Research & Resources

a) Corporate Volunteering Research Project

The Centre for Volunteering is currently conducting a corporate or employee volunteering research project funded by The Westpac Foundation: A frontier of opportunity: Critical success factors of employee volunteering programs for the small-to-medium not-for-profit sector.

Goals and aims

The goal of this project is to assist small-to-medium, not-for-profit organisations make best use of the opportunities an effective Corporate Volunteering Program (CVP) presents to them.

The aim is to create an economically sustainable CVP that produces and disseminates appropriate electronic and print resources, training packages and support structures for not-for-profits. This will be done by piloting a case study approach that identifies and tests the validity of critical success factors of CVPs.

Findings will first provide a reputable and comparative research method that can be tested. Second, these case studies will be used as examples in training packages delivered through the School of Volunteer Management with appropriate resources, and models for support structures to not-for-profits.

Outcomes

The short-term outcome is to identify critical success factors of CVPs in NSW for not-for-profits. These findings will be used to produce and disseminate relevant and accessible resources and training packages on CVPs benefiting both the corporate sector and not-for-profits.

In the short term, volunteering organisations will access training and support to develop sustainable CVPs. The long-term impact is to increase the number and quality of small-to-medium not-for-profits that can benefit from CVPs in NSW.

Support and participation

If you would like to participate please phone Tony Frew (02) 8267 6320 or email tfrew@volunteering.com.au

b) Corporate Volunteering Publications

The following Corporate Volunteering publications are available in our comprehensive Corporate Volunteering Resources Kit (see Corporate Volunteering Consultancy):

• Corporate Volunteering Survey (Volunteering Australia, 2006)
• Insurance & Risk Management for Corporate Volunteers (Volunteering Australia, 2006)
• Passion People – How Community Engagement Positvely Impacts Employee Performance (Cavill + Co, 2004)
• Running the Risk (Volunteering Australia, 2003)
• Community Shares Community Profits – A Guide to Engaging Corporate Volunteers (Volunteering Australia, 2003)
• Community Shares Community Profits – A Guide to Engaging Your Employees (Volunteering Australia, 2003)