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Resource type: Research (56 results)

Research resources include reports of research findings that may be of interest to volunteer management professionals. These resources include research reports on volunteering impact, recruitment, and leadership as well as different types of volunteering such as inclusive, youth, corporate, spontaneous and virtual volunteering.

2020 Aged Care Workforce Census: Factsheet

The factsheet provides a summary of key statistics from the 2020 Aged Care Workforce Census conducted by the Australian Government Department of Health. It highlights key changes from the previous Aged Care Workforce Census 2016 and the impact of COVID-19 on volunteering across different aged care service industries: Residential Aged Care (RAC), Home Care Packages Program (HCPP), and the Commonwealth Home Support Programme (CHSP).

Author: Volunteering Australia

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Bridging the Gap: Enriching the volunteer experience to build a better future for our communities

A research report identifying the gap between what volunteers look for in a volunteering role and how organisations are engaging with volunteers. Identifies ways to better understanding volunteer motivations and engage with volunteers.

Author: Volunteer Canada

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Channeling Enthusiasm into Sustained Action: Fostering the Changemakers Journey

A research report identifying key ways to engage with young people, including their key motivators. This resource also identifies personal narrative tools to empower young people.

Author: Volunteering Queensland

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Clearinghouse for Sport - Volunteer Management

A webpage providing a suit of resources for managers of volunteers in sporting.

Author: Clearinghouse for Sport

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Community and Volunteering

Research into seniors and their level of connection and engagement in the community.

Author: Core Data

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Corporate Volunteering in Australia: A Snapshot

Research into the corporate volunteering landscape in Australia, providing a case study and information on opportunities for engagement with corporate partners.

Author: Volunteering Australia, LBG & Corporate Citizenship, Corporate Volunteer Council

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Evidence Insights: Volunteering and mental health

A summary of research insights on the effects of volunteering on mental health. It draws upon local and international studies which apply qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods research designs.

Author: Volunteering Australia

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Giving and Volunteering in Cultural and Linguistically Diverse and Indigenous Communities

A research report on the study of giving and volunteering in cultural and linguistically diverse and indigenous communities.

Author: Cultural and Indigenous Research Centre Australia (CIRCA)

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Giving Australia 2016: Background Paper

Background paper for the 2016 Giving Australia Report, including literature review and survey data.

Author: Department of Social Services, Commonwealth of Australia

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Giving Australia 2016: Business Giving and Volunteering

Research into business giving through corporate volunteering, payroll giving and community sponsorships.

Author: Department of Social Services, Commonwealth of Australia

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Giving Australia 2016: Giving and Volunteering - the nonprofit perspective

Research into not-for-profit fundraising and volunteer engagement, including how charities facilitate giving and volunteering, and how innovations in technology and communication are influencing changes.

Author: Department of Social Services, Commonwealth of Australia

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Giving Australia 2016: Individual Giving and Volunteering

Research into trends in individual giving and volunteering, identifying how people give and volunteering their time and what the future of giving and volunteering looks like.

Author: Department of Social Services, Commonwealth of Australia

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Giving Australia 2016: Literature Review and Summary Report

A literature review and survey summary report for the 2016 Giving Australia Report.

Author: Department of Social Services, Commonwealth of Australia

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Giving Australia 2016: Philanthropy and Philanthropists

Research into philanthropic giving, identifying trends and making predictions of the future.

Author: Department of Social Services, Commonwealth of Australia

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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

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Invest for Success: The Real Value of Volunteering

Research into the value of volunteering in Scotland, providing information on how to measure impact and build volunteering into funding.

Author: Scottish Volunteering Forum, Scottish Government

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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

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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

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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

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Key Volunteering Statistics

A snapshot of key facts and statistics about volunteering in Australia.

Author: Volunteering Australia

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Leadership in Volunteering Survey: Key Findings and Improvement Opportunities

Research on volunteer leaders, with the purpose of better understanding how to strengthen and support volunteer leadership.

Author: Ministerial Council for Volunteers, Victoria State Government

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LOHVE: Volunteer Sector Benchmarking Study

A national study of volunteer involvement in the health sector.

Author: Bendigo Health

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Making it Happen: Good practice in building local capability to manage spontaneous disaster volunteers

This resource identifies who may be responsible for spontaneous volunteers, including how to set up a response team and risk management considerations. Note: Some information is specific to the Queensland context. This resource is also accompanied by the Making it Happen: Toolkit, which provides useful tools for volunteer management of spontaneous volunteers.

