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The Economic Contribution of Volunteering in South Australia

Staff Reporter, Friday, 28th October 2011 -  A new report reveals that South Australia's volunteers are today worth more than $4.89 billion annually.

National Volunteering Survey Open

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 11th October 2011 -  Volunteering Australia has launched its annual survey of volunteering which aims to gauge the issues facing Australian volunteers, and what makes volunteering work well.

Pro Bono Legal Work Hits Target

Staff Reporter, Friday, 7th October 2011 -  Signing up to an aspirational target is increasing the number of hours of pro bono legal work performed by Australian lawyers, according to a report from the National Pro Bono Resource Centre.

Social Cohesion Survey Shows Drop in Voluntary Work

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 29th September 2011 -  The number of Australians giving their time as volunteers has fallen, according to a new survey on social cohesion.

Web-Based Software Makes Volunteer Management Easy – Sponsored Article

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 29th September 2011 -  Volunteer Impact Version 3.0 – the latest version of web-based volunteer management software from Volunteer2 – has recently been released, following a year and a half of design, programming and testing.

Good Governance: Examining the Contribution of Not for Profit Directors

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 28th September 2011 -  Most directors of Not for Profit organisations spend the equivalent of seven working weeks a year on their director’s duties – with almost 90 percent doing so on a voluntary basis, according to a study by the Australian Institute of Company Direc

Coin and Stamp Celebrate ‘Volunteer Army’

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 27th September 2011 -  The Federal Government has released a new coin and stamp to recognise the contribution of Australia’s ‘volunteer army’.

Volunteer Grants for Thousands of Australian Charities

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 27th September 2011 -  The Federal Government has announced that 4,600 Not for Profit organisations will receive Volunteer Grants of up to $5000 to help support their volunteers.

Volunteer Work Leads to Employment: Survey

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 22nd September 2011 -  Despite hiring managers saying they value volunteer work equally with paid work when evaluating a candidate, less than 50 precent of Australians include volunteer work on their resumes, according to new research.

Examining the Volunteer Landscape in Australia

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 20th September 2011 -  With 18 workshops and 54 presentations, the three-day National Conference on Volunteering 2011 promises to provide a wealth of information, analysis and debate on every aspect of volunteering and volunteer management.
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