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.

Action Plan Co-Design Workshops

The National Strategy for Volunteering will be delivered through a series of Three-Year Action Plans, with the first to commence in 2024. Volunteering Australia is delighted to announce that consultations for the first action plan will begin later this month. These consultations will build on the work undertaken in 2022, which captured hundreds of ideas to advance volunteering.

The National Strategy for Volunteering is for everyone. Whatever your role in the volunteering ecosystem, we want to hear from you. You are invited to share your perspective in a guided workshop that will contribute to the design of the first Three-Year Action Plan.

Select a session below to register:

Tuesday 27 February
1pm – 3pm AEDT (12pm – 2pm AEST, 10am – 12pm AWST)
Wednesday 28 February
1pm – 3pm AEDT (12pm – 2pm AEST, 10am – 12pm AWST)
Thursday 29 February
10am – 12pm AEDT (9am – 11am AEST, 7am – 9am AWST)
Tuesday 5 March
10am – 12pm AEDT (9am – 11am AEST, 7am – 9am AWST)
Wednesday 6 March
1pm – 3pm AEDT (12pm – 2pm AEST, 10am – 12pm AWST)
Friday 8 March
1pm – 3pm AEDT (12pm – 2pm AEST, 10am – 12pm AWST)

Please note that each workshop offers the same opportunity to contribute. To maximise the number of people who can participate, please only register for one session.

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?

Establishment Design Team

This Team will meet regularly to contribute to several aspects of the National Strategy for Volunteering, including the first Three-Year Action Plan. Through a series of workshops, this team will be asked to share their thoughts and experiences on the implementation of the National Strategy. This will include brainstorming sessions, round-table discussions and reviewing content to provide feedback.

Expressions of interest are currently closed while pending expressions are being assessed.