Victoria (VIC)

Volunteering Victoria, opens in a new tab is a non-government peak body for volunteering in Victoria that seeks to promote and build a vibrant, prosperous and strong volunteering community. It produces a number of resources and services that sports organisations may fund useful.

• Position statement: Volunteering in a Digital World: Opportunities and Risk of Exclusion, opens in a new tab, Volunteering Victoria, (2021). While the ongoing digital revolution provides the volunteering sector with tremendous opportunities for growth, there remains a real risk of perpetuating the exclusion of many Victorians or leaving smaller volunteer involving organisations (VIO) unable to benefit from the digital reach. At Volunteering Victoria, we believe everyone should be able to access the health, social and connective value that being a volunteer gives to individuals and communities. We are committed to this vision of the future, and we look forward to working with all levels of governments and partners to making it a reality.
• State of volunteering in Victoria, opens in a new tab, Victorian Government, Institute of Project Management, Volunteering Victoria, (2020). This report showcases the characteristics of volunteers, volunteering and volunteer-involving organisations (VIOs), and applies the cost-benefit methodology to describe the social, cultural and economic value of volunteering in Victoria.
• Volunteer Management Toolkit, opens in a new tab, (2020). The toolkit is simple, easy to use and provides guidance for volunteer managers at each stage of the volunteering life cycle. It also includes: hints and tips for best practice; useful links; and downloadable templates.

Volunteer.vic, opens in a new tab, Victoria State Government, (accessed 12 September 2023). The Department provides a number of resources, opens in a new tab for organisations that use, support, or manage volunteers.

• Volunteers in Victoria, opens in a new tab, State of Victoria, Ministerial Council for Volunteers, (June 2017). [Download link] This report was developed to provide a contemporary narrative for volunteering. It also provides a summary of the known social benefits, economic value and current trends. Findings from this report highlight key trends, challenges and opportunities for volunteering, and have informed the development of strategic priorities to strengthen and support the volunteer sector in Victoria.
• Leadership in volunteering survey, opens in a new tab, State of Victoria, Ministerial Council for Volunteers, (June 2017). [Download link] The Ministerial Council for Volunteers (the Council) conducted a survey late to seek the views of those who lead or coordinate volunteers. Findings from this survey helped to inform key points on strengthening and supporting volunteer leadership in Victoria. Key points identified by the survey for organisations were: valuing/recognition of volunteers; training/education; and, investing in efficiency and competitiveness.
• Economic Value of Volunteering in Victoria, opens in a new tab, Duncan Ironmonger, University of Melbourne, Victorian Government, Department of Planning and Community Development, (December 2012). This report estimated that by adding the value of organised, unorganised and travel together, volunteering was worth about $7.1 billion to the Victorian economy in 1992, growing to $16.4 billion in 2006. Volunteers also provided a volume of work equivalent to 260,500 jobs in 1992 rising to 359,100 in 2006. This is equivalent to an additional 13.4 per cent of the paid number of people employed in Victoria 1992 and 14.2 per cent in 2006.

Volunteering is Catching: a study into young people's volunteering in Victoria, opens in a new tab, Wynne C, Youth Affairs Council of Victoria, (2011). This study draws on a contemporary understanding of volunteering that captures both the informal and formal volunteering activities of young people and defines youth volunteering as an activity where young people (aged 12 to 25) freely give their time and energy to benefit another individual, group or community. This report aims to understand the contemporary experience of volunteering for Victoria’s young people.