parties. The research will focus on the cooperation between COC and volunteers within the events of Rio - Lipno 2016 and PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Parks. Methods: The research was implemented using qualitative and quantitative methods. For the quality of the data an interview with the main volunteer coordinator, Tomáš Mirovský, and the observations in the natural environment of the events were conducted. The author participated in this sporting event as a volunteer. She represented an equal member of the group. As the observer was in the position of participant of the team, the other co-workers were informed about her true identity. The quantitative method was implemented through paper and electronic questionnaires. Results: The research results showed that the development of the satisfaction rate of volunteer cooperation with the Czech Olympic Committee improved in 2018. The research revealed the drawbacks of COC especially in the area of organization, insufficient informative directions...

Title: Volunteering as an allocation of human resources in sports organizations Objectives: The objective of the thesis is to recommend the most suitable Belbin roles for job positions in sports organizations based on knowledge from research and literature. Methods: The thesis uses qualitative and quantitative research. Qualitative research will take place in the form of dialogue and subsequent discussion of the Focus Group with representatives of sports organizations. 9 respondents will participate in this group discussion. Quantitative research is conducted among volunteers in sports organizations through electronic surveys and the Click4Survey tool. The Belbin test is part of the questionnaire survey. The questionnaire survey includes a sample of 305 respondents. Results: The results of qualitative research show that the positions offered to volunteers include the positions of administrative worker, assistant, supervisor, organizer and coach. The results of quantitative research show that the most represented role in volunteers, according to Belbin's typology, is the role of the Implementer. There is no statistically significant relationship between the job position and the role of volunteers, however, based on the findings from research and literature, the author recommends the most suitable...

The family is the basic unit of society and the most important primary group in the socialization of the individual. If a child with an autism spectrum disorder is born into a family, it is a big shock for its members. There are a number of social services for these families that can help them with this difficult fate. The question is whether the child does not need a different form of attention than the one he/she receives from organizations providing these services. The volunteer could be an excellent helper in these families and an indispensable friend for the child. The aim of my bachelor thesis is to describe the role of a volunteer working in a family caring for a child with autism spectrum disorder as a supplement to social work with the family. To achieve the goal, the method of qualitative research and a form of questioning through a semi-structured interview was chosen, and the results were interpreted using the method of clusters. Based on the research, it is clear that the volunteer becomes an important support for the whole family and, above all, a much-needed friend of a child with an autism spectrum disorder. Its benefit lies not only in the child's development through play, but it is also a significant support for the child's parents. The research also reveals the risks of cooperation between a volunteer and a family caring for a child with an autism spectrum disorder. These are the volunteers' imperfect communication skills and parents' concerns about the insufficient training of these volunteers in the field of autism spectrum disorders. But all this is perfectly replaced by his/her indispensable help in the family. The bachelor thesis can serve as an information source for families with children suffering from autism spectrum disorder about the possibility of volunteer help. At the same time, this paper can strengthen the motivation of volunteers to volunteer in these families.

The bachelor thesis is dedicated to the preparation of the volunteers in the age of 15 to 18. The goal of the thesis is to introduce the process of volunteer training. The introduction explains the concept of the volunteering, then the types and fields of the volunteers activity. The next part characterizes the adolescence period and the specifics of the training of volunteers in this particular age. The thesis is completed with a specific example of the volunteer training from the organization Diakonice ČCE Rolnička.

The main topics of this master's thesis are active ageing and volunteering of seniors in the Czech Republic. The text considers volunteering of seniors as a form of active ageing. The aim of this thesis is to look closely at volunteering of seniors, how they become volunteers, and find out how volunteering affects their quality of life. Using the method of qualitative research and biographical interview, as a form of data collection, 7 respondents were examined. The result of the research has shown that volunteering has a positive effect on the quality of life of seniors. Improving the quality of life is reflected in the fact that seniors take fewer medicines and they are in a better mental condition. Because of new relationships and experiences, they feel more socially included and happy. Moreover, it is shown that seniors likely to choose work with children as a volunteer activity. In addition, the research has shown that theory of continuity and theory of compensation are approximately equally represented as a theory of the beginning of volunteering. Key words Active ageing, volunteer, senior volunteering, quality of life, senior, ageing, age.

The diploma thesis deals with volunteering of seniors in intergenerational programs. In my work I deal with the phenomenon of volunteering as a beneficial civic activity, together with the phenomenon of an ever-growing post-productive group of our population, the elderly. I connect these two phenomena in my work and put them into interaction with intergenerational issues. The aim of the research part is to map the possibilities of volunteer involvement of seniors in intergenerational programs in the Czech Republic, where senior volunteers act as service providers to the younger generation. I focus on various programs in which the oldest and youngest generation interact directly through various activities. The specific objectives are to find out how senior volunteers are addressed in these intergenerational programs from the perspective of program coordinators and to clarify the causes of the small number of senior volunteers involved in these programs.

