Issue no 6, August 2009

The Centre for Volunteering's August Networking Event
Tuesday, 18 August 2009, 2pm–4pm
Level 2, 228 Pitt St, Sydney

How are you managing your intellectual knowledge or more importantly are you managing it? Discuss the issue of gathering, recording, sharing and managing knowledge in the not-for-profit sector, the current business trends in knowledge management and how the sector can access that knowledge and expertise. If you have experience in knowledge management or good ideas and examples, bring them along to share with your peers. Led by The Centre's CEO, Lynne Dalton. Email Odessa O'Brien or phone 02 9261 3600 to RSVP.

The Centre for Volunteering's Volunteering Development Conference
Thursday–Friday, 17–18 September, 2009
Novatel Darling Harbour, 100 Murray Street, Pyrmont

You are invited to attend The Centre's Volunteering Development Conference, a two-day industry conference designed for volunteer supervisors, coordinators and managers within the community sector. REGISTER ONLINE

2009 NSW Volunteer of the Year Award: Nominate your volunteers
Nominate your volunteers for the 2009 NSW Volunteer of the Year Award. Award categories have expanded to include: Individual, Team and Employee volunteers. Nominations close 30 September 2009. NOMINATE ONLINE TODAY

Vote for The Centre in the 2009 City of Sydney Business Awards
The Centre for Volunteering has been nominated for the Charity category in the 2009 City of Sydney Business Awards and needs your votes. Vote before Sunday, 16 August 2009 by voting online or by texting The Centre's SMS code (vol666) to the Business Awards hotline: 0407 877 677.

Student Community Involvement Program evaluation project
The Centre is presently engaged in an evaluation of its SCIP. Surveys and interview guides are being developed and data collection will begin in September 2009. Students, teachers and organisation representatives will be invited to share their comments, views and stories relating to student volunteering. MORE

New School of Volunteer Management (SVM) website
The School has launched a new website which includes trainer and student only areas, accessible only by personal passwords. As well as a new look, the website has a new address: www.svm.edu.au

Update on major DET RPL project
This important project for the volunteering sector has now reached the candidate selection stage (Stage 4). Two groups of candidates for the Certificate I in Active Volunteering have been assessed with a 100 percent success rate. Read more about the project, progress and lessons learnt. MORE

Volunteer training and training resources
The School partners with selected organisations to promote their volunteer training and training resources they have developed. Find out what is available and how to promote your volunteer training and training resources through the School. MORE

Your organisation could be profiled in Take 5 magazine
Take 5 magazine is a real life women's magazine sold every week nation wide. Take 5 is keen to highlight the good work which various charities and organisations do across the country on a volunteer basis. MORE

Managing in a downturn survey report
The Centre for Social Impact, PricewaterhouseCoopers and the Fundraising Institute Australia, have released a new report on the impact of the economic downturn on not-for-profit organisations: Managing in a downturn.

New series of Vita Activa on ABC Radio National
Vita Activa is an interesting radio program all about volunteering and how it's changing. Read about the upcoming topics and when to tune in. MORE

Update: Review of Volunteering Australia's National Standards
Volunteering Australia has now completed Phase 1 of the review of the National Standards for Involving Volunteers in Not for Profit Organisations. The full report on VA's findings is now available for download. MORE

National Compact online forum
As part of the Government's National Compact, not-for-profit organisations and individuals are invited to share their ideas on developing a stronger working relationship with the Australian Government via a new online forum. MORE

Are you a former Sydney 2000 Olympic Volunteer?
Perhaps you would to join the Spirit of Sydney Group who meet several times a year and hear from interesting guest speakers. Read a synopsis of their last meeting, where The Centre's CEO Lynne Dalton spoke. MORE

Office of Liquor, Gaming and Racing eNews extract
This extract from the Office of Liquor, Gaming and Racing eNews briefly discusses the latest news and important issues in the charitable fundraising industry. MORE

Collective action to address disadvantage in Sydney
In early July United Way Sydney launched the Common Cause Report, a comprehensive research report conducted by the Centre of Social Impact, which confirms the intensification of social disadvantage and social exclusion across the Sydney community. MORE

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