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Caring and Sharing Kids More Likely to Volunteer - Study

02 February 2012 | Kids and teens who have more exposure to character-building skills such as sharing, being kind and helping others, are more likely to volunteer in their communities, and with greater frequency, according to new research.

Turning Volunteer Work Into Your Career

21 November 2011 | More than 5 million Australians volunteer but does it provide a pathway to paid employment? Follow our tips on converting your passion into a career.

Coin and Stamp Celebrate ‘Volunteer Army’

27 September 2011 | The Federal Government has released a new coin and stamp to recognise the contribution of Australia’s ‘volunteer army’.

Volunteer Grants for Thousands of Australian Charities

27 September 2011 | The Federal Government has announced that 4,600 Not for Profit organisations will receive Volunteer Grants of up to $5000 to help support their volunteers.

Volunteer Work Leads to Employment: Survey

22 September 2011 | Despite hiring managers saying they value volunteer work equally with paid work when evaluating a candidate, less than 50 precent of Australians include volunteer work on their resumes, according to new research.

Examining the Volunteer Landscape in Australia

20 September 2011 | With 18 workshops and 54 presentations, the three-day National Conference on Volunteering 2011 promises to provide a wealth of information, analysis and debate on every aspect of volunteering and volunteer management.

Humanitarian Engineering - Overseas Placements for Socially Conscious Engineers

16 September 2011 | Engineers Without Borders is currently searching for engineers willing to share their skills in developing countries including India, Cambodia, Vietnam, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Timor Leste. There are 13 positions available across a range of engineering disciplines including water and sanitation, energy and education.

New GoVolunteer Partnership with SEEK

01 September 2011 | As part of a major initiative of IYV+10, Volunteering Australia in collaboration with SEEK is to launch a new GoVolunteer service.

Volunteering Isn’t Free - Budget Response

12 May 2011 | Volunteering Australia has called on the Federal Government to assure the voluntary sector that it will be supported to meet the increasing demands of potential volunteers outlined in the Budget’s welfare reforms.

National Disability and Carer Congress Seeks Social Media Champions

07 April 2011 | National Disability Insurance Scheme campaign group Every Australian Counts is looking for social media-savy volunteers to take on the role of bloggers, tweeters and status updaters from the upcoming The National Disability and Carer Congress in Melbourne.