Government
Non-Government/Community
Government of South Australia Office for Volunteers
Helping South Australian volunteers build stronger communities through supporting, promoting and enhancing volunteering.
South Australian Volunteer Information Hub
Information on Volunteer Centres, State and Local Government agencies, key South Australian Volunteer organisations, and online volunteering search services.
Department for Victorian Communities
The Department for Victorian Communities (DVC) works with local people throughout Victoria with the mutual goal of strengthening communities.
NSW Department of Community Services
The NSW Department of Community Services (DoCS) works to build stronger families and communities.
NSW Community Builders
A NSW Government online resource helping local communities share ideas on how to enhance and strengthen their community.
Canberra - Community Development Unit
Part of the Housing and Community Services Division of the ACT’s Department of Disability, Housing and Community Services, the Community Development Unit has responsibility for implementing the Building a Stronger Community Flagship of the Canberra Social Plan.
Canberra Office of Multicultural Interests and Community Development
The Office of Multicultural Affairs promotes multiculturalism in the ACT by providing strategic advice to the Minister responsible for multicultural affairs on issues affecting people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
Queensland Get Involved - Community Engagement and the Queensland Government
The Queensland Government encourages individuals, groups and communities to be involved in the business of government. The Community Engagement and Development Policy Unit promotes genuine engagement with Queensland communities through its Community Engagement Improvement Strategy, Ministerial Regional Community Forums and numerous eDemocracy initiatives.
AusAID
The Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) works with governments, the United Nations, Australian companies and non-government organisations to design and establish projects which tackle the causes and consequences of poverty in developing countries, and to assist in sustainable development through overseas aid programs.
Volunteering for International Development from Australia
Volunteering for International Development (VIDA), part of the Australian Volunteer Program managed by AusAID, recruits, prepares and supports Austrlaiana who volunteer to work with people of other countries towards the sustainable development of their communities as part of Australia’s international development assistance program.
Australian Youth Ambassadors for Development Volunteer Program
The Australian Youth Ambassadors for Development (AYAD) program places skilled young Australian volunteers, aged 18-30, on short-term assignments in developing countries throughout Asia and the Pacific.
The Prime Minister’s Community Business Partnership
The Prime Minister’s Community Business Partnership is a group of prominent Australians from the community and business sectors, appointed by the Prime Minister to advise and assist the Government on issues of corporate social responsibility and community business collaboration.
Emergency Management Australia
Part of the Australian Government’s Attorney General’s Department, Emergency Management Australia provides national leadership in the development of measures to reduce risk to communities and manage the consequences of disaster.
Our Community – Centres for Excellence
A one-stop gateway for practical resources, support, and linkages between community networks and the general public, business and government to build capacity and strengthen Austrlaian communities.
Community & Business Partnerships Brokerage Service
Part of Our Community – Centres for Excellence, the Community and Partnerships Brokerage Service is for community groups and businesses who want to connect, make a difference and who want to find out more about forming community business partnerships.
Grantslink – Government Community Grants
GrantsLINK, managed by the Australian Government Department of Transport and Regional Services, is an online search facility providing information on all available Commonwealth grants.
Philanthropy Australia
Philanthropy Australia are a national peak body which facilitates, advocates, educates, communicates and promotes giving, and represents those who give to the community by offering representation, networking, services and information to members and others in the non-profit sector.
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Volunteering Australia
Australia’s National peak non-government volunteering organisation, Volunteering Australia offers information and advice on policy matters affecting volunteering, training and skills development materials and volunteers and volunteer organisations, access to its specialist volunteering library, and a free online volunteer recruitment service for those wanting to volunteer, and organisations seeking volunteers.
Go Volunteer
Go Volunteer, part of Volunteering Australia, provides information about volunteering and volunteer opportunities available, and free online advertising for not-for-profit community organisations looking for volunteers.
Indigenous Community Volunteers
Indigenous Community Volunteers (ICV) is an independent, not-for-profit company that offers support to Indigenous communities to pursue their community development goals by providing volunteers who can transfer their skills to approved short and medium term projects in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and organisations.
Pro Bono Australia's Volunteer Match
Pro Bono Australia’s Volunteer Match links Australia’s business and professional sectors with the community sector by matching skilled professional volunteers and not-for-profit organisations.
Australasian Volunteer Program Management
Australiasian Volunteer Program Management (OzVPM) is a resource, consultancy and training company specialising in volunteerism. OzVPM assists volunteer managers by providing support, professional development, resources about volunteerism and links with others working in the volunteering sector.
The Centre for Volunteering NSW
The Centre for Volunteering is the peak body in NSW working to advance volunteering and all forms of community participation.
Volunteering SA
Volunteering South Australia is the state’s peak, non-government body, providing leadership in promoting and advancing volunteering in South Australia, and offering a range of services, support and resources for volunteers and volunteer organisations.
Volunteering Queensland
Volunteering Queensland (VQ) is the state’s peak non-government body, representing the interests of volunteers and community volunteer organisations and working to encourage, recognise, promote and advocate for voluntary participation to benefit individuals and communities.
Volunteering Tasmania Inc
Volunteering Tasmania Inc is the state’s peak non-government body, providing leadership for the volunteering sector through a commitment to the creation of an environment which promotes and sustains effective volunteering by all people.
Australian Volunteers International
Australian Volunteers International (AVI) works to create a peaceful and just world through greater cross cultural understanding by recruiting, preparing and supporting Australians who volunteer to work towards sustainable development with communities worldwide.
St Vincent de Paul Society
The St Vincent de Paul Society's 40,000 members and volunteers work hard to assist people in need and combat social injustice across Australia. nternationally, the Society operates in 130 countries and has over 950,000 members.
Australasian Association of Volunteer Administrators
The Australiasian Association of Volunteer Administrators (AAVA) is a professional association for individual community members involved in managing volunteer programs in the Australiasain region including Australia and New Zealand. AAVA endeavours to build the volunteer management sector through the support, encouragement and recognition of people involved in leading volunteer programs.
Positive Outcomes – Corporate Social Responsibility
Positive Outcomes is an Australian based corporate social responsibility (CSR) advisory firm, helping organisations to realise their vision of being good corporate citizens by providing CSR strategies, programs and advice.
The Centre for Corporate Public Affairs
The Centre for Corporate Public Affairs is a membership based organisational connecting professionals working in corporate public affairs internationally and helping organisations and practitioners to build and apply corporate public affairs as a core management function through professional development programs and events.
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