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Membership Application Form |
Agency/Organisation Details
To qualify for membership of Southern Volunteering SA Inc (SVSA) your agency is required to:
- Be a not for profit organisation or program.
- Have Personal Accident and Public Liability insurance for volunteers
- Have a designated person who is responsible for the management and support of volunteers
- Only offer positions to volunteers which are complementing not replacing paid positions
- Have Personal Accident and Public Liability insurance for volunteers
- Have a designated person who is responsible for the management and support of volunteers
- Only offer positions to volunteers which are complementing not replacing paid positions
- Complete the Organisation Membership Application Form and associated Volunteer Position Form
- Submit your completed forms to Southern Volunteering. All new membership applications are approved by Southern Volunteering Board of Management who meet on a monthly basis.
The benefits of becoming a member agency/organisation
- People interested in volunteering are interviewed by Southern Volunteering and have the opportunity to select positions of interest to them. Your volunteer position(s) will form part of the range available
- Upload of your volunteering position(s) to a variety of online portals including the GoVolunteer and Seek websites
- Opportunity to market volunteer positions and events through a variety of SVSA media sources e.g. Facebook page, radio presentations, printed media etc.
- Assistance with registering on the Centrelink database of organisations approved for volunteer referral
- Assistance with volunteering queries including documenting volunteer positions
- New members are offered a 1 hour information session with one of our qualified staff
- Discount on training sessions. Southern Volunteering offers a combination of free, low cost and fee for service training for volunteers and Volunteer Managers
- Voting rights at the Southern Volunteering Annual General Meeting
- Invitation to free Introduction To Volunteering sessions
- Invitation to Southern Area Volunteering Information (SAVI) network which meets quarterly to support Volunteer Managers (paid or unpaid), through information sharing, guest speakers and networking opportunities.
- Inclusion on our email distribution list for information on training, events, funding, research
- Member invitations and discounts to special events
- Upload of your volunteering position(s) to a variety of online portals including the GoVolunteer and Seek websites
- Opportunity to market volunteer positions and events through a variety of SVSA media sources e.g. Facebook page, radio presentations, printed media etc.
- Assistance with registering on the Centrelink database of organisations approved for volunteer referral
- Assistance with volunteering queries including documenting volunteer positions
- New members are offered a 1 hour information session with one of our qualified staff
- Discount on training sessions. Southern Volunteering offers a combination of free, low cost and fee for service training for volunteers and Volunteer Managers
- Voting rights at the Southern Volunteering Annual General Meeting
- Invitation to free Introduction To Volunteering sessions
- Invitation to Southern Area Volunteering Information (SAVI) network which meets quarterly to support Volunteer Managers (paid or unpaid), through information sharing, guest speakers and networking opportunities.
- Inclusion on our email distribution list for information on training, events, funding, research
- Member invitations and discounts to special events
- Access to staff from Southern Volunteering who can be booked as speakers for presentations, volunteer events or Annual General Meetings