Useful Links
"Volunteerism
- A Driving Force for Community Building" The International
Association for Volunteer Effort (IAVE) 10th Asia - Pacific Regional
Volunteer Conference in Hong Kong, 7 - 9 November 2005
The Conference is intended to propogate the value of volunteerism,
and raise public awareness of the importance of volunteering is
a moral and civic responsibility that helps enhance social cohesion
and contributes to a caring and harmonious society. It offers a
platform for policy makers, volunteers, volunteer users and people
from different walks of life from the Asia-Pacific region to share
experiences, build their capacities and learn from volunteer leaders
worldwide to cultivate broader volunteer participation for community
development.
Organisations
wishing to find detailed information on: volunteers and tax laws,
tax concessions etc.
For non profit organizations wishing to find detailed information
on: volunteers and tax laws, tax concessions, treatment of charities,
registration, gifts and donations, PAYG, Superannuation, FBT, salary
sacrificing, and many more taxation issues. Many guides, fact sheets
and forms are also available from this site.
Community
Leadership Resource
This Community Leadership website is the result of a partnership
project between the Education and Research Unit of Volunteering
Queensland and the School of Learning and Professional Studies (within
the Faculty of Education) Queensland University of Technology.
Community leadership is critical to ensuring healthy, sustainable and fair communities. This website aims to provide leaders with a range of practical resources and tools, designed specifically for working in community settings.
Not
for Profit Insurance
The information
has been designed to help Not for Profit organisations in Queensland
and the Northern Territory seek assistance and information on a
range of insurance and risk management topics, including Public
Liability and Association Liability insurance.
We have a dedicated Not for Profit team based in Brisbane who can assist community organisations with their risk management requirements. We can be contacted through:
| nfp@aon.com.au | |
| Telephone No: | 1300 309 797 |
| Facsimile No: | (61) 7 3223 7490 |
| Mail: | Aon
Risk Services Australia Ltd |
What
is My Risk Evaluator
My Risk
Evaluator is a web-based risk management tool specifically designed
for Australian schooling, child care, nonprofit, religious, aged
care, volunteering and community organisations.
The ten modules within My Risk Evaluator have been designed to assist organisations understand the basic concepts of risk management. The programme also provides employers and employees with a way to identify risks within their organisations while providing detailed recommendations, checklists and templates that offer a cost-effective way to manage risks.
My Risk Evaluator can help organisations successfully navigate the increasingly complex task of governing or managing a schooling, child care, nonprofit, religious, aged care, volunteering and community organisation.
Develop
Your Organisation
Developing Your Organisation was first published in 1994 by the
Queensland Government Department of Families for use by the Department’s
funded organisations and its resource officers.
The Centre of Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies (CPNS) at the Queensland University of Technology was funded by the Department of Communities in 2005 to revise and expand the publication. It is proposed to revise the publication again as required in 2006 and 2007. The Project has a reference group with members from government and peak bodies.
United
Nations Volunteers
The United
Nations Volunteers is the UN organization that supports sustainable
human development globally through the promotion of volunteerism,
including the mobilization of volunteers. It is administered by
the United Nations Development Programme.
World
Volunteer Web
The
WorldVolunteerWeb.org supports the volunteer community by providing
a global one-stop-shop for information, resources, and organizations
linked to volunteerism. It aims to represent the diversity of volunteerism
in all of its cultural forms, bringing global ideals to local voluntary
actions.
http://www.energizeinc.com
This site is a publishing company specialising
in volunteer management. This site contains a great library section
and some good links.
http://www.cybervpm.com
Perhaps the best site on volunteer management
with lots of readings and a whole course on volunteer management.
Great links sites and some very good articles covering the scope
of managing volunteers.
http://www.charityvillage.com
A vast site based in Canada with a range
of research on a broad range of topics regarding not for profits.
http://www.casanet.org
This site has some excellent articles
on volunteer and board management
http://www.ncnb.org
This site is the National Centre for Non-profit
Boards in the U.S and has a range of articles and resources for
boards
http://www.iknow.org
This site specialises in providing key
links and information resources for non-profits. It saves you hours
searching vast numbers of sites.
http://www.nonprofit-info.org/npofaq/
A list of frequently asked questions by
board members and answers to these questions provide a great resource
for board training.
http://www.pointsoflight.org
Site for one of the peak bodies in America
for volunteering.
http://ctb.ku.edu/
Community Tool Box with a range of articles
about activism and citizenship from the U.S. It provides a fantastic
set of links.
