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The Institute for Volunteering Research, the research arm of Volunteering England, has today launched a new evidence bank for volunteering research.

This searchable database is free to use and accessible to everyone. It is home to all publicly available Institute for Volunteering Research (IVR) reports and publications produced since 1997. It also contains articles from the Voluntary Action Journal published between 1998 and 2007.

Publications are available on a wide range of topics, from diversity to employer supported volunteering to skills development in volunteering – and much more. The database replaces previous research listings on this website, bringing all of the information together in one place.

The evidence bank currently contains around 200 entries and will be updated on an ongoing basis. The database will eventually include research produced by external organisations, as well as Institute for Volunteering Research’s own work

Entries can be searched by keyword, or by one of 30 themes. The search results include publisher, author, year of publication and an abstract to help identify the most relevant articles and publications. Material can then be downloaded in a PDF format.

Nick Ockenden, Director of the Institute of Volunteering Research, said:

“The Institute for Volunteering Research aims to share its knowledge and expertise of volunteering with policy makers, academics and practitioners across all three sectors. We are pleased to have developed a landmark resource that makes all our research into volunteering accessible. Over the past 13 years we have accumulated a wealth of knowledge about volunteering which we are keen to share it with others. At the moment, the evidence bank only contains IVR research; however, in the future we will add third party research and create an even more comprehensive one-stop-shop.”