The phrase "act of volunteering" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe the action or process of offering one's time and services for free to help others or support a cause.
Example: "The act of volunteering not only benefits the community but also enriches the volunteer's life with new experiences."
Alternatives: "volunteering effort" or "volunteer activity".
As we saw last summer, there is an inherent joy that characterises the act of volunteering.
Drawing on past research, we anticipated that the unique context of survivor populations (lack of resources, altered social connections, loss of relationships) would increase the likelihood that they would benefit from the act of volunteering.
Back at the Crisis centre, Adam said the act of volunteering at Christmas itself has changed him for the better.
So there's more to the act of volunteering than volunteering.
"Right to do, but not wrong not to do" responds to this concern but seems an equally weak definition for supererogatory action, this time due to the overly wide characterization of the positive condition (e.g. "right" falls short of the proper description of the act of volunteering to risk one's life in order to save a stranger).
The act of volunteering one's art in the community has become an integral part of so many of our artistic careers, and something we cannot imagine our professional lives without.
Still more talked about their acts of volunteering, baking cookies or donating toys to children.
Plus, more than 62percentt of Americans participate in informal acts of volunteering, helping neighbors with tasks such as watching each other's children or assisting elders with shopping.
Grant suggests such things as seeking opportunities to do a favor for someone, practicing random acts of kindness, volunteering in your community, and helping colleagues craft their jobs to their strengths.
This is important since one might argue that volunteering for a children's organization, as an example, is at least a partially self-interested act by a parent and not necessarily representative of more general forms of volunteering.
The Award of Merit is given annually to individuals or groups for specific, significant acts of volunteer service.
