The Volunteering Research Papers are an initiative of the National Strategy for Volunteering Research Working Group.
The Volunteering Research Papers aim to capture evidence on a wide range of topics related to volunteering and outline key insights for policy and practice. The Volunteering Research Papers are peer reviewed, and insights will directly inform the development of the National Strategy for Volunteering. The Volunteering Research Papers are an initiative of the National Strategy for Volunteering Research Working Group.
A review and analysis of current research on volunteer turnover, this paper presents evidence-based recommendations for key actions that will have the greatest impact on minimising turnover rates in volunteer involving organisations.
1. Volunteering in Australia 2022 – The Volunteer Perspective
by the Australian National University Centre for Social Research and Methods
2. Volunteering in Australia 2022 – The Organisation Perspective
by a consortium of researchers from Curtin University, Griffith University, and the University of Western Australia
3. The great (volunteer) resignation
by Vivien Forner, Djurre Holtrop, Darja Kragt, and Anya Johnson
A review and analysis of current research on volunteer turnover, this paper presents evidence-based recommendations for key actions that will have the greatest impact on minimising turnover rates in volunteer involving organisations.
4. Corporate volunteering: implications for policy and practice
by Debbie Haski-Leventhal
This paper summarises available research on corporate volunteering in Australia. It outlines the main styles of employee volunteering programs, motivations for employers, employees, not-for-profits, and the community to participate, and the main determinants of success in corporate volunteering initiatives.