Dear Friends In response to Peter Heyworth's question about the definition of a volunteer and what is meant by "community benefit" and how can it be measured ...
Volunteering Canterbury
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Nov 3, 2004 9:29 pm
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While there is a plethora of articles and information about online volunteering, there has been very little research done on the subject. The UN Volunteers...
To Susan and the group, I have logged onto the Victoria Hospice web-site and Jerry Rothstein is no longer at Victoria Hospice - he has retired. The web-site...
Hi all, I have recently attended the National Caring Communities Workshop in Adelaide. Several of the projects related to palliative care volunteering. It was...
Good afternoon everyone, I am wanting some advise on how non profit organisations run auxiliaries. Are all members volunteers? If so, how do they report to the...
Hi All I am planning a review of mental health volunteer activities in our organisation (regional health facility including acute, mental & community health,...
NETTIE HULME
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Nov 18, 2004 12:30 am
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Nettie: When you get this information pass it along to me. Thanks, Linda D'Agostino Community Connector Allies, Inc. NETTIE HULME <NETTIE@...>...
Hi everyone I am just back from a month overseas where amongst other things, I had the chance to conduct Vol Mngmnt training in the USA, Canada and at the...
Hi everyone I just wanted to let you all know that we still have a couple of seats available for Steve McCurley's Sydney seminar being held this Wednesday...
Hi Nettie One of the programs we run at Lyell McEwin (called Club 84) involves both volunteers working with (and volunteer with) mental health issues. It's a...
Hi Belinda Ahhh - the "A" word! Enough to run a shiver down the spine of any good Volunteer Manager! To answer your question - the truth is that Auxiliaries...
<Posting this a little belatedly on behalf of Ted Flack> Western attitudes towards volunteering or "philanthropic unpaid work" have been shaped by attitudes...
Hi all Found this on the UKVPM's group and thought it was fun Andy Fryar www.ozvpm.com ... Apparently superman fans are less likely to volunteer than fans of ...
Thanks Andy for forwarding this and today of all days! Tomorrow is Thanksgiving here in the states and of course everyone is desperately trying to get a years...
Mary Beth Harrington
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Nov 24, 2004 8:29 pm
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For me it would have to be Batman and Robin - 'cause sometimes I think I'm batty and that I've been robin' my employer by working at such a great job!! Have a...
OK now let me set you all straight! The real issue here is not the effect of superheroes on volunteers BUT the effect of super villains on volunteer...
... Batgirl never made me want to volunteer, but she DID make me want to have a motorcycle. Still working on that. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Jayne...
Andy, Mary Beth and all, ... Speaking of WEBS and NETWORKS I've always been very fond of Spiderman... especially because "does whatever a spider can" LOL The...
Hi Jayne, I always had a soft spot for Frankenstein's monster: he had to have a lot of courage, going through life with a face like that, and was always on...
Ian Foster
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Nov 25, 2004 8:01 pm
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Hi everyone I just wanted to feed back that Steve McCurley's workshops to date on his Australian training tour have been excellent and very well received. If...
... That's because I'm not there to heckle him!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (anyone willing to heckle him on my behalf?) Happy weekend. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Jayne...
Hi all A quick reminder that new positions vacant have been posted over the weekend http://www.ozvpm.com/referralnetwork/referral_posvac_master.htm Cheers Andy...
Re: Jane and Heckling Just the sort of kind reaction I expected. What ARE friends for? Fortunately, old trainers have long memories and appropriate action...
<Hi all - found this in today's Sydney Morning Herald online --- Andy> ATO cripples volunteer work November 29, 2004 - 5:14AM A tax office crackdown ordering...
Hi everyone If you ever wanted to understand why volunteers are so necessary, check out this sobering website which was featured on this month's Not-For-Profit...
To all AAVA members AAVA (Australasian Association of Volunteer Administrators), the professional association for volunteer program managers in Australia, has...
Peter Heyworth
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Nov 29, 2004 10:46 pm
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If it is "unreasonable" to claim an income tax deduction where no income is earned, then what of big business making donations to political parties, what of...
I couldn't agree more Greg. This is one of the most ridiculous rulings I have ever seen. So many small NFP organisations cannot afford to reimburse volunteers...
Hi Belinda We have an Auxiliary that raise funds for the organisation and comprise of a committee of volunteers who are not members of the organisation. They...