Diversity
& Volunteering
Engaging
people with disabilities in volunteering
Fact
sheet from the Office of Volunteers in South Australia
In
from the CALD!
This
OzVPM Hot Topic, co-written by past AAVA President Peter
Heyworth and OzVPM Director Andy Fryar examines the
issues in having more Cultural and Linguistically
Diverse persons join your program.
Indigenous
Australians and Volunteering - A closer look
This
subject guide developed by Volunteering Australia
takes a look at Australia's indigenous population
and some of the issues relating to involving this
group of our community as volunteers
Muslim
Youth and Volunteering
This
research looks at the experiences and attitudes to
volunteering of young Muslim men and women in Lakemba
(Sydney), Melbourne and Shepparton ( Vic). The research
was undertaken for VA and the AMF by ORIMA Research
and funded by DIAC and FaCSIA.
Condensed
bulletin version
Full
report version
National
Survey of Australian Volunteers from Diverse Cultural
and Linguistic Backgrounds
This research, undertaken in 2004-2005, is both quantitative
and qualitative in scope. It explores the volunteering
experience of people from 11 different ethnic or language
groups. Around 1000 community organisations and over
700 individual volunteers responded to the research
surveys. The National Survey was funded by FaCSIA.
Condensed
bulletin version
Full
report version
Time
to get equal in volunteering: Tackling Disablism
Free
Executive Summary of research conducted by SCOPE in
the UK. Full report available from SCOPE in a variety
of formats including hard copy, CD, cassette and braille.
Contact publications@scope.org.uk for purchase details
Voluntary
Service to Indigenous Communities Foundation
The Foundation is an independent,
not-for-profit company. It is an organisation that
offers wide support to Indigenous communities to pursue
their community development goals in their own way
- it's about making a difference by providing volunteers
who can transfer their skills to people in Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Islander communities and organisations.
The Foundation matches skilled volunteers with approved
short term projects in Indigenous communities.
International
Resources on Diversity
Additional links and information on this topic from
around the world care of our friends at Energize.
Recommendation
From Our Bookstore
Volunteering
by People with a Disability
by
Filiz Niyazi | 
