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New Media Crucial for Volunteer Networks

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 19th August 2014 - The upcoming international volunteering conference, IAVE2014, will look at new media and its ability to influence and inform in a rapidly changing environment. Organisers of the…

Opinion

The Power of Mentoring

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 24th June 2014 - Most people could name one person who helped guide and support them while growing up, however some are not so lucky. In this piece, former Queensland Premier and YWCA NSW Chief Executive…

Philanthropy Australia Moves on PM’s Giving Plan

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 15th May 2014 - National philanthropic peak body, Philanthropy Australia, has moved quickly to support the Federal Government’s decision to re-establish the Community Business Partnership…

NAB Pledges $50m in Corporate Volunteering Value

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 13th May 2014 - One of the country’s big-four banks, the NAB says it's committed to reaching one million volunteer hours through its employee volunteering program by 2018 with an estimated…

National Review of the Definition of Volunteering

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 13th May 2014 - As Australia celebrates the 25th anniversary of National Volunteer Week peak body, Volunteering Australia says it’s time to challenge long held assumptions of what constitutes…

Opinion

25 Years On… Volunteering in 2014

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 13th May 2014 - As National Volunteer Week enters its 25th year, Brett Williamson OAM, CEO Volunteering Australia, looks at how volunteering has evolved in Australia. This week is the 25th anniversary…

Hot Topic

Volunteering is Evolving

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 22nd April 2014 - Volunteering is an act of choice – not an act of benevolence, writes Volunteering Australia patron Margaret Bell AM in this Hot Topic that covers the new trends of volunteering.…

No Compulsory Pro Bono Legal Work – PC report

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 10th April 2014 - A draft Productivity Commission report on Access to Justice Arrangements has indicated that that it does not consider ‘compulsion’ as an appropriate means of bolstering…

Microvolunteering On the Rise

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 5th March 2014 - Demand for microvolunteering actions is increasing around the world, according to new UK research which urges Not for Profits to use this development to their advantage. The UK based…

Analysis

Risk Management Key to Successful Volunteer Program

Staff Reporter, Monday, 24th February 2014 - The Federal Government’s plans to expand the work-for-the-dole scheme promises plenty of debate about volunteer rights and responsibilities. It’s timely to remember…

SA Launches Historic Volunteering Strategy

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 18th February 2014 - South Australia has launched a Volunteering Strategy in partnership with government, councils and business, plus a government promise of added ‘volunteer thank you’…

Business & Arts Partnerships Awarded

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 20th November 2013 - Australia’s best business and arts partnerships have been announced as part of the Creative Partnerships Australia National Awards. Carol Schwartz AM, Chair, Creative …

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