HRD training for our volunteers

Research Report Project Team members
and stakeholders
Research Report team members: Roxanne Withers (Project Lead), City of Playford;
Peter Heyworth, Northern Volunteering SA; Golda Munro, Girl Guides SA.
Stakeholders include the Volunteering Strategy Partnership Board, Volunteering SA&NT,
organisations and individuals who participated in this research. Thanks to Volunteering
SA&NT for editing and publishing the report. Cover and design by Robyn Haworth.
Project Objectives
• Develop an understanding of the perceptions/attitudes towards volunteering by Human
Resource (HR) personnel in large Volunteer Involving Organisations (VIO)
• Understand similarities and differences between Human Resource Management (HRM)
and Volunteer Management (VM)
• Provide recommendations of what a shared approach could look like considering culture,
collaboration and systems.
Methodology
• Literature review — A brief literature review was conducted to provide context and
understand previous work undertaken in this area
• Survey — An online survey ‘HR & Volunteering – Integration is good for business’
was distributed across the sector targeting senior HR professionals in large volunteer
involving organisations
• Case studies — Four organisations were selected to give a representation of those
covered in the State Volunteer Strategy. Working group members interviewed staff
responsible for Human Resource Management & Volunteer Management
• Review of VET competencies around HRM & VM.