Young volunteer's perception of volunteering and their experiences with peer reactions to volunteering Bc. Barbora Stolínová Abstract Peer influence is usually studied in the field of negative behavior. This thesis handles the topic of influence of peers and their reaction to prosocial behavior and volunteering as one of its manifestations. In the first part of thesis a search of research from foreign countries was performed. Focus groups and semi-structured interviews were conducted in the second empirical part of this research. The aim was to find out how volunteers perceive their volunteering within their social environment, which reaction of their peers they experience and how they deal with them. Target group for this research were young volunteers in the age from 15 to 25 from environmental non-profit organizations. Findings from the empirical analysis of the focus group and interviews can be used for work with volunteers in organizations, so there are recommendations for volunteer coordinators in the final part of the thesis. Key words Volunteering, volunteer, youth, young people, peers, peer reactions, non-profit organization

The bachelor's thesis deals with volunteering in BKB and what this acitvity brings to volunteers and what problems they overcome. The bachelors thesis discusses the motivations for volunteering and ways to attract nwx people interested in volunteering.

The Bachelor´s thesis focuses on the importance of volunteering for seniors and aims to clarify the importance of volunteering for seniors. The thesis is divided into four chapters. The first part defines volunteering and explains terms used in volunteering. This part also mentions motivation for volunteering, the place of volunteering in the Czech legislation and description of volunteer centres. The second chapter introduces key aspects of integrating the volunteers into an organization. The third chapter concentrates on the main topic ot the thesis - the importance of volunteering for seniors. The Bachelor´s thesis concludes with a research part that captures the views of selected senior volunteers. The respondents were selected from the Salesian Yount Centre in České Budějovice and from the Volunteer Center of Diocesan Charity in České Budějovice.

The aim of this MA thesis is to identify, describe and summarize the possibilities which seniors have to engage in volunteer activities in their place of residence, in the city district of Prague 8. We want to make it easier for seniors to choose volunteering and support them in their decision-making whether to consider volunteering at all. Information about suitable opportunities can influence their decision-making to start volunteering. The secondary goal is to find out the interests of seniors in participating in volunteer activities. Site preferences, areas of volunteering and communication channels. The purpose of this MA thesis is to make the results usable from a practical point of view. Another aim is to make recommendations for facilitating the involvement of senior volunteers, mainly with an emphasis on communication and publication of information on volunteering, seniors' ideas about volunteering for civil society organizations or directly for the city district. Keywords Senior, volunteer, volunteering, volunteer program, civil society organization, possibilities of involvement, barriers of involvement

The thesis focuses on the functioning of volunteering within the family. The theoretical part deals with the definition of concepts related to the definition of volunteering. This thesis also includes the search of foreign literature which is dedicated to the study of volunteering in the family. In the empirical part is applied a qualitative research which is performed by the method of grounded theory. In the thesis are employed in-depth interviews on members of three families in which more than one family member volunteers are actively involved. The aim of the thesis is to add a different point of view into the topic of transfer of volunteering in the family. This thesis points out the family dimension of volunteering which most studies nowadays marginalize. Exploring the transfer of volunteering in the family is able to provide a unique insight of how each member is aware of volunteering. It also considers how and for which reasons the family members are or are not committed to the volunteering.

Volunteering, or helping others willingly with no expectation of reward, is used in many sectors of our society, but it is rarely found in the public administration and government sectors. The "Volunteering in Public Administration" project was intended to encourage the use of volunteering in this area. The idea of this project was to enrich the work of employees in various institutions while helping them gain new knowledge and experience which they can use when working with their clients.

This diploma thesis examines the impact of the professionalization project on a selected civil society organization that has joined this grant program. The theoretical part draws on the concept of professionalization and changes in the structure of the organization, its influence leads to the division of labor, transfer of expertise, institutional changes, as well as changes in identity or work procedures needed for the organization. The aim of this work is to understand how the concept of professionalization is understood by the donor, through the grant rules set by him, which should lead to the professionalization of the organization involved. Likewise, the work focuses on understanding the perception of the process of professionalization by the organization, which will examine the reasons and expectations for which it participated in the project. In the empirical part, answers to the research questions will be sought through data obtained from semi-structured interviews and documents related to the grant project. In the end, when evaluating the results through the studied professional literature it was found that there is a different understanding of the concept of professionalization by individual actors. Thanks to this, the managerial procedures implemented in the organization are subsequently...

