Volunteers
Many of us wouldn’t be here without them! Learn how to start, build, engage, leverage and manage your wonderful volunteers.
Videos
Hand-curated micro-learning short videos giving you knowledge and practical actions to help you start, build and grow your organisation.
Volunteer Interview
Hear what drives people to volunteer in the community, why volunteers are important, and how to encourage people to volunteer with your organisation.
Why Risk Training is a Great Thing for Volunteers to Have
How the right safety training will reduce the risks to you and others, and how you can be actively involved and well informed in an emergency
Volunteer Supervisor
Why a volunteer co-ordinator or volunteer supervisor is essential to successful volunteer teams.
How to Stay Safe While Volunteering
How to you can stay safe as a volunteer by proactively addressing risks, how to complete an incident report and your volunteer insurance.
So You’re a Volunteer! What now?
What are the foundational things you need to ask yourself when you start your volunteering role.
Volunteer Position Description
Why your volunteer job description will help you achieve your goals
People who Volunteer
How to you can learn the ropes as a new volunteer in an organisation.
Volunteer Costs and Reimbursements
Why you'll want to know the cost of volunteering before you sign up
Creating a Positive Volunteer Culture
Why creating a great volunteer culture in your organisation will build success
Articles
Helpful written information sharing ‘how-to’s with steps guiding you through topics you want to learn.
How to Attract Youth Volunteers: 4 Steps
Everyone in your organisation can benefit from the energy and passion of youth volunteers. They bring fresh insights, innovative ideas, and boundless creativity to your mission/purpose, all while spreading the word about the good work your organisation performs.
5 Tips for Keeping Volunteers
With committed volunteers, your organisation can focus its time and energy on accomplishing its essential mission/purpose. And you can build a more cohesive, collaborative community of people who know their responsibilities, role, and value.
5 Tips for Recruiting Volunteers
Taking a fresh look at how you recruit volunteers can be incredibly helpful for your organisation. Doing so can help you locate volunteers and keep them engaged over the long term. With a loyal volunteer team supporting your organisation, you can get more done for less money.
Volunteering: What to Think About Before Signing up
Before volunteering, it’s important to consider why you want to volunteer and what you want to achieve.
Courses
Guided courses taking you through a specific topic. From short topic focused courses or deeper dive courses on specific subjects.
Volunteering During COVID [Course]
Volunteers are vital to a healthy community, especially during a pandemic like COVID-19. This free course will give you practical tips to stay safe while volunteering in this challenging time.
Volunteering 101 [Course]
In the eCourse, you’ll learn: knowing yourself as a volunteer, volunteer organisations, volunteer roles, and how to stay safe in your role.
Volunteer Induction [Course]
The induction eCourse is suitable for first time volunteers and as a refresher for existing volunteers.