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Volunteer Week – A Time to Regroup

Staff Reporter, Monday, 26th May 2003 -  This year’s National Volunteer Week celebrations in May provided a timely opportunity to reflect and regroup as traditional volunteer organisations assess their recruitment…

Corporate “Switch” for Charity

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 17th April 2003 -  Two of Melbourne's larger corporate offices were a little quieter recently when over 270 employee volunteers from Esso and Mobil swapped their suits for work-boots in a unique…

New “Hour” Value of Volunteer Time

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 20th March 2003 -  It’s often said that the value of volunteering is immeasurable. However the US Not for Profit research group, the INDEPENDENT SECTOR has identified the dollar value of volunteering…

Young Volunteers Report and IYV Day 2002

Staff Reporter, Monday, 2nd December 2002 -  As we look to celebrating International Volunteers Day (Dec 5th) a new US report on the lifelong impact of youth service has found adults who began volunteering at a young age are twice…

Volunteering gets the Final Wrap

Staff Reporter, Monday, 1st July 2002 -  Six months after the successful conclusion to the International Year of Volunteering (IYV) organising committees, participants, governments and world authorities are finally…

Child Protection & Volunteer Screening

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 14th May 2002 -  This week is National Volunteer Week and one issue gaining attention is the added number of unfamiliar complexities and obligations for community organisations under new child…

IT Students Offer Free Work in 2002

Staff Reporter, Monday, 29th April 2002 -  Melbourne University’s final year IT students are again offering their free services to Not for Profits as part of their “Making It Work for You” project. The…

CHOGM Volunteers

Staff Reporter, Monday, 21st January 2002 -  Already people on the Sunshine Coast and from Brisbane have been contacting the CHOGM Task Force and offering their volunteer services for CHOGM 2002. The Australian CHOGM spokesman,…

Future Directions in Employee Volunteering

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 12th December 2001 -  The past two decades have seen an increasing growth in volunteering opportunities through the work place, known as Employee Volunteering or Employee Community Involvement. Louise…

International Volunteer Day ‘Wrap’ Celebrations

Staff Reporter, Monday, 10th December 2001 -  The International Year of Volunteers has officially ended with well-deserved celebrations down-under as well as worldwide. The finale event was in Canberra on December 5th at the…

Volunteers ‘Give’ More -US Research

Staff Reporter, Monday, 12th November 2001 -  A comprehensive study of giving and volunteering in the United States by the INDEPENDENT SECTOR shows that nearly nine out of ten (89% of) American families gave charitable contributions…

Volunteers – A Draft National Agenda

Staff Reporter, Monday, 29th October 2001 -  The legal rights and workplace protection of volunteers are the major issues facing volunteer-involving organisations in Australia today according to a new national survey. The…

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