101 Ways to Recognise Your Volunteers
A comprehensive list of ways to recognise volunteers.
Author: Volunteering Australia
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Volunteer contribution, value and impact is understood, appreciated and acknowledged.
A comprehensive list of ways to recognise volunteers.
Author: Volunteering Australia
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: 3Bridges Community
This webinar covers key elements of volunteer management, including adapting to changing needs, building inclusive programs, providing structured frameworks and involving volunteers in all aspects of the organisation.
Author: Leep
A guide on how to build an inclusive volunteering role, focusing on overseas volunteers, cultural awareness, communication styles, gender, and religion.
Author: Volunteering WA, Fran Robinson
A guide on how to engage with volunteers, particularly through the recruitment process, as well as how to advocate for volunteer involvement to the organisation.
Author: Swan Volunteer Resource Centre, City of Swan
A guide on how to manage both trained and spontaneous volunteers in emergencies. This guide includes templates and checklists.
Author: VolunteeringACT
A workbook to help organisations review their volunteering programs in line with best practice frameworks.
Author: Volunteering New Zealand
A detailed guide on planning for the involvement of spontaneous volunteers, covering national policies and principles as well as providing information on strategies for supporting and coordinating spontaneous volunteers.
Author: Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience
A guide on how to effectively work with volunteers as part of a community group.
Author: Volunteering Queensland
An example of a corporate level policy statement that supports the involvement of volunteers.
Author: Department of Biodiversity, Conservation & Attractions, Government of Western Australia, Parks & Wildlife Service
A webpage providing using information on starting a corporate volunteering program.
Author: Volunteering Australia
Information on how to create an inclusive volunteering environment, including information on how to complete an inclusion review.
Author: Volunteer Scotland
This webinar explores skilled and corporate volunteering, identifying platforms that VIOs can engage with to recruit skilled volunteers and providing space to consider the value they might add to a volunteer program.
Author: Leep
A template for notifying all staff that a new volunteer/member of staff will be starting with the organisation. Note: This resource supports the Guide to Onboarding.
Author: VolunteeringACT
Identifies the importance of the volunteer lifecycle, including supporting, supervising and recognising volunteers. Aligns findings with the National Standards for Volunteer Involvement. Note: This resource accompanies the Leep: Harnessing Volunteer Motivation Webinar.
Author: Leep
Webinar providing discussion on supporting, supervising and recognising volunteers, providing insight into volunteer motivations, based on the experience of Managers of Volunteers. Note: This resource is accompanied by the Harnessing Volunteer Motivation: Resource Pack.
Author: Leep
Information on how to including the contirbution of volunteers into the narrative and budgeting of grant applications.
Author: Volunteering Australia
Information on engaging with students, identifying the key criteria for successful student engagement in volunteering programs.
Author: Volunteering Queensland
A guide for organisations on international student volunteering and how to effectively engage with and involve international students as volunteers.
Author: Volunteering Queensland
A white paper covering different strategies for recruitment and management of volunteers for large scale events
Author: Rosterfy
A high level guide on best practice volunteer management to support higher retention rates.
Author: Volunteering Victoria
A brief guide on how to motivate volunteers, as well as how to recognise their contribution.
Author: Volunteer Ireland
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
A good practice guide for engaging and supporting volunteers.
Author: Volunteer Scotland, Scottish Volunteering Forum
A guide to considerations when planning a volunteer induction.
Author: Volunteering Victoria
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
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
A brief guide on how to promote positive relationships between volunteers and employees.
Author: Volunteer Scotland
Suggestions for ways to recognise volunteers in their role and in day-to-day activities.
Author: Volunteer Scotland
A brief resource on ways to recognise volunteers.
Author: Volunteering Australia
A comprehensive guide on volunteer involvement during a pandemic, reflecting most areas of the National Standards.
Author: Volunteering Australia, Volunteering Queensland
A resource for volunteers on rights and responsibilies of volunteers.
Author: Volunteering WA
Tips on how to best support volunteers and volunteer involvement.
Author: Leep
A brief list of actions to consider when setting up a volunteer program.
Author: Volunteer Ireland
Information on how to support volunteers.
Author: Volunteer Scotland
Supports organisations in capturing information associated with volunteer tasks including task description, risk assessment, screening, induction, briefing, support, debriefing, recognition, and supervision strategies.
Author: Volunteering Queensland
The key principles of volunteering and how this impacts upon an organisation's volunteer involvement.
Author: Volunteering Victoria
This comprehensive handbook provides information on screening as part of the volunteer management cycle, identifying ten steps to screening. Please note that some information will be specific to the Canadian context.
Author: Volunteer Canada
A comprehensive guide on volunteer management, from an initial needs analysis, through to evaluation. Includes activities to guide processes.
Author: VolunteerPro, Tobi Johnson
A visual tool demonstrating the benefits of volunteering to building confidence, competence, connections and community.
Author: Volunteer Canada
Research on how organisations engage digitally with virtual volunteers, providing tips on how to effectively engage remote volunteers.
Author: Volunteering Queensland
A guide for volunteers on why and how to volunteer, and what a volunteer's rights and responsibilities are.
Author: Volunteering Victoria
A resource guiding organisations on how to perform a health check of their volunteer involvement and volunteer management practices. This resource can be used as a template. Note: Item 2.08 is not relevant to Australian volunteering programs.
Author: Volunteer Ireland
A template Volunteer Management Plan.
Author: Volunteering WA
A comprehensive guide on best practice volunteer management, covering all aspects of the volunteer management cycle.
Author: Volunteering Victoria
An example of an internal volunteer project notification, used to identify a new volunteering project.
Author: Department of Biodiversity, Conservation & Attractions, Government of Western Australia, Parks & Wildlife Service
A resource providing recommendations on ways that volunteers can be recognised.
Author: Volunteering Queensland
An overview of the rights and respsonsibilites of volunteers.
Author: Volunteering WA
Understanding the motivations of volunteers and supporting volunteers in a pathway to employment.
Author: Victoria ALIVE, Volunteering Victoria
A guide to managing and engaging wtih spontaneous volunteers.
Author: Volunteering WA
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