Volunteering Queensland (VQ) is delivering the Volunteer Management Activity (VMA) on behalf of the Australian Government’s Department of Social Services (DSS). The objective of the VMA is to increase opportunities for people to participate in the social and economic life of their community through volunteering.
To deliver program outcomes Volunteering Queensland, through an open application process, is partnering with organisations on projects that will deliver advice, support and resources to enable volunteering by members of identified groups. The projects aims to build the capacity of volunteer managers and volunteer involving organisations to better engage these volunteers in a meaningful and respectful manner.
Project proposals are being sought from the sector annually. The efficacy and outcomes of projects, and the Project Partnerships Program, will be reviewed by Volunteering Queensland before calling for the next round of project proposals, and any necessary adjustments to the program will be made.
If you are interested in partnering with Volunteering Queensland to break down the barriers to volunteering for the identified groups, please contact vma@volunteeringqld.org.au and you will be advised on timing and opening of rounds and any associated information.
Strengthen cultural safety and build capacity within the organisation to become an attractive organisation to recruit and retain First Nations volunteers. Completion expected December 2023.
Reduce barriers that mitigate the opportunity for community members from specific priority groups to volunteer in their community (First Nations, People with Disability, Newly Arrived Migrants). Completion expected December 2023.
Develop the capacity of volunteer involving organisations in Douglas Shire to attract, recruit, retain and manage volunteers from the identified priority groups (First Nations, People with Disability, Newly Arrived Migrants, and Young People aged 12-18). Completion expected December 2023.
Volunteering Queensland is also partnering with a number of organisations in the design and delivery of best-practice volunteer management tools, training, resources and support. Partnerships include:
Queenslanders with Disability Network (QDN)
Delivery of a roundtable with people with lived experience, service providers and peak bodies to understand barriers to and opportunities for volunteering for people with disability.
Multicultural Australia
Delivery of a roundtable with people with lived experience, service providers and peak bodies to understand barriers to and opportunities for volunteering for newly arrived migrants.
Cox & Collaborators
Design and delivery of an online tool to provide starting-level information about questions regarding roles on small volunteer, not-for-profit organisations boards and committees.
Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
Delivery of a roundtable with people with lived experience, service providers and peak bodies to understand barriers to and opportunities for volunteering for First Nations People.
Queenslanders with Disability Network (QDN)
Design and delivery of a resource guide for volunteer involving organisations to recruit and retain people with disabilities as volunteers in their organisation.
Empower Autism
Design and delivery on a resource guide for volunteer involving organisations to recruit and retain people with autism as volunteers in their organisation.
A pilot project to deliver wide-ranging and open-ended projects to explore possibilities and existing community strengths involving giving of time, skills and consideration of First Nations volunteering models.
Volunteering Queensland has now opened round two grant funding of the Volunteer Management Activity, for activities to take place between July 2023 and June 2024.
Volunteering Queensland will, through an open application process, establish partnerships with eligible entities to design and deliver new programs and strengthen existing relationships to support volunteering involving organisations’ capacity building and to reduce barriers to volunteering among highlighted priority groups. Partnership support and project funding will be available for organisations to implement projects within communities and/or that have a state-wide impact.
Projects which can be provided across regional, rural and remote areas are highly encouraged.
| 11 April 2023 | Project grant funding applications open |
| 26 May 2023 | Project grant funding applications close 5pm Queensland time |
| 12 June 2023 | Successful project grant applications advised |
| 26 June 2023 | Formal agreements in place for successful applicants |
| 1 July 2023 | Project commencement |
After familiarising yourself with the Guidelines, please complete and submit your application online by the closing date Friday 26 May 2023 (5pm Queensland time).
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This program is funded by the Department of Social Services through the Volunteering Management Activity.
