Volunteers in Sport
Volunteering WA can help your club Bowls WA encourages Bowling Clubs to consider using Volunteering WA and the Volunteers in Sport program to help with your club development. Volunteering WA are currently running a number of club workshops and also offer club consultations – more information is available through the links below.
Volunteers in Sport Consultation Flyer
Volunteers in Sport Club Workshops
All of the Volunteering WA workshops coming up in the next month are listed on the website here.
Bowls WA will be working with Volunteering WA to offer further workshops specifically for Bowls Clubs in May – clubs will receive further information on these workshops through the club secretary shortly.
How can Volunteering WA help your club?
Volunteering WA is the peak body for volunteering in Western Australia. Our focus is on the promotion and development of volunteering. By working with a wide variety of agencies across the state we provide a range of specialist services to support organisations that rely on volunteers. Volunteering WA also represents the needs of its nearly 700 member volunteer involving organisations at local, state and national levels.
Here at Volunteering WA, we make a difference by connecting volunteers with volunteer involving organisations. We aim to build strong, connected communities through volunteering. We also work to ensure that people in Western Australia are aware of, and understand, the nature and scope of volunteer activity.
Volunteers in Sport
In collaboration with the Department of Sports and Recreation, Volunteering WA created the Volunteers in Sport project. It is through the Volunteers in Sport project that we can provide you and your club or organisation with free assistance with all aspects of volunteer management, including recruiting, retaining, rewarding and managing your volunteers.
To help grow the number of volunteers in our communities, Volunteering WA is working with universities and the corporate sector to create a new pool of volunteers for sport and recreation organisations and clubs to recruit from. Combined with our current online volunteer platform for the general public, we have a large network of volunteers that you can tap in to.
Volunteers can help with…
Governance and Accounting • Officiating • IT and Websites • Coaching • Instructing • Leading Groups • Events and Tournaments • Administration • Developing Policies • Grant Applications • Marketing
There are also many more ways that volunteers can help.
How can Volunteering WA help your club/organisation?
Bring new volunteers into your club. This is achieved by posting your volunteering positions on several volunteer-focused websites with a combined traffic of over 120,000 visitors per month. In addition, we work with corporate and university partners to identify appropriate volunteers for your club.
Support and advice on ways to engage with your existing club members and recruit them as volunteers.
General advice and help on all matters volunteering. For example, we provide support and advice on writing volunteer position descriptions so they are engaging, informative and have a higher likelihood of recruiting volunteers.
Provide free, one-on-one consultations to support you and your club with volunteer management, such as recruitment, retention and rewarding. These consultations can be provided either remotely or in person, and can include a follow-up action plan.
How can your club/organisation access our services?
Access to our services is free for Western Australian sport and recreation clubs thanks to funding from the Department of Sport and Recreation.
Please get in contact if you would like support with:
Advice on retaining existing volunteers
Tailored consulting service
Volunteer management planning
Recruiting new volunteers
How can we help?
Provide online listings of volunteer positions.
Work with our community partners to promote your volunteer opportunities and events.
Provide support and training related to working with volunteers.
If you would like us to recruit volunteers for your club there is no charge, however you must become a member of Volunteering WA first. Joining takes two minutes and basic membership is free, but we do ask that you provide us with evidence of your insurance. Once your membership has been approved we can start working with you to recruit new volunteers.
