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Cardboard boxes being filled with food donations. Helpful team of social workers.

Action needed to fix the pandemic insurance gap for volunteers

Luke Michael, Tuesday, 14th July 2020 -  Charities are hesitant to bring back volunteers because there is no insurance cover for COVID-19 related claims
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Look how far we’ve come: Volunteering

Danielle Kutchel, Thursday, 11th June 2020 -  “I think that as a sector, we are valuing volunteer contributions more and more… we're expanding our view and recognising the many diverse ways that people contribute.”          
Cardboard boxes being filled with food donations. Helpful team of social workers.

Australian volunteering over 20 years: A timeline

Luke Michael, Thursday, 11th June 2020 -  Volunteering in Australia has shifted immensely over the past two decades. We take a look back through the Pro Bono News archives to re-examine some of the major moments that have defined the sector. 
Four members of staff at Maluk Timor wearing face masks

Preparing for a pandemic

Contributor, Monday, 1st June 2020 -  Maluk Timor is one of more than 600 organisations the Australian Volunteers Program works with across Asia-Pacific. Executive director Dr Jeremy Beckett explains how the organisation is improving health care in Timor-Leste during COVID-19.

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a collection photos of people waving hands of thanks as part of Volunteering Australia's #waveforvolunteers.

Volunteering and COVID-19

Adrienne Picone, Wednesday, 20th May 2020 -  As we celebrate National Volunteer Week, it is hard not to focus on the current situation and the profound impact it is having on volunteering, writes Adrienne Picone, CEO of Volunteering Australia.
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Three reasons why volunteering now is great for the community and your career

Maggie Coggan, Sunday, 17th May 2020 -  We sit down with the head of Volunteering Australia to find out more 
volunteers in soup kitchen

Is coronavirus reshaping volunteering?

Maggie Coggan, Tuesday, 21st April 2020 -  The volunteering sector has taken a massive hit during COVID-19. We take a look at what that means for the future of the sector.  
Mele (left) and Mark, with their children (left-right) Reine, Ezra, and Sia, in Tonga.

Schooling and surfing: Volunteering as a family overseas

Danielle Kutchel, Monday, 20th April 2020 -  In 2014 Mele took on a volunteer assignment in Tonga, shifting her young family of five overseas. It was an experience that brought them all closer together.
white woman shaking hands with black woman in Papua New Guinea, while another black woman stands smiling.

Women empowering women: How Australian volunteers are supporting gender equality in Papua New Guinea

Contributor, Monday, 2nd March 2020 -  International Women’s Day on 8 March provides an opportunity to acknowledge three women who, through the Australian Volunteers Program, are working with organisations to empower women in Papua New Guinea.
Village huts over water in Papua New Guinea

How I built a career in gender and international development

Contributor, Monday, 3rd February 2020 -  Volunteering overseas kick-started Simone Condon’s career in both international development and gender. But what is the role of gender in international development? And how can you use your skills to support gender projects? Here she shares her ins

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