A New Model for Citizen Engagement
A review paper on local volunteering groups.
Author: Stanford Social Innovation Review
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Innovative Student Engagement: A Perspective
Information on engaging with students, identifying the key criteria for successful student engagement in volunteering programs.
Author: Volunteering Queensland
Insurance and COVID-19: Guidance for Volunteer Involving Organisations
A resource addressing the volunteering protection gap raised by the COVID-19 health pandemic and what organisations are liable for.
Author: Volunteering Australia
Issues Paper: Volunteering Australia's National Review of the Definition of Volunteering in Australia
Volunteering Australia's National Steering Committee's Issues Paper relating to the review of the definition of volunteering.
Author: Volunteering Australia
Joint Policy Statement: Addressing the Pandemic Insurance Gap for Volunteers
A policy statement addressing the volunteering protection gap raised by the COVID-19 health pandemic.
Author: Volunteering Australia, Justice Connect
Key Facts and Statistics About Volunteering in Victoria
An information report on key volunteering data for Victoria. Highlights trends in volunteer involvement.
Author: Volunteering Victoria
Key Sources of Information about Volunteering in Australia
A quick guide to publicly available information about volunteering in Australia.
Author: Volunteering Australia
Key Statistics about Volunteering in Australia: The General Social Survey
An overview of the key statistics on volunteering in Australia, derived from the Australian Bureau of Statistic's 2019 General Social Survey.
Author: Volunteering Australia
Migrant Participation in Sports Volunteering in Ireland
A research report on the involvement of migrant participation in sports volunteering.
Author: Volunteer Ireland
NSW State of Volunteering Report 2023
The State of Volunteering Report presents a detailed examination of the characteristics of volunteers and volunteer management in NSW. It highlights the strength of the volunteering sector, and the immense benefits volunteering contributes to the state.
Author: Institute of Project Management, The Centre for Volunteering
Re-engaging the Citizen in Post-modern Times: A Look at Different Terms and Approaches
A paper on the role of citizen engagement.
Author: Volunteering Queensland, Queensland University of Technology
Report on Trends and Innovation in Corporate Volunteering
A report on the evolution of corporate volunteering, including forecasts for future trends and challenges.
Author: Voluntare
Research Briefing Volunteering during the first year of COVID-19
Volunteering Australia worked in partnership with the ANU Centre for Social Research and Methods (CSRM) to understand the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on volunteering.
Author: Volunteering Australia
State of Volunteering in Queensland 2024
Commissioned by Volunteering Queensland, this comprehensive report offers a timely overview of the State of Volunteering in Queensland in 2024. It serves as an invaluable resource for policy and decision makers, community leaders, volunteer managers, volunteer involving organisations and engaged citizens and groups with an interest in volunteering alike.
Author: Institute of Project Management, Volunteering Queensland
State of Volunteering in Queensland 2024 Youth Report
This report, prepared for Volunteering Queensland, gives a detailed overview of the volunteering of young people aged 15 – 24 (youth) in Queensland. It uses information from one of the biggest surveys focused only on volunteering in the State, which included 1,516 people and 833 volunteer managers.
Author: Institute of Project Management, Volunteering Queensland
State of Volunteering South Australia 2023
The inaugural State of Volunteering Report provides a comprehensive, rich, and practical snapshot of the volunteering landscape in SA, offering insights into the volunteering sector, volunteering behaviour and the economic and social value of volunteering.
Author: Institute of Project Management, Volunteering SA&NT
The Review of the Definition of Volunteering
Information on the review of the definition of volunteering undertaken in 2013-2015.
Author: Volunteering Australia
The State of Volunteering in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) 2024
The State of Volunteering in the ACT Report offers a comprehensive overview of the current state of volunteering in the ACT. It shows that in 2023, 279,000 ACT residents contributed over 63 million hours of their time to volunteering, generating $14.1 billion of value for the Canberra Region.
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Virtual Volunteering: Best Practices and Future Potentials
A guide to virtual volunteering, what it is and how to effectively engage with online volunteers.
Author: Volunteering Queensland
Volunteering and the Early Impact of COVID-19
Research and key statistics on the impact of COVID-19 on volunteering in Australia.
Author: Volunteering Australia
Volunteering in Australia 2022: The Organisation Perspective
As part of the Volunteering in Australia research, this report provides an important contribution to the evidence base on contemporary volunteering to inform the development of the National Strategy for Volunteering. The focus of this report is the organisational perspective. We explore the characteristics of volunteer involving organisations and the challenges they are facing. The research draws on a literature review and several data sources. New data collection was undertaken through a survey and focus groups during May-June 2022.
Author: Kirsten Holmes, Patrick D. Dunlop, Leonie Lockstone-Binney, Amanda Davies, Hawa Muhammad Farid, and Callan Lavery
Volunteering in Australia 2022: The Volunteer Perspective
As part of the Volunteering in Australia research, this report provides an important contribution to the evidence base on contemporary volunteering to inform the development of the National Strategy for Volunteering. The focus of this report is the volunteer perspective. We explore the characteristics of volunteers and volunteering and how this has changed over the last decade and throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. The research draws on several data sources, including the ANUpoll series of surveys with the most recent data collected in April 2022.
Author: Nicholas Biddle, Charlotte Boyer, Matthew Gray, and Maria Jahromi
WA State of Volunteering Report 2023
The report draws its insights from two extensive surveys within the volunteering sector. The first, a Public Survey, involved a random sample of 1,000 WA residents, while the second, a Volunteer Manager survey, included 613 WA volunteer managers from across metropolitan, regional and remote locations. The findings underscore the resilience of the volunteering sector and emphasise the substantial benefits it brings to WA. In addition, Western Australia benefits from strong connection with corporate volunteering which further adds to this significant volunteer contribution. The report provides some high-level information from Volunteering WA’s Corporate Volunteering Program.
Author: Institute of Project Management, Volunteering WA
Young People as Volunteers: A Guide to Moving Beyond Traditional Practices
A guide on how to effectively engage with and involve young volunteers.
Author: Volunteering Queensland