The National Strategy for Volunteering, co-created by stakeholders from across the volunteering ecosystem, provides a ten-year blueprint that will enable volunteering in Australia to thrive.
“The National Strategy for Volunteering was designed and will be owned by all of us. It presents our collective vision for a future where volunteering is at the heart of Australian communities.”
Thousands of stakeholders participated in online consultations, interviews, participatory design workshops, working groups, surveys, and a bespoke research project to build the National Strategy for Volunteering. The culmination of this process identified a unifying vision, three focus areas and aims, and eleven strategic objectives.
The National Strategy for Volunteering was funded by the Australian Government Department of Social Services, led by Volunteering Australia, and co-designed by the entire volunteering ecosystem.
“Together, we imagined a powerful future for volunteering. Now we need to work together to make that future a reality.”
Get Involved
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.
Exploring the National Strategy for Volunteering
On Wednesday 5 April almost 300 people attended a webinar hosted by Volunteering Australia, Exploring the National Strategy for Volunteering. After the launch of Australia’s first National Strategy for Volunteering in a decade, the webinar explored the National Strategy in more detail. Including:
- The Vision
- The Aims
- The Strategic Objectives
- How you can use the National Strategy in your work
- What’s next?
The presentation was followed by Q&A.
If you were unable to attend, you can access the presentation slides and event recording below.
