Just my two cents worth on Andy's July Hot Topic... While I think the variance in volunteer management positions does not allow us to designate the "perfect"...
Mary Beth Harrington
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Jul 1, 2004 10:25 pm
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I agree with Mary Beth whole heartedly. I think the days of the entrepreneurial volunteer manager have arrived. The ability to motivate and excite volunteers...
Hello fellow Ozvpm'ers I am in the middle of negotiating a new contract for a new regional position with my organisation. I will be looking after volunteers ...
Hi Greg This is one of the most common questions I am asked and I wonder if there is any chance you might be able to provide a summary of your responses to the...
Greg Has you job gone through a Jobe Evaluation Process such as OCR or similar? (ie the way that Public Service jobs are graded...?) regards Tim Williams RFSA ...
I presume most organisations, which have worked with volunteer for more than 10 years, have come across a problem of working with elderly veteran volunteers...
Hi Yael There is no easy way to let these older volunteers go but sometimes it is absolutely necessary for the success of your volunteer program and the effect...
Donna Willson
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Jul 7, 2004 12:16 am
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Hi Yael (and all) I remembered Michael Stills writing a Volunteer Management Review article on this very topic about a year ago which I thought was very good ...
Hi everyone Forwarding on the latest GoVolunteer newsletter for those of you who don't get it but may be interested Cheers Andy Fryar www.ozvpm.com ...
I am sure I am not the only one who would be keen on what other recruitment policies people are using if anyone is willing to share them. I am currently trying...
... I'm confused by this question -- are you looking for a policy, or a strategy? Are you looking for this just to see how to format/organize your own, or, are...
In response to Richard (and anyone else that may be interested) I have elaborated on some information below which helps agencies think about recruiting...
Mary Beth Harrington
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Jul 7, 2004 3:30 pm
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Assuming they are unfit for ALL duties, - have you considered holding a formal retirement ceremony for this person? This woudl allow departure with a certain...
Hi again, Just to clarify RE: Volunteer Recruitment Policy: I was looking for information on what elements a policy might contain, some initial ideas I've...
Hi Group I am new to an organisation who's primary function is to provide community transport utilising a team of volunteer drivers. I am currently undertaking...
Darren Meechan
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Jul 13, 2004 1:46 am
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Regarding Volunteer Transport/Drivers, I defer this to the real experts, however I recently heard of one idea that I thought was very cleaver. The organzation...
Mary Beth Harrington
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Jul 13, 2004 2:17 am
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sorry folks if you received this again, I received a message that my last message did not go through to the group. Darren Meechan LINK Community Transport ...
Darren Meechan
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Jul 13, 2004 3:56 am
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Signature added by moderator (please sign your posts) Just another resource may help although you may already have it. There is a very good training package...
Regarding Volunteer Transport/Drivers, I defer this to the real experts, however I recently heard of one idea that I thought was very cleaver. The organzation...
Mary Beth Harrington
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Jul 13, 2004 4:00 am
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Hi All I apologise to those of you who received the transport post from Darren twice. As the second moderator I went in to moderate and I had not had that post...
Hi everyone For the past four years I've represented Volunteering Australia on a national committee to develop a memorial for emergency service personel (both...
Hi everyone A little late, but I just wanted to let you know a number of new positions vacant were posted to the website over the weekend Cheers Andy Fryar...
Dear friends, We have just launched French and Spanish versions of our monthly newsletter Global Volunteer Update. The newsletter paints a global snapshot of...
Hi all I've posted eight new positions to the website tonight (NSW and Vic only) http://www.ozvpm.com/referralnetwork/referral_posvac_master.htm Cheers Andy...
Hi everyone, After many months of planning we are pleased to finally launch the OzVPM Bookstore! The bookstore features nearly 40 books and over 150...
I would be interested in hearing people's responses as to what level of involvement in the volunteer sector the State government should / could have. Should...