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    Measuring volunteerability and the capacity to volunteer among non-volunteers: implications for social policy

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    Authors
    Haski-Leventhal, D.
    Meijs, L.
    Lockstone-Binney, L.
    Holmes, Kirsten
    Oppenheimer, M.
    Date
    2017
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Haski-Leventhal, D. and Meijs, L. and Lockstone-Binney, L. and Holmes, K. and Oppenheimer, M. 2017. Measuring volunteerability and the capacity to volunteer among non-volunteers: implications for social policy. Social Policy and Administration: an international journal of policy and research. Social Policy & Administration. 52 (5): pp. 1139-1167.
    Source Title
    Social Policy and Administration: an international journal of policy and research
    DOI
    10.111/spol.12342
    ISSN
    0144-5596
    School
    School of Marketing
    Funding and Sponsorship
    http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LP140100528
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    This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Haski-Leventhal, D. and Meijs, L. and Lockstone-Binney, L. and Holmes, K. and Oppenheimer, M. 2017. Measuring volunteerability and the capacity to volunteer among non-volunteers: implications for social policy. Social Policy and Administration: an international journal of policy and research. Social Policy & Administration. 52 (5): pp. 1139-1167, which has been published in final form at 10.111/spol.12342. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving at http://olabout.wiley.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-828039.html

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    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/67066
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    As volunteering and its benefits gain global recognition, social policymakers can sustain and increase volunteering through social policy, legislation and other types of involvement. A key performance practice is to measure the rate of volunteering based on the percentage of the population that volunteer or the number of hours donated. The focus of this article, however, is on the capacity to volunteer by non‐volunteers as well as by volunteers. The concept and theory of volunteerability (an individual's ability to overcome related obstacles and volunteer, based on his or her willingness, capability and availability) offers a richer understanding of how people can be assisted to overcome barriers to maximize their volunteer potential and thus increase volunteering. The article details the definitions and benefits of volunteering and covers examples of related social policy, as well as explaining the concept of volunteerability and how it can be measured using existing and new scales. Based on a mixed methods study in Australia, the article offers specific measures to examine the concept of volunteerability and reveals important differences between volunteers and non‐volunteers. The article also details major barriers to volunteering and how social policies can be developed to overcome them.

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