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Volunteer Work Leads to Employment: Survey

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 22nd September 2011 - 
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Despite hiring managers saying they value volunteer work equally with paid work when evaluating a candidate, less than 50 percent of Australians include volunteer work…

Examining the Volunteer Landscape in Australia

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 20th September 2011 - 
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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…

Call for Volunteers to Help at Gold Coast Schoolies 2011

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 1st September 2011 - 
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Crime Stoppers Queensland has begun recruiting volunteers as part of the 2011 Gold Coast Schoolies Support Service Team. The organisation is calling for 300 community…

Americans Devoted 8.1 Billion Hours to Volunteering in 2010 – New Report

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 18th August 2011 - 
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US Volunteers provide a powerful economic and social benefit to their communities with 62.8 million adults serving almost 8.1 billion hours through organisations in…

Volunteers and the Equal Pay Claim

Staff Reporter, Friday, 24th June 2011 - 
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Australia’s informal, unpaid or non-professional modes of care work should not be forgotten in the current equal pay claim for community workers. The call comes…

Social Media Key to Engaging Young Volunteers

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 26th May 2011 - 
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A new report on engaging young people in volunteering in Tasmania has called for organisations to embrace websites and social networking. The ‘Engaging Young People’…

Snapshot of Australian Families – New Report

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 19th May 2011 - 
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Australian families are sticking together in good times and bad, and are finding support in times of need from their relatives, neighbours and communities, according …

National Volunteer Week Kicks Off

Staff Reporter, Monday, 9th May 2011 - 
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National Volunteer Week has kicked off with an official launch in Canberra to recognise the contributions of more than 5 million Australian volunteers. National Volunteer…

Queensland Volunteers – Not Long Term

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 5th May 2011 - 
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Just one week after thousands of Queenslanders registered as volunteers to assist in the floods cleanup, a vast majority that were contacted were not prepared to volunteer…

Volunteering Trends Toward the Internet & Young People

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 17th February 2011 - 
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A new report finds Australian volunteers have a growing preference for online volunteering and more young people want to get involved. The report, commissioned as part…

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