Nimbin Community Organisations Interagency

Results of our Volunteer Needs Survey

Nimbin Volunteers

Welcome to the live results of our Volunteer Needs Survey. Our member organisations can view the live results by logging in to your account. If you need assistance, please email volunteer@nimbin.org.au.

Volunteer Roles

Total active entries: 8

  1. President / Vice-President / Chairperson
  2. Secretary
  3. Treasurer / Bookkeeper
  4. Committee or Sub-committee member
  5. Coordinator for Volunteers / Members
  6. Fundraising / Grant Writer
  7. Event Organiser / Logistics / Stage or Site Manager
  8. Bar / RSA / Kitchen
  9. Setup / Cleaning / Maintenance
  10. Stall or Shop Assistant / Stock Management
  11. Performer / MC / Creative / Decor
  12. Teacher / Facilitator / Mentor
  13. Youth or Elder Support / Outreach / Inclusion
  14. Landcare / Gardening / Animal Care
  15. Driver / Deliveries / Practical Support
  16. Social Media / Website / Newsletter
  17. Digital Filing / Data Management / IT
    • Role exists: 2
    • Volunteer needed: 2
      • (No organisation)
      • (No organisation)
    • Work experience possible: 2
      • (No organisation)
      • (No organisation)
  18. Photography / Storytelling / Community History
  19. Legal / HR / Finance / Partnership advice
  20. Training / Leadership / Mediation / Meeting Facilitation

Other Roles

  1. Other Roles

    What other, specific roles does your organisation have or need volunteers for?

    • Workday activities, including:PlantingMulchingPropogatingWeedingWatering
    • Managing the mural donation tins Distributing the visitor information brochure surveys of visitors surveys of businesses writing stories about volunteers in our community for the Nimbin Good Times and social media
    • Cookery Officer, Cultural Officer, International Officer, Environmental Officer, Handicraft Officer, Donations Officer, Market Coodinators
    • Marketing, branding, merchandising,
    • We need volunteers to create and setup and pull down all aspects of MardiGrass
    • We are also looking for musicians, performers and artists.
    • Food prep

  2. Young Person on Committee

    Would you be willing to take a young person onto your committee – to enable them to discover how a committee works?

    • Yes — 63% (5)
    • No — 13% (1)

  3. Comments

    Comments about young people on your committee

    • We don\'t have a cimmittee as we operate as a subgroup of NNCI. We have inormal meetings after our workday on 3rd Saturday of the month.We would love to have young people join us on workdays.We welcome yo
    • Chamber business might seem boring to young people – they would need to have an interest in the Chamber's work Meetings are usually in the evening
    • It is always good to have young people.
    • Governance is very boring. Not really something young people are likely to be intreested in. BUT we are looking for younGER people – is people in their 30s and 40s.

  4. Volunteer Ages

    What are the average ages of your volunteers? Tick all that apply.

    • 56-65 — 63% (5)
    • 41-55 — 38% (3)
    • 25-40 — 25% (2)
    • <25 — 0% (0)
    • 66+ — 0% (0)

  5. Volunteer Succession

    Do you have younger members who could continue your work?

    • Yes — 38% (3)
    • No — 50% (4)
    • Unsure — 13% (1)

Event Volunteers

  1. Volunteers on call

    When your organisation runs an event or a busy period, how easy is it to find the volunteers you need?

    • Easy – we have enough people in our base — 13% (1)
    • Possible – but it’s mostly the same few people — 88% (7)
    • Hard – we often don’t find enough help — 0% (0)

  2. Last-minute volunteers

    • We rely on last-minute or outside volunteers — 25% (2)

  3. Volunteer outreach

    What could make it easier for you to find volunteers when needed?

    • Early promotion through Interagency — 63% (5)
    • Shared volunteer list — 38% (3)
    • Connect to young volunteers — 25% (2)
    • Other — 13% (1)

  4. Other volunteer outreach

    What could make it easier for you to find volunteers when needed?

    • advance training and skills identified

  5. Work experience for events

    Could some of your event volunteer roles be suitable for young people as work experience?

    • Yes — 50% (4)
    • Maybe — 25% (2)
    • No — 13% (1)

  6. Event roles for work experience

    Please describe what kind of roles

    • Landcare related activities- as above
    • One-off events – door management; set up; program compilation; social media; clean up; promotion; money management; serving food; safety management
    • We are open to help with parking, logistics, clean up, administration, ticketing, welcoming and more.

Volunteer Training

  1. Role Descriptions

    Does your organisation have role descriptions?

    • Yes — 75% (6)
    • No need — 13% (1)
    • Never thought about it — 0% (0)
    • We would like to — 13% (1)

  2. References & Certificates

    Would your organisation be willing to provide such a reference or certificate to volunteers?

    • Yes — 75% (6)
    • Maybe — 13% (1)
    • No — 13% (1)

  3. Admin & Organisation

    Tick all training needs that apply:

    • Finance / Bookkeeping basics — 38% (3)
    • Minutes taking / meeting efficiency — 38% (3)
    • Digital collaborative tools / digital filing — 38% (3)
    • Role description writing — 13% (1)

  4. Communication & Outreach

    Tick all training needs that apply:

    • Social media / newsletter / communications — 63% (5)
    • Public speaking / facilitation — 38% (3)

  5. Health, Safety & Compliance

    Tick all training needs that apply:

    • First Aid / CPR — 25% (2)
    • Legal aspects / Committee responsibilities — 25% (2)
    • RSA / Bar Service — 0% (0)

  6. Leadership & Development

    Tick all training needs that apply:

    • Volunteer Training & Upskilling — 50% (4)
    • Leadership / Team Management — 25% (2)

  7. Other Training

    What other training needs do your volunteers have?

    • I didn't know how to answer this section accurately as our committee members have vastly different needs than volunteers.
    • Food safety Supervisor cert

  8. Challenges

    What other challenges do you encounter with your volunteers / committee?

    • Time Availability — 88% (7)
    • Recruitment — 50% (4)
    • Retention — 50% (4)
    • Skills Gaps — 38% (3)
    • Motivation / Commitment — 38% (3)
    • Training Needs — 25% (2)
    • Other — 0% (0)

  9. Other Challenges

    What other challenges do you encounter with your volunteers / committee?

    • No responses.