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MARIBYRNONG
VOLUNTEER
STRATEGY
2018-2021
Abridged
Abridged version
version
CONTENTS 02 Introduction The value of volunteering Purpose Approach 04 Definition of volunteering National Standards for volunteering Federal Government State Government 06 Linking with the Council Plan 07 Why we need to invest in volunteering 08 Opportunities and challenges 10 A new direction 12 A plan for the future 14 Monitoring and reporting 16 References
INTRODUCTION
THE VALUE OF VOLUNTEERING
Volunteering is a vital part of community groups, not-for-
our City’s social, cultural and profits and businesses, many
economic landscape. of whom could not function
without their support.
Everyday, volunteers make
significant contributions Simply put, volunteers are
to support all levels of our invaluable. We can’t do it
community from individuals, without them.
PURPOSE
In recent years, our city Government cannot solve
has undergone significant these challenges alone.
growth, development,
and demographic change; With this strategy,
and in addition to the Maribyrnong City Council
evolving expectations of our aims to mobilise and support
community, local government communities to build their
faces new pressures with rate capacity to participate and
capping and sector change. contribute.
APPROACH
Based on the evidence, this proposes a way forward that
strategy identifies trends, will respond to changing and
challenges and risks and future need.
2.
3.
DEFINITION OF
VOLUNTEERING
In 2015, after significant community
consultation, the peak body, Volunteering
Australia, a adopted the following definition:
“Time willingly given for
the common good and
without financial gain.”
Volunteering Australia has stated:
“The new definition Council has applied
captures newer forms this definition for
of volunteering such as the purpose of this
online, spontaneous, strategy.
and corporate
volunteering and social
entrepreneurship.”
4.
STATE
GOVERNMENT
FEDERAL The Ministerial Council
GOVERNMENT for Volunteers provides
NATIONAL independent advice to
STANDARDS FOR The Federal Government the State Government
VOLUNTEERING released the National through the Minister for
Volunteering Strategy in Families and Children.
Volunteering Australia 2011, which identified
emerging national trends In 2017, the Council
developed the National provided the State
and issues for the
Standards for Volunteer volunteer sector and Government with its
Involvement in Not-for- established the vision recommendations for
Profit organisations to: for volunteering. supporting volunteering
in Victoria.
• Provide good This vision was articulated
practice guidance with the 2015 release of
and benchmarks to National Standards for
help organisations Volunteers.
attract, manage and
retain volunteers.
• Help manage risk and
safety in their work
with volunteers.
• Help improve the
volunteer experience.
5.LINKING WITH THE COUNCIL PLAN
COUNCIL’S OBJECTIVE 2.8
Enable formal and informal
SUPPORT AND volunteering, community
leadership, civic participation
COMMITMENT TO and place-based neighbourhood
development.
VOLUNTEERING The strategic indicators to
OBJECTIVE 2 measure its success are:
IS ARTICULATED
Healthy and Inclusive Communities:
• Increased participation
IN THE COUNCIL Provide and advocate for services in community leadership
and facilities that support people’s programs.
PLAN 2017-2021. wellbeing and healthy living, • Increased engagement in
connection to community, safety, volunteerism, and;
cultural engagement and whole of • Increased civic and
life learning. community engagement.
6.WHY WE NEED TO INVEST IN VOLUNTEERING
HEALTHY AND RESILIENT
COMMUNITIES
Volunteering plays a key role in
building and sustaining resilient, $
healthy communities.
THE VALUE OF ECONOMIC IMPACT
VOLUNTEERING The Department of Planning and
Volunteering offers opportunities Community Development (2012)
for civic participation, empowerment, showed volunteering contributions
community leadership, connectedness were worth about $23 billion to
and improved health and wellbeing. the Victorian economy in 2011,
SKILLS DEVELOPMENT estimated to grow to up to
AND KNOWLEDGE $42 billion by 2021.
CIVIC PARTICIPATION AND SHARING
COMMUNITY OWNERSHIP Volunteering facilitates skills
development and learning. It
Volunteering strengthens
provides pathways to community
community by supporting civic
leadership, education and
participation and community
employment and opportunities
ownership.
for expertise and knowledge to
be harnessed and shared.
7.OPPORTUNITIES
AND
CHALLENGES
There are a number of opportunities and challenges facing the
volunteer sector and Local Government, including:
• The demographics of our City • Volunteers require appropriate
are changing and the rate of management and support.
volunteering is increasing.
• Currently Council has no
• People are looking for consistent approach to
more flexible volunteering volunteer management and
opportunities. practices are fragmented.
