Resources

A guide on how to manage both trained and spontaneous volunteers in emergencies. This guide includes templates and checklists.

The State of Volunteering reports detail the trends, demographics, challenges and successes in the volunteering sector in Australia, its States and Territories.

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.

Free volunteer recruitment, management and retention tips in our webinar series for Australian sporting organisations.

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 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.

This factsheet offers a one-page overview of each UN Sustainable Development Goal, linking them to practical examples for Volunteer Involving Organisations to support peace, prosperity, and impact through volunteering.