Volunteer leaders provide crucial support to volunteers and the wider community. Council partners with a range of volunteer leaders across Stonnington to promote their volunteer opportunities, provide networking and capacity building opportunities.
Networking opportunities
We offer a range of networking opportunities for volunteer leaders and organisations in Stonnington. Please visit our networking opportunities page to explore which groups and network meetings may be of interest to you.
View networking opportunities
Advertise your volunteer positions
To support our community groups in obtaining, retaining, and celebrating volunteers, the City of Stonnington is looking to promote awareness of volunteering opportunities. The City of Stonnington has a dedicated volunteer hub in which it will advertise volunteering opportunities to help people in our community find a role that is perfect for them. To list your vacancy, complete our online form, or email us at: volunteer@stonnington.vic.gov.au
List your volunteer opportunity
There are a range of platforms where you can advertise your volunteer positions.
Southeast Volunteers
Southeast Volunteers provide end-to-end recruitment service, networking opportunities and training for volunteers and organisations located in Stonnington, Monash, City of Casey and the City of Greater Dandenong.
Vollie
Vollie is an online marketplace that connects talented people to non-profits, charities and social enterprises for skills-based online volunteering.
VolunteerMatch
VolunteerMatch helps people from right across Australia match their skills from industries such as IT, hospitality, design, accounting, law and sales to a relevant and rewarding volunteer role.
Seek Volunteer
Seek Volunteer is Australia’s largest free online source of volunteer opportunities. Seek Volunteer helps connect people to volunteering opportunities that enrich their communities, lives and careers
Go Volunteer
GoVolunteer brings volunteers and volunteering organisations together. Search GoVolunteer for volunteering opportunities.
Organisations to support volunteers and volunteer leaders
Looking for more information about volunteering or volunteer management? There are various organisations that can support you on this exciting journey. Please see the links below.
JusticeConnect
Through their not-for-profit law program, JusticeConnect provides legal advice, information and training for not-for-profit organisations.
JusticeConnect work to reduce red tape and improve the legal framework for community organisations.
Our Community
Our Community is a world-leading social enterprise that provides advice and tools for Australia's 600,000 not-for-profit community groups, state, private and independent schools, as well as practical links between the community sector and the general public, business and government.
Pro Bono Australia
Pro Bono shares news, careers and resources to help purpose-driven people and organisations grow their impact. Pro Bono provides an online hub for people who want to know more about the national community sector.
Southeast Volunteers
Southeast Volunteers provide end-to-end recruitment service, networking opportunities and training for volunteers and organisations located in Stonnington, Monash, City of Casey and the City of Greater Dandenong.
Victorian State Government
There is a range of helpful publications and resources on the State Government website that support the Victorian not-for-profit community sector to strengthen capacity, governance and sustainability.
Volunteering Victoria
Volunteering Victoria is the peak state body for volunteering, focusing on advocacy, sector development and the promotion of volunteering. Volunteering Victoria allows you to search for volunteer roles and access information on leading volunteers and professional development.
Volunteering Australia
Volunteering Australia is the national peak body for volunteering, working to advance volunteering in the Australian community. Volunteering Australia shares research into the state of volunteering in Australia, and provides access to educational resources.
If you are interested in volunteering or hosting volunteers in our community we would love to hear from you. Please reach out to volunteer@stonnington.vic.gov.au
Helpful resources
If you would like to learn more about managing volunteers, there are a number of free tipsheets to download below.
If you are interested in hosting volunteers in our community we would love to hear from you. Please reach out by emailing volunteer@stonnington.vic.gov.au