It's sensory. People prefer to volunteer in person because we're social beings that crave validation and contact, and enjoy being closer to the metal with altru

It's sensory. People prefer to volunteer in person because we're social beings that crave validation and contact, and enjoy being closer to the metal with altruism. Receiving gratitude also feels good, and there's something to be said for desiring to spend surplus leisure time taking action in some form or another. At any rate there's no mutual exclusivity between donating and volunteering, and no one really follows an imperative to absolutely maximize the dollar amount they could donate (no one making money, anyway). I suspect that very few are particularly motivated to work overtime hours just to give it all away.