Managing Volunteers for Retention
A high level guide on best practice volunteer management to support higher retention rates.
Author: Volunteering Victoria
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National Standard: Volunteer Safety & Wellbeing (99 results)
The health, safety and wellbeing of volunteers is protected in the workplace.
Member Protection Policy
A template for a sporting club member protection policy.
Author: Volunteering WA
National Volunteering 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. Recruiting, inducting, managing and ending the volunteer relationship 4. Volunteer safety with annexures 5. Workplace behaviour 6. Other legal issues relevant to volunteers
Author: Not-for-Profit Law, Justice Connect
Off-Site Volunteering: Managing volunteers outside of the workplace
A resource identifying how to support off-site volunteers from a risk management perspective.
Author: Volunteering Victoria
Optimising Health and Wellbeing Benefits from Volunteering: Good Practice for Engaging and Supporting Volunteers
A good practice guide for engaging and supporting volunteers.
Author: Volunteer Scotland, Scottish Volunteering Forum
Organisational Plan Management of Spontaneous Volunteers – A practical guide for volunteer involving organisations
Assists organisations responsible for the management of Spontaneous Volunteers with establishing an Operational Plan to clearly articulate how Spontaneous Volunteers will be utilised and managed when the need arises.
Author: Volunteering Queensland
Policies and Procedures Handbook: A Guide for Not-for-profit Organisations
Organisation level resource, covering policies and procedures that apply to both employees and volunteers.
Author: Volunteering WA
Promoting Positive Volunteer and Staff Relations
A brief guide on how to promote positive relationships between volunteers and employees.
Author: Volunteer Scotland
Responding to a Pandemic: A Guide for Volunteer Involving Organisations
A comprehensive guide on volunteer involvement during a pandemic, reflecting most areas of the National Standards.
Author: Volunteering Australia, Volunteering Queensland
Returning Volunteer Programs and Volunteers during COVID-19
A guide to effectively engaging and re-engaging volunteers during a pandemic from recruitment to safeguarding their wellbeing. Note: Some information is specific to the Western Australian context.
Author: Volunteering WA