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Volunteering Australia Announces New President

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 5th June 2014 -  Volunteering Australia has announced a new Board President amid ongoing uncertainty about the peak body’s future funding from the Federal Government. Volunteering Australia…

Fraud Still a Threat to Australian NFPs: Survey

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 25th February 2014 -  Just 28 per cent of Australian and New Zealand Not for Profits believe fraud is a direct threat to their organisation, despite the majority seeing it as an inherent sector-wide problem,…

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Risk Management Key to Successful Volunteer Program

Staff Reporter, Monday, 24th February 2014 -  The Federal Government’s plans to expand the work-for-the-dole scheme promises plenty of debate about volunteer rights and responsibilities. It’s timely to remember…

Analysis

Reflecting Back on the Last Seven Years

Staff Reporter, Monday, 17th February 2014 -  It’s Dateline July 1 2021. Policy consultant and NFP leader, Moira Deslandes takes a look back at a list of the Top 10 decisions from the future that helped Not for Profits survive…

ABS Says Culture is Big Business

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 11th February 2014 -  The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has released its first experimental measures of the economic contribution of cultural and creative activity in Australia, saying the…

Hot Topic

What is Your Social Media Response Time?

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 26th November 2013 -  Success using social media can depend on how quickly an organisation responds to the people who are trying to interact with it. In today’s Hot Topic, PhD researcher Karen Sutherland…

Young Innovation Finalists Named

Staff Reporter, Friday, 25th October 2013 -  Finalists in the national ‘Unleashed Awards’, which recognises young people who are shaping positive change in innovative ways, including two indigenous teenagers,…

What is Real Volunteering? The Debate

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 10th September 2013 -  The scope and definition of ‘volunteering’ was hotly debated in a panel discussion during the final day of the National Conference on Volunteering in Adelaide. Evelyn…

Social Media a Tough Internal Sell for NFPs

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 27th August 2013 -  While social media is now seen as a necessary communication tool, many Not for Profits struggle to get senior management and the board on-side to understand the importance of the real…

Hot Topic

Tips on Mitigating Risks For Volunteers

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 22nd August 2013 -  With over 5 million Australians volunteering their time each year and this figure set to increase over the next few years, Not for Profit insurance expert, Andrew Moon, shares his…

Cutting Council Red Tape for Community Volunteers

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 20th August 2013 -  Victorian is to cut unnecessary red tape imposed by Councils on volunteers who manage rural public halls and sporting grounds. The Victorian Government has released a new Governance…

Volunteers Urged to Register Rights Violations

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 23rd April 2013 -  Volunteers across Australia are being urged to register rights violations or inappropriate treatment with their state-based peak body, to be added to a national database to develop…

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