Definition of "volunteerism" []

• Use of or reliance on volunteers, especially to perform social or educational work in communities. (noun)

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• "But talking about the volunteerism is an interesting point that I would like to touch on for a moment in the fact that I would ask all of your listeners, whether they have a child in school or not, to be willing to give their local school three hours during the entire school year."
• "Tell you what, Parrot – I am a HUGE believer in volunteerism and charities."
• "Throughout the country, health care volunteerism is undergoing many positive trends, reports Bonnie Jennings Steele, president of the American Society of Directors of Volunteer Services (ASDVS)."