Research Digest
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08 Oct
Research Digest
A Continuum Of University Student Volunteer Programme Models (AUS 2020)
University student volunteering is prevalent in Western countries, but has rarely been critically evaluated by researchers. This paper identified nine different models of student volunteer programmes in a continuum of increasing direct management by universities.
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25 May
Research Digest
When Joining is not Enough: Emergency Services Volunteers and the Intention to Remain (2018)
This paper examines how meeting the initial expectations of volunteers when they join an emergency service was related to the volunteer’s intention to remain with that service.
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25 May
Research Digest
Benefits, Barriers and Bringing About Change: Disability Inclusive Volunteering (2019)
A key aim of this study was to explore ways in which organisations can reduce barriers for volunteers with disability by improving their practices and promoting positive cultures.
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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.