16 March 2020
To download the full Research Briefing Paper please click here. Volunteering Australia commissioned the Australian National University (ANU) Centre for Social Research and Methods to undertake analysis of the experience of volunteers during COVID-19 to date. Their analysis draws on the ANUpoll which involves a regular survey of around 3000 Australians that produces nationally representative...
6 November 2019
A toolbox that empowers organisations to evaluate their social impact in a way that is reliable, accessible & free! When it comes to evaluating social impact only a minority of organisations in Australia are currently equipped to meet the expectations of funders and other stakeholders. UTS Business School and Community Sector Banking have released a...
10 June 2019
The Centre for Volunteering has registered with the NSW Police Force to offer individual volunteers a National Police Check at a reduced rate of $15.00. You will need to complete an expression of interest with The Centre for Volunteering through the link list below in the ‘How to apply’ section. Once completed and processed, a...
8 May 2019
Following the publication of the Community Council of Australia’s (CCA) first report in 1916, this second report released last Tuesday starts with a simple question: What kind of Australia do we want to live in? The Community Council for Australia (CCA) has been framing new policy platforms for the future of the Australian charities and...
14 March 2019
The peak body for volunteering in NSW is calling on all political parties to provide greater support and recognition for the state’s two million volunteers to help grow volunteering and build strong and healthy communities. The Centre for Volunteering has written to the major parties contesting the NSW Election asking them to outline their plans...
14 February 2019
Closing the Gap Report Announcement Today in Parliament, The Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, released the Closing the Gap report. Closing the Gap began in response to a call for governments to commit to achieving equality for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in health and life expectancy within a generation. It is the story of a...
12 February 2019
2019 State Election priorities to grow volunteering in NSW The Centre for Volunteering has released a blueprint to help grow volunteering in NSW and build strong, healthy and well connected communities across the state. As we approach the next NSW Election, the plan will help guide the NSW Government and all Members of Parliament on...
27 November 2018
Hear from Denise North, Principal Consultant and Accredited Coach with Executive Central and Gemma Rygate, CEO of The Centre for Volunteering talk about The Centre for Volunteering and the key trends in the volunteering sector. In this interview Denise North and Gemma Rygate discuss: The Centre for Volunteering and it’s role as the peak body...
23 November 2018
A report released today by Australia’s largest food relief organisation, Foodbank, reveals that an alarming 4 million Australians have experienced food insecurity in the past 12 months. The report exposes a growing problem in country areas where, during the past 12 months, 1.5 million Australians have experienced the uncertainty of not knowing where their next...
19 November 2018
In 2010 the Productivity Commission (PC) reported that on best estimates more than 5 million Australians volunteered in 2007, 88% of them with not for profit organisations, contributing over 135 million hours with an estimated value of $14.6 billion in a single year. Around two thirds of those who volunteer do so with NFPs that...
28 August 2018
Outstanding volunteers from Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs honoured at NSW Volunteer of the Year Award ceremony Volunteers from across Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs were today recognised for their outstanding contribution to volunteering in NSW, at a special ceremony in Randwick. The NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards is an annual event run by The Centre for Volunteering...
24 June 2018
The National Volunteering Conference 2018, was held at the International Convention Centre, Sydney, from 20-22 June 2018. Hosted by Volunteering Australia, and supported by Territory peak partner Volunteering and Contact ACT, the overall theme for the Conference, attended by more than 650 delegates, was ignite, invigorate and inspire. The range of topics covered over the...