Welcome to the 2024 NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards Nomination Form.

We thank you for nominating volunteers in this year's Awards - we look forward to recognising, celebrating and acknowledging them all over the next few months!

We ask that all nominators please read the Information to Nominators document here and visit our Frequently Asked Questions page here prior to completing a nomination form.

If you have any questions, please contact the Awards Team via award@volunteering.com.au.

2024 NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards

Nomination Form

About Volunteering

In many communities, the word volunteering is not always recognised. Often acts of giving, sharing and helping out are imbedded and part of cultural practices, we support these customs and advocate that these are all forms of volunteering.

If you give your time, share your skills or help out in your community you are a volunteer.

Volunteering can be defined as “time willingly given for the common good and without financial gain”.

What is volunteering:

If you give your time, share your skills or help out in your community you are volunteering.

An example that is volunteering: cooking a meal to give to fire fighters, because people outside of your household and family also benefit.

What is not volunteering:

Volunteering does not include only helping your family or people you live with.

An example that is not volunteering: cooking a meal to take to your cousins birthday.

Volunteers and Volunteer Leaders are not permitted to nominate themselves.

The 2024 Nomination Form allows for two types of recognition for the volunteers of NSW.

Nomination 1: Nomination for Recognition Only

This is the simplest way to acknowledge volunteers. These volunteers will not be judged. However, they will be invited to their regional ceremony where they will be presented with an identical certificate to nominees eligible for judging. This nomination consists of four parts only.

Nomination 2: Nomination for Judging

These nominees will be judged for the NSW Volunteer of the Year Award in the appropriate category. This nomination requires you to complete three questions about the nominees work in detail, all of which must be completed to be accepted by the Judging Committee.

This nomination form can be saved at any point if you don't have time to complete the form in one sitting or need further information to continue. Please click on the Save and Resume Later button at the bottom of each section and you will be emailed a link which can be used at a later date to continue your nomination.

Please note that The Centre for Volunteering is unable to view or access partially completed forms.

For detailed information for each part, please read the Information for Nominators document prior to starting your nomination.

All forms need to be submitted by 5pm Friday 14 June, 2024 for consideration in the 2024 NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards.

Part 1: Nominee's Permission

Personal Information, Media Release & Consent

Declaration: I declare that I have gained the nominee's permission to disclose their information as part of their entry in the NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards. The nominee or team understands that by submission of this form they will be added to The Centre for Volunteering database, and their name, image and story may be used publicly by The Centre for Volunteering in promotional material for their programs. Please visit The Centre for Volunteering's website for details on the Privacy Policy here - www.volunteering.com.au/privacy-policy*

Yes No

Please note that the volunteer / volunteering team you are nominating will be sent a copy of the full nomination form as soon as it has been submitted.

You will need to seek permission from the nominee before submitting this form.

Part 2: Type of Nomination

Please select the type of nomination you would like to submit on behalf of your nominee.

Type of Nomination*

Nomination for Recognition Only Nomination for Judging

Part 3 - Nominee

The Centre for Volunteering will distribute all Award correspondence, such as ceremony invitations, via email only. It is essential you provide a valid personal email address for your nominee. We will not accept an organisation's email address or the nominator's email address. If a nominee's personal email address is not provided, their certificate will be forwarded to their nominator for distribution by the end of the year.

Please provide your nominee's details below.

Nominee Name*

Prefix

First Name

Last Name

Nominee Team Name*

For example, "Cerebral Palsy Alliance Dental Team", "Central Coast Cancer Centre Red Coat Volunteers", "NRMA - Outback Links Team"

Number within Team*

The total number who contributed to the team

Nominee Age Range*

Nominee Email Address*

Confirm Nominee Email Address *

An invitation to the regional ceremony will be sent to your nominee via the above email address. This must be the nominee's personal email address - an organisation or the nominator's email address can not be used for invitations to their local Regional Ceremony.

