Blythe McLennan

Dr Blythe McLennan

Researcher
About
Dr Blythe McLennan

Project leadership

Enabling sustainable emergency volunteering
This new project began in July 2017, and has two parts: Adapting the sector, led by Dr Blythe McLennan, and Changing management practice, led by Dr Patrick Dunlop.
Research team:
dkragt, aluksyte, dholtrop, mgagné, tkruger, jhandmer, hawa.farid

Research team

Type Project Research team
CRC Core Project Out of uniform: building community resilience through non-traditional emergency volunteering jwhittaker, bmclennan, tkruger
27 Aug 2019
Volunteers and their supporters want more direct, regular access to research; shared learning networks can fill the gap – with time.
volunteering
‘Stuck in the middle with you’: Lessons learned from convening a shared learning network as an...
Volunteer sustainability is about much more than recruitment and retention
18 Sep 2018
Volunteer sustainability is about much more than recruitment and retention
emergency management, recruitment
We asked 26 government and non-government volunteer managers about volunteer sustainability. You...
Strategies for non-traditional emergency volunteers
30 Jun 2017
Strategies for non-traditional emergency volunteers
non-traditional recruitment, resilience
A risk-benefit framework has been designed to assist decision-makers in emergency management...
Joshua Whittaker Conference Poster 2016
12 Aug 2016
Out of uniform: building community resilience through non-traditional emergency volunteering
infrastructure, resilience
Citizen participation is a key principle of disaster risk reduction and resilience building.
Community-Led Bushfire Preparedness in Action: The Case of Be Ready Warrandyte
18 Aug 2015
Community-Led Bushfire Preparedness in Action: The Case of Be Ready Warrandyte
communities, fire
Be Ready Warrandyte (BRW) was an award-winning, community-led bushfire preparedness project...
Out of Uniform: Building Community Resilience Through Non-Traditional Emergency Volunteering
18 Aug 2015
Out of Uniform: Building Community Resilience Through Non-Traditional Emergency Volunteering
non-traditional recruitment, resilience
The public is usually first on the scene in an emergency or disaster and remain long after official...
Out of uniform: Building community resilience through non-traditional emergency volunteering
25 Aug 2014
Out of uniform: Building community resilience through non-traditional emergency volunteering
Citizens may play vital roles in helping those affected to respond and recover, and can provide...

Resources credited

Type Released Title Download Key Topics
HazardNoteEdition 26 Sep 2019 Understanding models for spontaneous volunteering PDF icon Save (2.25 MB) non-traditional recruitment, resilience, volunteering
Presentation-Slideshow 27 Aug 2019 Where should we be going, and are we on our way yet? Stakeholder perspectives on making the future of emergency volunteering PDF icon Save (1.59 MB) volunteering
Presentation-Audio-Video 19 Aug 2019 EVN webinar five - helping the helpers: community sector volunteering for emergency management and community resilience File Save (0 bytes) emergency management, volunteering
Presentation-Audio-Video 20 Jun 2019 EVN webinar four - planning for spontaneous volunteers with Volunteering Qld - 22 May 2019 File Save (0 bytes) communities, emergency management, land management
Presentation-Audio-Video 24 May 2019 EVN webinar three - mobilising spontaneous volunteers: recent experiences File Save (0 bytes) communication, emergency management, volunteering
Presentation-Slideshow 08 May 2019 Sustainable volunteering projects Out of uniform and Adapting the sector RAF May 2019 PDF icon Save (805.54 KB) communities, resilience
Presentation-Audio-Video 27 Feb 2019 Webinar - Emergency volunteering 2030 by Dr Blythe McLennan File Save (0 bytes) emergency management, volunteering
Presentation-Slideshow 19 Sep 2018 Emergency volunteering 2030: A sector-wide, management perspective PDF icon Save (1.74 MB) emergency management, multi-hazard, volunteering
Presentation-Slideshow 19 Sep 2018 Volunteering into the future: disaster events, local governments and communities PDF icon Save (4.97 MB) communities, emergency management, volunteering
Presentation-Slideshow 17 Apr 2018 Enabling sustainable emergency volunteering: Adapting the Sector PDF icon Save (3.12 MB) emergency management, multi-hazard, volunteering
Presentation-Slideshow 12 Oct 2017 Adapting the sector: enabling sustainable emergency volunteering project (stage 1) PDF icon Save (1.28 MB) emergency management, recruitment, volunteering
Presentation-Slideshow 07 Jul 2017 Lightning presentation: enabling sustainable emergency volunteering - why and for what outcomes? PDF icon Save (748.26 KB) emergency management, recruitment, volunteering
HazardNoteEdition 18 Apr 2017 The changing landscape of emergency volunteering in Australia PDF icon Save (411.5 KB) non-traditional recruitment, resilience, volunteering
Presentation-Slideshow 18 Apr 2017 The Out of Uniform Project: Building Community Resilience Through Non-Traditional Volunteering PDF icon Save (1.64 MB) non-traditional recruitment, resilience, volunteering
Presentation-Slideshow 18 Apr 2017 Extending Into Community-Led Preparedness and Planning PDF icon Save (563.18 KB) non-traditional recruitment, resilience, volunteering
Presentation-Slideshow 30 Aug 2016 Harnessing the capacities of spontaneous volunteers: application and adaptation of the Queensland model - Blythe McLennan PDF icon Save (1.61 MB) communities, non-traditional recruitment, volunteering
Presentation-Slideshow 30 Aug 2016 Opportunities and challenges of citizen-led recovery in post-disaster settings - Josh Whittaker PDF icon Save (2.29 MB) communities, non-traditional recruitment, volunteering
Presentation-Slideshow 17 May 2016 Out of uniform PDF icon Save (2.54 MB) communities, non-traditional recruitment, volunteering
Presentation-Slideshow 11 Sep 2015 The future of 'non-traditional' emergency volunteering PDF icon Save (1.85 MB) volunteering
HazardNoteEdition 10 Jul 2015 Ensuring volunteering is sustainable PDF icon Save (150.91 KB) non-traditional recruitment, resilience, volunteering
Presentation-Slideshow 10 Apr 2015 Out of Uniform 2015 NSW RAF Presentation PDF icon Save (2.48 MB) non-traditional recruitment, resilience, volunteering
Presentation-Audio-Video 27 Oct 2014 Building community resilience through non-traditional emergency volunteering capability, non-traditional recruitment
Presentation-Slideshow 08 Sep 2014 Building community resilience through informal emergency volunteering PDF icon Save (1.12 MB) non-traditional recruitment, volunteering
Presentation-Slideshow 07 Aug 2014 Sharing Responsibility and Non-Traditional Volunteering PDF icon Save (1.63 MB) non-traditional recruitment, volunteering
Presentation-Slideshow 27 Mar 2014 Out of uniform PDF icon Save (877.64 KB) capability, non-traditional recruitment, volunteering

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