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Dear Valued Members, Supporters and Friends,
The May 2012 issue of The Centre for Volunteering's e-newsletter, The Voice of Volunteering, includes:
- You're invited: National Volunteer Week 2012 Launch
- Features: Youth Video Competition & Volunteer in Sydney during NVW to raise awareness
- Training & Events Calendar: NVW, 2012 Ignite Conference, SVM training
- Latest Volunteering and Volunteer Management News
- Updates from The Centre for Volunteering
- Tools & Resources
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 You're invited: National Volunteer Week 2012 Launch
You are invited to join The Centre for Volunteering for the Sydney launch of National Volunteer Week 2012, and to officially open nominations for the 2012 NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards.
Date: Monday 14 May 2012
Time: 9.30am - 10.30am
Venue: Members Dining Room, Parliament House, 6 Macquarie Street, Sydney
RSVP: By 4 May 2012 by email rsvp@volunteering.com.au
Numbers for this event are limited.
Guest speakers will include the Hon. Victor Dominello MP, (Minister for Citizenship and Communities), Jon Dee (Ambassador of 2012 NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards) and Loki Ball (Winner of 2011 NSW Youth Volunteer of the Year). We hope to see you at the launch for National Volunteer Week.
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 National Volunteering Video Competition for Young People
To increase volunteering participation amongst young people, the Australian Government has launched an online video competition which asks young Australians, either individually or as a group, to create a video to promote ways for young people to volunteer within their communitiess.
The theme for the competition is “Your Passion, Our Nation. Volunteer Now!”
Through this competition, young people can showcase some of the benefits of volunteering:
- Shaping and supporting your community;
- Gaining and enhancing practical skills and experience;
- Helping others and giving something back to your community;
- Gaining satisfaction from taking practical action to build a better world;
- Having fun with others outside traditional responsibilities like school, uni, TAFE and work.
Entries close 5pm AEST on Sunday, 22 July 2012. Find out how to enter today |
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Volunteer for The Centre for Volunteering during National Volunteer Week
Can you spare 2–4 hours on Tuesday, 15 May 2012? Help promote National Volunteer Week and Volunteering while gaining event and public relations experience.
Volunteers are needed for a public relations event during National Volunteer Week. Volunteers are to approach members of the public to promote volunteering, and the recognition of volunteering through "Thank a volunteer today" or by nominating a volunteer they know for the 2012 NSW Volunteer of the Year Award.
Shifts: 9.30am–12:00 noon and 11.30am–2:00pm
Benefits: Drink, snack and t–shirt provided.
Orientation: 30 minutes before each shift (at 9.30am and 11.30am) at Martin Place.
Find out more and apply for this volunteer role
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National Volunteer Week (NVW) diary
The Centre for Volunteering has a busy week planned for NVW 2012:
- National Volunteer Week and 2012 NSW Volunteer of the Year Award Launch and Morning Tea
Monday, 14 May | Parliament House
- TV Promotion – Tim Bailey Weather Segment, News at 5, Channel 10
Monday, 14 May
- Volunteering Awareness Display and Information Stand
Tuesday, 15 May | Martin Place
- School of Volunteer Management Graduation Ceremony and Afternoon Tea
Wednesday, 16 May | Parliament House
- Thank You Afternoon Tea for The Centre's in-house volunteers
Monday–Friday, 14–18 May | The Centre for Volunteering
 What are you doing to celebrate National Volunteer Week? Tweet us @volunteers_nsw |
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 Eastern Suburbs Migrant & Refugee Employment Expo 2012 
Tuesday, 22 May, 10am–2pm |
Auditorium, Level 2,
Randwick TAFE,
King St, Randwick 2031
Sydney MCS and supporters invite migrants and refugees job seekers to the Employment Expo 2012. For further enquiries, to attend the presentations for the day, or organisations interested in holding a stall kindly phone Vishal on 9663 3922 or email vishals@sydneymcs.org.au. Download flyer
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2012 Ignite Volunteering Conference
The Centre for Volunteering invites you to join fellow volunteer managers and coordinators at the 2012 Ignite Volunteering Conference to be held in Sydney CBD on Friday, 27 July 2012. The day will comprise of a mixture of plenary sessions, interactive workshops, panels and case studies, all focusing on "Innovation and Partnerships." The aim is that you will take with you the inspiration to build innovative ideas into your programs and organisations, and help you to look at opportunities for partnerships with other community organisations, sponsors and client groups. Read more
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Speak Up! Speak Out! 1
Thursday, 19 July 2012 | 3/40 Gloucester Street, The Rocks
