Volunteer Management ResourcesSupercharge Your Volunteer Engagement and Participation
Engage & Empower: Training Videos for Volunteer SuccessUnlock essential skills and strategies to effectively manage and inspire your volunteers with our 6 expert-led training videos
Passion to PurposeInspiring Young Adults to Commit to Volunteer
Explore how to transform passion into purposeful volunteering by learning these strategies to motivate young adults to channel their interests and enthusiasm into meaningful volunteer commitments.
Interview with Kyle Johnston, Collappor8 Client Services, Jo Johnston, Collappor8 Director and CBCC Women’s Committee Member, Sophie Najjarin, ANATE CEO, and Alan Barnes OAM, Kingsgrove RSL President
Enabling Safe and Effective VolunteeringThe Importance of Policies, Procedures, and Workflow Maps
With a focus on the essential components of enabling safe and effective volunteering, explore strategies for understanding and using volunteer resources, managing volunteers effectively, and creating an inclusive environment that supports all participants.
How to Access Youth Where They AreFeaturing Kyle Johnston and Michael Tannous
Featuring Kyle Johnston, Collappor8 Client Services, and Michael Tannous, Western Sydney University student and Collappor8 intern
How to Acquire and Retain Youth VolunteersFeaturing Jo Johnston
Jo Johnston, CBCC Women’s Committee Manager and Program Developer, explores these questions and discusses what you can do for your organisation.
Balancing Charity Demands & Respecting Your Youth Volunteers ResourcesFeaturing Clare Pearson
Featuring Clare Pearson, CEO of Little Wings
10 Common Pitfalls in Retaining Youth VolunteersFeaturing Kyle Johnston
Inspire & Inform: Volunteer Management BlogsEnhance your volunteer programs and create meaningful, lasting impacts in your community with our 12 comprehensive blogs.
- 6 Ways to Transform Volunteers to Ambassadors
- An 8-Step Roadmap to Disability Inclusive Volunteering
- The Transformative Power of Effective Volunteer Leadership
- Volunteering and Identity: The Unusual Suspects
- Effective Organisational Funding Strategies
- Volunteering Mentorships for Young People
- Fostering CALD Youth Participation
- Supporting Youth Volunteers Organisationally
- Asset Based Community Development
- Aligning Organisational and Volunteer Investments
- Where There's a Will, There's a Strategy
- Compliance for Youth in Your Organisation
6 Ways to Transform Volunteers to AmbassadorsNurturing Lifelong Advocates
As a manager, how can you manage, recruit, and encourage your volunteers to be life-long advocates?
‘6 Ways to Transform Volunteers to Ambassadors: Nurturing Lifelong Advocates’ answers this question by highlighting six key strategies that will guide you on how to turn your volunteers into passionate ambassadors for your organisation and your cause.
By nurturing volunteers’ growth and aligning their values with the organisation’s mission, managers can build a dedicated community of long-term supporters.
An 8-Step Roadmap to Disability Inclusive VolunteeringBeyond Accessibility
It’s a well-known secret: volunteering is a powerful tool for experiencing personal growth, skill development, and all-around great vibes.
However, there is a distinct lack of volunteers with disability due to facing roadblocks that prevent them from accessing volunteer roles, such as physical, attitudinal, or cultural barriers.
By creating accessible environments, tailoring roles to individual strengths, improving communication, and developing flexible policies to remove barriers, we can create meaningful engagement for all volunteers regardless of ability.
The Transformative Power of Effective Volunteer LeadershipTaking Charge through Volunteering
What keeps volunteers engaged and committed to donating their precious time and hard work to the causes they care about? A leader who can keep them motivated and passionate.
Volunteering and IdentityThe Unusual Suspects
Effective Organisational Funding StrategiesMaximise Your Impact
Regardless of how amazing your organisation’s grand plans are, you can’t do them without money. How can you go about creating funding strategies that will ensure you have and can maintain the funds you need to keep your organisation running?
Volunteering Mentorships for Young PeopleWhat It Takes
The importance of youth engagement for not-for-profit organisations has been explored in depth by numerous studies and discussed in detail by thousands of blogs. However, many organisations still find it difficult to engage youth in meaningful and supportive ways.
‘What It Takes: Volunteering Mentorships for Young People’ invites Finn O’Branagain, CEO of Outloud, to explain how mentorship programs can empower youth by offering guidance, boosting confidence, and helping them develop life skills.
