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National Survey on Volunteering Issues

Staff Reporter, Friday, 5th November 2010 -  Volunteering Australia is calling for input to the National Survey on Volunteering Issues. The annual National Survey of Volunteering Issues conducted by Volunteering Australia…

Vic Election Pledge to Volunteer Fire Fighters

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 28th October 2010 -  The Opposition Liberal/National Coalition in Victoria has pledged a $136 million funding package to support the State's CFA volunteer fire fighters in the lead up to the November…

Baby Boomers “The Golden Age of Volunteering”

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 27th October 2010 -  Aging Baby Boomers will create a golden age of volunteering over the next decade, according to demographer Bernard Salt. But Salt says Not for Profit organisations will need to learn…

NFPs Spend Big on Community Services

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 24th June 2010 -  Australia's community service providers spent $25.2 billion on direct services in 2008-09, according to the latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS),…

Framework for Dealing with Spontaneous Volunteers

Staff Reporter, Monday, 21st December 2009 -   Following Victoria’s Black Saturday bushfires in February 2009 in excess of 22,000 potential volunteers offered their help. Only a fraction were utilised. Whilst…

US Volunteers Cut Back on Time

Staff Reporter, Monday, 28th September 2009 -  American volunteers are cutting back their time in the wake of the economic downturn. A new report says they are suffering from a condition called "civic foreclosure"…

NSW Volunteer of the Year Award – Nominate Online

Staff Reporter, Monday, 31st August 2009 -  Nominate someone for one of the NSW Volunteer of the Year Award categories in 2009 via the online nomination form.  Do you know a volunteer who has made a positive impact on the Not for…

Volunteers and the Economic Downturn

Staff Reporter, Monday, 3rd August 2009 -  In the US the economic downturn has seen Not for Profit job losses and reduced working hours as the severe fiscal stress takes hold – but how have up to 60% of organisations claimed…

BP Petrol Vouchers for 5000 Volunteers

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 9th June 2009 -  BP Australia has notified nearly 5,000 volunteers from hundreds of Not for Profit organisations across Australia that they were the recipients of free fuel to assist them in their…

Looking for Local Heroes

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 9th June 2009 -  Local residents in Victoria have the opportunity to recognise and reward the special individuals living in their neighbourhood when nominations for the IGA Community Chest Unsung…

BP Provides Petrol Vouchers for Volunteers

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 30th April 2009 -  BP Australia has launched a Vouchers for Volunteers program to provide $250,000 worth of free fuel to volunteers across Australia in order to help ease the financial burden associated…

Petrol Vouchers for Volunteers

Staff Reporter, Monday, 27th April 2009 -  BP Australia has launched a Vouchers for Volunteers program to provide $250,000 worth of free fuel to volunteers across Australia in order to help ease the financial burden associated…

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