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Volunteering Now Centre of Gillard Policy Agenda

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 27th October 2010 - Volunteerism has been placed at the centre of the Gillard Government’s policy agenda and elevated to the office of the Prime Minister, the National Volunteering Conference…

The Globalisation of Corporate Volunteering

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 12th October 2010 - One of volunteering’s biggest growth markets, corporate volunteering will be a major topic at this year's Volunteering Australia national conference later this month.…

Abbott’s HECS Volunteering Plan “Needs More Work”

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 19th August 2010 - Volunteering Australia says any plan to set up a volunteer scheme to allow university students to offset some of their HECS debt needs much more work. Opposition Leader Tony Abbott…

Understanding the Modern Volunteer

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 4th August 2010 - What does the modern volunteer look like? The upcoming Volunteering Australia National Conference will examine the modern volunteer and the critical issues around their community…

SA Volunteer Figures ‘Extraordinary’

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 8th July 2010 - Research figures from a private consultancy for the South Australian Government has put the State's volunteering figures at almost double the national average. A survey, conducted…

Increasing Demand for Services Reveals NFP Volunteer Shortages

Staff Reporter, Friday, 14th May 2010 - Three out of four community organisations in Australia need more volunteers, a problem which is beginning to impact on many organisations’ ability to provide essential services,…

Volunteering Australia National Conference – Call for Abstracts

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 18th March 2010 - Volunteering Australia has put out a call for abstracts for the 13th National Conference on Volunteering to be held from 27-29 October 2010, in Melbourne. This year’s event…

Rudd Government Confirms Financial Support for Volunteering Australia

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 22nd December 2009 - The current funding was due to expire for the national peak body at the end of December with the announcement of new funding from January 1st coming just in time. In a joint statement…

National Survey of Volunteering Issues

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 8th December 2009 - The 2009 online survey of more than 2000 volunteers, 1400 organisations and 33 businesses is the largest volunteering survey carried out in Australia. Some of the key trends include:…

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