Giving and volunteering in cultural and linguistically diverse and Indigenous communities

This research report explores how giving and volunteering are understood and practiced within culturally and linguistically diverse communities and First Nations communities. It presents insights into community?led approaches to giving and volunteering, highlighting cultural values, motivations and informal practices that may not align with mainstream volunteering models and discusses barriers and enablers to engagement with formal volunteering systems.

Benefits for volunteer managers

• increase cultural understanding of volunteering and giving
• understand cultural considerations and priorities that act as barriers and enablers to engagement with formal volunteering systems
• design more inclusive volunteering approaches.

How to apply this resource

Use this research to inform inclusive practice, engagement strategies and policy development when working with CALD and Indigenous communities.