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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.
Connect & Thrive Podcast Series
Volunteering NT is excited to share the launch of Connect & Thrive, our new podcast designed to support volunteer-involving organisations with practical, easy-to-use guidance on volunteer best practice.
These short, sharp and insightful sessions offer tips, tricks and real-word strategies to help you strengthen your volunteer programs and create meaningful, positive experiences for your volunteers.
Volunteering in Aged Care
Information, resources and guidance to strengthen volunteer-led services across the aged care sector. Whether you are a volunteer, volunteer coordinator or service provider, you’ll find practical tools, training resources, and best-practice information to support safe, meaningful and person-centred volunteering.
Volunteer Involvement Cycle
The Volunteer Involvement Cycle is a tool that aims to equip volunteer managers with the knowledge, skills, and resources to enhance the volunteer experience, from recruitment through the entire volunteer cycle.
There are four stages to the Volunteer Involvement Cycle – Prepare, Recruit, Support and Evaluate. Each stage comprises three additional focus areas to guide you through the cycle.
Prepare
This stage involves the planning for volunteer involvement including program and role design, ensuring support and resourcing. The Prepare stage is comprised of the focus areas of Governance, Design and Resource.
Recruit
This stage involves the promotion of your volunteer roles and opportunities, volunteer selection and screening and volunteer onboarding. The Recruit stage is comprised of the focus areas of Promote, Select and Onboard.
Support
This stage involves the day-to-day activities of volunteer management including developing and supporting volunteers, communication, and recognition. The Support stage is comprised of the focus areas of Develop, Communicate and Recognise.
Evaluate
This stage involves collecting and analysing volunteer feedback, program evaluation and sharing impact. The Evaluate stage is comprised of the focus areas of Feedback, Review and Share Impact.
Volunteer Involvement Cycle Training
Visit our learning and development page for upcoming training, or have any questions about the Cycle please contact us via training@vsant.org.au.
For additional information on the Volunteer Involvement Cycle click here.
The Volunteer Involvement Lifecycle has been developed in consultations with volunteer leaders and volunteers across the sector under the National Volunteer Management Activity project.
Knowlege Base
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.
- Barriers to Volunteering
- 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.