Highlighting the importance of safe, supportive mentor relationships, the blog explores the value of creating youth-centred programs to engage participants, build stronger communities and inspire the next generation of leaders.
Fostering CALD Youth ParticipationEmpowerment Through Diversity
CALD (culturally and linguistically diverse) youth can bring unique perspectives and strengths to the table, enriching your programs and our wider communities. However, when recruiting youth participants or volunteers can already be a challenge, trying to recruit CALD youth can become even more of a challenge due to their cultural, heritage, or religious background.
How can your organisation begin holding meaningful conversations and build strong connections with CALD youth? ‘Empowerment Through Diversity: Fostering CALD Youth Participation’ explores this topic and suggests strategies on how to kickstart and strengthen your engagement with CALD youth.
Supporting Youth Volunteers OrganisationallyStep Up Your Game
Diving into youth engagement means understanding that there’s no one-size-fits-all approach, especially when we talk about empowering youth volunteers.
Starting off by looking at the Ladder of Citizen Participation, ‘Supporting Youth Volunteers Organisationally’ emphasises clear communication, creating meaningful participation opportunities, and recognising the value of youth contributions.
By strengthening trust, offering the right incentives, and involving young people in decision-making, your organisation can empower youth volunteers and build stronger, more connected communities.
Asset Based Community DevelopmentBuilding Up Youth
Aligning Organisational and Volunteer InvestmentsBalancing Leadership, Volunteers, and Organisational Needs
Aligning Organisational and Volunteer Investments is one of the most efficient ways to ensure that your organisation can meet its goals with the power of your volunteers.
By blending effective leadership, personal connection, data-driven strategies, and involved discussion, this blog will help you build a volunteer strategy that will supercharge your volunteer participation and dedication.
See it in action with a case study of how Clare Pearson, CEO of Little Wings, blends her volunteers skills and motivations with the needs of Little Wings.
Where There's a Will, There's a StrategyTransforming Culture
Strategies are a crucial element in sculpting a culture that will lead your organisation to success.
‘Transforming Culture: Where There’s a Will, There’s a Strategy’ explains how the right strategies, such as creating clear goals, frequent SWOT analyses, and involving volunteers in decision-making, will help you create an environment that encourages motivation, alignment, and a shared sense of purpose.
A good strategy isn’t just about what you do. It’s how you build a culture that makes volunteers want to stay.
Compliance for Youth in Your OrganisationA Two-Way Street
Inspire & Activate: Volunteering VlogsDiscover fresh strategies and expert advice to ignite passion, inspire leadership, and build lasting connections with your volunteers.
Our 6-part vlog series dives into different aspects of youth volunteering and engagement, offering fresh perspectives for not-for-profit organisations.
LeadershipFeaturing Leah Ostermeyer and Jo Johnston
Collappor8 founders Leah Ostermeyer and Jo Johnston offer fresh perspectives on leveraging technology, cultivating leadership, streamlining processes, and harnessing innovation to empower volunteer leaders and drive organisational success.
Boomers to ZoomersInterview with Linda Lake, Jo Johnston, Leah Ostermeyer, Crystal Johnston, and Michael Tannous
Interview with Linda Lake, Kingsgrove RSL Life Time Member and Volunteer, Jo Johnston and Leah Ostermeyer, Collappor8 founders, Crystal Johnston, Salon La Home founder, and Michael Tannous, Western Sydney University student
Youth as VolunteersFeaturing Zizi Charida
Youth with Disability: Untapped Autism/Neurodiversity VolunteerismInterview with Vanessa Gauci
Including volunteers with disabilities enriches your organisation with diverse perspectives, encourages inclusivity, and unlocks untapped potential for meaningful contributions.
Learn how Vanessa Gauci, CEO of Autism Community Network, creates an empowering and supportive environment for young volunteers with Autism and neurodivergence.
Engaging Artists in Building Support for Your Volunteering ProgramFeaturing Finn O'Branagain, Jo Johnston, and Leah Ostermeyer
This video discusses ways to engage artists in supporting your volunteering program, balancing the needs of young people, professional artists, and service providers to create meaningful impact.
Featuring Finn O’Branagain, CEO of Outloud, and Jo Johnston and Leah Ostermeyer, Collappor8 founders.