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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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.
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 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
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
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 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
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 to Support Older People's Health and Care
Research on how volunteering enhances older people's health and care.
Author: Volunteer Development Scotland
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