Publications

The following Institute for Volunteering Research publications are available to download or to buy on-line from the Volunteering England web site.

• Management matters: a national survey of volunteer managment capacity PDF
• Volunteering to lead: a study of leadership within small volunteer-led groups PDF
• The impact of public policy on volunteering in community-based organisations PDF

• Volunteering in the natural outdoors in the UK and Ireland: literature review
• Volunteering Works report on how volunteering affects key areas of government policy (FREE to download)
• Helping Out: A national survey of volunteering and charitable giving(Cabinet Office - Free PDF download)
• Volunteering Toolkit
• Generation V - Young people speak out on volunteering
• Faith and Voluntary Action: communities, values and resources
• A Choice Blend: what volunteers want from organisations and management
• Bright Future: developing volunteer management
• The Right Stuff: New ways of thinking about managing volunteers
• Involving older volunteers: a good practice guide