The Centre for Volunteering: Free Resources Returning to work resources Tips for Optimising Virtual Volunteering Returning Volunteer Programs and Volunteers during COVID-19 COVID-19 and Informal Volunteering Groups General COVID-19 Resources Responding to a Pandemic: A Practical Guide for Volunteer Involving […]
Mission Australia Youth Survey Now Open
The 2020 Mission Australia Youth Survey is now open. The Mission Australia Youth Survey is Australia’s largest online youth survey, providing a platform for young people aged 15 to 19 to ‘speak up’ about the issues that really concern them. […]
COVID-19 Emergency Volunteering
Volunteering can provide vital support to people in the community who are impacted in an emergency – that’s why we’ve launched a new emergency volunteering website calling on people to lend a hand during the COVID-19 public health emergency. We […]
Happy National Volunteer Week!
Happy National Volunteer Week to all our valued volunteers and volunteer managers. We at The Centre for Volunteering are grateful for your efforts, and this week is all about you! Please share the following video across any and all of […]
Free Job Advertising for NGOs
According to the Grattan Institute report, Shutdown: estimating the COVID-19 employment shock, we could see up to 26 per cent of Australian workers jobless as a direct result of the coronavirus shutdown – and those most susceptible to lose their jobs […]
Free support program launches to help social sector organisations reset
A free online support and advice program designed specifically for social purpose organisations has been launched, thanks to a new partnership between The Xfactor Collective and Equity Trustees. The program – RESET2020 – will be delivered through bi-weekly live broadcasts […]
Have your say: COVID-19 Impact on Volunteering Sector Survey
Accurate data is vital during a crisis. The Centre for Volunteering has worked with the Department of Communities and Justice to develop a survey for the Volunteering Sector to ascertain the state of volunteering in NSW. The data will be […]
Important notice about COVID-19 for our members and stakeholders
The Centre for Volunteering (The Centre) is committed to supporting our members and stakeholders in assisting to stop the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) disease by providing information to members, employees and volunteering communities at large about the ways to […]
Royal Commission into National Natural Disaster Arrangements
Sometimes referred to as the ‘Bushfires Royal Commission’, the Commission will examine coordination, preparedness for, response to and recovery from disasters as well as improving resilience and adapting to changing climatic conditions and mitigating the impact of natural disasters. The inquiry […]
Measure For Measure: Gender Equality in Australia
There are many intersecting factors contributing to the gender equality gap in Australia, and various government and non-government agencies engaged in monitoring and addressing them. Yet there is no comprehensive, independent tool by which Australia’s progress towards gender equity is […]