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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Resource type: Research (43 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.
Key Volunteering Statistics
A snapshot of key facts and statistics about volunteering in Australia.
Author: Volunteering Australia
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
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
Making it Matter: The impact of volunteering on social inclusion
An international study on how volunteering supports social inclusion.
Author: Making it Matter
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
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
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
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
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