Standards
and declarations
National
Agenda on Volunteering
The National Agenda
on Volunteering was produced during the International
year of Volunteers in 2001 as a joint project between
Volunteering Australia and Australian Volunteers International.
The National Agenda outlines key strategies that the
voluntary sector identified as being critical development
areas, and was presented to Governments around Australia
at the end of IYV.
National
Standards for involving volunteers in not-for-profits
During 2001, Volunteering Australia released
the National Standards for involving volunteers in
Not for Profit Organisations as well as a companion
Implementation Guide to the standards. The National
Standards are a must for all agencies involving volunteers,
and are available for purchase from Volunteering Australia
and volunteer centres throughout Australia. OzVPM
recommends that all not-for-profit organisations who
involve volunteers purchase a copy of the National
Standards
UK
Standards for the management of volunteers
While
not specifically an Australasian resource, the UK
National Occupational Standards for the recruitment
and management of volunteers in the United Kingdom
are well worth a look.
Universal
Declaration on Volunteering
The Universal Declaration on Volunteering was adopted
by the international board of directors of IAVE -
The International Association for Volunteer Effort,
at its 16th World Volunteer Conference, held in Amsterdam
in January 2001. It outlines the universal underlying
principles associated with volunteer activity.
Universal
Declaration on the Profession of Leading and Managing
Volunteers
The
universal declaration was developed during the International
Conference on Volunteer Administration in Toronto,
Canada during 2001. It was created over two days by
representatives from 12 countries (including NZ)
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