Nominee Phone Number*

Include numbers only, no spaces. If adding a landline number please include the area code.

Nominee Residential (determines region)*

City

State

Postcode

Nominee Local Council

Organisation or Group where the nominee gives their time*

Company*

The business where the nominee(s) works

ClubNSW Club*

The registered ClubsNSW club where the nominee works

Organisation / Group Address*

Address Line 1

Address Line 2

City

State

Postcode

Club Address*

Address Line 1

Address Line 2

City

State

Postcode

Organisation / Group Phone Number*

Include numbers only, no spaces. If adding a landline number please include the area code.

Club Phone Number *

Include numbers only, no spaces. If adding a landline number please include the area code.

Part 4 - Nominator

Please add your details below. We will use this information to contact you about the progress of your nomination and provide information of where/when your nominee will be acknowledged at a regional ceremony, and added to The Centre for Volunteering database.

Nominator Name*

Prefix

First Name

Last Name

Relation to Nominee*

How do you know the nominee?

Nominator Email Address*

Confirm Nominator Email Address *

An invitation to the regional ceremony will be sent to you via the above email address.

Nominator Phone*

Include numbers only, no spaces. If adding a landline number please include the area code.

Nominator Address*

Address Line 1

City

State

Postcode

Nominator's Organisation / Group

If applicable

Part 5 - Nominee's Work

As judging is based only on the information you provide in this section, it is essential to include a comprehensive and meaningful outline of the nominee's work. Please ensure your answers are focused only on the questions provided. Any additional information will not be taken into consideration.

You can save your form and access it up until 5pm Friday 14 June 2024.

Provide a detailed outline of the nominee's voluntary work (what the nominee does) what is special about this work.*

Maximum of 500 words (videos or website links will NOT be considered)

Tell us about the impact of the nominee’s voluntary work (what the nominee achieves through their volunteering)*

Maximum of 500 words (videos or website links will NOT be considered)

Tell us about any other important aspects of the nominee’s voluntary work, such as obstacles overcome; innovation; initiative; dedication; broader benefits of the volunteer role etc.*

Maximum of 500 words (videos or website links will NOT be considered)

Part 6 - References

All applications must include two referees who can confirm the above information if necessary. The nominee and the nominator (you) cannot be listed as a referee. Referees listed below must be informed you have noted them on the form as you are disclosing their personal information.

Referee 1 - Name*

Prefix

First Name

Last Name

Referee 1 - Email Address*

Confirm Referee 1 - Email Address *

Referee 1 - Phone Number*

Include numbers only, no spaces. If adding a landline number please include the area code.

Referee 2 - Name*

Prefix

First Name

Last Name

Referee 2 - Email Address*

Confirm Referee 2 - Email Address *

Referee 2 - Phone Number*

Include numbers only, no spaces. If adding a landline number please include the area code.

Part 7 - Optional Information

Please tick all that are relevant. How did you hear about the NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards?

Previous Nominee or Nominator The Centre for Volunteering Website Direct Email from The Centre for Volunteering Media Social Media Word of Mouth

Other:

Additional comments - a story or something interesting about your nominee for us to further recognise and promote them and their community

not used for judging

Almost done!

To assist us in promoting Volunteering across NSW, we are requesting photos of the nominees volunteering 'in-action' in with a small description to award@volunteering.com.au

To submit your nomination form for judging please select the "Submit Form" button below.

Save and Resume Later

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2024 NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards

Nomination Form

Part 1: Nominee's Permission

Part 2: Type of Nomination

Part 2: Award Category

Part 3 - Nominee

Part 4 - Nominator

Part 5 - Nominee's Work

Part 6 - References

Part 7 - Optional Information

Almost done!

To assist us in promoting Volunteering across NSW, we are requesting photos of the nominees volunteering 'in-action' in with a small description to award@volunteering.com.au

To submit your nomination form for judging please select the "Submit Form" button below.