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Presented by the    Fundação Getulio Vargas, the study 'Qual a importância do trabalho voluntário para sustentabilidade de organizações não- governamentais? ' (How important is voluntary work for the sustainability of non-governmental organizations?), by Denise Cardoso Garcia Nunes, focuses on voluntary work in small, private, non-profit institutions. the paper examines the impact of voluntary work on sustainability, focusing on a case study of the non-governmental organization Colcha de Retalhos, based in coelho neto.

The secondary objective is to analyze the motivations, meanings and benefits of the work undertaken by volunteers - The results demonstrate that voluntary work has a positive impact on the sustainability of small, non- profit institutions.