Volunteer Engagement Report Round Up

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Right now there are some really cool things happening with research in the volunteer engagement space. With new research coming out I wanted to give you a run down and share some things I’m excited about this year.

Volunteer Management Progress Report: This Summer also saw Tobi Johnson from VolunteerPro release her annual Volunteer Management Progress Report. This is her 9th report, and she shares this year’s data as compared to other years. In all 9 years the top challenge identified has been Recruitment! While that doesn’t seem to change Tobi provides interesting insight into how the work of leading and managing volunteers has shifted over the last several years as we rebuild from the impact of COVID.

Imagine, Connect, and Act | Idealist’s Roadmap for Building Community in a Disconnected World: In the summer of 2023, Idealist surveyed hundreds of people to find out what they thought about community, the loneliness epidemic, and taking action in a disconnected world. The results were put into this white paper, which is filled with fantastic insights into engaging people from all walks of life through social-impact opportunities.

Assessing Diversity and Equity in Volunteer Inclusion: And last, but not least, I’m looking forward to seeing the resources and toolkit to come out of the ADEVI project from ASU and CCVA. An amazing team of volunteers is researching and compiling existing resources to create best practices in promoting equity in volunteerism and volunteer administration. And stay tuned for an announcement from us here at VolunteerMatch about this exciting work!