Useful Links
Are you looking for useful websites, reports, research and articles on volunteering? Browse our collection of useful links:
Volunteeing in Australia
Australian
Volunteer Search
Australian Volunteer Search is a free networking service provided by the
Commonwealth Department of Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business.
GoVolunteer
GoVolunteer is an initiative of Volunteering Australia and is Australia's
first recruitment website. It is a not-for-profit site that provides
free
Internet advertising for not-for-profit community organisations looking
for volunteers.
Indigenous
Community Volunteers (ICV)
ICV is a not-for-profit organisation providing Indigenous Australians
with new skills. Communities, organisations or individuals identify their
skill needs. ICV then matches volunteers to address those needs. Volunteering
with ICV is not only about skills transfer, it's about mutual learning
and cultural exchange. Skills transfer projects can lead to employment,
self- employment and improved options for the Indigenous people involved.
School
of Volunteer Management
The School of Volunteer Management (SVM) is The Centre for Volunteering's Registered Training Organisation providing skills, management and leadership training to the not-for-profit sector throughout Australia. The School is committed to assisting organisations and individuals to maximise their potential through the provision of high quality education, training and consultancy services on volunteer management and general management issues.
Seek Volunteer
Seek Volunteer is a non-profit initiative designed to bring volunteers
and the organisations seeking them together. Volunteer opportunities are
updated daily and all organisations have been qualified by Volunteering
Australia's associated state centres. Seek Volunteer is a free service
to approved non-profit organisations.
Volunteering Australia
Volunteering Australia is the Australian national peak body on volunteering.
Its role is to represent the diverse views and needs of the volunteer
movement while promoting the activity of volunteering as one of enduring
social, cultural and economic value.
Volunteering ACT
Volunteering ACT is the peak body for volunteering in the ACT region.
It represents the interests of all community volunteers, and of all those
who work with volunteers. It is a membership based, not-for-profit organisation.
Membership is available to not-for-profit organisations involving volunteers,
to individuals and to organisations interested in volunteer effort.
Volunteering Queensland
As the peak body for volunteering in Queensland, Volunteering Queensland
exists to encourage people to participate in volunteering; to enable
volunteers and community organisations to develop the structure, skills
and capacity to better the quality of volunteering for the benefit of
the community; and to engage in advocacy and policy development with
government, other institutions and organisations on issues relevant
to volunteering.
Volunteer Resource Centres in NSW
Volunteering NSW has put together a complete list of all Volunteer Resource
Centres in NSW, with their contact details.
Volunteering South Australia
Volunteering SA provides an extensive range of services, support and
resources for volunteers and volunteer organisations. It is involved
in Special
Events and regular activities that recognise and promote volunteer effort.
It also offers a range of publications that provide guidance, reflections
and advice on topical volunteer management issues, and training for volunteer
managers and for volunteers.
Volunteering Tasmania
Volunteering Tasmania's core business is: promoting and advocating
for volunteering, its recognition and its principles; providing information
on appropriate volunteering options; and providing appropriate education,
training and consultancy on volunteer involvement.
Volunteering Victoria
Volunteering Victoria Inc. is the peak body representing the volunteer
movement in Victoria. It provides a range of services to individuals in
the community who are interested in volunteering and to organisations
who involve volunteers.
Victoria's Volunteering Portal
Victoria now has a new resource to help volunteers find volunteer
opportunities.
Volunteering Western Australia
Volunteering Western Australia is the peak body in Western Australia for
volunteering. It provides a voice to Government and also to the national
body Volunteering Australia. Volunteering Australia in turn provides the
voice for issues that impact on volunteering across Australia.
Volunteering Overseas
AusAID's VIDA Program
VIDA (Volunteering for International Development from Australia) is Australia's newest international volunteer program. VIDA places skilled Australian volunteers in developing countries in the Asia Pacific region. VIDA volunteers work with local staff to reduce poverty and achieve sustainable development in the communities in which they work through skills exchange, institutional strengthening and capacity building.
Australian Volunteers International
Australian Volunteers International is Australia's largest and most experienced
international volunteer sending agency. Every year we recruit, prepare and
support hundreds of Australians who volunteer to live alongside people of other
cultures and work towards the sustainable development of communities.
i-to-i Australia
i-to-i offers access to over 500 volunteer projects in 23 countries. These projects give you the chance to do something different on your next trip whilst making a worthwhile contribution to local communities worldwide. Travellers can participate in conservation, community development, teaching, building and sports projects, along with many other specialist projects.
International Volunteers for Peace (IVP)
IVP is the Australian group of Service Civil International (SCI), a worldwide
non-government organisation promoting peace and justice through voluntary
work. IVP organises volunteering projects in Australia around worthwhile
community needs and causes. IVP also provides a gateway for Australians
to participate in over 500 diverse work-camps all across the world.
