The Volunteer Convertibility Calculator

The Volunteer Convertibility Calculator was developed as part of a three-year study funded by the Australian Research Council (ARC) titled, "Creating and sustaining a strong future for volunteering in Australia" (LP: 140100528)

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A select list of publications from this study is available below. 

• Where have all the volunteers gone? The Conversation, 24 Sep 2015.

• Why don't more people volunteer? Misconceptions don't help. The Conversation, 5 Dec 2016.

• Volunteer researchers recognised: Thought Leaders Award at the 2016 Volunteering Victoria State Awards. William Angliss Institute, 7 Dec 2016.

• Australian-first calculator developed to assist volunteer recruitment. William Angliss Institute, 3 Jul 2017.

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This study is supported by our partner organisations:

• WA Department of Local Government and Communities,

• Volunteering SA/NT,

• Volunteering Victoria, 

• Volunteering WA, and

• William Angliss Institute.

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The research team comprises: 

• Associate Professor Kirsten Holmes (Curtin University, WA)

• Associate Professor Debbie Haski-Levelthal (Macquarie University, NSW)

• Associate Professor Leonie Lockstone-Binney (William Angliss Institute, VIC)

• Professor Melanie Oppenheimer (The Flinders University of South Australia, SA)

• Professor Lucas Meijs (Erasmus University of Rotterdam, Netherlands)

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We acknowledge and thank the following Research Assistants for their invaluable work on the project:

• Dr Faith Ong

• Dr Irit Alony

• Dr Annette Maher

• Dr Kara Salter

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