Resources
This section consists of research undertaken by Attend Academy, in addition hosts research undertaken by external organisations on inclusivity and ethnic minorities.
Academy Research Projects and Papers
Opening doors to volunteering (EYV11)
EYV11 – ‘Opening the door to volunteering to underrepresented groups’ This programme was funded by the Cabinet Office as part of the European Year of Volunteering 2011.
HR and Volunteer Management – True Affinity and Beyond
The report visits studies undertaken by the Institute of Volunteering Research around the unsolved problem of ‘compatibility’.
Engaging young people as volunteers
A literature review of 5 books about youth volunteering.
Quantum People Management
This paper aims to use principles of quantum mechanics to provide insight into the principles of people management.
Volunteering Fundraising in Health and Social Care
Research on the needs of volunteer fundraisers in health and social care.
Forged in the fire of adversity?
An exploration of what helped create women leaders in Leagues of Friends.
Forged in the fires of belief?
An exploration of faith and community engagement in the member groups of Attend.
Volunteer Management
Links to volunteer management good practice guides and resources.
View resourcesOther Research & Articles
Research undertaken by external organisations around volunteer engagement.
Making sense of Volunteering: A Literature Review
An exclusive construct? Exploring different cultural concepts of volunteering.
Time Well Spent 2023: A national survey on the volunteer experience
Community Life Survey 2021/22: Volunteering and charitable giving
The impact of volunteering on well-being in later life
The Value of Volunteering: In education and productivity at work
Understanding how volunteering creates stronger communities – A literature review
Exploring the factors associated with variations in rates of volunteering across Europe
Volunteering Practices in the Twenty-First Century
Volunteering and Its Relationship With Personal and Neighborhood Well-Being
The Impacts of Volunteering on the Subjective Wellbeing of Volunteers
Measuring the economic and social contributions of volunteering
Volunteering together: Inclusive volunteering and disabled people
Volunteering among Chinese college students during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Youth volunteering and well-being: Exploring the benefits of engaging in civic action
Inclusive volunteering: Benefits to participants and community
Benefits of volunteerism for middle-aged and older adults
Exploring the role of volunteers in care settings for older people
A Way of Life: Black and minority ethnic diverse communities as volunteers
Factors associated with volunteering among racial/ethnic groups
The impact of young people volunteering on social capital and community cohesion
The effects of race, gender, and marital status on giving and volunteering
Time well spent: Diversity and volunteering
Time well spent 2023 : Volunteering among the global majority
A systematic review of episodic volunteering in public health and other contexts
Volunteering and health: The role of social network change
Volunteering in health and care in England: A summary of key literature
Understanding the drivers of colunteering in culture and sport
The impacts of volunteers in sport
Impact of volunteering in zoos
The altruistic activity of animal welfare volunteers
Volunteering impacts in conservation
Environmental volunteering: Motivations, modes and outcomes
Faith, voluntary action and social policy: a review of research
Religiousness and volunteering: Searching For connections in late modernity
The right stuff: New ways of thinking about managing volunteers
Management matters: A national survey of volunteer management capacity
Valuing volunteer management skills
Volunteer management practices and retention of volunteers
Crowdtasking – A new concept for volunteer management in disaster relief
The effect of volunteer management on intention to continue volunteering
Volunteers who manage other volunteers and the professionalisation of volunteer management
The new alchemy: How volunteering turns donations of time and talent into human gold
Matter of trust: How to include digital volunteers in crisis management
Leading volunteer motivation: How leader behaviour can trigger and fulfil volunteers’ motivations