Author: Volunteering Queensland

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Making it Matter: The impact of volunteering on social inclusion

An international study on how volunteering supports social inclusion.

Author: Making it Matter

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Managing Older Workers: What can we learn from managers of older volunteers?

A research report that explores how to involve and manage older volunteers.

Author: School of Management, Edith Cowan University

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Migrant Participation in Sports Volunteering in Ireland

A research report on the involvement of migrant participation in sports volunteering.

Author: Volunteer Ireland

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NSW State of Volunteering Report

The Centre for Volunteering, in partnership with the Department of Communities and Justice, is pleased to launch the inaugural New South Wales State of Volunteering report. This in-depth analysis showcases the characteristics of volunteers, volunteering and volunteer-involving organisations. It produces a detailed cost-benefit analysis of the social, cultural and economic impacts of volunteering on communities in NSW. The report was undertaken by the Institute of Project Management which surveyed more than 1,100 volunteers and received more than 1,000 responses from volunteer-involving organisations. Discover the value of the nearly 4.9 million residents across NSW who gave more than 1.5 billion hours of volunteering in 2020; the benefit of which is approximately $127 billion.

Author: Institute of Project Management, The Centre for Volunteering

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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

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Recognising Volunteering in 2017

A summary report of research into volunteering involvement in Canada. Identifies volunteer motivations and barriers to involvement.

Author: Volunteer Canada, IPSOS

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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

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Retired Professionals Rural Volunteering Project: Linking Retirees with Professional Skills and Rural Grassroots Agencies.

Research findings and recommendations on the involvement of retirees in rural volunteering projects.

Author: Queensland University of Technology, Australian Government Australian Research Council, Queensland Government Department of Communities, La Trobe University

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Rural Volunteerism: Impacting Development and Sustainability

A report on the impact of volunteering on rural communities.

Author: Volunteer Ireland, NUI Galway

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Spontaneous Volunteer Management Resource Kit: Helping to manage spontaneous volunteers in emergencies

A comprehensive resource on spontaneous volunteer management, covering planning prior to an emergency, during an emergency and after an emergency. This resource also covers management frameworks and communication strategies.

Author: Australian Red Cross, Australian Government Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs

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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

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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

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State of Volunteering in Victoria: 2020

A research report into the volunteering sector in Victoria. This report sheds light on volunteering characteristics, including motivations, barriers, recruitment, retention and trends.

Author: Volunteering Victoria, Institute of Project Management, Victoria State Government

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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

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The Benefits of Inclusive Volunteering

Research into the benefits of inclusive volunteering, both for volunteers and service users.

Author: Volunteer Scotland

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The Economic Value of Volunteering in Victoria

A research report into the economic value of volunteering in Victoria, published in 2012.

Author: Department of Planning and Community Development

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The Effect of Volunteering on Health and Wellbeing

A research report on the relationship between volunteering, health and wellbeing.

Author: Volunteer Scotland, University of Stirling

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The Impact of Volunteering on Happiness and Health

Information on the impacts of volunteering on mental health and wellbeing, and what the implications of this is for volunteer management.

Author: Volunteering Victoria

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The Impact of Volunteering on the Health and Well-being of the Volunteer

Research into the impact of volunteering onto a person's health and wellbeing.

Author: Volunteer Ireland

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The Review of the Definition of Volunteering

Information on the review of the definition of volunteering undertaken in 2013-2015.

Author: Volunteering Australia

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The State of Volunteering in Queensland 2021 Report

The State of Volunteering in Queensland 2021 Report is the inaugural report into the status, and the economic and social value of volunteering in Queensland.

Author: Institute of Project Management, Volunteering Queensland

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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 and Digital Engagement

Research on how organisations engage digitally with virtual volunteers, providing tips on how to effectively engage remote volunteers.

Author: Volunteering Queensland

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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

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Volunteering and Disability

A research report on the experiences and perceptions of volunteering from both volunteers living with a disability and volunteer involving organisations.

Author: Volunteer Development Scotland

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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

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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

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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

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Volunteering to Support Older People's Health and Care

Research on how volunteering enhances older people's health and care.

Author: Volunteer Development Scotland

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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

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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

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Young People Volunteering: Removing the Barriers

An issues paper by the Queensland Government, identifying how to support young people into volunteering.

Author: Queensland Family & Child Commission, Queensland Government

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Youth Leading Youth: A Look at Organisations Led by Young People

Research into what motivates young people and how to effectively engage with young people.

Author: Volunteering Queensland

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