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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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Local Government Sub Plan Spontaneous Volunteers: A Practical Guide for Local Government
Guides Local Government in developing their Spontaneous Volunteer Management Sub Plan and outlines key considerations and example text.
Author: Volunteering Queensland
LOHVE: Volunteer Sector Benchmarking Study
A national study of volunteer involvement in the health sector.
Author: Bendigo Health
Making it Happen: Good practice in building local capability to manage spontaneous disaster volunteers
This resource identifies who may be responsible for spontaneous volunteers, including how to set up a response team and risk management considerations. Note: Some information is specific to the Queensland context. This resource is also accompanied by the Making it Happen: Toolkit, which provides useful tools for volunteer management of spontaneous volunteers.
Author: Volunteering Queensland
Managing Older Workers: What can we learn from managers of older volunteers?
A research report that explores how to involve and manage older volunteers.
Author: School of Management, Edith Cowan University
Managing Volunteers for Retention
A high level guide on best practice volunteer management to support higher retention rates.
Author: Volunteering Victoria
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
Parks and Wildlife Service: Volunteer Handbook
An example of a Volunteer Handbook. The Handbook covers key information on what to expect as a volunteer, including induction, training, code of conduct and work, health and safety considerations.
Author: Department of Biodiversity, Conservation & Attractions, Government of Western Australia, Parks & Wildlife Service
Parks and Wildlife Service: Volunteer Management Manual
An example of a Volunteer Management Handbook. The Handbook covers key information volunteer management processes including frameworks, recruitment, supervision and administration.
Author: Department of Biodiversity, Conservation & Attractions, Government of Western Australia, Parks & Wildlife Service
Recognising Volunteering in 2017
A summary report of research into volunteering involvement in Canada. Identifies volunteer motivations and barriers to involvement.
Author: Volunteer Canada, IPSOS
Sample Messaging
Provides a series of recommended social media posts to use at various stages of response and recovery to support messages regarding the need or non-need for volunteer assistance.
Author: Volunteering Queensland