Volunteering ACT is a membership-based not for profit organisation, incorporated in the Australian Capital Territory under the Associations Incorporation Act 1991. We are the peak body for volunteering in the ACT, representing volunteers and volunteer involving organisations in various Government and community consultations and forums. We collaborate with Volunteering Australia and with State-based colleagues on national policy development and service initiatives.
Our Vision
Volunteering is widely recognised as a valued social, cultural, and economic contribution in our community.
Our Mission
We strive towards our vision through:
- Promoting volunteering
- Building capacity in the community
- Recognising and valuing volunteer effort
- Being a leader in the management of volunteers
- Developing partnerships and networks
Our Values
Our values support us in achieving our vision. We are:
- Honourable – integrity, reliability, commitment, and generosity
- Respectful – acceptance of others, patience, and trust
- Democratic – inclusive, accessible
- Innovative – awareness of volunteer environment, future-focused, creative
- Excellence – continuous improvement, high standards
- Self-Aware – reflective, sustainable, propriety
What We Do
To fulfil our mission we offer our members and the community generally a range of services, including:
- Providing information, consultancy, support networks and services on all aspects of volunteering
- A volunteer referral service, whereby we link people interested in becoming volunteers with volunteering opportunities notified to us by our members
- Promoting and supporting employee volunteering programs and projects
- Providing leadership in the effective management of volunteers through general and customised education training and development programs and through resources, information and advocacy
- Celebrating volunteer effort by organising public events, such as the ACT Volunteer of the Year Awards during National Volunteer Week in May and International Volunteers Day in December
- Through the Students Participating in Community Enterprises (SPICE) Program, linking at-risk young people with practical work experiences in private sector businesses or with community employers.
- Through the Connections Program, linking people with mental health recovery issues with supportive volunteer buddies or mentors to foster social inclusion and encourage personal growth and self-confidence.
