The strength in diversity

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Supporting increased participation in volunteering

A diverse volunteer team is a great strength

Volunteering has a powerful impact when it is accessible to all and reflects our diverse communities.

Everyone benefits from new perspectives and lived experiences that can better support community.

People of all backgrounds, abilities and locations are motivated to volunteer when they feel a sense of identity, purpose and belonging.

When volunteering reflects your community, you can build trust and better advocate for underrepresented groups.

Volunteering WA works with Volunteer Resource Centres and organisations, to help reduce barriers and increase participation across volunteering.

We approach this through both targeted activities exclusive to improving outcomes for the identified priority groups, as well as broad-reaching campaigns that help reach partners, friends, families, and communities of priority groups.

Volunteering WA’s work in this space focuses on increasing opportunities for people to participate in the social and economic life of their broader community through volunteering, by:

  • Building effective volunteering practices and opportunities within organisations and communities.
  • Break down barriers, and increase participation in volunteering.
  • Improving access to information on volunteering.
  • Providing access to the training and resources that support volunteers and volunteer involving organisations need.

You can read more about our work through the Volunteer Management Activity.