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There is a wealth of helpful volunteering resources available to discover and share information within the sector. Explore our recommended volunteering resources to assist with best practice in volunteer management, recruitment and training of volunteers. Plus, resources for volunteers!
Useful, evidence-based and current best practice resources, tools, research and information to support effective volunteer management across Australia.
A central curated platform that’s searchable and packed with extensive, essential information on everything from e-learning to training opportunities.
A source of volunteer management information and resources, with editable templates, checklists, procedures, and policies.
A one-stop-shop, designed to bring together useful resources, tools and practical tips and tricks in one place for your club and community sport.
Knowledge Base is a source of volunteer management information and resources, with editable templates, checklists, procedures, and policies that can be adapted to your team and organisation. Resources cover each stage of the volunteer-involvement process from recruitment to recognition.
This national collaboration is dedicated to delivering a consistent approach to volunteer management excellence. All resources are aligned with the National Standards for Volunteer Involvement, and include editable templates, checklists, procedures, and policies that can be adapted to your team and organisation.
Click here to learn about free resources that are available.
New additions to Knowledge Base include:
- NEW! Volunteer Rights and Responsibilities – Plain Language Template
- Setting up a volunteering program
- Engaging young people as volunteers
- What is the future of inclusivity?
- Managing difficult conversations – discrimination and bias
- Rainbow stickers & displays of inclusion
- Strategies to use personal pronouns effectively
- Engaging First Nations people
- Engaging volunteers with disability
- Engaging new arrival migrants
Engaging new arrival migrants as volunteers
Hear from new arrival migrants about their volunteer journey in Australia. They share the reasons why they started volunteering and provide suggestions on how organisations can better engage new arrival migrants as volunteers.
Click here to listen to more volunteer journeys.
Disability Inclusive Volunteer Management Guide
VSA&NT is delighted to release an invaluable guide to support volunteer involving organisations better recruit volunteers living with disability. Developed by the team from JFA Purple Orange, the guide provides information on disability awareness, inclusive recruitment and on-boarding processes.
For further support to create an inclusive and diverse volunteer team, contact reception@vsant.org.au
Barriers to volunteer-involvement
Volunteer-involving organisations in regional, remote, and rural areas can face unique challenges in recruiting and retaining formal volunteers. This resource explores some of these challenges and offers strategies to help overcome them.
You may have further queries about volunteering, as a volunteer involving organisation – or maybe you want to volunteer. Many answers to common questions are right here.