Volunteering has been evolving since antiquity. Nowadays, when various associations, organizations and centres have been established to facilitate volunteering, it is very easy to participate as a volunteer in all aspects of social life. On the contrary, motivating people to volunteer is becoming increasingly difficult. This is a huge competition for volunteers. This situation is probably due to the fact that most people cannot imagine doing some selfless work. However, people often justify their lack of free time or they simply do not want to do so. However, these people do not realize that if everyone approached volunteering in this way, people's cohesion would not work in the world. A volunteer provides selflessly his /her helping hand in his /her free time to someone who needs it. The aim of this thesis was to find out to what extent volunteer activities in the field of social work are extended among students of the Faculty of Health and Social Sciences. For this thesis, a quantitative type of research with the method of questioning with the technique of anonymous questionnaire was used. The obtained data were evaluated into descriptive statistics in MC Excel and SPSS with t-test technique was used for statistical testing of the first two hypotheses and Pearson Correlation was used for testing of the third hypothesis. The research examined the question: What is the activity and awareness of the students of social fields of the Faculty of Health and Social Sciences in volunteering? Hypothesis 1 investigated whether there is a statistically significant difference in the awareness of volunteering activities by students of the Faculty of Health and Social Sciences by field of study. This hypothesis has been confirmed for a statistically significant difference has been found. Students studying Rehabilitation-Psychosocial Care for disabled children, adults and seniors were better informed in the field of volunteering. Hypothesis 2 investigated whether there is a statistically significant difference in the activity of students of the Faculty of Health and Social Sciences in volunteering by field of study. As a result, no statistically significant difference has been found. Hypothesis 3 investigated whether there was a statistically significant influence of the year of study on student awareness. The results show that a statistically significant influence of the year of study on the awareness of students has been found. Research results can serve as a source of information for students and teachers. Students can see how they are doing in the activity and awareness of volunteering compared to the second field of study. This may create a motivation to seek out information about volunteering or attempt to participate directly as a volunteer. Teachers can use the results from the opinions of individual respondents to improve students' awareness. Furthermore, this work can serve as a source of information for those who would like to engage in volunteering, but do not know or are afraid of how this process will proceed. In this case, there is a description of the "Process of involving volunteers in volunteering".

The bachelor thesis deals with the topic of volunteering in individuals with autism spectrum disorders from the perspective of volutneers. The theoretical part concerns with volunteering, historical development, typology and areas of volunteering. Next chapters are devoted to autism spectrum disorders and support of families with child with ASD (autism spectrum disorders). Furthermore, management of volunteering in individuals with autism spectrum disorders is discussed. Attention is also paid to the importance of volunteering to the volunteer´s life, to motives, benefits but also to the negative aspects of volunteering. In conclusion, the importance of volunteering in professional life and professional orientation is explained. The practical part of the thesis focuses on the experience of volunteers with volunteering in individuals with ASD and their overlap into personal and professional life. Qualitative research was conducted using the polling metod, specifically six semi-structured interviews were performed. The results of the research show that volunteering in people with autism spectrum disorders brings pleasure to volunteers, changes the point of view of individuals with this diagnosis and contributes to the development of personality and change of life values etc. The findings of the research also show that they use the acquired experience and skills mainly during their studies at university and at work. The performance of volunteering in individuals with ASD even forced some of the participants to start special education at university.

Volunteering nowadays is a natural part of the social area. One of the type of volunteering is one-time volunteering, which has it's own specification. This bachelor describe the motivation of volunteers for one-time volunteering in social-service establishments and the details of the process of finding volunteers for one-time events. A qualitative analysis was used to achieve the goals. A survey was created to collect the data, and semi-controlled interviews were conducted to obtain the answers.

Title: Volunteering at the sports event Jizerská 50 Objectives: The aim of this diploma thesis is to evaluace the satisfaction of volunteers with the volunteer program at Jizerská 50. The partial task is to visit the event, compared to the previous year and proposic possible recommendations for improvement for other volumes of the Jizerska 50 volunteer program. Methods: The research was carried out using the qualitative form of observation and the method of interview, as well as by quantitative research form of questioning. The qualitative method was conducted through direct observation through out the volunteer program, where the authoracted, as the coordinator of a volunteer group. Another form was a unstructured interview with the main coordinator, and the quantitative research method was implemented through electronic questionnaires. Results: The results showed that volunteers evaluated satisfaction with the volunteer program at Jizerské 50 as above-average. They were happy with the volunteer program. The research has revealed and confirmed the short comics faced by the volunteer program. This was an area of transport, refreshment and excessive awareness before the start of the event. The author evaluated the volunteer program as very successful. If the company covering this program focuses on...

