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Volunteering Strategy for South

Australia:

Working collaboratively and

innovatively across sector boundaries to

create better outcomes for South

Australian volunteers

In the Beginning

How the stars aligned for

Volunteers in South Australia

Volunteering in South Australia was at a crossroads.

Traditionally, State Government led the development of

volunteering policy, programs and resources.

In 2013 an opportunity was identified to create a cross-sector

strategy to advance volunteering across South Australia.

The Volunteering Strategy for South Australia was launched in

2014 providing a coordinated approach to promote and sustain

volunteering over the next six years.

Scoping and building the

partnership

Partnerships take time and effort.

The following three key steps launched the historic partnership:

Designing the partnership framework

Understanding the drivers of the partners

Developing the partnership

The Middle Ages

Governance and action plan

for the strategy

A structure was established to deliver and

achieve the overall aims of the strategy:

Partnership board established

Working groups formed

Action plan developed

The Dark Ages

Review of the process

2017 mid-term review

Key changes:

Dissolving the four working groups

Focusing on two priorities for the remainder of the strategy

Confusion and uncertainty around the review outcomes

The Renaissance

Identified strengths and opportunities for

improvement

Student Volunteering Working Group

established

Improved staffing support

Changed approach

Renewed vision

Achievements

Advocacy for reduction in screening checks for volunteers

Development of WeDo app (https://wedo.volunteeringsa-nt.org.au/)

Delivery of 2 Student Volunteering workshops

Development of short promotional videos promoting youth volunteering

(https://www.volunteeringsa-nt.org.au/volunteers/types-of-volunteering/employment-pathways)

Research papers on a range of topics including human resources & volunteer management, work health and safety, mutual obligation http://www.savolunteeringstrategy.org.au/resources/)

The Future – Beyond 2020

Daniella Nofi, Senior Policy & Program Officer, Department of Human Services

Rod Dolling, Senior Policy & Program Officer, Department of Human Services

www.dhs.sa.gov.au/services/volunteers

http://www.savolunteeringstrategy.org.au/

ofv@sa.gov.au