Volunteering

Taking that extra step’ (Inclusive Volunteer Programs)

Inclusion Melbourne

This Volunteer Manual aims to support community groups to enhance existing volunteer programs or develop and maintain a new program that will be inclusive of people with a disability. It contains useful and practical standard policies, procedures and guidelines that can be easily and readily adapted to assist organisations.

‘Include Me: Creating Volunteer Opportunities for People with a Disability’

Inclusion Melbourne

Include Me! is an introduction to inclusive volunteering and provides some helpful tips for creating opportunities in the local community that will benefit everyone involved. It is designed for local businesses, not for profit organisations and community groups.

Guide to Creating Inclusive Volunteer Programs

Serve Illinois: Volunteerism & Community Service

This toolkit discusses the importance, and the basics, of a service environment that promotes actions and attitudes that keep ability and acceptance in the forefront. It will provide you tools to use when speaking to, recruiting, interviewing, employing and working with people of all abilities.

Making Volunteer Opportunities Inclusive

Volunteer Canada

A fact sheet to with guidance on how your organisation can recruit and retain volunteers who have disabilities.

Removing Barriers to Inclusion

Volunteer Canada

This fact sheet will help you better understand what your organisation can do to make sure it provides and promotes a welcoming and inclusive environment

Supporting Volunteerism by People with Disabilities: Guidebook

Volunteer Canada

This guidebook explores volunteerism and people with disabilities. The intention is to provide not-for-profit organisations in Canada that rely on volunteers with tips and resources on how to build an inclusive environment where diverse volunteers can feel welcome and able to utilize their skills.

NFP Law: National Volunteer Guide

Not For Profit Law

This National Volunteer Guide is for use by volunteer involving organisations across Australia. It provides an overview of the key legal obligations organisations owe volunteers and provides practical examples, template documents and tips to assist in their understanding.

Inclusive Practice Volunteering: Volunteering Disability Project

Volutneering Tasmania

Summary of Volutneering Tasmania’s Inclusive volunteering project including best practice principles and recommendations for the sector.

Supporting Volunteerism by People with Disabilities: Guidebook

Volunteer Canada

Supporting Volunteering for People with Disabilities Report

Volutneering Geelong

Report on a pilot project by Volunteering Geelong that facilitated people with disabilities commencing volunteer positions.