Title: Satisfaction of volunteers at running and badminton contests Objectives: The main goal of this work is to find out what are levels of volunteer satisfaction in selected marathon and badminton competitions. The methodology of acquiring volunteers and their cooperation with organizers is described before, during and after events. Based on data obtained from multiple forms of questionnaires, the characteristics of volunteering within organizing coordinators are defined. Secondary task of the work is to develop a recommendation based on research, which would help the organizers to increase efficiency of cooperation with volunteers. Methods: In this work is used quantitative method through electronic questionnaire and qualitative in a form of interview. The method of analysis is applied in case of theoretical background. Results: The research results point out to clear differences between volunteers in large and small projects. On the other hand, mutually common features may be also found. Comparing the results of both researches is discussed and described in an analytical part, which includes the formulation of recommendations for both subjects. Keywords: volunteering, volunteer, running, marathon, badminton, sports events

The main topic of these theses is the use of volunteers in hospice care with the aim of creating conditions for their activities. The theoretical part is devoted to the characteristics of volunteering, hospice care and the specifics of volunteering in hospice care. Its main part focuses on a description of what a good volunteer program should generally include and what specifics are added to it in the area of hospice care. The creation of conditions for volunteer activity takes place primarily in the field of correct selection, training, motivation, supervision and evaluation of volunteers. The practical part of the theses is focused on an example of an established volunteer program in the community palliative care unit "Cesta domů". The analysis describes all the essential areas defined in the theoretical part of the theses. The reason for choosing this organization is its 15-year experience with a volunteer program and the specific status of a volunteer in a community palliative care unit.

Příspěvek se zabývá tématem dobrovolnictví. Klíčovou úlohou při řízení dobrovolnické práce je stimulovat je k podpoře vnitřní motivace. Vedení dobrovolníků musí znát potřeby dobrovolníků pro lepší nastavení komunikace a podmínek spolupráce. Tento článek hodnotí hypotézu: „Lidé, kteří by chtěli být dobrovolníky, mají jinou motivační strukturu než lidé, kteří by nechtěli být dobrovolníkem.“ Cíl je podporován zaměřením na motivaci dobrovolníků, kteří nemohou být stimulováni finanční hodnotou. Dobrovolnictví proměňuje pořadí hierarchie potřeb dobrovolníků v jejich projektech. Příspěvek je založen na kvalitativním výzkumu jako dotazníkovém šetření. Lze potvrdit hypotézu, že se naše koncentrované skupiny liší v hierarchii potřeb, ale je třeba si uvědomit, že různé velikosti skupin respondentů a faktorů (věk, osobní zkušenosti, vrozené předpoklady, osobní typy atd.) mohou vést k různým výsledkům. The paper discusses the topic of volunteering. A key role in managing volunteer work is to stimulate them to support internal motivation. The management of volunteers needs to know volunteers needs for better setting of communications and conditions of the cooperation. This paper assesses the hypothesis: “People who would like to be a volunteer have different motivation structure than people who would not like to be”. The aim is supported by focusing on the motivation of volunteers who can not be stimulated by financial value. The nature volunteering causes the change in the hierarchy of volunteers needs in their projects. The paper is based on qualitative research as a questionnaire survey. The hypothesis that our concentrated groups have a different focus in the hierarchy of needs could be confirm, but it is necessary note that different sizes of respondent groups and factors (age, personal experiences, innate assumptions, personal types etc.) could lead to different results.

Title: Establishment and development of voluntary fire brigade units. Objective: Describe the historical development of voluntary fire brigade units. Methods: Research of literature used for pre-given topic and subsequent compilation. Direct and progressive method was used in the main part. Results Summary of historical development of voluntary fire brigade units. Keywords: Development, unit, corps, volunteer, fireman.

The bachelor thesis deals with the issue of volunteering. The aim of this work is the analysis of volunteering in the České Budějovice region. To fulfill this goal is introduced the basic theoretical background and description of the current state of volunteering in the Czech Republic. In the first three chapters of the thesis there is a definition of volunteering, its use in the social sphere, and the approach of the Czech public to volunteering. Volunteer management is described in more detail, with an emphasis on the process of selecting volunteers, ensuring their preparation for volunteering, and attention is also paid to the evaluation and motivation of volunteers. The practical part describes the realized qualitative research, whose aim was to analyze the implementation of volunteering in the České Budějovice region. The main research question was: What does the issue of volunteer management currently look like in the České Budějovice area? Five partial research questions were derived from this question. The methods of data collection were semi-structured interviews and also the analysis of documents. The sample consisted of five communication partners from organizations in the České Budějovice region, who act as a volunteer coordinator. Data from interviews were analyzed using grounded theory design. The outcome was to propose a new theory in which emphasis is placed on strengthening the role of supervision in volunteer management. Volunteers do not use supervision, and contact the coordinators if necessary. However, coordinators are burdened with increased administration and cannot take responsibility for the work of the employees of organizations where volunteers operate and who should provide the necessary support and guidance to volunteers. In addition, supervision should serve as a tool to strengthen the identity of the volunteer and to increase interest in volunteering in society through awareness raising by well-run volunteers.

