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National Volunteer Guide

A comprehensive guide to the legal obligations an organisation has for its volunteers. This six part guide includes: 1. Introduction and overview 2. Volunteer, employee or independent contractor 3. Volunteer safety with annexures 4. Workplace behaviours 5. Recruiting, inducting, managing and ending the volunteer relationship 6. Organisational issues

Author: Not-for-Profit Law, Justice Connect

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A New Model for Citizen Engagement

A review paper on local volunteering groups.

Author: Stanford Social Innovation Review

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Clearinghouse for Sport - Volunteer Management

A webpage providing a suit of resources for managers of volunteers in sporting.

Author: Clearinghouse for Sport

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Commitment to Volunteer Involvement

A guide on what to consider when setting out organisational commitments to volunteer involvement. This resource includes a self-assessment checklist.

Author: Volunteering Australia

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Common Languages Guide

A guide to the glossary of terms and conditions widely used in the volunteering sector.

Author: Volunteering Australia

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Community Handbook: Creating Connections

A guide on how to build connections and build capacity in a community organisation, including in areas of marketing and fundraising.

Author: Volunteering Queensland

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Community Handbook: Day to Day Operations

How to set up a community group, including governance, management, risk management and strategic planning.

Author: Volunteering Queensland

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Community Handbook: Running an Effective Community Group

A guide on how to effectively run a community group.

Author: Volunteering Queensland

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Community Handbook: Starting a Community Group

A guide on how to start a community group.

Author: Volunteering Queensland

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Community Handbook: Working with People

A guide on how to effectively work with volunteers as part of a community group.

Author: Volunteering Queensland

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Complaint Handling by Charities and Not-for-Profits

A guide to complaint handling, providing example policies and procedures.

Author: Volunteering Australia

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Deloitte Governance Framework and Maturity Model

An overview of the Deloitte Governance Framework, looking at Board involvement in strategic, risk, talent, governance, integrity and performance oversight.

Author: Deloitte

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Eight Mistakes to Avoid when Organising a Charity Fundraising Event

Tips on commonly made mistakes when organising a fundraising event.

Author: Aon

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Example Inclusion Statement

An example of an inclusion statement at an organisational level.

Author: Victoria ALIVE, Volunteering Victoria

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Giving Australia 2016: Business Giving and Volunteering

Research into business giving through corporate volunteering, payroll giving and community sponsorships.

Author: Department of Social Services, Commonwealth of Australia

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Giving Australia 2016: Philanthropy and Philanthropists

Research into philanthropic giving, identifying trends and making predictions of the future.

Author: Department of Social Services, Commonwealth of Australia

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Group Capacity Building

A guide providing tools and templates to use in the capacity building of small community groups, relating to the sustainability of the group and enhancing group outcomes.

Author: Volunteering Queensland, Queensland University of Technology

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Including Volunteer Contributions in Grant Applications

Information on how to including the contirbution of volunteers into the narrative and budgeting of grant applications.

Author: Volunteering Australia

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Issues Paper: Volunteering Australia's National Review of the Definition of Volunteering in Australia

Volunteering Australia's National Steering Committee's Issues Paper relating to the review of the definition of volunteering.

Author: Volunteering Australia

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Key Sources of Information about Volunteering in Australia

A quick guide to publicly available information about volunteering in Australia.

Author: Volunteering Australia

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Key Statistics about Volunteering in Australia: The General Social Survey

An overview of the key statistics on volunteering in Australia, derived from the Australian Bureau of Statistic's 2019 General Social Survey.

Author: Volunteering Australia

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Key Volunteering Statistics

A snapshot of key facts and statistics about volunteering in Australia.

Author: Volunteering Australia

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Leadership in Volunteering Survey: Key Findings and Improvement Opportunities

Research on volunteer leaders, with the purpose of better understanding how to strengthen and support volunteer leadership.

Author: Ministerial Council for Volunteers, Victoria State Government

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Let's Talk About Inclusion: Promoting Inclusion in your Volunteer Involving Organisation

A workbook to support the development of a more inclusive organisation.

Author: VolunteeringACT

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Making an Impact: Enhancing the effectiveness of unfunded and small voluntary organisations and groups

A leadership and governance resource for small voluntary organisations and groups.

Author: Volunteering Queensland, Queensland University of Technology

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National Volunteer Guide

A comprehensive guide to the legal obligations an organisation has for its volunteers. This six part guide includes: 1. Introduction and overview 2. Volunteer, employee or independent contractor 3. Volunteer safety with annexures 4. Workplace behaviours 5. Recruiting, inducting, managing and ending the volunteer relationship 6. Organisational issues

Author: Not-for-Profit Law, Justice Connect

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Organisations and Legal Structure

Information around formal legal structures for volunteering groups.

Author: Volunteering Victoria

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Research Briefing Volunteering during the first year of COVID-19

Volunteering Australia worked in partnership with the ANU Centre for Social Research and Methods (CSRM) to understand the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on volunteering.

Author: Volunteering Australia

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Social Policy Compendium

Volunteering Australia's position statements of volunteering related issues.

Author: Volunteering Australia

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The Compass: Your Guide to Social Impact Measurement

A comprehensive guide on how to report on social outcomes and their impact.

Author: The Centre for Social Impact

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The Review of the Definition of Volunteering

Information on the review of the definition of volunteering undertaken in 2013-2015.

Author: Volunteering Australia

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Turning Passion in Action: Key Themes in Effective Community and Grassroots Leadership

Identifies the key roles of community leaders, and what it means to be an effective community leader.

Author: Volunteering Queensland, Queensland University of Technology

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Unpaid Work

Information provided by the Fair Work Ombudsman on unpaid work.

Author: Fair Work Ombudsman, Australian Government

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Volunteering and the Early Impact of COVID-19

Research and key statistics on the impact of COVID-19 on volunteering in Australia.

Author: Volunteering Australia

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Volunteering Australia's Defintion of Volunteering - Frequently Asked Questions

An FAQ Document that was released alongside the launch of the revised 2015 Volunteering Australia definition of volunteering.

Author: Volunteering Australia

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Volunteering Australia's Defition of Volunteering: Frequently Asked Questions Supplement

An FAQ document relating to Volunteering Australia's definition of volunteering.

Author: Volunteering Australia

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Why do Organisations Involve Volunteers?

A brief introduction to organisations on involving volunteers.

Author: Volunteer Ireland

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Writing a Code of Conduct

A guide on how to write a code of conduct.

Author: Volunteering Australia

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Writing Policies and Procedures

A resource on the importance of policies and procedures and what policies and procedures an organisation may require.

Author: Volunteering Australia

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You're a Not for Profit, but Don't Let Scammers Profit Off You

A brief guide to the key types of scams that charities and not for profit organisation's may be susceptible to.

Author: Aon

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