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New Media Crucial for Volunteer Networks

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 19th August 2014 -  The upcoming international volunteering conference, IAVE2014, will look at new media and its ability to influence and inform in a rapidly changing environment.

Opinion

The Power of Mentoring

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 24th June 2014 -  Most people could name one person who helped guide and support them while growing up, however some are not so lucky. In this piece, former Queensland Premier and YWCA NSW Chief Executive Officer Anna Bligh looks at how mentoring can be a powerful too

World Volunteer Conference Announces Program Line Up

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 11th June 2014 -  The IAVE World Volunteer Conference being hosted by Australia in September has released its conference program, including the lineup of keynote speakers.

Volunteering Australia Announces New President

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 5th June 2014 -  Volunteering Australia has announced a new Board President amid ongoing uncertainty about the peak body’s future funding from the Federal Government.

National Review of the Definition of Volunteering

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 13th May 2014 -  As Australia celebrates the 25th anniversary of National Volunteer Week peak body, Volunteering Australia says it’s time to challenge long held assumptions of what constitutes volunteering in Australia in 2014.

Opinion

25 Years On… Volunteering in 2014

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 13th May 2014 -  As National Volunteer Week enters its 25th year, Brett Williamson OAM, CEO Volunteering Australia, looks at how volunteering has evolved in Australia.

Hot Topic

Volunteering is Evolving

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 22nd April 2014 -  Volunteering is an act of choice – not an act of benevolence, writes Volunteering Australia patron Margaret Bell AM in this Hot Topic that covers the new trends of volunteering.

Opinion

Investing in Volunteering Underpins Civil Society

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 10th April 2014 -  If Australia wants to foster a civil society and mutuality, it must develop and promote a thriving volunteering culture, writes Brett Williamson, CEO, Volunteering Australia, and Sue Noble, CEO, Volunteering Victoria.

Hot Topic

Top Tips On Developing An Employee Volunteer Program

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 9th April 2014 -  The opportunity that corporate volunteering offers is enormous says Clare Desira, the Manager of NAB’s Employee Volunteering Program. Desira offers her top tips for businesses looking to start or develop their own employee volunteering program.

Measuring the Invisible Value of Volunteering

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 1st April 2014 -  The economic and social value of community-based organisations and volunteering in Australia is being underestimated, according to a group of University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) researchers.
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