This bachelor thesis is devoted to volunteering in refugee camps in Bosnia and Herze-govina and Serbia. The main aim of the thesis is to describe experiences of the volun-teers who, through the Czech organisation Pomáháme lidem na útěku, worked in the refugee camps as humanitarian workers. In the theoretical part, the thesis offers defini-tions of basic terms and explains the concept of volunteering. Subsequently, the Euro-pean Migration Crisis is briefly described together with its causes, course and impact on individual countries situated on the Balkan Migration Route, which concludes the theoretical part. In the practical part, the motivation, experiences and benefits in the personal and professional life of individual volunteers, through structured interviews, are ascertained. The analysis of inter-views also examines the view of volunteers on the topic of refugee crisis and also how this topic is perceived from their perspective within the Czech society.

In this bachelor thesis, I deal with the issue of volunteering in social services, with the aim to determine the role of a volunteer in a team of workers within an organization providing social services. Partial objective were to identify the role that volunteers have inside the team and characterise the relationships between volunteers and professional employees in the teams of these organizations. In order to achieve this aim, the strategy of qualitative research, the method of interviewing, and the technique of semi-guided interviews, were chosen. The interviews were conducted with ten professionals and ten volunteers working in five different organizations providing social services in the capital city of Prague. Subsequently, I conducted an evaluation of the results of the interviews by the clustering method. The research results demonstrate that the role of volunteers in organizations is viewed very positively; professional employees consider volunteers to be beneficial and recognize them as part of the organization's team. Even volunteers feel like a part of the team, but some have stated that although they see their role in the team as worthwhile, they would rather regard it as ancillary, complementing the main work carried out by professionals. The research results also demonstrate that the relationships between professionals and volunteers are viewed positively by both sides, despite of occasional disagreements. Concurrently, research has not proved whether the quality of the relationships is influenced by whether the relationships are formal or informal. The results of this work can contribute to improving the public's informativeness of volunteering, specifically, that a volunteer has a place within the group of people working in social services, and that he/she can be a full-fledged member of the team.

The aim of the thesis is to describe the basic principles of volunteering and the specific character of the volunteer program in the University Hospital in Pilsen. Regarding volunteering as a phenomenon, I will focus on its present and historical context. The practical part of the thesis will be realized using qualitative type of research. The aim of the research will be to find out what motivates people to volunteer in the challenging environment of the University Hospital in Pilsen. Recommendations will be made from the interviews. These can help improve volunteer activity in the healthcare facility.

The aim of bachelor thesis on Volunteering and Social Participation of People with Intellectual Disabilities is to disclose the stances of volunteer coordinators about engaging people with intellectual disabilities in a volunteer activity. The thesis is divided into a therotical and a practical part. The theoretical part is divived in two main chapters. The first chapter deals with a definition of the term intellectual disabilities, a clasification and a characterization of individual stages of intellectual disabilities. The second chapter focuses on volunteering, volunteers themselve, who is the volunteer coordinator and it focuses on the mentally handicaped volunteers. The practical part contains the established target and three research questions, which determine the stances of the volunteer coordinators about engaging mentally handicaped people in a volunteer activity. A qualitative research grounded theory was used to proces the data. A semi-structured interview was used for the purpose of this thesis. Communication partners were chosen randomly out of organizations for a coalition of volunteer iniciatives, which is a part of a project Hestie a national volunteer center. Their answers were compiled by a technique of open coding. The results show that most of the volunteer coordinators approach the volunteers with intellectual disabilities very openly and would welcome their collaboration with their organization. The thesis can serve as a source of information for sociology and pedagogical students who deal with the subject of volunteering of mentally handicaped people.

Volunteering is an activity based on individual's free will which contributes to social, economic, and cultural benefit of the entire society without volunteer's entitlement to remuneration. Volunteering within social services is primarily centred around non-for-profit organizations that represent the initial starting point particularly due to their significant interconnection. Coordination, an essential aspect of volunteering, is carried out by qualified professionals known as volunteering coordinators. The aim of this work is to describe and analyze the benefit and significance of volunteers' work within social services targeted at families and children. Qualitative method used as a part of the research allowed in-depth insight into voluteers' cooperation with social services. The research was conducted using questionnaire and semi-structured interview; the collected information was analysed through data classification. The analysis of the data collected proved that volunteering has a great benefit not only to organizations but particularly to the families in the area of education and development of children. This way volunteers contribute to family redevelopment and may help to eliminate occurrence of undesirable behaviour in children. Volunteers' approach differs to the one of experts' which may result in less professional but friendlier attitude. Another distinction lies in interaction with families; while a professional's job involves working with an entire family, a volunteer focuses solely on a child. The results of the research might be useful for organizations that consider incorporating volunteers into their structure. Equally, the work might become a suitable source of information for those who consider becoming volunteers within social services.

