Inclusive Volunteering Resources

Background

Funded by the Australian Department of Social Services, the Volunteer Management Activity 2022-2026 program (VMA) is designed to increase opportunities for people to participate in volunteering activities and to build capacity of volunteer-involving organisations. 

Volunteering Victoria has partnered with organisations across the state to progress the goals of this program. To learn more about the program history and our Consortium partners, see our VMA page below:

About the VMA program

About the resources

We firmly believe in sharing the lessons, knowledge, and expertise that have been learned through undertaking this work.  

Whether you’re passionate about contributing to a more diverse, accessible, and inclusive volunteer sector or an organisation dedicated to enhancing best-practice strategies, we have collated resources here to help support your journey.  

Browse by topic

General diversity & inclusion

  • Case study: Baptcare – Inclusive Volunteering Award Recipient
  • Case study: Conference Activity – Identifying Barriers and Solutions
  • Case study: Inclusive Volunteering VIO Awards

Engaging people with disability

  • Case study: Building Inclusive Volunteering Opportunities
  • Case study: Cohealth’s Early Intervention Psychosocial Support Response Program
  • Case study: Inverloch Winter Soup Café
  • Case study: Manningham Volunteer Resource Service
  • Case study: Mary and Andrew
  • Case study: Pinarc Volunteer From Home Program
  • Case study: Springvale Service for Children – Disability Inclusion
  • Case study: The Role of the Support Worker
  • Case study: Valorous Place – Inclusive Disability Volunteering
  • Video: Engaging Volunteers with a Disability

Engaging new migrants

  • Case study: Cultural Luncheon and Presentations
  • Case study: Cultural Storytime
  • Case study: Karen Community Working Bee
  • Case study: Success Story – National Volunteer Week Celebration
  • Case study: Wellsprings for Women – Volunteering for New Migrants
  • Video: Engaging New Migrant Volunteers

Engaging First Nations peoples

  • Case study: Cultural Awareness and Yarning Session
  • Video: Engaging Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Volunteers
  • Document: Recommended Indigenous Viewing, Reading & Podcasts

Engaging young people

  • Case study: Manningham Volunteer Resource Service

Browse by format

Case studies

  • Case study: Baptcare – Inclusive Volunteering Award Recipient
  • Case study: Building Inclusive Volunteering Opportunities
  • Case study: Cohealth’s Early Intervention Psychosocial Support Response Program
  • Case study: Conference Activity – Identifying Barriers and Solutions
  • Case study: Cultural Awareness and Yarning Session
  • Case study: Cultural Luncheon and Presentations
  • Case study: Cultural Storytime
  • Case study: Success Story – National Volunteer Week Celebration
  • Case study: The Role of the Support Worker
  • Case study: Valorous Place – Inclusive Disability Volunteering
  • Case study: Wellsprings for Women – Volunteering for New Migrants

Videos

Video: Engaging Volunteers with a Disability

Video: Engaging New Migrant Volunteers

Video: Engaging Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Volunteers

Browse by region

Barwon South West

  • Case study: Impacting a Pathway to Employment Program

Eastern Metro

  • Case study: Baptcare – Inclusive Volunteering Award Recipient
  • Case study: Inclusive Volunteering VIO Awards
  • Case study: Manningham Volunteer Resource Service
  • Case study: Mary and Andrew
  • Case study: The Role of the Support Worker
  • Video: Engaging Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Volunteers
  • Video: Engaging New Migrant Volunteers
  • Video: Engaging Volunteers with a Disability

Gippsland

  • Case study: Conference Activity – Identifying Barriers and Solutions
  • Case study: Inverloch Winter Soup Café

Grampians

Hume

  • Case study: Building Inclusive Volunteering Opportunities

Loddon Mallee

North West Metro

  • Case study: Success Story – National Volunteer Week Celebration
  • Case study: Cohealth’s Early Intervention Psychosocial Support Response Program

Southern Metro

  • Case study: Springvale Service for Children – Disability Inclusion
  • Case study: Valorous Place – Inclusive Disability Volunteering
  • Case study: Wellsprings for Women – Volunteering for New Migrants