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New Survey Reveals Why the Rich Give

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 28th February 2013 -  Wealthy donors reveal that evidence of the impact a charity makes and a personal connection to a cause are the biggest influences when it comes to giving to charity. A…

Call for Volunteers to Star in New Campaign

Staff Reporter, Monday, 4th February 2013 -  Volunteering Australia and the peak state volunteering bodies are recruiting every-day volunteers to appear in this year’s National Volunteer Week 2013 promotional campaign.…

Call for Volunteer Conference Abstracts

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 24th January 2013 -  Organisers of the 15th National Conference on Volunteering to be held in South Australia in September are calling for abstract submissions. The National Conference will be hosted…

Opinion

The Advantages of Skills Based Volunteering

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 23rd January 2013 -  OPINION: An increase in Skills Based Volunteering (SBV) is leading the way for companies not only wanting to give back to their communities but also to their employees says Fiona Whittenbury…

Volunteering Website Launched in Wake of Bushfires

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 17th January 2013 - 
Picture: Peter Mathew A new volunteering platform has been launched to allow organisations to register volunteering roles in Tasmania following the bushfires. Volunteering…

Changemakers – Catherine Sherwood

Staff Reporter, Monday, 14th January 2013 -  Catherine Sherwood is a volunteer environmental scientist with Engineers Without Borders Australia. This week we profile Catherine in Changemakers – a regular column which…

Australia to Host World Volunteer Conference

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 2nd January 2013 -  Australia is to be the host country for the 23rd International Association of Volunteer Effort (IAVE) World Volunteer Conference in 2014. Volunteering Australia has been selected…

Lessons for a Career in Humanitarian Aid

Staff Reporter, Monday, 10th December 2012 -  A career in humanitarian aid and development can be fulfilling and rewarding and there are many opportunities within the sector, the Vocations in Aid conference has been told in Melbourne.…

Research Highlights $Billion Value of Volunteering

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 6th December 2012 -  The economic value of volunteering to Victoria has grown by over 130 per cent in 15 years, according to new research from the University of Melbourne. The Economic Value of Volunteering…

Tassie Volunteers Ageing ‘Dramatically’ – Report

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 5th December 2012 - 
The State of Volunteering Report Tasmania is available now.  A new report has revealed that while the number of volunteers in Tasmania is on the increase, the average age of volunteers…

Call for Skilled Volunteers on International Volunteer Day

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 5th December 2012 - 
Volunteers are being sought for projects in developing countries. Picture: ausaidvolunteers.gov.au Not for Profit organisations around the country are calling on skilled…

Volunteering Australia Re-Emerges

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 29th November 2012 -  The nation’s peak volunteer organisation Volunteering Australia has held its first Annual General Meeting under its new constitution, co-opting President Paul Lynch to…

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