Research Digest
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25 May
Research Digest
Outcomes Measurement in the Australian Community Sector: A National Report Card (2019)
This research paper examined the understanding and extent of outcomes measurement amongst community-sector organisations.
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25 May
Research Digest
Inadvertent Volunteer Managers: Exploring Perceptions of Volunteer Managers’ and Volunteers’ Roles in the Public Workplace (2015)
This study analysed data from a large public library system in the US examining employees assigned to a volunteer manager role without prior training and experience.
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25 May
Research Digest
Human Resources and Volunteer Management: A Shared Approach (2018)
This research examines whether human research management practices are similar enough to be transferred to volunteer management practices while remaining effective.
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25 May
Research Digest
How charities can benefit from the power of micro-volunteering (2019)
With digital platforms taking charitable initiatives to global scales, micro-volunteering could be the solution to increasing the number of volunteers in the future. This article explores the challenges and opportunities of bite-sized action.
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25 May
Research Digest
Young People Volunteering: Removing the Barriers - Growing up in Queensland (2019)
The Queensland Family and Child Commission worked with Volunteering Queensland to speak to Volunteer Involving Organisations across Queensland about the benefits of volunteering and ways to increase and support youth volunteering.
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18 Nov
Research Digest
Latest Research News - October 2019
The latest compilation of research findings from around the world is now available.
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11 Oct
Research Digest
Volunteering Research in Australia: A Narrative Review (2019)
Australian research on volunteering is rich and diverse, but also increasingly fragmented.
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11 Oct
Research Digest
Volunteering and Settlement in Australia: A Snapshot (2019)
Volunteers are the lifeblood of Australian communities with 31% of Australians engaging in volunteering. This delivers a $4.50 return for every dollar invested.
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11 Oct
Research Digest
Volunteering Trends Study (2019)
As the number of volunteers and volunteering roles grow around the world, shifts in characteristics and motivations of volunteers become apparent.
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11 Oct
Research Digest
Value Added: Volunteer-Supported Services and the Challenge of the NDIS (2019)
The research identified seven models of volunteer-supported programs in the disability sector in Victoria and their alignment with the National Disability Insurance Scheme and the Information, Linkages and Capacity (ILC) framework.