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State of Volunteering Reports

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Introduction

This series of State of Volunteering reports delves into the vibrant volunteering landscape across Australia, providing comprehensive insights at a national level and for our individual States and Territories.

Benefits for Volunteer Management Practitioners

Gain a deeper understanding of your volunteer workforce, including their motivations, preferred engagement styles, and areas of interest. This knowledge empowers you to create more effective recruitment, training, and support programs.

Benefits for Volunteer Involving Organisations

Identify opportunities to strengthen your volunteer engagement strategies. Discover how to attract and retain volunteers aligned with your mission, while addressing any potential challenges specific to your region.

Application

By examining the collective data across all reports, we can gain a holistic understanding of the national volunteering landscape. This comprehensive picture empowers all stakeholders to make informed decisions that will cultivate a thriving volunteer sector across Australia.

Links to the reports

National

ACT

NSW

QLD

SA

TAS

VIC

WA

More about the authors

Volunteering Australia is the national peak body for volunteering, working to advance volunteering in the Australian community. Their vision is to promote strong, connected communities through volunteering, and their mission is to lead, strengthen, promote and celebrate volunteering in Australia.
hello@volunteeringaustralia.org 02 6189 4921
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VolunteeringACT is the peak body for volunteering and community information in the Canberra Region, as well as being a service provider of programs for people experiencing disadvantage and isolation, people with disability, and people needing support for mental wellness.
info@volunteeringact.org.au 02 6251 4060
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The Centre for Volunteering (The Centre) is a not-for-profit organisation with almost 50 years’ experience providing leadership on volunteering in NSW. This involves playing a key role in advocacy, support services and sector development.
info@volunteering.com.au 02 9261 3600
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Volunteering Queensland has for 41 years been the state’s peak body for advancing and promoting volunteering. It represents over 300 member volunteer involving organisations and support thousands more through a wider network, encompassing hundreds of thousands of volunteers, who contribute their time, money, and skills to the benefit of all Queenslanders.
reception@volunteeringqld.org.au 07 3002 7600
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Since 1982, Volunteering SA&NT has been the peak body for volunteering. We’re a not-for-profit that provides support to individual volunteers, volunteer involving organisations, businesses and communities who want to make a difference.
reception@vsant.org.au 08 8221 7177
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Volunteering Tasmania is the peak body for volunteering in Tasmania. Our vision is: an inclusive, thriving and celebrated culture of community participation.
team@volunteeringtas.org.au (03) 6231 5550
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Volunteering Victoria is the state peak body for volunteering, focusing on advocacy, sector development and the promotion of volunteering.
info@volunteeringvictoria.org.au (03) 9052 4524
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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.
info@volunteeringwa.org.au 08 9482 4333
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