Sign up and show respect!

Sport NSW is a signatory to the NSW Government’s Statement of Principles for the Recognition of Volunteers to formally demonstrate our commitment to valuing and respecting our thousands of volunteers.

Kellie May, Principal Project Officer at NSW Volunteering, congratulated Sport NSW for endorsing the Statement of Principles.

“Sport NSW has joined hundreds of organisations recognising and celebrating the role of more than 890,000 volunteers across NSW,” Ms May said.

“We look forward to many more sports organisations coming on board in support of exemplary volunteer management.”

Endorsement publicly commits organisations to uphold the following seven Principles:

• This organisation demonstrates a commitment to best practice in volunteer management, and that all our people respect and support this commitment.
• Our volunteers are involved in the life of the organisation and are included in decisions that affect them.
• This organisation provides volunteers with clarity about their roles, and is clear about expectations and policies that impact on their roles.
• Our volunteers respect the roles of everyone in the organisation.
• This organisation recognises and celebrates the contribution of volunteers.
• Our volunteers are provided with training and professional development for their roles.
• This organisation provides all our people with the opportunity to resolve disputes with respect and dignity.

You can easily sign up on the NSW Volunteering website. You will then receive a certificate as well as a logo you can display on email signatures and letterheads to signify your commitment to treat volunteers with respect, dignity and fairness.

Sport NSW encourages all members to join with us by signing up to show the combined commitment of the sporting sector to all of our wonderful volunteers.

For further inquiries, please contact NSW Volunteering at volunteering@facs.nsw.gov.au or on 8753 8543.