We develop evidence-based policy positions on wide-ranging public policy issues for the volunteering ecosystem, including key sectors that rely on the volunteer workforce, Volunteer Involving Organisations and volunteers.
We advocate for consultation, consideration and change in areas of government policy, law, regulation and reform at the highest levels bringing the volunteer voice to the national table.
Past Federal Elections
Other Advocacy & Campaigns
Our work is representative of the views of the volunteer movement, by ensuring we advocate for volunteer rights, and support innovative, meaningful and best practice volunteering. Take a look at some of the other work we have been involved with:
- Productivity Commission inquiry into Philanthropy (2024)
- Recognising Volunteering in the Wellbeing Budget (2022-2023)
- Advocating for volunteers in the care and support sectors (2022)
- Advocating for the role of volunteering in mental health (2021)
- Recognising the role volunteering plays for Australians living with disability (2021)
- Volunteering by Indigenous people (2021)
- Reinvigorating Volunteering (2021)
- Aged care volunteer workforce (2020-21)
- Bushfire response and recovery (2020-21)
- Addressing the pandemic insurance gap for volunteers (2020)
- Impact of COVID-19 and volunteering (2020)
- Administration of DSS Volunteer Grants (2020)
- Review of the Volunteer Management Activity (2020)
- Data Exchange (DEX) Briefing Paper (2019)
- It Takes a Village – Education is everyone’s business (2019)
- Welfare Reform (2018)
- #HandsOffOurCharities (2017)
- Strengthen the Social Safety Net. Stop Tearing it Apart. (2017)
- Civil Society Support for the ACNC (2017)
- Volunteering – A Tower of Strength in Our Communities (2017)