The School of Volunteer Management's popular Speak Up Speak Out 1 short course will next be held, Thursday, 19 July 2012. "I found the session to be most worthwhile and consider other people interested in improving their confidence and speaking skills should attend one when available in the future", said Nicole Brown of Animal Liberation NSW. Enrol online today |
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| Upcoming Network Events
Due to everyone's busy
National Volunteer Week, there will be no Networking Event in May. The Centre's next Networking events will be held:
- Tuesday, 19 June – Upcoming NSW Government State Volunteering Strategy, Lynne Dalton
- Tuesday, 17 July – Youth Volunteering, Jacinthe Brosseau
- Tuesday, 21 August – How communication can improve your life, David Fisher Dobin
RSVP is essential. Please email info@volunteering.com.au or phone 9261 3600.
The Centre is looking for speakers for future Networking Events. If you would like to present on a topic relevant to Volunteer Managers, or know someone who would, please email Kristin Sinclair. |
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WHS Act changes – What you need to know (1 day workshop)
The School of Volunteer Management's new one-day workshop teaches you all you need to know about the new WHS legislative changes, the inclusion of "volunteers" under the definition of a "worker", and how they apply to you. Enrol online today |
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2012 IAVE World Volunteer Conference announced
IAVE's 22nd World Volunteer Conference will be held in London, England, from 10–12 December 2012, at the Church House Conference Centre in the heart of London. "This conference will be an opportunity for us to build on the momentum of IYV+10, carry through our strategic priorities and bring together leaders of volunteering from throughout the world," said Dr. Kang-Hyun Lee, World President of IAVE. Read more |
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 No more free training?
Martin J Cowling
What do you think of something you get for free? How much value do you place on it? I have been pondering this over the last week.
I spend about 700 hours a year presenting seminars and workshops (14 hours a week on average). This means I see and meet a lot of people and can make a lot of observations about what I have learnt from these trainings.
From time to time, a client will organise me to present training to their community, network or city for free. To pay for the training, they will use funds from somewhere else...
Here are some observations I have made over the last eight years. Read more
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 World changer: Margaret Bell
Martin J Cowling
Back in 1996, I was a very fledgling volunteer manager living in Sydney, Australia and the group that gave me much practical help and support were what were then called Volunteer Centre of NSW (now The Centre for Volunteering). It was at this time, I met Margaret Bell, who had led that organisation for 13 years. I learnt a huge amount from Margaret and her team who encouraged and supported me. Her achievements and contribution to volunteering were fairly amazing at a state, national and international level as well as at an individual level. Read more
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Australia's Volunteer Champion: Margaret Bell
Volunteering Australia
Margaret Bell AM has been appointed by the Volunteering Australia Board as the first patron of Volunteering Australia. Margaret has a long history of championing volunteering and has made an extraordinary contribution nationally and internationally. Margaret is Australia's most significant volunteer champion. Margarets history in volunteering has seen her make her mark in Australia as the founding President of Volunteering Australia and its first CEO. Margaret has then taken that volunteer passion to the world as President of the International Association for Volunteer Effort (IAVE). Read more
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 Face of Volunteering Photo Contest
VAST, The Junction Neighbourhood Centre
What makes your city, your council, your neighbourhood or even your street corner, special to you? Is it the service, clients or volunteers? VAST is looking for digital photos which capture the essence of the HACC Volunteer Services and the people living in the community. VAST is looking for images which demonstrate the daily life of services and volunteer programs in all its flavour and variety. The main mission of this Photo Contest is to acknowledge Volunteers and their contributions to the local community. Contest closes 24 May 2012. Prizes to be won! More details coming soon. Download flyer
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 Chinese Volunteers Recruitment Campaign launched
The Centre for Volunteering
The Chinese Australian Services Society (CASS) has launched the "Chinese Volunteers Recruitment Campaign", which is part of the An untapped Resource: Older CALD Volunteers – Understanding barriers and motivations to volunteering in NSW, research funded by Ageing, Disability and Home Care (ADHC) and conducted through a collaboration of the Dementia Collaborative Research Centre of the University of NSW (UNSW), Council on the Ageing (COTA), NSW and the NSW Multicultural Health Communication Service with strong support from The Centre for Volunteering.