http://www.ivr.org.uk/index.htm
Institute for Volunteering Research (UK)
http://www.ncvo-vol.org.uk/main/gateway/index.html
The National Centre for Voluntary Organisations
(UK)
http://www.volunteertoday.com/default.htm
Volunteer Today (U.S)
http://www.pfdf.org/index.html
The Peter F Drucker Foundation for Nonprofit
Management (U.S)
http://lnps.fdncenter.org/
The Foundation Center (U.S)
http://www.arnova.org/
The Association for Research on Nonprofit
and Voluntary Organisations
http://www.cpns.bus.qut.edu.au
The Queensland University of Technology's
Centre for Philanthropy and Non-profit Studies
http://www.ivr.org.uk
The Institute of Volunteering Research
web-site
http://www.volunteering.org.uk/
The National Centre for Volunteering in
the United Kingdom
http://www.iave.org
The International Association for Volunteer
Effort (IAVE) web-site has a directory of worldwide volunteer centres
available.
http://www.nonprofitandcharitynews.com/
The Nonprofit and Charity News web-site
for fundraising resources and tips.
http://www.aava.asn.au/
The Australian Association of Volunteer
Administrators (AAVA) web-site
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ozvpm/
A recently-launched newsgroup called 'Australasian
Volunteer Program Management' or 'OzVPM' has been developed to create
an avenue for those interested in volunteering within the Australasian
region to debate the issues surrounding volunteers, volunteering
and volunteer management; share resources and ideas; and to be a
forum whereby you can create new contacts in the field.
http://www.infoxchange.net.au/menu/communitybuilding.html
Community Building
News material is selected from a range of sources daily. The information
is categorized into news and media releases, conferences, meetings,
forums, tenders, training and workshops, new service annoucements,
new publications and upcoming events. Community Building News comprises
Community News, Health & Primary Care News, Youth News, Housing
News, Training News, Disability News, Education News, Employment
News and Wired News.
http://www.lawportal.com.au/full_screen.asp
A web site providing
links and information on Legislation and Acts Australia wide.
http://www.ourcommunity.com.au/index.jsp
ourcommunity.com.au strengthens Australia's 700,000 community, education
and non-profit groups by providing funding advice, a free online
donations & volunteers service and practical information.
http://www.communitybuilders.nsw.gov.au
This site is an interactive electronic clearing house for everyone
involved in community level social, economic and environmental renewal
including community leaders, community & government workers,
volunteers, program managers, academics, policy makers, youth and
seniors.
http://www.franklincovey.com/missionbuilder/flash/missionIntro.html?c=MissionStmntC
This online tool is a very friendly, fun way of writing your own
personal Mission Statement. Once you see how a mission statement
is created using your own life as an example, it will be easier
for you to develop one for your group or organisation.
http://www.planware.org/strategicplanner.htm#1
This online tool is a template to help you develop a basic Strategic
Plan: vision, mission statement, goals etc for a group or organisation.
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/talks/bbing/stories/s1143837.htm
ABC Radio National – Background Briefing: 27 June 2004 –
Not-for-profit, Not for Volunteers (program transcript)
http://www.thesource.gov.au/above_and_beyond/index.html
Commonwealth Department of Family and Community Services website
resources that help organisations working with young people to identify
the informal and formal recognition options to suit their development
and training activities; provide practical guidance on how to offer
young participants and volunteers recognition of their extensive
skills while allowing community organisations to determine what
options best meet their individual needs; and create links with
school and TAFE curricula so young people can gain credit for the
skills they gain.
http://www.shopfront.uts.edu.au/
UTS Shopfront is a university-wide program that acts as a gateway
for community access to the University. It links disadvantaged and
under-resourced community groups to university skills, resources
and professional expertise. This allows projects that would not
otherwise proceed to be completed with multiple benefits for both
the community and students.
http://www.volindigenous.org.au/
Indigenous Community Volunteers (ICV) is an independent, not-for-profit
company. It is an organisation that offers wide support to Indigenous
communities to pursue their community development goals in their
own way - it's about making a difference by providing volunteers
who can transfer their skills to people in Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander communities and organisations. ICV matches skilled
volunteers with approved short term projects in Indigenous communities.
2010
Legacies Now
2010 Legacies
Now has developed VolWeb.ca, an online registration system to connect
volunteers and event organizers across BC to support events from
local festivals to international sporting tournaments.
VolWeb.ca allows volunteers to: access valuable resources, newsletters, educational opportunities and volunteer centres in the community; build volunteer resumes and track volunteer hours and communicate directly with event organizers and volunteer centers.
VolWeb.ca provides volunteer organizations with: the ability to access important resources, tools and templates to help support volunteer programs; communicate with colleagues thru live web-meetings or online discussion boards; directly recruit volunteers; gain profile and raise awareness of volunteerism in the community.