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The Economic Contribution of Volunteering in South Australia

Staff Reporter, Friday, 28th October 2011 -  A new report reveals that South Australia's volunteers are today worth more than 4.89 billion annually. The revelation comes in a new report, The Economic Value of Volunteering…

National Volunteering Survey Open

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 11th October 2011 -  Volunteering Australia has launched its annual survey of volunteering which aims to gauge the issues facing Australian volunteers, and what makes volunteering work well. The National…

Social Cohesion Survey Shows Drop in Voluntary Work

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 29th September 2011 -  The number of Australians giving their time as volunteers has fallen, according to a new survey on social cohesion. The Scanlon Foundation Mapping Social Cohesion Report found that…

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’. Above: The commemorative to mark the…

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 percent of Australians include volunteer work on their…

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…

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. The organisation is calling for 300 community minded people…

Americans Devoted 8.1 Billion Hours to Volunteering in 2010 – New Report

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 18th August 2011 -  US Volunteers provide a powerful economic and social benefit to their communities with 62.8 million adults serving almost 8.1 billion hours through organisations in 2010, according…

Volunteers and the Equal Pay Claim

Staff Reporter, Friday, 24th June 2011 -  Australia’s informal, unpaid or non-professional modes of care work should not be forgotten in the current equal pay claim for community workers. The call comes in a new public…

Social Media Key to Engaging Young Volunteers

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 26th May 2011 -  A new report on engaging young people in volunteering in Tasmania has called for organisations to embrace websites and social networking. The ‘Engaging Young People’…

Snapshot of Australian Families – New Report

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 19th May 2011 -  Australian families are sticking together in good times and bad, and are finding support in times of need from their relatives, neighbours and communities, according to a new report.…

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