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Corporate Volunteering – The US Experience

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 22nd December 2004 -  New research in the US highlights leading U.S. corporations’ commitment to volunteerism and explores the key components necessary to ensure successful employee volunteer…

Aussie Volunteering Trends

Staff Reporter, Monday, 20th December 2004 -  A new report shows that Aussie volunteers give more than 700 million hours of their time. AMP Foundation and Volunteering Australia have produced a new report on volunteering trends…

Giving Time Beats Obesity -UK Study

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 1st September 2004 -  New research by Community Service Volunteers (CSV), one of the UK’s largest volunteer organisations, reveals that volunteering fights obesity and improves health and fitness,…

Giving Time Beats Obesity -UK Study

Staff Reporter, Monday, 16th August 2004 -  New research by Community Service Volunteers (CSV), one of the UK’s largest volunteer organisations, reveals that volunteering fights obesity and improves health and fitness,…

Volunteering – Healthy? – New Study

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 26th May 2004 -  While there are many known benefits of volunteering, a new Australian study has found that donating your time and energy to projects may also be bad for your health! Researchers from…

Volunteering – A Grassroots Resurgence!

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 20th January 2004 -  One of Australia’s largest and longest established service clubs, Lions Australia, suggests that volunteering to assist the less needy in the community is experiencing a resurgence…

Inaugural International Volunteer Day Celebrations

Staff Reporter, Monday, 10th November 2003 -  Australian Volunteers International will host a free public event at Federation Square to celebrate International Volunteer Day on Sunday December 7. ‘Carnivale’ is a thank you…

Volunteering – The Younger Generation

Staff Reporter, Monday, 13th October 2003 -  Young people aged 16 to 24 years old are a growing volunteer base and according to the ABS statistics (2000) the biggest growth area in volunteering was youth. There was an increase…

Volunteer Week – A Time to Regroup

Staff Reporter, Monday, 26th May 2003 -  This year’s National Volunteer Week celebrations in May provided a timely opportunity to reflect and regroup as traditional volunteer organisations assess their recruitment…

Corporate “Switch” for Charity

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 17th April 2003 -  Two of Melbourne's larger corporate offices were a little quieter recently when over 270 employee volunteers from Esso and Mobil swapped their suits for work-boots in a unique…

New “Hour” Value of Volunteer Time

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 20th March 2003 -  It’s often said that the value of volunteering is immeasurable. However the US Not for Profit research group, the INDEPENDENT SECTOR has identified the dollar value of volunteering…

Young Volunteers Report and IYV Day 2002

Staff Reporter, Monday, 2nd December 2002 -  As we look to celebrating International Volunteers Day (Dec 5th) a new US report on the lifelong impact of youth service has found adults who began volunteering at a young age are twice…

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