#NVW2021
Join Volunteering Australia this National Volunteer Week as we acknowledge that it is time to RECOGNISE. RECONNECT. REIMAGINE. volunteering in Australia.
Wave Your Appreciation for Volunteers
This National Volunteer Week, you are invited to put your hand up and thank the millions of volunteers around Australia with a special smile.
Say thank you to your volunteers with a gift
The Volunteering Australia shop is now open. Say thank you to your volunteers with high quality, volunteer-specific gifts while supporting our work advocating for the sector.
New national resource hub for volunteer managers
An initiative of Volunteering Australia, this resource hub brings together useful, evidence-based and current best practice resources to support effective volunteer management.
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Information on volunteering and COVID-19.
If you are a current volunteer, or interested in volunteering please contact the Volunteering Peak Body in your State or Territory
Become a Professional Leader of Volunteers
Endorsed by Volunteering Australia, the Continuous Professional Development (CPD) Program for Professional Leaders of Volunteers is a formal avenue to improve your knowledge, skills and future employability.
Want to know more about best practice volunteer management?
The National Standards for Volunteer Involvement provide a sound framework for supporting the volunteering sector.
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Say thank you to your volunteers with a gift
National Volunteer Week (NVW) is Australia's largest annual celebration of volunteers. From 17-23 May 2021, NVW will celebrate...
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National Volunteer Week (17-23 May) is Australia’s largest annual celebration of volunteers. Let’s recognise the significant contribution of Australia’s almost six million volunteers with a #waveforvolunteers this #NVW2021![]()
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For the latest information about how you can get involved see the latest National Volunteer Week update: mailchi.mp/volunteeringaustralia.org/national-volunteer-week-launch-2021
Happy National Volunteer Week! Join us as we recognise, celebrate and thank volunteers for the vital role they play in our lives. Wave Your Appreciation for Volunteers by uploading a photo of your special smile to social media and share using the hashtags #NVW2021 #waveforvolunteers![]()
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Get involved: www.volunteeringaustralia.org/get-involved/nvw/
National Volunteer Week (17-23 May) starts tomorrow! You're invited to put your hand up and thank the millions of volunteers around Australia with a special smile.![]()
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Are you ready to #waveforvolunteers this #NVW2021? See the highlights from NVW2020 for inspiration. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lv1UfXNXgU&t=23s
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Thank you for putting your hands up and waving your appreciation for volunteers during National Volunteer Week.We are pleased to announce the dates for Natio...
Volunteering Australia partner, Save the Children Australia is celebrating National Volunteer Week (17-23 May 2021) by acknowledging the wonderful volunteers hard at work opening stores, sorting stock and serving customers in Save the Children Op Shops all year round.![]()
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To celebrate Save the Children have put together a video, acknowledging the vital role volunteers play in supporting children here in Australia and overseas. #NVW2021 #waveforvolunteers www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KfyAUtsdeA&t=145s
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National Volunteer Week starts tomorrow! Volunteering Australia CEO Mark Pearce will join Weekend Sunrise hosts Monique Wright and Matt Doran in the studio at 8.40am to discuss how you can take part in celebrating the amazing work our volunteers do around Australia. They will also be joined by WA Volunteer of the Year finalist, Leah Atkinson from Operation Sunshine WA. #NVW2021 #waveforvolunteers
It's National Volunteer Week! Volunteers are the heart and soul of OzHarvest, and we are filled with such deep gratitude for all the precious hours our yellow army donate to help us do what we do – our heartfelt thanks go to each and every one of them 💛 #NVW2021
This week is National Volunteer Week. In the most recent edition of the Australian Charities Report, released today, it was revealed that almost 3.6 million people volunteered for a charity. To all of those people we recognise you and say thank you! #waveforvolunteers #NVW2021
Thank you to the thousands of people who have volunteered their time to record frog calls using the #FrogID app! Today, over 380,700 frog records across 204 species have been achieved, playing a vital role in Australian frog research and conservation.
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