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Corporate volunteering: fact sheet for volunteer managers

This fact sheet provides an overview of corporate volunteering, outlining what it involves and the potential benefits, challenges and opportunities for Volunteering Involving Organisations. It offers practical context to help volunteer managers understand how corporate volunteering programs operate. Some information is specific to the Western Australian context.

Benefits for volunteer managers

  • understand corporate volunteering models and expectations
  • understand benefits and challenges of involving corporate volunteers
  • coordinate planning and engagement with business partners.

How to apply this resource

This fact sheet is most useful when exploring corporate volunteering opportunities, planning partnerships with businesses, or preparing to engage groups of corporate volunteers.

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Volunteering WA is the peak body for volunteering in Western Australia, working across community, government, corporate and education organisations to build capacity of volunteer involving organisations, and support volunteering.

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