After two-and-a-half years at Do Something, employees can take a month-long paid sabbatical to do volunteer work if they commit to another year.

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"Someone who is paid to do campaign work is not a volunteer, " he said.

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Others take a tax-deductible working vacation in which they volunteer to do work under the sponsorship of a university or other tax-exempt group.

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What does a small amount of paid time off to do volunteer work mean for an employee?

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Woodruff, a grandfather who said he loves babies, wanted to do some volunteer work after he retired.

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In the NHS, patients volunteer to take part in clinical research, and they do so for a whole number of reasons.

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