Research Digest
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09 May
Research Digest
Continuity and Change: Volunteering during the COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has had widespread consequences across all aspects of community life in Australia. This includes its economic consequences and the increased strain it has placed on community services, the health system, and individual wellbeing.
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09 May
Research Digest
Nursing and Allied Health Staff Perceptions and Experiences of a Volunteer Stroke Peer Support Program: A Qualitative Study
This study explored the perceptions and experiences of nursing and allied health staff of a volunteer peer support program for stroke inpatients using a qualitative case study design
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09 May
Research Digest
Volunteering: A Family Affair?
Family volunteering looks and feels very different in different families and organisations. It includes, but is about far more than, parents and children volunteering together within the same organisation.
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09 May
Research Digest
Building Equal and Inclusive Societies
This report discussed how to investigate the potential contribution volunteerism can make to building equal and inclusive societies.
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11 Nov
Research Digest
Reimagining Volunteering: Strategy 2030
The research was written to help direct Red Cross New Zealand’s ‘Reimagining Volunteering’ project which is due to complete in 2022.
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11 Nov
Research Digest
You Thought That This Would Be Easy? Seeking an Understanding of Episodic Volunteering
Episodic volunteering refers to people committing their services for a one-time event or activity. The dynamic is different to relying on active members or ongoing volunteers.
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11 Nov
Research Digest
To Serve and Protect: Bringing Diversity to Australia’s Emergency Services
Both the number of people involved in formal volunteering, and the number of hours individuals are dedicating to these roles, have declined in recent years.
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11 Nov
Research Digest
The Future of Sport Volunteering
Sport is commonly recognised as a key part of the Australian identity. Sport could not have become so firmly embedded within the social fabric of Australia without its volunteers.
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11 Nov
Research Digest
On solidarity and volunteering during the covid-19 crisis in Denmark: The impact of social networks and social media groups on the distribution of support
As an immediate reaction to the pandemic, many countries issued far-reaching lockdown measures and closed their borders.
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11 Nov
Research Digest
Leading and Managing in Tasmania’s Volunteer Sector
Across Tasmania, volunteers provide a range of services that protect, support, and enhance the wellbeing and development of individuals, enterprises, places, and communities.