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Building Sustainable Volunteering Communities: A Toolkit
Written by Debra Gray
Based on the findings from a series of research studies on volunteer motivations and experiences. This toolkit is for people who are interested in wha...
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Volunteering During COVID-19 - Initial Report Findings
Written by Debra Gray
In June 2020, we collaborated with Hampshire County Council and Community First Wessex on a research study looking at volunteers' motivations, experie...
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Gray, D., & Stevenson, C. (2020). How can ‘we’ help? Exploring the role of shared social identity in the experiences and benefits of volunteering. Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology
Written by Debra Gray
Previous research on volunteering has largely neglected the group dynamics of volunteering. To address this gap, we apply a social identity perspectiv...
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Bowe, M., Gray, D., Stevenson, C., et al., (2020) A Social Cure in the Community: A mixed‐method exploration of the role of social identity in the experiences and well‐being of community volunteers. European Journal of Social Psychology.
Written by Debra Gray
A study examining the links between community identity, volunteering and wellbeing....
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Communities Tackling Loneliness Through Transport
Written by Debra Gray
Communities Tackling Loneliness with Sustainable Transport (CTLwT) was awarded funding from the Department for Transport’s Tackling Loneliness with Tr...
