As the National Strategy for Volunteering moves into its first three-year Action Plan phase, there’s never been a better time to get involved.
The National Strategy is for everyone. It was created through collaboration and co-design involving hundreds of people across the country; broad participation is at its heart. There are many ways to be part of the National Strategy for Volunteering, including:
- Contribute to one of the ‘supporting actions’ in Action Plan 2024-2027: the first three-year Action Plan of the National Strategy.
- Demonstrate your support of volunteering and the National Strategy by joining the Coalition of Support.
- Use the National Strategy’s eleven Strategic Objectives to inspire new projects, seek new partnerships or align your volunteering practice with the National Strategy framework.
- Subscribe for updates to be informed of future opportunities to guide the National Strategy’s implementation through workshops, working groups and online events.
Action Plan 2024-2027
Action Plan 2024-2027 is the first three-year Action Plan of the National Strategy for Volunteering. It outlines a set of co-designed actions designed to address priorities for National Strategy implementation.
The Action Plan identifies lead stakeholders who bear responsibility to progress their set of actions. It also includes supporting actions: opportunities for others in the volunteering ecosystem to flexibly contribute to Action Plan 2024-2027 and the implementation of the National Strategy.
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.
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.
You can access a resource to support your use of the National Strategy for Volunteering. This resource has been designed to guide Culturally and Linguistically Diverse communities, First Nations peoples and people who may volunteer outside of formal organisations.
Visit the first anniversary showcase page to read examples of the National Strategy being used to strengthen volunteering outcomes across Australia.
