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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.

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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