Meet Our Conference Partners
Western Australia's most innovative, passionate, and eager to evolve, volunteering leaders will come together to share the skills and tools they need to advance volunteering in 2025 and beyond.
We are thankful to have the support of Sponsors and Partners to help make this event possible.
Interested in becoming a conference sponsor? Get in touch with Volunteering WA's Deputy CEO, Traci Gamblin for a copy of the Sponsor Prospectus.
Silver Sponsors
Beyond Bank
Thanks to Beyond Bank, Silver Sponsor of the 2025 Volunteering WA State Conference.
As a B Corp, Beyond Bank are committed to balancing purpose with profit by meeting verified standards of social and environmental performance, accountability and transparency. They use their business as a force for good, ensuring their practices and outputs drive positive outcomes for their people, communities and planet. Beyond Bank works closely with over 5,000 community groups to support charitable organisations and initiatives through fundraising, donations and active volunteering. Since 2007, the Beyond Bank Foundation has contributed to many important community programs, with a focus on financial wellbeing, housing affordability and natural disasters.
RAC
Volunteering WA is proud to partner with RAC as a Silver Sponsor of the 2025 Volunteering WA State Conference.
Established in 1905, RAC has proudly served Western Australians for over 120 years. With over 1.3 million members, RAC has evolved into one of the most trusted and recognised organisations in the state. As a purpose-led member organisation, it reinvests its profits to serve its members and the wider WA community. RAC is committed to continuing to improve its services and experiences for its members and to champion change that will lead to a safer, sustainable and connected future for Western Australians.
By supporting Volunteering WA, and through the Community Volunteering program, RAC provides pathways for staff to offer their time, energy and skillsets to support activities, programs and events which help achieve our vision, while also improving lives and driving change for the better across WA. RAC’s generous support enables us to bring together leaders, volunteers, and organisations from across the sector to explore new ideas, build capacity, and strengthen the impact of volunteering in Western Australia.
Work Health & Safety Foundation
Volunteering WA welcomes Work Health & Safety Foundation as a Silver Sponsor for this year's conference.
The Work Health & Safety Foundation (WHS Foundation), established in 1972, is a Western Australian, member-based, social purpose, not-for-profit organisation. The WHS Foundation provides work health and safety (WHS) advocacy, consulting, and training services to members, industry, government, private sector, and not-for-profits operating across all industry sectors. The vision and mission of the WHS Foundation is to advocate, educate and facilitate the enablement of Safer, Healthier Work.
Aon has been a proud supporting partner of Volunteering Australia for over 30 years. By working closely together, and leveraging our longstanding relationship with insurers, we’ve developed an understanding of the risks not-for-profits face and helped design cover that caters to these risks.
As the approved insurance broker for Volunteering Australia, we’re committed to supporting Australian not for profit organisations in helping to empower and enrich the broader community with your service.
See the AON website for insurances NFPs and volunteer involving organisations might need.
Subsidy Partners
Lotterywest
Volunteering WA, with generous support from Lotterywest, is offering two Rural & Regional Attendee Subsidies.
To ensure regional attendees are able to participate in the Volunteering WA State Conference and contribute to the conversations as panellists and participants, we invite regional volunteer managers and leaders to apply for a travel and accommodation subsidy thanks to support from Lotterywest. These subsidies are designed to cover travel expenses (such as flights, fuel allowance, and transport) and accommodation costs.
Stan Perron Charitable Foundation
Thanks to the Stan Perron Charitable Foundation, Volunteering WA is offering a Youth Registration Subsidy for young people from the volunteering community to attend the Conference. Support from the Stan Perron Charitable Foundation has helped make this conference accessible to emerging volunteer managers and leaders.
The Stan Perron Charitable Foundation was established in 1978 to support a range of charitable causes especially those related to the health and wellbeing of Western Australian children. The Stan Perron Charitable Foundation operates with a clear vision: To continue Stan Perron’s legacy of generous giving to the benefit of the Western Australian community, the disadvantaged and others who need a helping hand.
Subsidy applications are now open - apply here.
Event Sponsors - Refresh, Reception, Recharge
AON
We once again welcome AON as the Refresh Sponsor for the 2025 Volunteering WA State Conference - keeping you caffeinated with barista coffee during event.
As a Not-For-Profit, you and your volunteers play an important role in the functioning of our community. Regardless of the type of organisation you run, your work helps to create stronger, safer and more connected communities, adding immeasurable value to society.
Hatchet
We are proud to welcome Hatchet, a digital agency based in Perth, as the official Reception Sponsor of the 2025 Volunteering WA State Conference. Delegates will enjoy a networking reception after day one of the Conference, where they will have an opportunity to build meaningful connections and reflect on the day’s insights.
Hatchet is a Perth-based software agency that crafts custom web apps from the ground up, using open source tech to keep things flexible and future-proof. They partner with organisations of all sizes, including NFPs, to build practical digital tools that solve real problems. Whether it's streamlining operations or creating better ways to engage with your community, Hatchet is all about making tech that works for you.
INVOLVE Volunteer Management Platform by Eduka
As the Recharge Sponsor, delegates will have access to mobile device charging stations for the duration of the Conference thanks to INVOLVE.
INVOLVE is Australia's volunteer management platform made for coordinators, managers, and administrators to track, plan, and seamlessly mobilise your volunteers in one easy-to-use, flexible platform. Thanks to INVOLVE, delegates will have access to mobile device charging stations for the duration of the Conference. INVOLVE has been built for any agency or organisation that manages volunteers.
University Partners
Edith Cowan University
We welcome Edith Cowan University, University Partner of the 2025 Volunteering WA State Conference.
Edith Cowan University is named after one of Australia’s most inspiring women, whose ideas led to a better way of life for others, including access to education. ECU is an established Australian leader in the delivery of quality teaching, student support services and the overall experience of our students – both domestic and international (Good Universities Guide). ECU believes that human creativity, combined with the inspiration of learning, has the power to transform lives and create a better world.
Murdoch Business School
We welcome Murdoch Business School, University Partner of the 2025 Volunteering WA State Conference.
Murdoch University is a young and dynamic university with a foundational commitment to the environment, social justice and inclusion, and making education accessible to more people. Murdoch Business School is committed to building engagement with our local community, State, nation, and global society with a track-record in creating strong partnerships with business, government and industry.
Thank you to our Partners.
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