Advocacy SIG

 

Upcoming Meeting

The next meeting will be held in early 2023. If you are interested, email [email protected] to join the mailing list.

Please note: RSVP is compulsory for attendance. If you are a non-member wanting to attend, please contact us.

About this SIG

The Advocacy Special Interest Group (SIG) is established under the auspices of Volunteering Victoria to bring together Volunteering Victoria member volunteers, volunteers within member organisations and leaders in a range of volunteering sectors and cohorts, to: 

  • explore the concept of advocacy, 
  • learn about and be inspired by the role, power and value of advocacy; and  
  • identify different methods, tools and resources to advocate efficiently and effectively in and for the volunteering sector, including discussing and exchanging views and identifying how best to advocate further on various topics and issues. 

The SIG will be an opportunity to have an input into the Volunteering Victoria advocacy process, to consider whether Volunteering Victoria:  

  • is effective in promoting and speaking out on the interests and issues impacting volunteers, the volunteer sector and volunteer involving organisations (VIOs);
  • effectively empowers and promotes advocacy for and by the sector; and
  • follows best practice for identifying and shaping the advocacy priorities of Volunteering Victoria. 

The SIG will also be a forum for: 

  • sharing and discussing information regarding policy challenges and sector risks, assessing agreed areas and issues, identifying current and emerging research onadvocacy;
  • cooperating on advocacy initiatives and opportunities;
  • facilitating coordination and collaboration with other organisations and peak bodies whose work intersects with the work of Volunteering Victoria and theSIG;
  • identifying priority areas and issues impacting volunteering across Victoria;
  • discussing and sharing ideas, developing plans and strategising on options and how best to tackle identified solutions, which may include seeking to change policies, laws or rules that impact volunteering, targeting efforts at a local, state, or national level as required; and 
  • fostering and providing communication channels to:

            – facilitate networks which will exchange ideas, information, and resources on advocacy
            – strengthen and encourage advocacy within sectors and cohorts;
            – highlight and celebrate the value of Volunteering to the Victorian community; and
            – promote the value of volunteering. 

Membership of the SIG is open to:

  • Managers of Volunteers employed by members of Volunteering Victoria
  • Managers of Volunteers who are individual members of Volunteering Victoria
  • Individual members of Volunteering Victoria who have an interest in Volunteer Management e.g. researchers

New members are welcomed.

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Feedback

Volunteering Victoria is committed to continuously improving our Special Interest Groups (SIG) and the way we engage with and empower the volunteer sector. Please feel free to provide us with feedback about your SIG experience and suggest ways we can improve. You can also email us directly at: [email protected].

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