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Information on recruiting staff and volunteers for community groups. Includes information on job vacancies and other opportunities in the Community Sector.

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ATO - Non-Profit - Employees & other workers [YOU WILL NOW LEAVE THE community.gov.au WEBSITE]

Description

If your organisation has employees, you need to know about the PAYG withholding system and other responsibilities listed on this page. Information is also provided on dealings with volunteers and contract workers who provide services to your organisation.

Author

Australian Government - Australian Taxation Office


Australian VolunteerSearch [YOU WILL NOW LEAVE THE community.gov.au WEBSITE]

Description

The Australian VolunteerSearch website helps individuals who are looking for volunteer work and helps organisations who are seeking volunteers.

Author

Australian Government - Department of Employment and Workplace Relations


business.gov.au - the Australian Government Business Gateway [YOU WILL NOW LEAVE THE community.gov.au WEBSITE]

Description

The business.gov.au (previously the Business Portal) website is an online government resource for the Australian business community. By using business.gov.au businesses are able to comply with government requirements more simply and conveniently.
We provide a wide range of services and information about start-up, taxation, licensing and legislation, as well as significant transactions such as ABN Lookup, taxation compliance and licence applications. This is one of several Australian Government customer-focused portals providing access to services and information, arranged around a single entry point www.australia.gov.au.

Author

Australian Government - Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research


ActNow, NSW [YOU WILL NOW LEAVE THE community.gov.au WEBSITE]

Description

ActNow is an internet based matching service designed to foster volunteering and community involvement with young people. actnow.com.au offers online matching of volunteer opportunities, online information, profiles of what volunteers are doing and links to the community.

Author

Community Organisation - The Inspire Foundation


Australasian Association of Volunteer Administrators (AAVA) [YOU WILL NOW LEAVE THE community.gov.au WEBSITE]

Description

AAVA is a professional association for individuals across all sections of the community who are involved with managing volunteer programs within the Australasian region, including Australia and New Zealand. AAVA is concerned with 'building the sector' through the support, encouragement and recognition of people involved in leading volunteer programs.

Author

Community Organisation - Australasian Association of Volunteer Administrators Inc.


Australian Conservation Fund - Volunteers [YOU WILL NOW LEAVE THE community.gov.au WEBSITE]

Description

ACF welcomes the involvement of volunteers

Author

Community Organisation - Australian Conservation Council


Brotherhood of St Laurence Employment Opportunities, Victoria [YOU WILL NOW LEAVE THE community.gov.au WEBSITE]

Description

Offers free recruitment services to employers.
The Brotherhood's group training company, STEP can further assist if you are looking for an apprentice or trainee.

Author

Peak Body - Brotherhood of St Laurence


communityNet NSW: Employment Vacancies in the Community Sector [YOU WILL NOW LEAVE THE community.gov.au WEBSITE]

Description

The NSW Communitynet website allows jobseekers to search for a job and for non-profit organisations to post their vacancies.

Author

Community Organisation - TRI Community Exchange Inc


City of Nedlands Volunteer Service & Referral Centre, Western Australia [YOU WILL NOW LEAVE THE community.gov.au WEBSITE]

Description

The City of Nedlands Volunteer Service & Referral Centre offers membership to not-for-profit agencies seeking volunteer involvement and a free referral service for individuals' looking for opportunities to volunteer.

Author

Local Government - City of Nedlands


Community Skillsbank, Victoria [YOU WILL NOW LEAVE THE community.gov.au WEBSITE]

Description

Community Skillsbank, serving north-east Victoria, is a way for Volunteers and Community Organisations to connect and exchange skills.

Author

Educational Institution - The Centre, Wangaratta and Benalla


Corporate Volunteering Handbook [YOU WILL NOW LEAVE THE community.gov.au WEBSITE]

Description

This handbook provides an introduction, guide and resource for corporations and businesses in investigating models of community/business partnerships and in developing employee volunteering programs.

