National Volunteer Week (NVW) is Australia’s largest annual celebration of volunteers. From Monday 17th to Sunday 23rd May 2021, NVW will celebrate the significant contribution of Australia’s almost six million volunteers. Each year these volunteers dedicate over 600 million hours to help others. The theme for NVW 2021 is Recognise. Reconnect. Reimagine. which acknowledges that it is time to: RECOGNISE, celebrate and thank volunteers […]
Community Building Partnership Grants Open
Community Building Partnership 2021 grant round are now open. Need help funding a community infrastructure project? The Community Building Partnership (CBP) 2021 program will be offering grants for projects that promote community inclusion. CBP will consider funding requests between $5000 and $150,000 for […]
Small Business & Not-for-profit Fees and Charges Rebate
If you are a sole trader, the owner of a small business or a not-for-profit organisation in NSW, you may be eligible for a small business fees and charges rebate of $1,500. This rebate helps businesses recover from the impacts […]
COVID-19 Resources
Australian Government: Free Resources and Information NEW: Priority groups for COVID-19 Vaccination Program NEW: COVID-19 vaccination – Resource pack for residential aged care NSW Government: Free Resources Gathering Safely: Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) guidelines for seniors My Business’s COVIDSafe Plan NSW […]
Social Sector Transformation Fund
The NSW Government 2020–21 Budget announced the Social Sector Transformation Fund with an allocation of $50 million. The Fund will provide grants to small and medium-sized charities and not-for-profits working in health and social service to help them modernise their […]
NSW FLOOD CRISIS – HOW TO FIND HELP
For Flood Affected Community Members: To assist those affected by the floods throughout NSW to find the necessary help please see the following links to helpful information and access to relevant agencies. Recovery Centres in NSW – locations and services […]
How the National Standards helped one council’s volunteer programs to flourish
Coordinating 13 volunteer programs with 800 regular volunteers and up to 1,000 one-off event volunteers is no small job. Implementing the National Standards for Volunteer Involvement has seen volunteer coordination become a much smoother experience and produced better outcomes for […]
2021 Volunteer Grants
The Australian Government is inviting organisations via a restricted non-competitive process to apply for a Volunteer Grant under the Families and Communities Program – Volunteer Grants Activity in 2021. The 2021 Volunteer Grants round begins with a call for Expressions […]
New South Wales State of Volunteering Report
The Centre for Volunteering, in partnership with the Department of Communities and Justice, is excited to be producing the inaugural New South Wales State of Volunteering report. This report will provide an empirical evidence base from which the value and impact of volunteering […]
Landmark Report: NSW Social Services Sector at a Tipping Point
The NSW social services sector, which employs more than 230,000 people, and provides care to more than 1 million people per year, has reached a crossroads according to an alarming new report. The report from Equity Economics, commissioned by NCOSS […]