Volunteering Australia released their updated  National Standards for Volunteer Involvement (National Standards), which are a best practice framework to guide volunteer involvement, on February 22 this year.

These are an essential resource for all organisations and groups that engage volunteers and can be used flexibly, recognising that volunteering takes place in highly diverse settings and ways.

The National Standards  have been refreshed to ensure they are contemporary and inclusive of the diversity of volunteering and volunteers and were informed by a sector wide consultation process conducted across each state and territory in 2023. The project was funded via the Australian Government’s Volunteer Management Activity.

See Volunteering Australia's homepage for the Standards HERE