- 1 minute read
Be Prepared: Managing volunteers in emergencies
A guide on how to manage both trained and spontaneous volunteers in emergencies. This guide includes templates and checklists.
Showing 1 to 16 of 98 results
- 1 minute read
National Strategy for Volunteering
The National Strategy for Volunteering (2023 – 2033) is Australia’s blueprint for a reimagined future for volunteering. It provides a ten-year roadmap to work collectively towards the Strategy’s vision: to make volunteering the heart of Australian communities
Navigating Background Checks
This guide and weblinks explain Working with Children Checks (WWCC) and Working with Vulnerable People Checks (WWVP) required for volunteers in Australia including jurisdictional variations and resources.
- 1 minute read
- The Knowledge Base, The Knowledge Base, The Knowledge Base, The Knowledge Base, The Knowledge Base, The Knowledge Base, The Knowledge Base, The Knowledge Base, The Knowledge Base, The Knowledge Base, Volunteering ACT, The Centre for Volunteering, Volunteering Queensland, Volunteering SA&NT, Volunteering Tasmania, Volunteering Victoria, Volunteering WA
- General
Quick Guide to Volunteer Management
The "Quick Guide to Volunteer Management" is an essential resource for organisations involving volunteers. It covers a broad range of topics crucial for effective volunteer management, from planning and recruitment to recognition and safety.
- 1 minute read
- Volunteering Australia
- Chronic Illness
National Standards for Volunteer Involvement
The National Standards for Volunteer Involvement are a best practice framework to guide volunteer involvement in Australia. They are an essential resource for Volunteer Managers.
- 1 minute read
- Volunteering Australia
- General
Measurement & Impact: Providing the Evidence that Volunteering is Good for Society and Good for You
This paper by the International Association for Volunteer Effort (IAVE) explores how to measure the impact of volunteering, considering both its benefits for society and for individual volunteers.
- 1 minute read
- International Association for Volunteer Effort
- General
Volunteerism & Community Resilience: Locally Owned Solutions Delivering Impact
This paper by the International Association for Volunteer Effort (IAVE) explores how volunteering strengthens communities and helps them weather challenges.
- 1 minute read
- International Association for Volunteer Effort
- First Nations, Youth or Student +7 more
International Youth Volunteering Resources
This collection of resources by the International Association for Volunteer Effort (IAVE) explores the role of youth volunteering in social change and personal development.
- 1 minute read
- International Association for Volunteer Effort
- Youth or Student, General
Volunteering & the Digital World: Extending the Power of Volunteering through New Technologies
This paper by the International Association for Volunteer Effort (IAVE) explores how online platforms and tools are increasing access to volunteer opportunities and enhancing volunteer experiences.
- 1 minute read
- International Association for Volunteer Effort
- Youth or Student, General
Tolerance & Inclusion: Volunteering Enabling Community Cohesion and Embracing Diversity
This paper by the International Association for Volunteer Effort (IAVE) explores the powerful role of volunteering in fostering tolerance, inclusion, and a strong sense of community.
- 1 minute read
- International Association for Volunteer Effort
- First Nations, Youth or Student +6 more
International Corporate Volunteering Resources
This is a collection of resources on corporate volunteering, compiled by the International Association for Volunteer Effort (IAVE). It offers insights into the current state and trends of corporate volunteering in a post-pandemic world.
- 2 minute read
- International Association for Volunteer Effort
- General
Universal Declaration on Volunteering
The Universal Declaration on Volunteering, adopted by the International Association for Volunteer Effort, underscores the critical role of volunteering in fostering a more humane and just society.
- 1 minute read
- International Association for Volunteer Effort
- General
Carer Gateway
Carer Gateway is a website and phone line set up by the Australian Government to connect carers with essential information and support services.
- 1 minute read
- Department of Social Services
- General
Institute of Community Directors Australia Policy Bank
A range of policy templates that are free for any not-for-profit organisation to download and use, so long as it is for a non-commercial purpose and that the organisation is not paying a consultant to carry out this work.
- 1 minute read
- Institute of Community Directors Australia
- General
Introductory Self-Assessment Tool for Organisations
The Introductory Self-Assessment Tool for Organisations helps organisations learn about the National Principles, gives examples of what each principle might look like when implemented in practice, and prompts organisations to commit to taking concrete actions to improve their child safe practices.
- 1 minute read
- The National Office for Child Safety
- Youth or Student
Australian Disaster Resilience Knowledge Hub
The Knowledge Hub is a national, open-source platform that supports and informs policy, planning, decision making and contemporary good practice in disaster resilience.
- 1 minute read
- The Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience
- Emergency Volunteering