Tools & resources
Best Practice
Best Practice Standards
National Standards for Volunteer Involvement
Governance
Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission – Governance Standards
Australian Institute of Company Directors – Not-for-Profit Governance Principles
Department of Families Fairness and Housing – Governance for Community Organisations
Institute of Community Directors Australia – Policy Bank
Justice Connect – National Volunteer Guide
Child Safety
Commonwealth Child Safe Framework
Department of Families Fairness and Housing – Child Safe Standards
Research, Publications & Guidelines
Afri-Aus Care - Black Rhinos Basketball Program
Albury Wodonga Volunteer Resource Bureau – Way2Go Volunteering Toolkit for Volunteer Managers
Australia-New Zealand Emergency Management Committee (ANZEMC) – Spontaneous Volunteering Strategy
Bellarine Catchment Network - Inclusive Volunteering Guide
Centre for Volunteering – NSW Multicultural Volunteering Report
Federation of Ethnic Communities’ Councils of Australia – Cultural Competence in Australia: A Guide
Volunteer West – Pathways to culturally diverse volunteering towards COVID-19 recovery
Volunteering ACT – Guide to Onboarding
Volunteering ACT – Guide to Supervision
Volunteering Australia – 101 Ways to Recognise Your Volunteers
Volunteering Australia – Involving Volunteers from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Backgrounds
Volunteering Australia – Volunteer Rights Checklist
Volunteering Australia – Volunteer Resource Hub
Volunteering Victoria – Including CALD Volunteers
Volunteering WA – Common Purpose. Formal Volunteering and Cultural Diversity
Useful Organisations and Websites
Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission
Australian Institute of Company Directors
Australian Multicultural Community Services
Bushfire and Natural Hazards Cooperative Research Centre
Cultural & Indigenous Research Centre Australia
Dal Baba Bidhi Chand Ji Khalsa Shaouni Sikh Community
Department of Families Fairness and Housing
Department of Home Affairs - Visa conditions
Engage Journal for Leaders of Volunteer Engagement
Federation of Ethnic Communities’ Councils of Australia
Institute of Community Directors Australia
Multicultural Affairs – 2023 Calendar of cultural and religious dates
TIS National – Translating and Interpreting Services
Volunteer Opportunities
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