List of volunteering awards

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Michael D. Bryant receives President's Gold Volunteer Service Award (2014)

This list of volunteering awards is an index to articles about notable awards issued by organisations and governmental bodies honoring the contributions of volunteers (unpaid staff). Whereas many organisations honor volunteers who serve within those individual organisations, the awards listed here recognize volunteers contributing to a variety of nonprofit organisations, non-governmental organisations, charities, civil society organizations and communities.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

Global

  • CNN Heroes are annual recognitions by CNN
    to honor individuals who make extraordinary contributions to help others.
  • online volunteers for their contributions towards the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through the Internet.[1] A jury made up of external experts in volunteerism and development cooperation as well as United Nations Volunteers (UNV) representatives selects the winners. The Award presents an opportunity for both, online volunteers and organizations, to bring their online volunteering experiences and good practices to the attention of a global audience. In the run up to International Volunteer Day (IVD), anyone can vote for their favourite winners on the online volunteering service website. The team that gets the most votes is announced as the public's favourite on 5 December.[2] Stories featured on the website illustrate the impact online volunteers have on the work of development organizations and convey how organizations express their appreciation to their volunteers for successful online collaboration.[3]

Australia

  • Volunteering Australia is an award sponsored by National Australia Bank and presented annually since 1997.[4]
  • The NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards honor volunteers in New South Wales and were first presented in 2007.[5]
  • The Northern Territory Volunteer of the Year Awards honor volunteers in the Northern Territory and were first presented in 2011.[6]
  • The Queensland Young Volunteer Awards are Queensland-based awards recognizing contributions of volunteers from 12 to 25 years of age.[7]
  • The Queensland Volunteer Awards are held every May during National Volunteer Week by Volunteering Queensland. They acknowledge and honour the astonishing contribution and spirit of service of all Queensland volunteers and volunteer involving organisations. The awards are presented across six categories. [4]
  • The AAVA Volunteer Manager Award of Excellence was created by the Australasian Association of Volunteer Administrators (AAVA) in order to recognize outstanding contributions to volunteer management.[8]

Canada

European Union

Hong Kong

  • The Hong Kong Volunteer Award, which are awarded by the Agency for Volunteer Service in Hong Kong, recognize outstanding individual volunteers and group volunteers in serving the community locally and worldwide. Since April 2009, all awardees were invited to join the Hong Kong Volunteer Awardees Society that was established to pool the strength and experience of the Hong Kong Volunteer Award winners, to share ideas and experiences, for widespread of volunteerism to the community.[16]
  • The Volunteer Movement Award, which are awarded by the Social Welfare Department of the HKSAR government in Hong Kong, recognize committed individual volunteers and group volunteers in serving the community. Each year, gold award, silver award and bronze award are awarded to committed individual or group to encourage volunteerism.[17]
  • The Caring Magic Scheme, which is launched by the charity Hong Kong Caring Magic Circus, and the scheme awarded its Caring Magic Partners and its nominated Caring Magic Ambassadors in recognizing their committed services in passing on love and care in the community.[18]

India

  • UNDP India. This age group for every eligible applicant is 16-29 years. This award is given on International Volunteer Day to encourage the positive contribution made by the young people towards our society and to recognize their efforts.[19][20]
  • iVolunteer Awards Archived 2020-09-25 at the Wayback Machine is an annual award by iVolunteer, India to honor the contribution of volunteers and organisations who engage them. The Awards have the aim of inspiring more people to volunteer and establishing benchmarks on volunteering practices across India. Awards are given in four categories: Volunteer Hero category - for individuals, Leader in Volunteer Engagement - for organisations, youth champion - individual volunteers between the age group of 18–23, Leader in Employee Volunteering - recognise companies following the best practices to encourage employee volunteering. The award aims to recognise the doers from the NGOs and Corporate and convey the message to others toparticipate in this developmental transformation. The first iVolunteer Awards was held in Mumbai on 8 April 2013.[21]

Ireland

  • The annual Volunteer Ireland Awards, established 2007, aim to recognise and celebrate volunteers on a national stage. This all-Ireland awards campaign is held on International Volunteer Day each December 5. President of Ireland Michael Higgins is the patron of the Volunteer Ireland Awards. Members of the public are encouraged to nominate someone they know from September each year, choosing from one of ten categories, honoring the different facets of volunteering work.[22]

United Kingdom

United States

See also

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