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5 Strategies to Transform Your Corporate Volunteering Program

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 14th May 2013 -  As part of National Volunteering Week, Doug Taylor from United way highlights five strategies that corporations from across the world have used to transform their volunteer programs.

Millions of Volunteers Thanked in National Volunteer Week

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 14th May 2013 -  Volunteering Australia has engaged 18 ‘real life’ volunteers to grace its posters and social media pages to promote this year’s National Volunteer Week.

Leaders Thank Their Volunteers

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 9th May 2013 -  A National Volunteer Week initiative in Victoria to publicly declare thanks for their volunteers has seen more than 100 leaders of organisations with volunteers signing up in less than a week.

US Dollar Value of Volunteer Time

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 2nd May 2013 -  The latest estimate of the dollar value of a volunteer hour in the US has risen to $22.14, a 35-cent increase from 2011, according to the Not for Profit leadership network, Independent Sector.

Volunteers Urged to Register Rights Violations

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 23rd April 2013 -  Volunteers across Australia are being urged to register rights violations or inappropriate treatment with their state-based peak body, to be added to a national database to develop a clear picture of issues affecting volunteers.

Corporate Volunteering Delivers Leadership Development – Report

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 17th April 2013 -  The major benefit for participating companies in International Corporate Volunteerism (ICV) is skills and leadership development, an international conference on volunteering has been told.

Celebrating Six Million Aussie Volunteers

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 4th April 2013 -  The 2013 theme for National Volunteer Week - 'Thanks A Million' - is set to recognise and thank Australia’s six million volunteers, according to organisers.

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Top Tips for Promoting Your Volunteer Role

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 2nd April 2013 -  Recruiting great volunteers is an ongoing challenge for Not for Profits and a recent training session in WA, with Seek Australia - the managers of Go Volunteer - revealed the top tips in attracting great recruits to volunteer role advertisements.

World Volunteering Conference Launches New Website

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 28th March 2013 -  The International Association of Volunteer Effort (IAVE) has officially launched the new World Volunteering Conference 2014 website, at a formal event in Sydney yesterday.

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Impact Through Volunteering – Deepening Employee & Business Engagement

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 20th March 2013 -  In a series of blogs, Corporate Partnerships Manager at United Way Gabrielle Kay explores the impact of corporate volunteering on three key stakeholders: employees as volunteers, the businesses that supports their employees to volunteer and their par
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