This bachelor thesis is focused on issues of volunteering in emergencies. The aim of the bachelor thesis was to find out the attitude of the population of region Vysočina in the matter of the providing help to volunteers in emergencies, first of all to find out the interest of the population of region Vysočina about involving to volunteer activities during emergencies. Quantitative research was used to obtain the data through a questionnaire survey, which took place in region Vysočina in March 2018. Respondents from the general public were approached and were selected by random selection. Questionnaires were distributed in two ways, in printed form (Annex 1) and in electronic form. In this questionnaire survey were participated 242 respondents The first objective of the thesis was: "Find out the attitude of the population of Vysočina region in issues of the providing help to volunteers in emergencies". For this aim was established hypothesis 1: " The positive attitude of the population of Vysočina region, in issues of the providing help to volunteers in emergencies, does not reach 80 %". From the questionnaire results arise that the positive attitude is 87 % (Table 18). Due to this finding the zero hypothesis was rejected, in view of the fact that positive attitude reachs 80 %. In this case we accept the alternative hypothesis. The second aim of the thesis was: "Find out the interest of the population of Vysočina region about involving to volunteer activities during emergencies." For this aim was established hypothesis 2: Interest of the population of Vysočina region about involving to volunteer activities during emergencies does not reach 80 %". From the questionnaire results arise that the interest is 64 % (Table 19). Due to this finding the zero hypothesis was accepted, in view of the fact that interest does not reach 80 %. It is important to note that the awareness of respondents about the issue of volunteering is not good. It arises from a questionnaire survey. It is necessary to promote this issues especially among the general public. The results show that the convenient solution is promote volunteering using educational programs in media or to organize lectures and discussions at schools and workplaes. The result from this bachelor thesis can be use as information source for authority and institutions, which are dealing with emergency response and volunteering. Especially in the framework of fullfilling the tasks of the Concept of population protection from 2020 with a view to 2030, with aim to improve the involvement of volunters in dealing with emergencies and crisis situations.

Title: Volunteer motivation and care in the RunCzech running events Purpose: The main aim of this master's thesis is to find the motives contributing to be a volunteer at the RunCzech running events which are organized by the Prague International Marathon. Another goal is to discover how the organizer takes care of their volunteers, and how the leadership and volunteer coordination really works. Method: For this research on volunteer motivation questionnaires were used in electronic Google forms. The link for this survey was sent via e-mail and shared via social networks. The other methods were structural and semi-structural interviews with two employees of PIM, who are responsible for their volunteers during the organisation of RunCzech running events. The results were analysed with graphs and tables in MS Excel. Results: Based on the results the survey suggests more than half of volunteers are motivated by more than one motive at once. The atmosphere during the events and new experiences are two of the most important motives for volunteers. The behaviour of volunteer leaders also has an important influence on volunteer's motivation. The interviews showed that PIM searches for volunteers primarily from high schools. They try to motivate volunteers with the possibility to choose a volunteer...

The bachelor thesis deals with the motivation of the volunteer therapists in the Social Clinic project, which provides short-term psychotherapy to people in difficult circumstances and can not afford usually available treatment for financial reasons. The main aim of the bachelor thesis is to map the motivational structure of the volunteer therapists to their volunteer activities. The theoretical part characterizes and defines volunteering, describes the approaches to motivation for volunteering and brings closer the Social Clinic project. The core of the practical part is the case study of the organization, which brings closer the knowledge of motivation of volunteers thanks to the quantitative and qualitative research. The research sample consisted of 64 volunteer therapists from the Social Clinic project (total selection) and the qualitative research was conducted in seven of them (4 women, 3 males). The VFI (Volunteer Functions Inventory) and semi-structured interviews were used to collect data. The results of the survey show that in the motivation of volunteers in the Social Clinic project are represented all 6 basic themes in this order: values, understanding, social relationships, empowerment, career, defense. The highest representation was demonstrated in value motivation characterized by altruism and humanitarian aid to others. Another motive that has emerged as important for the volunteer therapists is the motive for understanding that expresses the need to acquire new learning experiences and to develop existing skills. Other motives were not so significant to therapists. The bachelor thesis also provides a deeper insight into the most represented motives and also monitors the tendency of motivation of the therapists according to the length of their volunteer activity and the length of their psychotherapeutic practice.

Bachelor work is focused on volunteering in foreign countries. My work includes 9 under chapters of the theoretic part. The first under chapter is about concept of volunteering in general. The second under chapter indicates to volunteering in the Czech Republic. Next under chapters include history of volunteering in the Czech Republic, legislate prematurely then types and fields of voluntary activity. Following four under chapters are focused on volunteering in foreign countries that is the main topic of my bachelor work. In these under chapters I indicate a volunteering in United States of America and a volunteering in European states, furthermore I am focused on the realisation of volunteering abroad then on the non-profit organisations that mediate the volunteering in foreign countries and on the individual programs of volunteering in foreign countries, which are offered by non-profit organisations to people, who are interested. For the realisation of the explorational part of bachelor work was used a quantitative type of research, a method of inquiring, a technique of questionary. The respondents were created by the students from the University of South Bohemia. The research was realized by respondents from the individual faculties. The aim of the theoretic part was to inform students about the volunteering in foreign countries and to provide a preview which could be useful for them, if they will decide for the voluntary activity in foreign countries. The aim of the explorational part was to find out an awareness of students about volunteering in foreign countries, theirs interest about volunteering in foreign countries and actual experiences with voluntary activity. The research showed that the most of respondents would be interested in volunteering abroad. The representation of respondents with experiences of volunteering in foreign countries was low, but their specific experiences in this filed was found.

