ReadyReading
HomelessConnect
Access our growing library of resources on all aspects of volunteering and volunteer management.
Australia Institute of Company Directors
Guides Local Government in developing their Spontaneous Volunteer Management Sub Plan and outlines key considerations and example text.
Volunteering Queensland
Blue Card Services
Volunteering Australia
VolunteerPro
Justice Connect - Not-for-Profit Law
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.
OurCommunity.com.au
International Association for Volunteer Effort
Australian Seniors Insurance Agency
UN Volunteers
Department of Fire and Emergency Services (WA)
McCrindle
Volunteering and Contact ACT
Dr Megan Paull
Cess van den Bos
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.
SEEK Volunteer
Queensland Legislation
Centre for Social Impact
Giving Australia
NRMA Insurance has launched The Help Economy™, an inaugural report revealing that in 2020 Australians provided $30 billion dollars of unpaid help to friends, family, or their communities.
Volunteer Scotland
ABC Mid North Coast
Provides an overview on the key points to consider when debriefing Spontaneous Volunteers.
QUT
Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre
ABC News
Queensland Government Statistician's Office
Justice Connect - Not-for-profit Law
Establishes the principles, outcomes, roles, responsibilities, and relationships between Local Governments and organisations responsible for the management of Spontaneous Volunteers.
Leaders of Health Volunteer Engagement (LOHVE) Network
Volunteering Tasmania
QLeave
Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
ACNC
QUT The Australian Centre for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies
New Local Government Network
Justice Connect Not-for-profit Law
Provides an overview on the key points to consider when briefing Spontaneous Volunteers.
Volunteering Victoria
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).
Supports organisations in planning for the use of Volunteer Reception and Registration Centres within their Spontaneous Volunteer operations.
Australian Red Cross, and Emergency Services Queensland
Cultural & Indigenous Research Centre Australia
Deloitte
Supports organisations in capturing information associated with volunteer tasks including task description, risk assessment, screening, induction, briefing, support, debriefing, recognition, and supervision strategies.
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.
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.
Australian Red Cross
United Nations Volunteers (UNV)
Volunteering WA
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.
Voluntare
Australian Government
Grant Thornton and University of Western Australia
Murdoch University
Interchange Incorporate, the University of Melbourne, Department of Health and Human Services
Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience
NRMA Insurance
Queensland Government
Community Services Industry Alliance
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.
Queensland Government - Blue Card Services
Queensland Family & Child Commission
International Olympic Committee Olympic Studies Centre
Mark C Schultz and Stephen Lake
Stanford Social Innovation Review
Corporate Volunteering
Pallative Care Queensland
US – Tobi Johnson
US – Susan Ellis
Inclusive Volunteering
Defines the role and responsibilities of the Spontaneous Volunteer Manager, who has overall responsibility for the management of Spontaneous Volunteers within their organisation.
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.
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.
UWA Research Group, University of Western Australia
MoVE (Mobilising Volunteers Effectively), Universities of Sheffield, Hull and Leeds
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.
International Association for Volunteer Effort (IAVE)
Queensland Consolidated Acts
QCOSS
