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Major Changes for Volunteering Australia Posted: Tuesday, May 1, 2012 - 08:01 The Board of the nation's peak volunteering organisation, Volunteering Australia...
Thanks Andy I blogged about this in The Cowling Report http://cowlingreport.blogspot.com.au/2012/05/major-changes-at-volunteering-australia.html My sense is...
Hi all It's that time of the year again, and I'd love to hear from anyone doing anything particularly innovative to celebrate the efforts of their volunteer...
I received this email from my local Liberal upper house member. "May 14-20 is National Volunteer Week, a time where we celebrate and support the work that...
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Morrell, Helen
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May 14, 2012 7:52 am
Hi Andy Nothing particularly innovative however we have a display up in our main corridor: all volunteers on each day of the week are invited to lunch at the...
I realize that employment laws are vastly different in Australia and New Zealand than the USA, but perhaps you might find this blog interesting anyway: When to...
... I'm really glad Andy posted about this and that Martin has blogged about this. But... I'm really shocked that there's been no discussion on OzVPM. Isn't...
I guess there hasn't been much discussion because the government very quickly backed down after complaints from Volunteering Australia and the regional groups....
Outside their own patch, volunteers would like to be paid for their help Saffron Howden Sydney Morning Herald May 16, 2012 CHARITY, the saying goes, begins at...
In answer to your question Jayne. I honestly don't think that individual managers see Volunteering Australia has made a significant impact on their work. ...
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Jennifer Tisdell
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May 16, 2012 4:13 am
As Peter has said moving office isn't going to affect me. I did make comment when the changes to funding was announced and am surprised there wasn't more...
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Pam Power
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May 16, 2012 4:35 am
I have to agree Jennifer, I manage 180 volunteers on 16 hours per week. So as much as I try my best to read every email, I really have not a lot of time to...
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Kerry Reiter-Lynch
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May 17, 2012 4:59 am
Hi, do you know of any good surveys of volunteers floating around. If yes do you have a copy by any chance/ Thanks Kerry Kerry Reiter-Lynch MS Community Shops ...
checked out oursharedresources.com ? ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Pam Power
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May 17, 2012 6:23 am
Hi Kerry, I have one that I have produced for my centre, that I can forward to you. Is just a local one, is that what you're looking for? Pam Power Coordinator...
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Kerry Reiter-Lynch
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May 17, 2012 6:23 am
Y Sorry Andy wrote in haste. Satisfaction/pride if association. What we do well and don't do well. Ta k sent from my Telstra NEXTG™ handset ... From:...
Hi Kerry, I don't have a survey to share but I do have some advice. When you ask how satisfied people are with a range of things (support, recognition etc.)...
The sort of questions and how you ask them depend significantly on what you want to achieve. While you can get ideas from other surveys it is often good to...
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Jennifer Tisdell
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May 23, 2012 12:59 am
The NSW Govt has released the NSW Strategy. One of the initiatives is to: Partner with volunteer organisations, local government, other government agencies and...
Hi Jennifer. Volunteering is about reciprocity, giving yes but gaining too. That may be gaining new skills, or building networks of friends etc.. In the case...
Finally, a small reward for the cost of petrol, the cost of home printing, the cost of clothes laundry, the cost of whatever. I've spent an estimated $2,500...
I'd agree with Rob. I think every volunteer comes to offer their time with a mix of both altruistic and selfish intentions (hopefully the former is more...
Volunteering is completely about reciprocity in some form of other, I guess it's where you choose to draw the line. For me, I'm across the line from Rob :)...
Reciprocity seems to be well entrenched in Australian volunteering. My theory is that it comes out of the need for rural and working class areas to band...
http://cowlingreport.blogspot.com.au/2012/05/wow-look-at-us-grow-australias.html I have blogged today about Australia's volunteer numbers from the 2010 ...
Volunteering under the microscope ABC May 28, 2012 08:50:57 Volunteering Tasmania has launched a project urging not-for-profit groups to plan now for the...
Hi, Jennifer and everyone - Edgar Casey original created the concept of the time bank about 25 years ago in Florida as a way to encourage proud seniors to...