This diploma thesis deals with issues connected to human resource management in non-profit organisations, more precisely in scout organisations. The aim of this thesis is to analyse current state of training, motivation and evaluation of volun-teers in these organisations and make recommendations which could lead to more effective management in these areas. The first part provides an overview of studied topics and presents selected or-ganisations. The second part presents the results of quantitative and qualitative research and makes recommendations for the organisations based on these find-ings.

Nowadays, meaning of participation in voluntary student organizations is growing. The main reason for being a member of such groups could not be salary, as it could be choosing a different activity. This thesis analyses and subsequently evaluates major motives of joining the voluntary student organizations. Moreover, it focuses on possible ways how to stimulate students to continue with the activity and what was the original motivation to join a voluntary student club in the first place. The conclusion of the thesis includes outcomes of the research that show, among others, the most common motives such as performing meaningful activities, access to contacts and the need to be a part of a team.

Title: Volunteering on sport event - Olympic Park Rio Lipno 2016 Objectives: The main objective of this bachelor thesis is to research the satisfaction of the volunteers' cooperation with The Czech Olympic Comittee at the sport event. The Olympic Park Rio Lipno 2016 Methods: The research has been carried out using questioning and observation. The quantitative method was implemented through written and electronic quastionnaires. Another method chosen for this survey was participated observation in the original environment, implemented though personal questioning. For accomplishing higher quality survey I chose to participate at this event as volunteer myself. In my role as observation volunteer, sc. an equal member of the team, was to inform the coworkers about my true identity. Results: The results of research showed that the volunteers evaluated the organization of cooperation with The Czech Olympic Commitee as average and with the course of which they were rather satisfied. Through the research I have identified the organizational shortcomings that need to be addressed in the future collaboration with volunteers. I personally evaluated the organization of OPRL 2016 volunteers as highly nonprofessional. In case that COC will not pay attention to quality care of their volunteers and will not ensure...

The goal of the bachelor thesis is to describe motivational aspects of volunteers working with the seniors in volunteer organizations in České Budějovice. Theoretical part is devoted to terms as motivation, issues with volunteering and volunteer's motivation. Qualitative research, method of questioning and technique of semi controlled interview was chosen for practical part. For answering research questions, the interviews were realized with two research groups which contained 14 volunteering seniors from Dobrovolnické centrum ADRA České Budějovice or Dobrovolnické centrum Diecézní charita České Budějovice in the age from 15 to 44 for younger generation and 45 and more for older generations. Interview for the research of this thesis contained 11 questions and its goal was to find out motivation of volunteers working with the seniors. After getting needed data, the interviews were written down and then evaluated by open coding, where all data were organised into concrete categories. The result clearly shows that the most important motivational aspect for volunteering is desire to gain new experience. On the other hand, each volunteer has certain combination of many motivational aspects between which correlation exists. There is no valid statement that either younger or older generation has prevailing motivational aspect. Knowledge of volunteers motivation is very important for working with them and the thesis could be helpful for coordinators of volunteers or social workers who co-work with volunteers in given organisations.

The aim of this bachelor thesis was to assess the current state of the readiness of non-governmental organisations in South Bohemia concerning the preparation for handling larger groups of refugees. Moreover, the thesis determines the expected number of volunteers and inhabitants of South Bohemia willing to participate in activities aiming to help the refugees. The first part deals with the basic groups of non-governmental organisations distinguished by our legal code. The description of these groups focuses primarily on the general characteristics. An important chapter addresses the definition of the term Association of Non-Governmental Organisations in South Bohemia. Subsequently, the respective organisations united there are described in more detail. The last part of the theoretical background of the thesis is concerned with migration policy, the security aspects connected with migration, and the organisations working with refugees on the international level. To fulfil the aim No.1 "To review the readiness of non-governmental organisations in South Bohemia concerning the preparation for handling larger groups of refugees" and to answer the research question "What is the current state of readiness of non-governmental organisations in South Bohemia concerning the preparation for handling larger groups of refugees?", the method of qualitative research was employed. The research used the method of structured interviews with the responsible representatives of the NGOs united in the Association of NGOs in South Bohemia. To fulfil the aim No.2 "To determine the expected number of volunteers and inhabitants of South Bohemia willing to participate in activities aiming to help the refugees": The results demonstrated unequivocally that the organisation best prepared as far as the material and personnel viewpoint is concerned was the Czech Red Cross. Other organisations can provide material security or qualified psychological aid depending on their speciality. The results proved that the current state of the readiness of NGOs concerning the powers, tools and activities meets the requirements for providing help to a larger group of refugees on condition that the NGOs in The Association of Non-Governmental Organisations in South Bohemia cooperate. The questionnaire survey showed that fifty percent out of 284 respondents are willing to participate in activities aiming to help the refugees, which confirms the original hypothesis.