Author

Community Organisation - Volunteer South West


Curtin Volunteers, Western Australia [YOU WILL NOW LEAVE THE community.gov.au WEBSITE]

Description

CV! is a student-run, non-profit organisation that aims to get Curtin University students, staff and any other willing individual involved in the community through volunteer work.

Author

Educational Institution - Curtin University


Employee Volunteering & Corporate Social Responsibility: A Guide to Employee Volunteering, Western Australia [YOU WILL NOW LEAVE THE community.gov.au WEBSITE]

Description

This Guide has been developed to assist organisations in both the public and private sectors to devlop, implement and evaluate an employee volunteering program as part of a commitment to contribute to the community. It is full of alternative models to consider, resources to utilise and step by step checklists to assist in planning.

Author

State Government - Western Australian Office for Seniors' Interests and Volunteering


Employee Volunteering Guide, NSW [YOU WILL NOW LEAVE THE community.gov.au WEBSITE]

Description

Produced by the NSW Premier's Department, the Employee Volunteering Guide aims to be a practical resource for company and not-for-profit organisations interested in employee volunteering in the community.

Author

State Government - NSW Premier's Department


field (furthering inclusive learning and development), Victoria [YOU WILL NOW LEAVE THE community.gov.au WEBSITE]

Description

At field we promote and model a culture of learning for people with disability, the disability services workforce and the community to create a more inclusive society.

Author

Community Organisation - field


goodcompany, ACT, NSW, Victoria and Western Australia [YOU WILL NOW LEAVE THE community.gov.au WEBSITE]

Description

goodcompany exists to help put young professionals in
contact with community organisations seeking assistance with specific one-off needs and projects.
We know that many young professionals are 'time poor', so we focus on making you aware of individual short-term
projects you can help community groups complete.

Author

Community Organisation - goodcompany Foundation


GoVolunteer [YOU WILL NOW LEAVE THE community.gov.au WEBSITE]

Description

GoVolunteer is an initiative of Volunteering Australia. GoVolunteer makes it easy to find suitable opportunities with a wide range of not-for-profit organisations. GoVolunteer also provides FREE internet advertising for not-for-profit community organisations looking for volunteers.

Author

Community Organisation - Volunteering Australia


Hunter Volunteer Centre Inc. [YOU WILL NOW LEAVE THE community.gov.au WEBSITE]

Description

An online resource for Hunter based community organisations and persons in the Newcastle region interested in volunteering.

Author

Community Organisation - Hunter Volunteer Centre Inc.


I can do that - Victoria's Volunteering Portal [YOU WILL NOW LEAVE THE community.gov.au WEBSITE]

Description

The portal is a one-stop shop of volunteering resources throughout the state, and brings together a wealth of information for volunteers and volunteer organisations.

Author

State Government - Victorian Department of Planning and Community Development


Indigenous Community Volunteers (ICV) [YOU WILL NOW LEAVE THE community.gov.au WEBSITE]

Description

Indigenous Community Volunteers (ICV) is an independent, not-for-profit company that offers support to Indigenous communities to pursue their community development goals in their own way. ICV matches skilled volunteers with approved short to medium term projects. Communities and organisations choose the most suitable volunteer for their project.

Author

Community Organisation - Indigenous Community Volunteers


Interlock Employee Assistance Program, Queensland [YOU WILL NOW LEAVE THE community.gov.au WEBSITE]

Description

Interlock is a not for profit charitable organisation set up specifically for the purpose of introducing and maintaining Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs) within organisations within Queensland. An EAP is a strategy for assisting employees and their families with personal and work related problems difficulties and concerns which they may experience from time to time.

Author

Community Organisation - Alcohol and Drug Foundation - Qld


Jobseeker Online Employment Service [YOU WILL NOW LEAVE THE community.gov.au WEBSITE]

Description

Jobseeker is a targeted employment website, focused solely on jobs in government, human services and the community and not-for-profit sector.

