Volunteering
In July 2015 Volunteering Australia, the national peak body for volunteering, announced the current Definition of Volunteering as "Volunteering is time willingly given for the common good and without financial gain".
Glossary
Volunteer
A person who willingly gives their time for the common good without financial gain.
VIKTOR
A national database and volunteer referral system created by Volunteering WA to link volunteers, volunteer referral centres and volunteer involving organisations. VIKTOR allows volunteer involving organisations to login via the internet and directly update their details, including their organisation profile, available volunteer positions, contacts, address and phone numbers, etc.
As VIKTOR is the database behind the GoVolunteer, SEEK Volunteer, and Volunteer profile websites, the GoVolunteer mobile app, and also several other partner websites, when you list your volunteer positions on VIKTOR they will automatically be advertised in all of these places.
Agency
A volunteer involving organisation. You will be able to edit the details of your organisation, including addresses, phone numbers, etc.
Contact
A person who works at your agency. You can have multiple contacts listed for your organisation, but you must elect one contact to be the primary contact. Your agency must have a primary contact. This contact will be sent any critical information.
Position
A volunteer role available within your organisation. These are the positions that will be advertised online (Through several different websites), and Volunteer Resource Centres will also search through these positions for volunteers.
Referral
When a volunteer is directed to a position through a Volunteer Resource Centre or submits an expression of interest (EOI) for a position you have listed online, it is called a referral. Volunteers may be accepted or rejected by your organisation.
VIKTOR Lite
An improved position management system constructed around a single-page position form. It has improved filtering options, the status of each position is made more obvious, and the user is given clear feedback on what actions should be taken. Documentation, help and support videos are built into the system.
Event or Volunteering Day
Event or once-off volunteering is when a volunteer participates in a role that supports a specific event or volunteering day. An example of event volunteering might be an annual fun run, charity event, tree planting, and beach clear up or donation sorting.
EOI or "expression of interest"
An application from a volunteer for a specific role.
Micro-volunteering task
Volunteering that can be done in small bursts or periods of time online. This type of volunteering is all about ad-hoc positions that involve doing little things that make a big difference overall. It could be anything from contributing to the development of a new website by creating some graphics or content and can be a one-off position or task that needs completing regularly.
Skilled Volunteer Position
This type of volunteering allows volunteers to offer their high level skills or professional experience to assist organisations. This could include, but not be limited to providing expertise such as risk management, professional coaching, strategic planning or project management.
General Volunteering
These types or roles can include a wide range of activities from aged care support, helping in an animal shelter, assisting with admin, joining a committee or helping run an op shop. These roles can be short or long term regular roles depending on the commitment needed.
Expired Position
A position that has reached its expiry date.
Opportunity
A volunteer role available within your organisation. These are the positions that will be advertised online (through several different websites), and Volunteer Resource Centres will also search through these positions for volunteers.
Draft
An opportunity that has been created but not yet published live.
Actively recruiting
A volunteer opportunity that is currently being advertised.
Needs attention
An opportunity currently not recruiting for some reason. You will need to update it.
Closed
An opportunity that is no longer live.
Applicants
Prospective volunteers who have applied for an opportunity.
VIO
Volunteer Involving Organisation.
