Staff Reporter, Monday, 2nd July 2007 -
Almost one in five Australians aged over 15 does voluntary work and women are leading the charge according to the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics Census data 2006.
Results…
Staff Reporter, Thursday, 24th May 2007 -
National Australia Bank has released a report on global trends in skill-based volunteering, as part of its sponsorship of National Volunteer Week.
The report, which draws on best…
Staff Reporter, Monday, 21st May 2007 -
National Australia Bank has released a report on global trends in skill-based volunteering, as part of its sponsorship of National Volunteer Week.
The report, which draws on best…
Staff Reporter, Monday, 21st May 2007 -
Volunteering Australia’s second annual National Survey of Volunteering Issues, released during National Volunteer Week (May 14-20 2007) has identified that most volunteers…
Staff Reporter, Monday, 7th May 2007 -
Four Australians will give up their day jobs and spend a year ‘donating themselves’ to their favourite charity as part of the Vodafone Australia Foundation World of…
Staff Reporter, Monday, 7th May 2007 -
The International Labour Organization and the Johns Hopkins University Center for Civil Society Studies in the US are set to develop an approach for putting volunteer ‘work’ on the…
Staff Reporter, Monday, 7th May 2007 -
On the eve of National Volunteer Week, Volunteering Australia has lost it most senior executives with the resignation of its CEO and Deputy CEO.
Long time CEO Sha Cordingley resigned…
Staff Reporter, Thursday, 22nd March 2007 -
New research shows that volunteering has a positive impact on recruitment, staff retention, and satisfaction and productivity – but more work needs to be done to quantify…
Staff Reporter, Monday, 18th December 2006 -
A new report by Volunteering Australia has found that over 80% of volunteers believe that increasing out-of-pocket expenses, and in particular the cost of petrol, are making it more…
Staff Reporter, Thursday, 14th December 2006 -
A new report by Volunteering Australia has found that over 80% of volunteers believe that increasing out-of-pocket expenses, and in particular the cost of petrol, are making it more…
Staff Reporter, Monday, 4th December 2006 -
On the eve of International Volunteer Day (5 December), Australian Volunteers International is celebrating the contribution of Australians to its overseas volunteer program…
Staff Reporter, Monday, 6th November 2006 -
As the 1st of November marked International Volunteer Appreciation Day, Volunteering Australia says it’s time to appreciate the people who manage the volunteers right here…