The goal of diploma work is to describe current state of volunteering within social rehabilitation in the facilities providing social services in the town of Benešov and the surrounding area. Partial aim of diploma work is to find out the positive effects of the project Patron which was included in the work as an example of application of volunteering within social. With regards of the above mentioned goals, two research questions were set. 1. How is volunteering within social rehabilitation being used in organisations providing social services? 2. What are the positive effects of project Patron? Quantitative strategy, questioning method, the technique of managed and semi managed interview were used for research. Set research questions were answered by means of three research sets, where the technique of semi managed interview was used and one research subject, where the technique of managed interview was used. To ascertain the first research question a research set comprising of 10 social workers employed in facilities providing social services in the town of Benešov or the surrounding area was determined. Given criteria for taking part in the research was the length of employment of social workers being more than on year in their profession. The range of questions for the first research set was prepared for the case when the facility was using the help of volunteers and not. After gaining the necessary data, interviews were rewritten and evaluated with the help of open coding process when all the data was clearly organized into each category. Results arising from data gained in the first research set show that all facilities, where the informants work, providing social services apply social rehabilitation. The research further shows that 7 out of 10 facilities for social services use volunteers who participate on social rehabilitation of their clients and they are in the direct contact with clients. Volunteers, according to gained results, work with clients individually and in groups. 5 of the facilities using the help of volunteers are considering the expansion of volunteering and thinking about other areas where they could include the work of volunteers. One of the facilities which does not use volunteers is preparing for including volunteers in their work. Second research question of diploma work was researched by the means of third research sets and one research subject. The second set comprised of 5 boys who live in children's home near the town of Benešov and who are the clients of project Patron. The third research sets comprised of 5 men who volunteer for the project Patron. To complete information about project Patron and interview with a research subject representing the manager of project Patron was made. To gain necessary data the interviews were rewritten and then evaluated. Data gained from the second and third research sets were evaluated with the help of open coding process when all the data was clearly organized into each category Information gained from research subject was based on the research technique interpreted with the help of interview transcription. Data obtained from research sets show that clients and volunteers of project Patron get to know each other during common weekends. Volunteers meet the clients approximately once or twice a month to take part in their favourite activities and to talk. The research further shows volunteers and clients have good relationships based on trust. Based on answers from all informants we can without doubt claim that project Patron has very big positive effect. Clients of the project state they are glad they gained a new adult friend because in the children's home they lack male role models. Volunteers see the positive effect of project Patron in the possibility to help boys from children's home to get to know the world with the help of adult male.

This bachelor thesis deals with the theme of volunteering in the lives of seniors. The main aim of the thesis is to clarify, how the volunteer himself can interpret his experience with seniors, which themes are important to him and what is the role of these experiences in his life. The text is divided into theoretical and practical parts. The first chapter of the theoretical part summarizes the current knowledge about aging, firstly in general and then specifically in the Czech Republic. The second chapter summarizes the current knowledge about volunteering and volunteer programs aimed at seniors in the Czech Republic. The practical part deals with the goals of research, used methodology and the process of the analysis. The most important part is the analysis itself and partial conclusions of each findings. Finally, I found four basic themes, which are important for volunteer experience. There are motivation of volunteers and reasons for volunteering, the reconstruction of volunteer experience with seniors, particular factors that volunteer considers as important during interpretation and consequences of volunteering activity in their personal lifes. The thesis is concluded by conclusion and summarization of key findings.

The theme of this thesis is the professionalization of NGOs, which can be defined as the transformation to a formal organization with professional management. The process of professionalization consist in job creations and/or the professional management. Jobs can be filled by professionals with volunteer experience or by professionals without volunteer experience. If NGO employs professionals with volunteer experience, the character of personnel professionalization is organic, otherwise is inorganic. The main objective of this thesis is to determine the difference in process, level and consequences of organic and inorganic professionalization of nonprofit organizations. The presumption is that the organic professionalization implies less negative impact on the nonprofit organization than inorganic professionalization. In the theoretical part terms like nonprofit sector, NGOs and professionalization are defined and the theoretical background related to the character of personnel professionalization is presented there. In the empirical part - based on the methodology - is the relationship between the character of personnel professionalization and the process, level and consequences of professionalization in two researched NGOs examined.

Bachelor thesis is focused on the motivation of volunteers for volunteer activity. The work is conceived as a quantitative research. The theoretical part describes the volunteer and volunteering, the definition of state incentives such as a definition of social work organizations in which volunteers might work. The target of the thesis is to find out what leads to volunteer to perform this activity in the social sphere. Data collection tool is a questionnaire.