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Rights, Camera, Action – Human Rights Film Festival

Staff Reporter, Monday, 3rd December 2007 -  Human rights issues will hit the big screen with the inaugural Human Rights Arts and Film Festival taking place in Melbourne, Sydney and Perth in December 2007. The brainchild of Australia…

Theme for National Volunteer Week 08

Staff Reporter, Monday, 22nd October 2007 -  Volunteering Australia has announced that the theme for National Volunteer Week 2008 will be ‘Volunteers change our world’ reflecting both recruitment and recognition.…

UK Volunteering On the Rise

Staff Reporter, Monday, 8th October 2007 -  It’s official! England is a charitable nation according to a UK Government survey that shows volunteering and giving are on the rise. The survey, which found that more than…

Volunteer Program Champions – CEOs Who Lead the Way

Staff Reporter, Monday, 24th September 2007 -  Is your organisation’s Executive Director or CEO a volunteer program champion?
According to research in the US, the CEO and the staff member designated to manage the volunteer program…

Toolkit for Volunteer Speed Matching

Staff Reporter, Monday, 24th September 2007 -  The concept of Speed Dating has taken off around the world and now one clever volunteer centre on the outskirts of London has created "Volunteer Speed Matching"- so get…

VolunteerMatch Updated

Staff Reporter, Monday, 24th September 2007 -  Pro Bono Australia’s skilled online volunteer service VolunteerMatch has been updated! As part of our continuing improvement to this free volunteer matching service, we have:…

Pro Bono Lawyers Vital to Community Legal Centres

Staff Reporter, Monday, 24th September 2007 -  Australia’s legal volunteers are vital to the sustainability of Community Legal Centre service delivery, according to a national survey. Some 70% of Community Legal Centres (CLCs)…

Showcasing the Community Sector

Staff Reporter, Monday, 10th September 2007 -  VCOSS and the Victorian Government is hosting a one day event showcasing the use of pro bono services and community networking to build stronger communities. The event is called Clever…

Study Shows Links Between Volunteering and Employability

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 23rd August 2007 -  A new study suggests that when Australian employers need highly-skilled staff with broad-based experience, someone who’s volunteered in a developing country is most likely the…

Study Shows Links Between Volunteering and Employability

Staff Reporter, Monday, 13th August 2007 -  Researchers from Australian Volunteers International (AVI) and Monash University documented the employability skills developed by Australians who volunteered overseas, and…

Merger Creates World’s Largest Volunteer Organisation

Staff Reporter, Monday, 30th July 2007 -  The merger of two major US Not for Profits is set to create world’s largest volunteer organisation. The Hands On Network and Points of Light Foundation have announced a mutual…

NSW Volunteers to Be Recognised

Staff Reporter, Monday, 2nd July 2007 -  The 1.4 million community volunteers in NSW are to be recognised in a new award. The Centre for Volunteering, the peak body for unpaid work in NSW, has launched the NSW Volunteer of the…

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