Get Involved - National Strategy for Volunteering

The National Strategy for Volunteering is now in its first-year Establishment Phase. This phase lays the foundations for success over the National Strategy for Volunteering’s ten-year horizon. It will see engagement with stakeholders from across the volunteering to deliver four key items:

Three-Year Action Plan
Monitoring and Evaluation Framework
Governance Blueprint
Model for Shared Accountability for Implementation

There are many ways to participate in the National Strategy for Volunteering, including opportunities to guide its implementation. Stakeholders across the volunteering ecosystem will participate in dedicated workshops, online events and working groups.

Join the Coalition of Support

Join the Coalition of Support for the National Strategy for Volunteering and help make volunteering the heart of Australian communities!

The Coalition of Support allows stakeholders to demonstrate their commitment to making volunteering the heart of Australian communities by signing up as official supporters of the National Strategy for Volunteering.

Visit the Coalition of Support page for more information.

Have Your Say: Action Plan Co-Design

The National Strategy team have hosted dozens of consultations, workshops and events with members of the volunteering ecosystem. Thank you to the hundreds of people across the volunteering ecosystem who have collectively submitted over 1,600 suggestions for the first Three-Year Action Plan.

Didn’t make it to a workshop? Please visit this page and use the form to have your say.

Use the National Strategy for Volunteering

Members of the volunteering ecosystem can use the National Strategy for Volunteering to:

Develop new initiatives or align existing work with those of other actors.
Make the case for investment and in-kind resourcing to governments, philanthropists, foundations,
and other grant‑makers.
Collaborate with other members of the volunteering ecosystem to achieve shared goals.
Conduct internal reviews to understand the efficacy of one’s own operations and identify areas for improvement.
Work together to advance a shared agenda on volunteering to ensure volunteering in Australia is
sustainable over the long-term and continues to be part of the rich social and cultural fabric of society.

Visit the first anniversary showcase page to read examples of the National Strategy being used to strengthen volunteering outcomes across Australia.

Event Feedback and Workshop Questions

The National Strategy team regularly host events and consultations as part of the co-design process. Didn’t make it to the previous event? Or do you have feedback? We want to hear from you!

Please use the below form to share your thoughts on the workshop questions or leave feedback from the most recent event (Individual Potential and the Volunteer Experience, 17 January).

Workshop Questions and Event Feedback Form

Would you like to complete the workshop questions or provide feedback on the event?

Do you measure the satisfaction or experience of volunteers you engage?

Or, if you volunteer and do not have a leadership role, how often are you asked about your experience volunteering?

Have you or your group taken action influenced by the National Strategy?

What have you used the National Strategy to do?

Please provide contact details for yourself or your group if you'd be happy for the National Strategy team to contact you.

What do you plan to use the National Strategy to do?

Please provide contact details for yourself or your group if you'd be happy for the National Strategy team to contact you.

How could a National Strategy for Volunteering Action Plan assist you?

An action plan is a defined set of tasks (often assigned to an identified stakeholder) that achieve a goal.

Imagine we are part-way through the first Three-Year Action Plan. You or your group are helping to implement the Strategy, its vision and Strategic Objectives. In this scenario, what tasks, actions or initiatives are you participating in?

What are the largest barriers that may prevent you from contributing to these actions?

What was the most useful aspect of the event?

What were your thoughts on the case study of the National Strategy in action?

Katie Ronald shared what Bush Heritage Australia have been doing to improve accessibility and focus on the volunteer experience.

Do you have any suggestions for improvements or topics for future events?