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We need a new way of thinking about volunteering in the 21st century

Doug Taylor, Wednesday, 22nd March 2023 - Guided by the new national strategy, we must work collectively to reposition and revitalise volunteering for future generations, says The Smith Family CEO Doug Taylor. One of my …

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Finding purpose through volunteering

Danielle Kutchel, Thursday, 16th March 2023 - Sarah Wilson has let her passion for volunteering lead her through multiple roles in the sector, culminating in her latest, leading the development of the National Strategy for Volunteering.…

Exclusive: your first look at Australia’s new National Volunteering Strategy

Danielle Kutchel, Monday, 13th February 2023 - In what’s believed to be a global first, the volunteering strategy has been co-designed with the sector and government. Australia has a new National Volunteering Strategy, with …

Is corporate volunteering the answer to our volunteering woes?

Danielle Kutchel, Monday, 5th December 2022 - Corporate volunteering programs benefit both workplaces and volunteer-involving organisations, but they take some work to get things right. Corporate volunteering programs…

Data behind national volunteering strategy revealed

Danielle Kutchel, Wednesday, 19th October 2022 - The research underpinning Volunteering Australia’s national strategy is now available and although it makes for hard reading, there is also cause for optimism as the sector unites…

Global report reveals Australia is a generous country

Danielle Kutchel, Monday, 26th September 2022 - Australia is among the top ten most generous countries in the world on three key measures, ahead of other high income nations including New Zealand. Australia is one of the most generous…

Seven things the for-purpose sector can learn from the Census

Danielle Kutchel, Wednesday, 29th June 2022 - There’s been a decrease in volunteers, an increase in Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population, and more people have a mental illness, according to the latest…

Leigh hits the ground running as charities minister

Danielle Kutchel, Wednesday, 15th June 2022 - “The charity sector has suffered a nine year war on charities, which ended on 21 May this year.” Four weeks after the election, Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury…

A new National Strategy for Volunteering is in the works – and you can help shape it

Danielle Kutchel, Monday, 23rd May 2022 - A new survey reveals that volunteer numbers have dropped in Australia since COVID, as work gets underway on the first national strategy in a decade. Organisations or groups that involve…

News to get your tail wagging – Guide Dogs NSW is putting a call out for Puppy Raisers!

Danielle Kutchel, Wednesday, 18th May 2022 - Fancy yourself as a puppy parent? This National Volunteer Week, Guide Dogs NSW is calling on everyday Australians to open their homes and doggie doors to the fluffiest fosters around,…

Leigh faces the sector’s concerns

Danielle Kutchel, Monday, 16th May 2022 - Ahead of this week’s federal election, Pro Bono News sat down with shadow assistant minister for charities Andrew Leigh to put some of the sector’s concerns – raised in our recent election…

Predictions for 2022: Volunteering

Mark Pearce, Monday, 21st February 2022 - 2022 can be a year of positive change for volunteering, writes Volunteering Australia CEO Mark Pearce, in the latest in our series of social sector predictions for 2022. In my predictions…

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