Research
& Reports

A strong research and evidence base is essential to our purpose to promote and build a vibrant, strong volunteering community that is inclusive, respected, and sustainable. Our advocacy, policy and operational work is underpinned by current volunteer research and best practice. 

Volunteering Victoria values the diverse forms and definitions of volunteering and community giving that exist within our community. We strive to highlight and support research that provides increased understanding of the way communities contribute and support each other. 

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Inclusion & diversity

Volunteer engagement

Benefits of volunteering

Leadership

Statistics & data

International research

Inclusion & diversity

Barriers to Volunteering for Marginalised Groups: First Nations Peoples, Newly Arrived Migrants and People with Disability

The University of Canberra, 2023
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Volunteer Involving Organisations Online Accessibility Survey

National Volunteering Peak Bodies, 2023

As part of federal Volunteer Management Activity funding, a national survey was conducted by volunteering peak bodies across Australia to measure digital inclusion in the volunteering sector. The results will inform recommendations to improve online accessibility and address barriers.

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Volunteering & New Arrivals: A Social Cohesion Opportunity

Whittlesea Community Connections, 2022
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Volunteering Victoria 'V' logoCommunity Giving in First Nations Communities

Volunteering Victoria, 2022

As part of grant funding from the Australian Government, Volunteering Victoria partnered with Community First Development to understand practices of community giving in First Nations communities in Gippsland.

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NSW Multicultural Volunteering Report

The Centre for Volunteering, 2022
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Pathways to culturally diverse volunteering towards COVID-19 recovery

Volunteer West, 2021
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Volunteer engagement

Emerging Stronger Research Grant: What Works to Re-Engage and Broaden Volunteering

EV Strengthening Communities, 2023
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Volunteering Victoria 'V' logoweVolunteer Final Evaluation Report

Volunteering Victoria, 2022

weVolunteer was launched by the Premier of Victoria in August 2020 in response to the growing social impacts of COVID-19 and the need to mobilise volunteers to support local communities. weVolunteer was designed to help build community resilience and aid social recovery through volunteering.

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The Great Reset: Volunteering in Tasmania post COVID-19

Volunteering Tasmania, 2022
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Re-engaging Volunteers and COVID-19

Volunteering Australia, 2021
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COVID-19 Community Sector Impact Survey

Our Community, 2021
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Research Briefing: Volunteering during the first year of COVID-19

Volunteering Australia, 2021
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Engagement, Commitment, Satisfaction and Intention to Remain Among Volunteers in Victorian Public Health Sector Organisations

John Richards Centre for Rural Ageing Research, La Trobe University, 2020
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The Social and Economic Sustainability of WA’s Rural Volunteer Workforce

Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre, 2019
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Volunteering Victoria 'V' logoHelpOUT: Spontaneous Emergency Volunteering in Victoria

Volunteering Victoria, 2018

Volunteering Victoria’s HelpOUT initiative aimed to improve the coordination and management of spontaneous emergency volunteers through a recruitment, coordination and management service.

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Benefits of volunteering

The role of volunteering in protecting against loneliness in rural populations

Tara Williams – LaTrobe Rural Health School, 2022
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Evidence Insights: Volunteering and Mental Health

Volunteering Australia, 2021
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Leadership

Volunteering Victoria 'V' logoCPD Program Evaluation – Focus Group Report

Monash Business School, 2023

In 2023, Monash University Business School researchers were engaged to conduct an evaluation of Volunteering Victoria’s CPD program. The findings will provide a profound understanding of how to enhance the effectiveness of future CPD programs, and in turn, better equip volunteer managers to excel in their roles.

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Volunteering Research Papers Initiative

Volunteering Australia, 2022
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National Volunteering Research Network

Volunteering Australia, 2021
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Leadership for Volunteering: The COVID-19 Experience

International Association for Volunteer Effort (IAVE), 2021
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Developing a Competency Framework for Health Volunteer Management

John Richards Centre for Rural Ageing Research, La Trobe University, 2020
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Human Resources and Volunteer Management: A shared approach

Volunteering SA&NT, 2018
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Statistics & Data

Australia’s welfare: Volunteers

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2023
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SEEK Volunteer Report 2023

SEEK, 2023
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Youth Volunteering Key Statistics (Factsheet)

Volunteering Australia, 2023
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LOHVE Benchmarking Study

LOHVE Network – Bendigo Health, 2020-2022
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Census 2021: Unpaid work and care

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), 2021
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State of Volunteering ReportVolunteering Victoria 'V' logo

Volunteering Victoria (in partnership with the Victorian Government), 2020
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Australia Giving: An overview of charitable giving in Australia

Charities Aid Foundation, 2019
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ABS General Social Survey: Summary Results

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), 2019
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International research

Corporate Volunteering for a Post-Pandemic World

International Association for Volunteer Effort (IAVE), 2022
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State of the World’s Volunteerism Report 2022: Building Equal and Inclusive Societies

United Nations Volunteers, 2022
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Global Trends in Volunteer Infrastructure

United Nations Volunteers, 2018
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