Author

Community Organisation - InfoXchange


Kalgoorlie Boulder Volunteer Centre (KBVC), Western Australia [YOU WILL NOW LEAVE THE community.gov.au WEBSITE]

Description

The Kalgoorlie Boulder Volunteer Centre assists volunteers to find positions that are both interesting to the volunteers and suit their qualifications and experience.

Author

Community Organisation - Kalgoorlie Boulder Volunteer Centre


Melville Volunteer Resource Centre, Western Australia [YOU WILL NOW LEAVE THE community.gov.au WEBSITE]

Description

Our service assists with:
Connecting locals with volunteering resources;
Providing resources and support to potential volunteers;
Providing information, support and resources to Volunteer Coordinators and groups involving volunteers.
Increasing the profile of volunteering across the community;
Supporting volunteer recognition events.
We provide a central point for volunteering enquiries from potential volunteers and a support resource for over 150 community organisations in the City of Melville that involve volunteers.

Author

Local Government - City of Melville


National Australia Bank - Volunteering & Giving [YOU WILL NOW LEAVE THE community.gov.au WEBSITE]

Description

NAB is committed to making a positive and meaningful contribution to Australian communities.
Our investment in the community is the support we provide to not-for-profit groups through donations, partnerships, volunteering, community sponsorships and gifts in-kind. Our key programs are:
Employee Volunteer Program;
Employee Volunteer Grant Program; and,
Local Community Donations.

Author

Commercial Organisation - National Australia Bank


National Volunteer Skills Centre [YOU WILL NOW LEAVE THE community.gov.au WEBSITE]

Description

The Centre aims to support volunteer involving organisations throughout Australia by providing a nationally consistent approach for volunteer training. The volunteer sector can use these services to provide quality training in their own organisations, where volunteers can access the training they need and deserve.

Author

Community Organisation - Volunteering Australia


NAB Volunteer Awards [YOU WILL NOW LEAVE THE community.gov.au WEBSITE]

Description

These Awards, run in association with Volunteering Australia, recognise best practice in volunteer management for local and regional not-for-profit organisations and are open to all groups that work with volunteers, regardless of size, throughout Australia.

Author

Commercial Organisation - National Australia Bank Ltd.


NSW Government's Volunteering Portal [YOU WILL NOW LEAVE THE community.gov.au WEBSITE]

Description

www.volunteering.nsw.gov.au is the NSW Governments web portal for both volunteers and organisation that work with volunteers. The portal has been developed to link together volunteering information spread across a range of government and other websites. This site contains information and resources to assist with all aspects of volunteering.

Author

State Government - Communities NSW


Office for Volunteers, South Australia [YOU WILL NOW LEAVE THE community.gov.au WEBSITE]

Description

The Office aims to help South Australian volunteers build stronger communities through supporting, promoting and enhancing volunteering.

Author

State Government - Government of South Australia


OZVPM: Volunteer Program Manager [YOU WILL NOW LEAVE THE community.gov.au WEBSITE]

Description

OzVPM focuses on volunteerism, as it relates to the Australasian region, but we are also proud to work regularly with leaders of the international volunteering community


SBCS - Small Business Counselling Service, Victoria [YOU WILL NOW LEAVE THE community.gov.au WEBSITE]

Description

The SBCS is an independent non-profit organisation providing experienced volunteer business mentors and coaches to Victorian businesses.

Author

Community Organisation - SBCS


School of Volunteer Management [YOU WILL NOW LEAVE THE community.gov.au WEBSITE]

Description

The School of Volunteer Management is a Registered Training Organisation providing skills, management and leadership training to the not-for-profit sector. The school offers a Professional Development Network, Accredited Training and short courses in subjects as diverse as one day training courses on submission writing.

Author

Community Organisation - School of Volunteer Management


Seek Volunteer [YOU WILL NOW LEAVE THE community.gov.au WEBSITE]

Description

SEEK Volunteer is a non-profit initiative designed to bring volunteers and the organisations seeking them together.

