What are the major barriers to volunteering for different demographic groups?
Background
CSY wants to strengthen its evidence base to ensure it properly understands the intersections between the many networks of factors that empower individuals to better engage and participate in civil society taking into account inclusion and equality of access to services, work and volunteering opportunities.
Next steps
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Source
This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:
Research fields
Related UKRI funded projects
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Continuity and change in volunteering through times of economic prosperity and adversity: a mixed-methods longitudinal secondary analysis.
Much emphasis is being placed on the role of the volunteer in British society. The Coalition government's policies envisage that more needs can be met through community initiative, relying on voluntary effort. The Govern...
Funded by: ESRC
Why might this be relevant?
The project explores the motivations and socio-economic characteristics of volunteers over time, but does not specifically address barriers to volunteering for different demographic groups.
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Untold stories of volunteering: a cultural animation project
This project aims to explore unspoken stories of volunteering by employing a cultural animation approach to ensure that such stories are co-produced from design/scripting through to production and performance with and by...
Funded by: AHRC
Why might this be relevant?
The project investigates the experiences of different types of volunteers and challenges to official discourses of volunteering, but does not directly address the major barriers to volunteering for different demographic groups.
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Cessation of Volunteering in Later Life: Managing long-term impacts for volunteers and volunteer managers of cultural heritage organisations
This study will explore how volunteers and volunteer managers negotiate moves out of a particular volunteering role and the impact that this can have in both the lives of older volunteers (aged 65+) and volunteer manager...
Funded by: ESRC
Why might this be relevant?
The project explores the barriers to volunteering for the older demographic (65+), but does not cover all demographic groups.