10 June 2025
Protect, Preserve, Progress Volunteering in NSW The Centre for Volunteering was pleased to welcome almost 300 delegates across all sites for the 2025 Volunteering NSW State Conference. We thank everyone involved for making this year’s conference such an informative and positively received event. Some highlights: Guests were welcomed to the conference on Gadigal Land...
22 May 2025
Connecting Communities The Centre for Volunteering marked the beginning of National Volunteer Week with the 2025 National Volunteer Week Forum. This is an annual event held at NSW Parliament House, with dozens of volunteers, volunteer leaders and supporters of the sector coming together to celebrate and reflect on the importance of volunteering. This year marks...
22 May 2025
National Reconciliation Week 2025 Men’s Health Week Event Packs World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 2025 Supporting NAIDOC Toolkit Cancer Screening Project Your Rights at Retirement NSW Ageing and Disability Abuse Helpline Artificial Intelligence and Not-For-Profit Organisations Disaster Legal Toolkit GambleAware resources for veterans and their families Making it easier to navigate the NDIS Social Sector...
21 May 2025
2025 State of Volunteering Survey Launched in NSW Following the release of the landmark report: A Snapshot of Volunteering in Australia, volunteer managers across New South Wales are now being called on to make their voices heard in the 2025 NSW State of Volunteering Survey. The Snapshot report is based on data from the 2023...
20 May 2025
Meet Pink Sari Inc Tell us about Pink Sari Inc, what is your mission? Pink Sari Inc is driven by a passionate team of volunteers, dedicated to reducing the impact of cancer within South Asian communities in Australia. Pink Sari’s mission is to lessen the impact of cancer in South Asian communities through education, information,...
20 May 2025
Meet PlantingSeeds Tell us about PlantingSeeds. What is your mission? PlantingSeeds Projects aims to support biodiversity through ‘corridors of regeneration and education’. Focusing on pollinators and plants and the 90 per cent of Australians who live in urban areas, it engages youth and adults in planting, biodiversity audits and habitat construction for bees, birds and other...
19 March 2025
Browse a range of resources for volunteer leaders, including: Preventing Sexual Harassment in the Workplace New Record Keeping Requirements for Charities New Reforms for Deductible Gift Recipient Organisations Assess your Deductible Gift (DGR) Status Simplifying Fundraising Rules for Australian Charities Mapping Social Cohesion Report Refugee Council of Australia Report on Social Cohesion Not-For-Profit Blueprint How...
1 March 2025
The Centre’s partnership with Hall & Wilcox provides some members of The Centre with access to pro bono legal assistance from Hall & Wilcox, right across the state. Pro Bono Legal Assistance Industry areas include: Banking and finance Debt recovery Employment and Workplace relations Financial services Insurance Litigation and dispute resolutions Migration services Privacy Regulatory...
21 February 2025
Browse a range of resources for volunteer leaders, including: International Women’s Day 2025 NSW Women’s Week 2025 NSW Youth Week 2025 Social Media and Your Organisation Not-for-Profit Sector Development Blueprint Disaster Legal Toolkit Artificial Intelligence and Not-For-Profits Seven Habits of Successful Grant Seekers Cancer Screening Awareness Project NSW Multicultural Centre for Women’s and Family Safety...
13 December 2024
The Centre for Volunteering is pleased to announce the 29 recipients of the Strong and Resilient Communities Activity (SARC) – Community Support – Small Grants for Volunteer Involving Organisations. Organisations were able to apply for grants ($10,000 – $20,000) for one-off, time limited projects that build volunteer management capability, and help the organisation to support...
11 December 2024
The work of emergency services volunteers will be recognised and celebrated under a new Emergency Volunteer of the Year Award. The Award is being supported by the NSW Government and delivered as part of the NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards which are run by the Centre for Volunteering – the peak body for the...
10 December 2024
A former social worker, who now gives all her time to restoring the lives of women impacted by addiction, family violence and trauma, has been named the 2024 NSW Volunteer of the Year. Kate Cleary has spent much of the past decade establishing a rural charity that has helped dozens of women on a journey...