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Government Backdown on Volunteer Management Funding Arrangements

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 21st March 2012 -  The Federal Government has backed away from its controversial funding arrangements announced as part of the Volunteer Management Program (VMP) following strong pressure from…

Volunteer Placements Available for Engineers & Technical Specialists

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 20th March 2012 - 
EWB field volunteer Michael Brown with a local team at the Community Waste Treatment Barge which is under construction.  Tonle Sap Lake, Cambodia. Photo: Max Shapria…

Defying Gen Y Stereotypes to Improve Volunteering Experience for Young People

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 13th March 2012 - 
A volunteer at the Greenslopes Private Hospital in Brisbane. Photo: supplied Organisations need to move beyond traditional practices and listen to the opinions of young people…

2012 Minister for Health Volunteer Awards

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 13th March 2012 -  Nominations are now open for the 2012 Minister for Health Volunteer Awards in Victoria. The awards celebrate Victoria’s dedicated volunteers and recognise the very positive…

Cash Contributions from Australian & NZ Companies Remain Static – LBG Report

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 6th March 2012 -  Australian and New Zealand companies delivered more than $259 million in total contributions to the community in 2011 focusing on health, education, young people and emergency…

Corporate Volunteering “Untapped” – Report on National Survey on Volunteering Issues

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 1st March 2012 -  Corporate volunteering is not being fully tapped, despite Not for Profit organisations and companies being able to see its value, according to Volunteering Australia’s…

Volunteer Peak Bodies to Amalgamate into New Funding Model

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 23rd February 2012 -  Funding for Volunteering Australia and state and territory peak bodies will be amalgamated into a new National Project Fund under new funding arrangements announced by the Federal…

Volunteerism Through the Eyes of Children

Staff Reporter, Friday, 10th February 2012 -  A selection of the children's images from the UNV e-book. See all the images on the UNV Flickr page   What does volunteerism look like through the eyes of children? This is…

National Volunteer Week 2012 – ‘Volunteers – Every One Counts’

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 8th February 2012 -  National Volunteer Week (NVW) will be celebrated this year from the 14-20 May 2012. National Volunteer Week is the largest celebration of volunteers and volunteerism in Australia,…

Volunteer Assistance Package for Work Health & Safety Laws

Staff Reporter, Friday, 3rd February 2012 -  Joint Federal and State workers compensation organisation, Safe Work Australia, has launched a new volunteer assistance package aimed at assisting volunteers and volunteer organisations…

“No Cost” Initiative Bridges Skills Gap for Australian Charities

Staff Reporter, Friday, 3rd February 2012 -  Australian Not for Profits are being given the opportunity to source a full-time employee to assist in the growth of their charity for a year, at no cost to the organisation. An initiative…

Caring and Sharing Kids More Likely to Volunteer – Study

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 2nd February 2012 -  Kids and teens who have more exposure to character-building skills such as sharing, being kind and helping others, are more likely to volunteer in their communities, and with greater…

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