24 March 2020
Working from home is becoming a reality for the majority of organisations, and this is no different in the not-for-profit sector. Thankfully technology has made the transition to productive remote work possible, but the change will still be startling and challenging for many organisations. The biggest key to success: utilizing the online options available to...
16 March 2020
To download the full Research Briefing Paper please click here. Volunteering Australia commissioned the Australian National University (ANU) Centre for Social Research and Methods to undertake analysis of the experience of volunteers during COVID-19 to date. Their analysis draws on the ANUpoll which involves a regular survey of around 3000 Australians that produces nationally representative...
16 February 2020
Help us recognise amazing volunteers across NSW! If you’re digitally savvy you can help us spread the word by using our hashtag – #NSWVolunteerAwards – and using any of the social media images below. There are also three banners available for email/newsletter use. Just right click and save the images. You can also help us...
16 December 2019
Watch all the excitement of the day in this short video of the 2019 NSW Volunteer of the Year State Ceremony held on Thursday, December 5.
5 December 2019
Blacktown Police Chief Inspector and father of seven Bob Fitzgerald has been named the 2019 NSW Volunteer of the Year for a life spent helping community and sporting groups, and the people of Western Sydney. The announcement was made today in front of more than 250 community, business and political leaders and marks the end...
5 December 2019
Organisation: Islamic Women’s Welfare Association Seventy year-old Abla Tohamy Kadous continues to be an outstanding advocate and role model for Islamic women from all nationalities. She began her volunteering 35 years ago, when she established the Muslim’s Women’s Association before going on to set up the Islamic Women’s Welfare Association. Today, she is still President...
5 December 2019
Organisations: Blacktown City Netball Association, SydWest Multicultural Services, Eastern Creek Pioneers Netball Association, NSW Kookaburra Kids, Western Sydney Aboriginal Men’s Group, Karabi Neighbourhood Centre, Blacktown Community Area Centre, Blacktown / Seven Hills Bears Rugby Leagues Club The volunteering resume of Blacktown Police Chief Inspector Bob Fitzgerald runs over several pages. It is a life of...
5 December 2019
Organisation: Asylum Seekers Centre Two years ago, Oscar moved from volunteer to volunteer manager. In that short time he has demonstrated the value that successful volunteer management can bring to Volunteer Involving Organisations. He manages more than 400 volunteers at the Asylum Seekers Centre, as well as supporting 10 program managers. He manages training and...
5 December 2019
Organisation: Dignity Ltd. The 78 volunteer cooks and drivers at Dignity Dishes epitomize the value that volunteering brings to the community and to each and every volunteer themselves. Each week they turn food recovered by OzHarvest into thousands of lovingly cooked meals that are distributed to 27 homes managed by homelessness charity Dignity. The homes...
5 December 2019
Organisations: MYAN – Multicultural Youth Advocacy Network, Youth off the Streets, Beachwood Aged Care Year 10 East Hills Girls Technology High School student Sonia Sharma has been volunteering throughout her high school years, putting her own needs aside to help others. As a MYAN Youth Ambassador, she gives her time to support and advocate for...
5 December 2019
Organisation: Qantas The 20 members of the Qantas Cabin Crew Team Australia have banded together over the past three years to help rural families in six regional areas – many suffering under the harsh and devastating conditions of the current drought. They were enlisted by Frontier Services, which links volunteers with isolated farming and rural...
5 December 2019
Organisation: Bloomberg Vicki Thompson is the Global Projects Manager at International finance news and data service, Bloomberg. However, she is also a passionate volunteer who supports the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney’s Community Greening Program via her workplace volunteering program. Vicki makes regular visits to a large social housing complex in Waterloo to weed, mulch, plant...