Skip to main content

What are you looking for?

Enter keywords to search across resources, guides, training, tools, and more.

Create an account for suggestions personalised to you and your organisation

e-learning
1 minute read

Understanding Disability

Meeting National Standards and Strategy What's this?

Overview

This article, guides and online courses offer information on disability awareness for volunteers and volunteer managers, promoting inclusive volunteer environments.


Downloads and sources

More about the authors


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.


Contribute to the Gateway


More like this

Articles & Reports

Young People as Volunteers: A guide to moving beyond traditional practices

This report by Volunteering Queensland offers strategies for engaging young volunteers, highlighting the importance of a flexible culture, networking, and partnerships. It includes case studies of successful organisations and emphasises the benefits of youth involvement in community activities.
1 minute read
Volunteering Queensland
Youth or Student, Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) +1 more
Volunteer Resources

Financial and other reporting resources

Registered charities have obligations to the Australian Charities and Not for Profits Commission (ACNC) including reporting financial and other information and keeping records. This range of useful resources to help you understand the ACNC's reporting obligations and what is required for a charity.
1 minute read
Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission
General
e-learning

Recruiting Volunteers

These webinar, e-learning and guides offer best practices for recruiting volunteers, including recruitment selection, reference checks and interviews.
1 minute read
The Knowledge Base, Volunteering ACT, The Centre for Volunteering, Volunteering Queensland, Volunteering SA&NT, Volunteering Tasmania, Volunteering Victoria, Volunteering WA
General
SEEK Volunteer
Tech

SEEK Volunteer

SEEK Volunteer helps connect people to volunteering opportunities that enrich their communities, lives and careers.
Recruitment
FreddyMatch
Tech

FreddyMatch

FreddyMatch is a web-based platform that facilitates and optimises the process of volunteering. We help match organisations and volunteers based on their unique interests, skill sets, location and availability using the “FreddyMatch” algorithm.
Volunteer database Recruitment Rostering / scheduling Onboarding / training Volunteer performance/recognition Communication / engagement Task management Compliance Reporting Resource management Social media Event management
INVOLVE
Tech

INVOLVE

INVOLVE is a flexible and fully-featured volunteer management technology app, centred around your volunteers.
Volunteer database Rostering / scheduling Onboarding / training Volunteer performance/recognition Communication / engagement Task management Compliance Reporting Event management
scheduled

Writing Effective Position descriptions

This multi-purpose tool can be used for every stage of a volunteer journey, from marketing through to succession planning. Join us for this 60-minute, interactive workshop to learn more about what is needed in a position description, why one is needed for every role, and the benefits of having one.
Volunteering WA
Free
scheduled

Writing Successful Grant Applications (Morning)

Developing relationships or partnerships with other not for profit organisations, working and recognising the skills your volunteers already have and understanding and breaking down funders require is only a few of the topics discussed in this 1.5-hour information session.
Volunteering WA
$15 for VWA full members; $30 for non-members
scheduled

Workshop: Tony Goodrow, CEO of Better Impact

Capturing the hours your volunteers contribute is essential, but it’s only part of the story. In this practical workshop, you’ll discover a straightforward process to enhance your reporting and showcase the real value your volunteers bring. In-person at La Trobe University, City Campus
Volunteering Victoria
$49 members, $64 non-members