Civic participation and volunteering in Tuscany
Tuscany is a particularly well-documented observatory of Italian volunteering. Sociometrica-Cesvot research reveals new forms of participation and a large pool of potential volunteers in a society facing economic pressure, loneliness and tensions.
Why do people volunteer?
Motivations may be altruistic, relational, civic, identity-related or personal. People may want to help others, feel useful, belong to a community, gain experience or give meaning to their time. Sociometrica studies this behavioural dimension in its Cesvot surveys, including research on social giving and perceptions of volunteering in Tuscany.
Sources: Sociometrica — Il dono e il volontariato in Toscana
How is volunteering changing in Italy?
There is no single transformation: available time, forms of participation, volunteers’ ages, social needs and how people approach organisations are all changing. Sociometrica-Cesvot research provides an ongoing observatory of Tuscany. The 2026 report depicts a society facing economic pressure, loneliness and tensions, where volunteering continues to be recognised as an important community resource.
Sources: Cesvot — Una regione sotto pressione
Research behind this guide
- Giving and Volunteering in Tuscany — 2023. The survey commissioned by Cesvot on the perception of volunteering in Tuscany and residents' propensity to give.
- Report on the Perception of Volunteering in Tuscany — 2019. The first demoscopic survey on how Tuscans view volunteering: awareness, judgement, perception of NGOs and the hierarchy of needs.
- Public Opinion and Volunteering in Tuscany. Second Report (2021) — 2021. Awareness and value of volunteering associations in the Covid-19 year, measuring the epidemic's impact on the collective psyche.
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