Амбарова П.А.

Purpose. To investigate temporal resources of the volunteers of the Russian megalopolis in the context of forecasting the prospects of effective management in municipalities. Methods. The study is based on the results of opinion polls by the fund «Obshestvennoye mneniye», projects of the Research Institute of the "Higher School of Economics", and also the author's sociological researches conducted at the regional level. The author analyzes the data of a representative survey of volunteers in Ekaterinburg (N-604, 2014); the results of interviews with the heads of the leading non-profit organizations of various types of Sverdlovsk region (N-22, 2013). Results and practical significance. The article is devoted to finding ways and mechanisms to ensure the success and effectiveness of the Russian volunteers. According to the sociological data, these opportunities are concentrated in the skillful management of the temporal resource of volunteers as a social time at their disposal. The article describes the temporal resources of volunteers in Ekaterinburg, analyzes some aspects of their use, especially paired volunteer labor with employment and leisure activities of the volunteers, their motivation and specific age. Scientific novelty. The article deals with the key issues of management of the Russian volunteers, outlines perspectives for the development of volunteering within individual municipalities in an unstable socio-economic situation, taking into account the temporal key resources of volunteers themselves. Financing. This publication was prepared under the grant of the Russian Humanitarian Science Foundation N 14-03-00072 «Nonlinear dynamics of social time in the mirror of the temporal behavior strategies of urban social communities».