Resources

This report explores the crucial role volunteers play in sustaining rural communities across Western Australia (WA). It highlights the social and economic benefits volunteers bring, focusing particularly on the contributions of women and parents with young children.

The Volunteer Value and Cost Calculators estimate the financial cost of hiring paid staff to replace volunteer work. Simply enter the number of volunteer hours by age group, and the calculator provides a dollar value based on average local wages and employer costs.

The Knowledge Hub is a national, open-source platform that supports and informs policy, planning, decision making and contemporary good practice in disaster resilience.

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.

This collection of resources by the International Association for Volunteer Effort (IAVE) explores the role of youth volunteering in social change and personal development.

This paper by the International Association for Volunteer Effort (IAVE) explores how volunteering strengthens communities and helps them weather challenges.

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.