Free volunteer management tools

Free Volunteer Management Training

The Centre for Volunteering has a number of free Professional Development sessions coming up. These sessions are intended to support you and your volunteer organisation, as well as help you develop and grow your programs. The upcoming sessions include the following:

• Fostering an Inclusive and Diverse Workplace. 28 April, 12:30 – 1:30 pm.
• Rethinking Volunteer Recruitment. 26 May, 12:30 – 1:30 pm.
• Addressing Volunteer Motivations through Virtual Volunteering. 23 June, 12:30 – 1:30 pm.
• National Police Checks. 21 July, 12:30 – 1:30 pm.
• Embracing Youth Volunteering. 25 August, 12:30 – 1:30 pm.

You can read more about The Centre for Volunteerings Professional Development sessions here.

Free Volunteer Management Resources

We also offer a number of free resources to assist in both your day to day activities and your organisational planning, including:

• Volunteer Management Handbook, which contains best practice resources, materials, and customisable templates, aligned to the National Standards for Volunteer involvement.
• COVID-19 Portal, which contains resources, webinar recordings and links that have been curated and collated to help navigate the ever-changing COVID-19 requirements.

You can find further resources here inlcuding:

• Volunteer Management Help Desk – get free reliable advice from our sector experts
• Cost of Volunteering Calculator – Fully compliant tool for calculating the average hourly part-time wage of any person based on their age plus costs
• National Police Check – for NSW residents aged 14 years for the purpose of employment, visa, adoption, student placement, admission as a volunteer
• The National Standards for Volunteer Involvement – tools and resources to demonstrate compliance to the Standards.
• NSW State of Volunteering Report – an indepth analysis into the volunteering in NSW landscape.

Check out the latest grants, funding opportunities and sector news here.

Volunteer Referral Service (VRS)

The Centre for Volunteering offers members the option to list volunteer roles with our Volunteer Referral Service (VRS) for free*, to assist in finding suitable, high-quality volunteers. The VRS team will work closely with you to understand and meet your organisation’s needs. You can read more about the Volunteer Referral Service here.

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* The Volunteer Referral Service is free for members of The Centre for Volunteering.