• Younger people want skill-based • Better technology and systems
opportunities and to volunteer are needed to streamline
for shorter periods. volunteer management and to
meet the demands and needs of
• Newly arrived communities the community.
want to volunteer but are facing
barriers to participation. • Resourcing is needed if Council
is to harness the growing
• Governance, compliance and interest in volunteering
risk demands on volunteering while addressing demanding
are increasing. compliance and management
issues.
8.9.
A NEW DIRECTION
To address the challenges and capitalise on the opportunities for volunteering in our City, Council
in collaboration with the community, will examine how best to support resilient and active civic
participation.
This will include exploring all the through volunteering. focused to build partnerships and
ways communities participate and The new direction will build on networks.
contribute and how to facilitate what works, and will establish
and build capabilities. a coordination resource to To achieve these aims, three key
support Council’s teams to themes have been identified to
Council will develop and share build a cohesive approach to drive and deliver this strategy.
knowledge, resources, management and systems.
partnerships and opportunities,
and build more active and It will emphasise a whole of
engaged civic participation Council approach and be outward
1 2 3
10.11.
1
PLAN
FOR STRENGTHEN
ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN ROBUST SYSTEMS
THE
Council manages and/or supports a variety of
volunteer programs, strengthening these through
a commitment of resources will ensure better
systems management and a structure that supports
FUTURE
compliance and risk mitigation.
Local government can lead in responding to the
challenges of the sector by deepening and building
networks and partnerships with the community and
the volunteer sector, and increasing the capability
of local agencies.
To achieve this theme, Council needs to:
1. Invest in a volunteering resource to improve
compliance, systems and structures across all
of Council’s volunteer programs.
2. Build networks and partnerships with
volunteers and the volunteer sector to
strengthen systems and structures to enable
volunteer participation.
12.2 3
CHAMPION SUSTAIN
RECOGNISE AND ACKNOWLEDGE COMMIT TO RIGOROUS AND RESPONSIVE
VOLUNTEER CONTRIBUTION VOLUNTEER DEVELOPMENT
To best champion our community’s volunteers and Local government needs to sustain programs that
the value of volunteering, well-designed systems foster community capacity and build resilience and
are needed to recognise, support, develop and opportunity.
elevate the visibility of volunteers, and to formally
celebrate their efforts and achievements. To ensure the sustainability of volunteer
contribution requires responsive and considered
To achieve this theme, Council needs to: solutions to address emerging trends and
challenges.
1. Create systems that value, recognise,
celebrate and advocate the contribution Policies and processes are needed to support good
volunteers make to our community. governance without excessive bureaucracy.
2. Promote the benefits and achievements of To achieve this theme, Council needs to:
volunteering and volunteers to generate
recognition of contribution and value. 1. Establish effective volunteer management
and governance systems and structures,
engaging a whole of Council approach and
including innovative technologies.
2. Build and develop networks and partnerships
to facilitate innovative solutions and assist
groups in the community to be self-sustaining.
13.14.
MONITORING
AND REPORTING
Council will monitor and report on the Volunteer
Strategy by:
1. Investigating the resourcing required
for Council to meet its commitment to
volunteering.
2. Developing a plan so Council can streamline
its internal processes and explore how it can
strengthen and build partnerships with the
community and volunteer sector.
3. Developing meaningful measures and
reporting mechanisms to report consistently
on the progress and participation of
volunteers.
4. Identify key staff to establish a Volunteer
Reference Group, who will meet regularly and
report on progress.
15.REFERENCES
Council Plan 2017-2021 Census data Population and Housing, 2016
Maribyrnong City Council Australian Bureau of Statistics
National Standards for Involving Volunteers in ABS data on volunteers in Maribyrnong, 2017
Not-for-Profit Organisations .ID - the population experts
Volunteering Australia Population Health Survey, 2015
VicHealth
Definition of Volunteering, July 2017
Volunteering Australia State of Volunteering in Australia – Help Create
Happiness, 2016
The Economic Value of Volunteering in Victoria, 2012 Volunteering Australia
Ironmonger, Duncan, Households Research Unit,
Department of Economics, The University of Volunteering Australia, 2017
Melbourne 2017-18 Pre-Budget Submission
Volunteering Western Australia, The Economic, Volunteer Management in Local Government:
Social and Cultural Value of Volunteering to Western Creating and Implementing an Effective Volunteer
Australia, 2015 Program. Local Government Association of South
Australia
Borgovni, F. Doing well by doing good. The
relationship between formal volunteering and self- Volunteers in Victoria: Trends, challenges and
reported health and happiness’, Social Science and opportunities. Ministerial Council for Volunteers,
Medicine, vol. 66, p. 2331 2008 Victorian Government 2017
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