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Budget 2016: Shock for Volunteer Programs

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 4th May 2016 -  The federal budget has delivered a $12 million funding blow to a major government volunteer program which is set to weaken an already struggling volunteer sector. National peak body…

Barriers, Budgets and Benefits – Volunteering’s Bright Future?

Brett Williamson, Wednesday, 6th April 2016 -  Volunteering Australia’s bi-annual national conference kicks of in Canberra, and CEO Brett Williamson outlines the future road for volunteering and some of the barriers to participation.…

Tool to Help Orgs Meet Volunteering Standards

Staff Reporter, Monday, 14th December 2015 -  Australian organisations can now access an online tool to assess whether or not they are meeting the new national standards for volunteering. Volunteering Australia launched the…

QLD To Investigate Volunteer Numbers

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 6th August 2015 -  New research into how and why Queenslanders volunteer may be key to combatting the decline of people who volunteer regularly, according to the Cancer Council Queensland. Researchers…

Corporations Now Recognised as Volunteers

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 29th July 2015 -  Businesses have welcomed their inclusion into the new Australian definition of volunteering, released by national peak body Volunteering Australia. For the first time, corporate…

Australians Abandoning Volunteering?

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 30th June 2015 -  New ABS data shows volunteering rates in Australia are declining for the first time in almost 20 years with 75 per cent of people surveyed saying they feel too rushed or pressed for time.…

New National Volunteering Standards

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 12th May 2015 -  Significant changes to national volunteering standards have been introduced to coincide with National Volunteer Week, and include a strong focus on reporting and measuring volunteer…

Overhaul for Definition of Volunteering in Australia

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 3rd March 2015 -  Volunteering Australia is reviewing the definition of volunteering in Australia and has proposed three alternatives for discussion in a new document. According to the national…

Future of Volunteering Peak Still Uncertain

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 25th September 2014 -  The future of the national volunteering peak body remains in doubt, with no future funding commitments and a lack evidence-based data collection, the organisation’s CEO…

New Definition for Volunteering?

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 23rd September 2014 -  The volunteering sector must review, and possibly change, its definition of the word volunteering or risk being left behind by the wider Australian community, the sectors’…

Global Focus Needed on Volunteering Impact

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 18th September 2014 -  There’s a global need to maximise the impact of volunteering, the World President of the International Association for Volunteer Effort (IAVE) has said in what could be his…

Volunteering Australia Announces New President

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 5th June 2014 -  Volunteering Australia has announced a new Board President amid ongoing uncertainty about the peak body’s future funding from the Federal Government. Volunteering Australia…

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