Tsunami Volunteer Center
The Tsunami Volunteer Center is a Thai-led tsunami relief organisation. It
was started by the Mirror Foundation, a non-governmental Thai organisation,
shortly
after the 26 December 2004 disaster. The Center is based near the town of Khao Lak in Phang Nga Province, where Thailand's highest number of deaths and heaviest damage occurred. The mission of the Tsunami Volunteer Center is to serve as a partner in the rebuilding of Thailand's tsunami-affected communities, responding to the local people's self-defined needs, and to provide the opportunity for volunteers to contribute in this process.
International Volunteering
Giving
and Volunteering Canada
GivingandVolunteering.ca was developed by the Canadian Centre for Philanthropy
in concert with Volunteer Canada. It is designed to provide you with the
statistics and resources developed from the 1997 and 2000 National Survey
of Giving, Volunteering and Participating (NSGVP).
Hong Kong Agency for
Volunteer Service
The Agency for Volunteer Service (AVS) is a not-for-profit organisation
established in 1970. Its vision is to play a practical role in building
a civil society and caring community through the promotion and development
of volunteering.
New Zealand Federation of Voluntary Welfare Organisations
NZFVWO is an active network of social service organisations in New Zealand.
They provide a unique opportunity to be involved with strengthening community
services
and increasing the influence and power of the sector.
United Nations Volunteers
The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) program is a UN organisation supporting
human development globally by promoting volunteerism and by mobilising
volunteers. It is administered by UNDP and operates amidst growing
recognition.
Volunteerism makes important contributions, economically and socially,
to more cohesive societies by building trust and reciprocity among
citizens.
Volunteering Canada
The Canadian voluntary and not-for-profit sector is made up of more than
180,000 organisations, 6.5 million volunteers and 1.3 million paid
staff. Use Volunteering Canada to find out the facts and trends, read
the latest research, learn about national events, search the directory
of organisations, find answers to your questions and more.
Volunteer Centres Ireland
Volunteer Centres Ireland (VCI) is the national organisation with
responsibility for developing volunteering in Ireland nationally
and locally. VCI is a membership organization. It was established
in 2000-1 by the volunteer bureaux then in existence to co-operate
and network on any issue related to best practice in the operation
of volunteer centres and volunteering.
Volunteer Development Agency
- Northern Ireland
The Volunteer Development Agency is Northern Ireland's volunteering
site, offering information and advice on how to get volunteers, or become
a volunteer, in Northern Ireland. The site provides training, news and
legal advice for people wanting to volunteer.
Volunteer
Development Scotland
Scotland's centre for volunteering wants to learn about the 'Volunteering
Landscape' of Scotland, and serve within an international context as
the
National Centre of Excellence to appreciate and maximise the positive
impacts of volunteering on individuals, groups, organisations, communities
and society. The website has forums and online discussions, news and
events listings, and information for volunteers and volunteer organisations
in Scotland.
Volunteering
England
England's leading volunteering site provides information to help volunteer
organisations, and assistance to anyone wanting to volunteer in the UK.
Volunteer India
The People's Institute for Development and Training (PIDT) is an action
research institute focusing on realising humane, sustainable and egalitarian
societies. The website features news about issues facing India's
volunteering community, and also includes a registration service for
volunteers and organisations looking for volunteers.
Volunteering Ireland
Volunteering Ireland passionately believes volunteers can change the world. As a national volunteer development organisation they work to inspire, promote, support and celebrate volunteering in all its forms. Volunteering Ireland has been a leader in developing and building structures of support and infrastructure for volunteering in Ireland since 1997. The National office engages in a wide and comprehensive range of activities in all aspects of the development of volunteering and provides a high standard of training and support to the sector all over Ireland. Volunteering Ireland prides itself on its strong local program through the Dublin City North Volunteer Centre from which they offer supports and services at a local level and pilot new initiatives. Volunteering Ireland main work areas and commitments include: advocacy, research, social inclusion, organisational development and infrastructure development.
Volunteering Latin America
If you are looking for volunteering opportunities in Mexico, Central or South America then look no further ... Volunteer Latin America is an informative gateway to hundreds of environmental and humanitarian organisations throughout the region that provide a source of affordable voluntary work and internships.
Volunteering New Zealand
Volunteering New Zealand is the national peak body for volunteering in
NZ, incorporated in 2001. Their mission is to promote and publicise Volunteering
in New Zealand and to support members independent of the sector in which
they operate through lobbying and direct support.
The World Volunteer Web supports the volunteer community by serving as a global
clearing house for information and resources linked to volunteerism that can
be used for campaigning, advocacy and networking. It allows the community to
meet, share resources and coordinate activities to mobilize volunteer action
in support of the Millenium Development Goals.
Please note: These are external websites. The Centre for Volunteering is not responsible for the information, advice or business carried out by these organisations.