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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…

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. This week is the 25th anniversary…

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.…

No Compulsory Pro Bono Legal Work – PC report

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 10th April 2014 - A draft Productivity Commission report on Access to Justice Arrangements has indicated that that it does not consider ‘compulsion’ as an appropriate means of bolstering…

Microvolunteering On the Rise

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 5th March 2014 - Demand for microvolunteering actions is increasing around the world, according to new UK research which urges Not for Profits to use this development to their advantage. The UK based…

Analysis

Risk Management Key to Successful Volunteer Program

Staff Reporter, Monday, 24th February 2014 - The Federal Government’s plans to expand the work-for-the-dole scheme promises plenty of debate about volunteer rights and responsibilities. It’s timely to remember…

SA Launches Historic Volunteering Strategy

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 18th February 2014 - South Australia has launched a Volunteering Strategy in partnership with government, councils and business, plus a government promise of added ‘volunteer thank you’…

Business & Arts Partnerships Awarded

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 20th November 2013 - Australia’s best business and arts partnerships have been announced as part of the Creative Partnerships Australia National Awards. Carol Schwartz AM, Chair, Creative …

Volunteer Management Special Interest Group

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 6th November 2013 - The Victoria’s peak body for volunteering has worked with volunteering leaders across the state to launch a Volunteer Management Special Interest Group. To mark International…

Top Tips to Gain Work Using Volunteering Experience

Staff Reporter, Monday, 16th September 2013 - Volunteering shouldn’t be left off a CV, says Lattitude Global Volunteering – an international youth development charity. The charity says job seekers can make their…

What is Real Volunteering? The Debate

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 10th September 2013 - The scope and definition of ‘volunteering’ was hotly debated in a panel discussion during the final day of the National Conference on Volunteering in Adelaide. Evelyn…

Searching for Tassy Volunteer Stories

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 14th August 2013 - Volunteering Tasmania is calling on Tasmanian volunteers, volunteer managers and those who benefit from their efforts to submit their most memorable volunteering moments…

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