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Web-Based Software Makes Volunteer Management Easy – Sponsored Article

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 29th September 2011 -  Volunteer Impact Version 3.0 – the latest version of web-based volunteer management software from Volunteer2 – has recently been released, following a year and a half of design, programming and testing.

Good Governance: Examining the Contribution of Not for Profit Directors

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 28th September 2011 -  Most directors of Not for Profit organisations spend the equivalent of seven working weeks a year on their director’s duties – with almost 90 percent doing so on a voluntary basis, according to a study by the Australian Institute of Company Direc

Coin and Stamp Celebrate ‘Volunteer Army’

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 27th September 2011 -  The Federal Government has released a new coin and stamp to recognise the contribution of Australia’s ‘volunteer army’.

Volunteer Grants for Thousands of Australian Charities

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 27th September 2011 -  The Federal Government has announced that 4,600 Not for Profit organisations will receive Volunteer Grants of up to $5000 to help support their volunteers.

Volunteer Work Leads to Employment: Survey

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 22nd September 2011 -  Despite hiring managers saying they value volunteer work equally with paid work when evaluating a candidate, less than 50 precent of Australians include volunteer work on their resumes, according to new research.

Examining the Volunteer Landscape in Australia

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 20th September 2011 -  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 aspect of volunteering and volunteer management.

Humanitarian Engineering – Overseas Placements for Socially Conscious Engineers

Staff Reporter, Friday, 16th September 2011 -  Engineers Without Borders is currently searching for engineers willing to share their skills in developing countries including India, Cambodia, Vietnam, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Timor Leste. There are 13 positions available across a range of engineering

Volunteering Victoria Seeks Views on the Equal Opportunity Act

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 8th September 2011 -  Volunteering Victoria is running an online survey to try to gauge the impact among local community organisations of the recent changes to the Victorian Equal Opportunity Act.

Call for Volunteers to Help at Gold Coast Schoolies 2011

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 1st September 2011 -  Crime Stoppers Queensland has begun recruiting volunteers as part of the 2011 Gold Coast Schoolies Support Service Team.
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