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