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Finding the Balance: Community Protection Vs Individual Rights, Criminal History Checks for Volunteers (PDF, 679kb)
This booklet offers advice on how to use criminal history information appropriately when recruiting volunteers to avoid discrimination, protect the community and still maintain a strong volunteer resource for your organisation.
Employee Volunteering & Corporate Social Responsibility: A Guide to Employee Volunteering - May 2005 (PDF, 3526kb)
Produced to assist organisations to develop, implement and evaluate an employee volunteering program as part of a commitment to corporate social responsibility. The guide offers guidance, alternatives and resources for the successful planning of a volunteering program. Published by the Volunteering Secretariat.
Revisiting the Vision 2004: Valuing Volunteering – A Shared Vision (PDF, 1.2MB)
A revisitation of Valuing Volunteering – A Shared Vision (2002) to celebrate volunteering achievements, identify new issues and future directions, and renew a commitment to the Valuing Volunteering goals and objectives. Published by the Volunteering Secretariat. (PDF, 1.2Mb)
Revisiting the Vision 2004: Valuing Volunteering – A Shared Vision – Summary 2005-2007 (PDF, 309kb)This summary document outlines goals for Government and the community to work towards in 2005-2007, addressing ongoing challenges, providing a practical framework for volunteering and highlighting volunteer contributions to the WA community. Published by the Volunteering Secretariat.
Valuing Volunteering – A Shared Vision – December 2002 (PDF, 279kb)
The Shared Vision sets out a framework for the volunteering community to support volunteers in their role, and works towards the achievement of goals which aim to address issues impacting on the active participation of volunteers. Published by the Volunteering Secretariat.
Guide to Employee Volunteering: An evolving resource for public sector agencies (Word, 364kb)
A guide for WA agencies to develop, implement and evaluate employee volunteer programs. Published by the Volunteering Secretariat.
Guidelines for Successful Partnerships Between Public Sector Agencies and Volunteers
The Guidelines for Public Sector Agencies Working with Volunteers are designed to assist in the development of agency-specific policies for achieving effective volunteer partnerships in the public sector. Developed by the Volunteering Secretariat , published via Premier's Circular, Department of Premier and Cabinet. Includes a background discussion paper.
Guidelines (Word, 369kb) (PDF, 183kb)
Discussion Paper (Word, 474kb) (PDF, 425kb)
WAVE (PDF, 1987Kb)
WAVE is a condensed training program aiming to increase the confidence of individuals and organisations in the management of volunteers. WAVE is designed to outline the most critical aspects that a busy or unpaid person managing a community organisation needs to understand to ensure their volunteer program is efficient and effective. Manual (PDF, 1987Kb)
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National Standards for Involving Volunteers in Not for Profit Organisations
The National Standards for Involving Volunteers in Not for Profit Organisations promote a model of best practice in volunteer involvement, focussing on policies and procedures, management responsibilities, recruitment, work and the workplace, training and development, service delivery, documentation and continuous improvement. Published by Volunteering Australia.
Running the Risk? A Risk Management Tool for Volunteer Involving Organisations
A practical tool to assist volunteer involving organisations identify their risks and implement effective strategies for managing those risks. Published by Volunteering Australia. (PDF, 1.1Mb)
Volunteering Policy Consultation Framework
How stakeholders in the volunteering sector can contribute to the development of volunteering policy. Published by Volunteering Australia. (PDF, 2Mb)
Corporate Volunteering Handbook: A handbook for corporations and business
A introductory handbook, guide and resource for corporations and businesses wishing to investigate models of community/business partnering or implement employee volunteering programs. Published by Volunteer South West (PDF, 906kb)
Corporate Shares, Community Profits – A guide to engaging your employees
The what how and why of corporate employee volunteering. Published by Volunteering Australia. (PDF, 1.15Mb)
The ABC of VRCs – 2001
A “how to” guide for people wanting to set up their own Volunteer Resource/ Referral Centre. Published by Volunteering WA. (Word, 584kb)
Volunteer Resource Manual – 2003
A manual incorporating best practice standards in the management of volunteer-involving programs. Published by Volunteering WA. (PDF, 464kb)
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