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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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.
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
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
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
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