Author

Community Organisation - SEEK Communications


Southside Community Services - Volunteer Programs, ACT [YOU WILL NOW LEAVE THE community.gov.au WEBSITE]

Description

Southside Community Services welcomes local community members to become volunteers of the Association.

Author

Community Organisation - Southside Community Services Inc.


training.com.au [YOU WILL NOW LEAVE THE community.gov.au WEBSITE]

Description

This portal is an initiative designed to help people find information about the vocational education and training sector. The first release of the portal is designed to help employers and enterprises.

Author

Statutory Authority - Australian National Training Authority


Tools for organizations [YOU WILL NOW LEAVE THE community.gov.au WEBSITE]

Description

Various links to the most useful sites Idealist has found on the Web for individuals starting, managing and funding a nonprofit organization.

Author

Community Organisation - Idealist

Country

USA


Voluntary Work Survey, Australia: 2000 [YOU WILL NOW LEAVE THE community.gov.au WEBSITE]

Description

In the Survey of Voluntary Work a volunteer was defined as someone who, in the last 12 months, willingly gave unpaid help in the form of time, service or skills, through an organisation or group.

Author

Australian Government - Australian Bureau of Statistics


Volunteer's Resources Online, Western Australia [YOU WILL NOW LEAVE THE community.gov.au WEBSITE]

Description

Information for volunteers and about volunteering in Western Australia.

Author

State Government - Western Australian Department for Communities


Volunteer Grants Program [YOU WILL NOW LEAVE THE community.gov.au WEBSITE]

Description

The Volunteer Grants Program provides funding to help community not-for-profit organisations purchase small equipment and other items to support volunteers and encourage greater participation in volunteering.

Author

Australian Government - Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs


Volunteer Match [YOU WILL NOW LEAVE THE community.gov.au WEBSITE]

Description

Volunteer Match is a specialised service matching Skilled Professional Volunteers and Not for Profit organisations. If you are a skilled professional and want to volunteer, you can search and apply for opportunities. If you are a representative from a Not for Profit organisation, you can post your need for skilled professional volunteers.

Author

Community Organisation - Pro Bono Australia


Volunteer South West Inc., Western Australia [YOU WILL NOW LEAVE THE community.gov.au WEBSITE]

Description

Volunteer South West Inc is a community organisation which has assisted in referring members of the community to various not-for-profit orgainisation in the South West region of Western Australia.

Author

Community Organisation - Volunteer South West


Volunteering ACT [YOU WILL NOW LEAVE THE community.gov.au WEBSITE]

Description

"Volunteering of ACT Inc. is committed to supporting the concept of volunteering in the ACT community. This is done through utilising the skills and goodwill of individuals to encourage and sustain community involvement and development, simultaneously enabling the personal growth and development of those individuals."

Author

Community Organisation - Volunteering ACT


Volunteering Australia [YOU WILL NOW LEAVE THE community.gov.au WEBSITE]

Description

Volunteering Australia is the national peak body representing volunteer organisations through the country.

Author

Peak Body - Volunteering Australia


Volunteering in Manningham (ViM), Victoria [YOU WILL NOW LEAVE THE community.gov.au WEBSITE]

Description

Four agencies: Doncare, Manningham Centre Association, Manningham Community Health Services and the Migrant Information Service formed a Consortium in 2005. ViM is a way of:
• coordinating all recruitment, training, placement of and support for volunteers working in community agencies in the municipality
• maximising the benefits and quality of volunteering for both volunteers and the agencies into which volunteers are placed.

Author

Community Organisation - Volunteering in Manningham


Volunteering Qld [YOU WILL NOW LEAVE THE community.gov.au WEBSITE]

Description

Resources, information and support for people involved in or interested in becoming involved in volunteering in Queensland.

Author

Community Organisation - Volunteering Qld


Volunteering Resources [YOU WILL NOW LEAVE THE community.gov.au WEBSITE]

Description

A collection of online resources for managers of volunteers.

