Becoming Corporate Volunteering Ready Checklist - Team-based Volunteering
A checklist developed for volunteering involving organisations to assist them in setting up corporate volunteering team-based days.
Author: Volunteering Queensland
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Best Practice Guidelines
These guidelines were co-designed with the sector, and reviewed against international models. They cover seven key areas, which relate to a step on the life cycle of a volunteer participating in an organisation, and place the volunteer at the heart. Each area includes key principles, what volunteers need, what good practice looks like, and actions organisations can take. Includes a curated set of useful resources, including policies and templates, for each area.
Author: Volunteering New Zealand
Community Leadership Network Blogsite
It is a collection of resources I have created based on my 30+ years of volunteering experience. Topics on this site include; Public Speaking, Personal Development, Event Management, Project Management, Risk Management
Author: Narelle Stoll
Cultural Awareness for volunteers
Working together to care for Country The Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (DBCA) acknowledges Aboriginal people as the Traditional Owners of the lands and waters it manages. All work done on lands and waters managed by DBCA, including by volunteers, must respect and consider Aboriginal cultural values, providing opportunity for Aboriginal people to ensure their culture and heritage is protected now and into the future.
Author: DBCA
Department of Health and Aged Care: Volunteering in Aged Care webpage
The Department of Health and Aged Care has created a one-stop shop for the public, volunteers in aged care, Volunteer Managers in aged care, and aged care providers who engage volunteers. The webpage includes information regarding how to become an aged care volunteer, the regulatory environment, how to find opportunities, guidance, booklets, support and training for volunteers, managers, and providers, stories of volunteers and managers, and a resources page.
Author: Department of Health and Aged Care
Inclusive Volunteering Guide
This document provides detailed and practical ways for community and environmental groups and organisations to make their volunteering more inclusive. This resource has been written in consultation with the Wadawurrung Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation, Cultura, GenU and Geelong Rainbow and focuses on building inclusivity for our First Nations peoples, people from the Culturally And Linguistically Diverse community, people with disabilities and people who are LGBTIQA+. This guide provides the reader with background information, practical actions and further information and despite it being written from the perspective of the environmental sector, it can be used by any group or organisation facilitating volunteering opportunities.
Author: Bellarine Catchment Network Inc.
NSW State of Volunteering Report
The Centre for Volunteering, in partnership with the Department of Communities and Justice, is pleased to launch the inaugural New South Wales State of Volunteering report. This in-depth analysis showcases the characteristics of volunteers, volunteering and volunteer-involving organisations. It produces a detailed cost-benefit analysis of the social, cultural and economic impacts of volunteering on communities in NSW. The report was undertaken by the Institute of Project Management which surveyed more than 1,100 volunteers and received more than 1,000 responses from volunteer-involving organisations. Discover the value of the nearly 4.9 million residents across NSW who gave more than 1.5 billion hours of volunteering in 2020; the benefit of which is approximately $127 billion.
Author: Institute of Project Management, The Centre for Volunteering
Quick Guide to Volunteer Management
Author: Volunteering Australia
Re-engaging the Citizen in Post-modern Times: A Look at Different Terms and Approaches
A paper on the role of citizen engagement.
Author: Volunteering Queensland, Queensland University of Technology
Recruiting and Retaining Volunteers
This resource will assist with a full audit of your Volunteer Program providing tips on how to move forward in line with current trends, rights, responsibilities and legislation surrounding the engagement and ongoing support of volunteers. There is a focus on how knowing who you are as an organisation, why you need volunteers, the value placed upon them and their impact. Knowing these things will allow you to increase your impact and therefore attract and keep more volunteers.
Author: Elizabeth Acason
Student Work Placement Framework
This practical resource provides an easy approach to hosting work placement students. Volunteering can help students acquire new skills, make new networks and work on 'soft skills', to ultimately build pathways to employment. This guide brings together learnings from Victorian universities, student case studies and relevant research to provide organisations with tools, frameworks, templates and checklists to help make work placement programs a success for both the host and the student.
Author: Bellarine Catchment Network
Volunteer Role Descriptions - A guide
Role Descriptions create the best foundations for successful volunteer recruitment and retention. Taking the time to think about volunteer roles and what they entail is a great way to start a conversation with prospective volunteers.
Author: Department of Fire and Emergency Services
Volunteerability - An inclusive toolkit for all
A website that contains resources, templates and tools for Volunteer managers and volunteers. The website is aimed at increasing inclusion for people with disability.
Author: Orana, Southern Volunteering SA & Northern Volunteering SA
What You Need to Know Before Working For a Nonprofit Organisation
This article highlights the key differences between working for a voluntary organisation and a for-profit one. It prompts readers to really think as to whether or not this setup is right for them and covers the key questions that they need to ask themselves before applying for any jobs in the voluntary sector.
Author: TAFE Courses
Youth Ready Assessment & Guide
The Youth Ready Assessment will help you to increase participation of independent volunteers in the teens and twenties age range. https://www.volunteeringvictoria.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/VV-Youth-Ready-Assessment_24Aug.pdf This Youth Ready Guide is aimed at help involve independent young volunteers, from teens through twenties in your groups projects and assist with developing an action plan. https://www.volunteeringvictoria.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/VV-Youth-Ready-Guide_24-Aug.pdf
Author: Volunteering Victoria (funded by DEECA)