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Corporate Volunteering Improves Employee Engagement – Study

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 24th September 2013 -  Corporate volunteering improves employee satisfaction, retention and engagement, according to a study conducted by Macquarie Graduate School of Management (MGSM).

Program Gets Mature Workers Back on Their Feet

Staff Reporter, Monday, 2nd September 2013 -  A new program in Victoria will help mature aged workers get back into the workforce.

Cutting Council Red Tape for Community Volunteers

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 20th August 2013 -  Victorian is to cut unnecessary red tape imposed by Councils on volunteers who manage rural public halls and sporting grounds.

Sporting Stars for Corporate Hearts

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 26th June 2013 -  Young athletes with disabilities have hit a soft spot with the employees of Australia's corporate giants. As part of Workplace Giving Month, Reporter Nadia Boyce looks at corporate volunteering with people with intellectual disabilities.

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5 Strategies to Transform Your Corporate Volunteering Program

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 14th May 2013 -  As part of National Volunteering Week, Doug Taylor from United way highlights five strategies that corporations from across the world have used to transform their volunteer programs.

Millions of Volunteers Thanked in National Volunteer Week

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 14th May 2013 -  Volunteering Australia has engaged 18 ‘real life’ volunteers to grace its posters and social media pages to promote this year’s National Volunteer Week.

Leaders Thank Their Volunteers

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 9th May 2013 -  A National Volunteer Week initiative in Victoria to publicly declare thanks for their volunteers has seen more than 100 leaders of organisations with volunteers signing up in less than a week.

US Dollar Value of Volunteer Time

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 2nd May 2013 -  The latest estimate of the dollar value of a volunteer hour in the US has risen to $22.14, a 35-cent increase from 2011, according to the Not for Profit leadership network, Independent Sector.

Volunteers Urged to Register Rights Violations

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 23rd April 2013 -  Volunteers across Australia are being urged to register rights violations or inappropriate treatment with their state-based peak body, to be added to a national database to develop a clear picture of issues affecting volunteers.

Corporate Volunteering Delivers Leadership Development – Report

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 17th April 2013 -  The major benefit for participating companies in International Corporate Volunteerism (ICV) is skills and leadership development, an international conference on volunteering has been told.
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