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HomelessConnect
Access our growing library of resources on all aspects of volunteering and volunteer management.
Giving Australia
Volunteering Queensland
Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
SEEK Volunteer
Volunteering Victoria
Volunteering WA
Justice Connect Not-for-profit Law
Justice Connect - Not-for-profit Law
Mark C Schultz and Stephen Lake
Department of Fire and Emergency Services (WA)
International Association for Volunteer Effort
Community Services Industry Alliance
Blue Card Services
Justice Connect - Not-for-Profit Law
Australian Red Cross, and Emergency Services Queensland
Volunteering and Contact ACT
QLeave
McCrindle
Defines the role and responsibilities of the Spontaneous Volunteer Manager, who has overall responsibility for the management of Spontaneous Volunteers within their organisation.
VolunteerPro
Volunteer Scotland
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.
QUT
ABC Mid North Coast
Murdoch University
Leaders of Health Volunteer Engagement (LOHVE) Network
Centre for Social Impact
Interchange Incorporate, the University of Melbourne, Department of Health and Human Services
Volunteering Australia
ABC News
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.
Australian Government
UN Volunteers
UWA Research Group, University of Western Australia
Australian Seniors Insurance Agency
Supports organisations in planning for the use of Volunteer Reception and Registration Centres within their Spontaneous Volunteer operations.
Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience
MoVE (Mobilising Volunteers Effectively), Universities of Sheffield, Hull and Leeds
QCOSS
Dr Megan Paull
Queensland Government
Guides Local Government in developing their Spontaneous Volunteer Management Sub Plan and outlines key considerations and example text.
International Association for Volunteer Effort (IAVE)
New Local Government Network
Volunteering Tasmania
Queensland Legislation
Establishes the principles, outcomes, roles, responsibilities, and relationships between Local Governments and organisations responsible for the management of Spontaneous Volunteers.
Australia Institute of Company Directors
Corporate Volunteering
Australian Red Cross
Cess van den Bos
Queensland Family & Child Commission
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).
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.
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.
Stanford Social Innovation Review
Cultural & Indigenous Research Centre Australia
Supports organisations in capturing information associated with volunteer tasks including task description, risk assessment, screening, induction, briefing, support, debriefing, recognition, and supervision strategies.
Provides an overview on the key points to consider when debriefing Spontaneous Volunteers.
Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre
NRMA Insurance
Queensland Government - Blue Card Services
US – Tobi Johnson
OurCommunity.com.au
United Nations Volunteers (UNV)
QUT The Australian Centre for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies
Provides an overview on the key points to consider when briefing Spontaneous Volunteers.
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.
Deloitte
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.
US – Susan Ellis
ACNC
Queensland Government Statistician's Office
Inclusive Volunteering
Pallative Care Queensland
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.
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.
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.
International Olympic Committee Olympic Studies Centre
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.
Voluntare
Queensland Consolidated Acts
Grant Thornton and University of Western Australia