Author

Statutory Authority - Australian Institute of Family Studies


Volunteering SA & NT [YOU WILL NOW LEAVE THE community.gov.au WEBSITE]

Description

Volunteering SA Inc. is the peak body representing the volunteer movement in South Australia. They provide a range of services to individuals in the community who are interested in volunteering and to organisations who involve volunteers.

Author

Peak Body - Volunteering SA Inc


Volunteering Tasmania [YOU WILL NOW LEAVE THE community.gov.au WEBSITE]

Description

Resources, information and support for people involved in or interested in becoming involved in volunteering in Tasmania.

Author

Community Organisation - Volunteering Tasmania


Volunteering Victoria [YOU WILL NOW LEAVE THE community.gov.au WEBSITE]

Description

Volunteering Victoria Inc. is the peak body representing the volunteer movement in Victoria. They provide a range of services to individuals in the community who are interested in volunteering and to organisations who involve volunteers.

Author

Community Organisation - Volunteering Victoria


Volunteering WA [YOU WILL NOW LEAVE THE community.gov.au WEBSITE]

Description

Resources, information and support for people involved in or interested in becoming involved in volunteering in WA.

Author

Community Organisation - Volunteering Australia


Volunteering [YOU WILL NOW LEAVE THE community.gov.au WEBSITE]

Description

List of useful resources on volunteering.

Author

State Government - communitybuilders.nsw


Volunteering, Queensland [YOU WILL NOW LEAVE THE community.gov.au WEBSITE]

Description

Links to a range of volunteering topics for Queensland organisations and volunteers.

Author

State Government - Queensland Department of Communities


Volunteers - Emergency Management in Australia [YOU WILL NOW LEAVE THE community.gov.au WEBSITE]

Description

These pages have been developed to help emergency management volunteers and their managers stay in touch with developments as they occur.

Author

Australian Government - Attorney-General's Department


Volunteers and tax [YOU WILL NOW LEAVE THE community.gov.au WEBSITE]

Description

This guide is for volunteers and nonprofit organisations that deal with volunteers.

Author

Australian Government - Australian Taxation Office


VolunteerSeeker [YOU WILL NOW LEAVE THE community.gov.au WEBSITE]

Description

Search for volunteer vacancies Australia-wide.

Author

Community Organisation - Infoxchange Australia


VolunteerTeam [YOU WILL NOW LEAVE THE community.gov.au WEBSITE]

Description

VolunteerTeam is a not-for-profit company created to facilitate teamwork. It is a site that let's authorised users create a TeamSpace,and then add and manage TeamMates, join a TeamSpace of like-minded users, and chat with TeamMates.

Author

Community Organisation - VolunteerTeam


Woden Community Services - Volunteering, ACT [YOU WILL NOW LEAVE THE community.gov.au WEBSITE]

Description

Volunteers are involved in the provision of many programs and it is through their work and interest that we are able to operate a true community service.

Author

Community Organisation - Woden Community Services


Working with Volunteers and Managing Volunteer Programs in Health Care Settings [YOU WILL NOW LEAVE THE community.gov.au WEBSITE]

Description

This manual aims to provide a practical point of reference to assist in all steps of volunteer management, from recruiting volunteers through to the management process once a program has become operational. Published April 2003.

Author

Statutory Authority - National Health and Medical Research Council


Youth Action and Policy Association of NSW [YOU WILL NOW LEAVE THE community.gov.au WEBSITE]

Description

The Youth Action and Policy Association of NSW (YAPA) is a non-government organisation made up of young people (12-25) and youth services working with young people. On this site, you can check out the latest youth info, find some links, find out what's on, have your say on youth issues, find out how to get involved in YAPA and much more. Also available is information on professional development for youth workers, including job vacancies in the sector and training opportunities.

Author

Community Organisation - Youth Action Policy Association


YVolunteer, Western Australia [YOU WILL NOW LEAVE THE community.gov.au WEBSITE]

Description

YVolunteer is a program that links young people in Western Australia with community organisations that need volunteers.

Author

Community Organisation - Volunteering WA


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