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Time well spent: impact of covid-19 on the volunteer experience
Time well spent: impact of covid-19 on the volunteer experience
Introduction
How did covid-19 change volunteering?
Volunteer motivations
Stopping volunteering
Impact on volunteer experience
Conclusion: tensions in volunteering
Acknowledgements
Appendix - methodology
Time well spent: impact of covid-19 on the volunteer experience
The impact of covid-19 on the volunteer experience
Rei Kanemura
Published: 22 July 2022
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Introduction
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Background
Scope of the research
Overall aim and research questions
Methodology and approach
How did covid-19 change volunteering?
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The suspension of face-to-face volunteering
Changes in volunteering spaces and innovations
Rise of informal, small-scaled volunteering
Diversity and inclusion in volunteering
Volunteer motivations
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Sense of duty and making a difference
Guilt
Source of social interaction
Lifestyle changes, time to fill and using and gaining skills
Stopping volunteering
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Health concerns
Life changes and other priorities
Little appetite for volunteering
Emotional impact of stopping
Impact on volunteer experience
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Digital volunteering has had a mixed impact on feeling connected
Volunteers could see the impact of their activities
Increased volunteering workload and responsibilities
Volunteer wellbeing: trauma and burnout
Conclusion: tensions in volunteering
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Digital accessibility vs sense of connection
Organisation vs volunteer
Conclusion
Acknowledgements
Appendix - methodology
Appendix - methodology
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