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Access our growing library of resources on all aspects of volunteering and volunteer management.
Volunteering Queensland
QLeave
Provides a checklist for organisations managing Spontaneous Volunteers to ensure they can effectively harness the energy of Spontaneous Volunteers in the preparation, response, and recovery phases of an emergency.
Mark C Schultz and Stephen Lake
Australian Seniors Insurance Agency
QUT
Community Services Industry Alliance
United Nations Volunteers (UNV)
US – Susan Ellis
Volunteering Australia
Defines the role and responsibilities of the LDCC Volunteer Coordinator who will have primary responsibility for the coordination of Spontaneous Volunteer operations within the coordinated response.
Giving Australia
Guides Local Government in developing their Spontaneous Volunteer Management Sub Plan and outlines key considerations and example text.
ABC Mid North Coast
McCrindle
Volunteering and Contact ACT
Volunteering Tasmania
Provides an overview on the key points to consider when debriefing Spontaneous Volunteers.
Provides a series of recommended social media posts to use at various stages of response and recovery to support messages regarding the need or non-need for volunteer assistance.
Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience
International Olympic Committee Olympic Studies Centre
MoVE (Mobilising Volunteers Effectively), Universities of Sheffield, Hull and Leeds
New Local Government Network
International Association for Volunteer Effort
Australia Institute of Company Directors
Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Assists Local Government in identifying the best model for the management of Spontaneous Volunteers in the local government area. Includes information on who manages liability and insurance based on the model selected.
Volunteer Scotland
Queensland Government
Defines the role and responsibilities of the Spontaneous Volunteer Manager, who has overall responsibility for the management of Spontaneous Volunteers within their organisation.
Provides an overview of the key information to collect when a volunteer registers with an organisation and defines the relationship between the organisation and volunteer.
NRMA Insurance
Assists Local Government to undertake a high-level assessment of the possible tasks Spontaneous Volunteers could undertake following a disaster in their community. This high-level scope helps inform the best model for their local area regarding the management of Spontaneous Volunteers.
ABC News
Volunteering Victoria
Australian Red Cross
Provides an overview on the key points to consider when briefing Spontaneous Volunteers.
Leaders of Health Volunteer Engagement (LOHVE) Network
Queensland Government Statistician's Office
Australian Red Cross, and Emergency Services Queensland
Department of Fire and Emergency Services (WA)
Justice Connect - Not-for-profit Law
Blue Card Services
VolunteerPro
Defines the role and responsibilities of Team Leader – Spontaneous Volunteers, who supervise and oversee the work of their team of Spontaneous Volunteers in providing support to the disaster affected community.
Cultural & Indigenous Research Centre Australia
Australian Government
Outlines the agreed roles and responsibilities of Volunteering Queensland and the respective Local Government Authority in the activation and use of Emergency Volunteering – Community Response to Extreme Weather (EV CREW).
Queensland Consolidated Acts
Murdoch University
Deloitte
Queensland Legislation
US – Tobi Johnson
Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre
UWA Research Group, University of Western Australia
Volunteering WA
Queensland Government - Blue Card Services
OurCommunity.com.au
Pallative Care Queensland
Queensland Family & Child Commission
Supports organisations in capturing information associated with volunteer tasks including task description, risk assessment, screening, induction, briefing, support, debriefing, recognition, and supervision strategies.
International Association for Volunteer Effort (IAVE)
Cess van den Bos
Voluntare
SEEK Volunteer
Dr Megan Paull
NRMA Insurance has launched The Help Economy™, an inaugural report revealing that in 2020 Australians provided $30 billion dollars of unpaid help to friends, family, or their communities.
Justice Connect - Not-for-Profit Law
Provides a checklist for Local Government to guide them through their responsibilities regarding Spontaneous Volunteers in the preparation, response, and recovery phases of an emergency to ensure Spontaneous Volunteers can be effectively deployed in their local area.
Stanford Social Innovation Review
Interchange Incorporate, the University of Melbourne, Department of Health and Human Services
Inclusive Volunteering
Establishes the principles, outcomes, roles, responsibilities, and relationships between Local Governments and organisations responsible for the management of Spontaneous Volunteers.
Provides checklists for use by Local Government and other organisations managing Spontaneous Volunteers to ensure they can effectively harness the energy of Spontaneous Volunteers in the preparation, response, and recovery phases of an emergency.
Supports organisations in planning for the use of Volunteer Reception and Registration Centres within their Spontaneous Volunteer operations.
Corporate Volunteering
QUT The Australian Centre for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies
ACNC
QCOSS
Grant Thornton and University of Western Australia
Centre for Social Impact
Assists organisations responsible for the management of Spontaneous Volunteers with establishing an Operational Plan to clearly articulate how Spontaneous Volunteers will be utilised and managed when the need arises.
Justice Connect Not-for-profit Law
UN Volunteers
