Sunshine Coast volunteering resources
Access helpful resources and tips to improve volunteering.
Resources were collated during the Building Community: Gifting Time Co-Lab project.
Read the full project report or access resources specific to your area of interest.
New residents
Moving to a new location can be both exciting and daunting. How can we encourage new residents to the Sunshine Coast to get involved in volunteering?
Promoting volunteer opportunities
Volunteering benefits both the community and those who gift their time. How can organisations better market the benefits of volunteering through communications and storytelling and effectively promote volunteering opportunities?
Creating welcoming environments
Gifting time to volunteer with an organisation is not a decision people make lightly. How can organisations foster inclusive and welcoming environments for volunteers.
Overcoming the barriers
The barriers to volunteering have long been understood to include lack of interest, transportation, financial considerations, health issues and other commitments. How can organisations overcome the key barriers that exist for non-volunteers?
Virtual volunteering
Virtual or remote volunteering can open new opportunities to engage volunteers from any location. What opportunities exist such as virtual and remote volunteering, to make volunteering more accessible for everyone in our community?
Reducing red tape
One of the major barriers to volunteering is the onerous regulations and requirements to become a volunteer. How can organisations reduce the requirements or red tape associated with volunteering participation, whilst keeping people safe?
Informal volunteering
The definition of informal volunteering is ”unpaid care or support provided to people outside your household and not within the context of a formal service organisation”. How can we encourage more informal volunteering?