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Have your say on the development of a Consultation Code
Federal Government's National Compact
The Not-for-Profit Sector Reform Council is leading the co-creation of a Consultation Code that will underpin the National Compact. The code will give practical guidance on how government should engage with the sector. Not-for-profit organisations are invited to participate in an online survey regarding their experience and suggestions for future consultations. The survey closes Thursday, 10 May 2012. |
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Survey: Understanding volunteer retention issues
Help TAFE NSW students studying an Advance Diploma of Marketing to survey 100 people currently volunteering for a registered Australian charity centres. The survey focusses on how to retain and prolong volunteers to help the group gain a greater understanding of current volunteer retention issues. The survey is anonymous and closes Friday, 11 May 2012. Complete the survey online |
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New ABS reports: Volunteering and sports
ABS & Volunteering Australia
The ABS has released reports on volunteers in sport and sport social capital today. The analysis is based on General Social Survey 2010 data. Read selected findings these reports |
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More Volunteering and Not-for-Profit News
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Did you miss hearing CEO, Lynne Dalton on Radio National?
On Thursday, 5 April 2012, ABC's Radio
National hosted a discussion panel on Giving Back. "Easter is one of those times when many of us give thanks for what we have. And Australians have a lot to be thankful for. With our personal wealth growing, Australia now boasts the ninth largest population of high net worth individuals. But how seriously do we take our responsibility to give back for our good fortune?" The Centre's CEO, Lynne Dalton joined presenter Waleed Aly and guests Norman Morris, Industry Communications Director, Roy Morgan Research and Dr Deborah Seifert, CEO, Philanthropy Australia for the panel. Listen to their discussion online or download for later |
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The Centre's access for people with physical disabilities to improve
The Premier, Barry O’Farrell MP, recently emailed The Centre with great news – its application to the 2011 NSW Government's Community Building Partnership (CBP) program was successful. As a result, The Centre is able to install an internal chair lift between the two levels and automatic entry and exit doors. Watch this space for updates. |
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Marriage leads to new name...
The Centre's Marketing and Award Manager, Kristin Romanis, has
recently married and has taken her husband David's surname, making her Kristin Sinclair. Her email address has also changed – ksinclair@volunteering.com.au – please update your address book. Congratulations to David and Kristin. |
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Corporate Volunteering Opportunities
The Centre for Volunteering connects corporations with not-for-profits to partake in beneficial corporate volunteering projects and activities. For information on the below opportunities or to enquire about our other Corporate Volunteering opportunities, email corporate@volunteering.com.au or phone 02 9261 3600 and speak to CEO, Lynne Dalton.
Opportunities for Corporations
The Centre's current corporate volunteering opportunities include: Disability Sporting, Social Luncheon Club, Garden Clean Up, Pond Bank Regeneration and Cleanup, Pond Carp Removal, Social Support, Foreshore Clean Up Programme and Food Services.
Opportunities for NFPs
The Nielsen Company, Australia, is holding a community impact day on Thursday, 14 June 2012 and is currently seeking out positions across different charities for their couple of hundred employees.
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The Australian Nonprofit Sector Legal and Accounting Almanac 2011
Queensland University of Technology – McGregor-Lowndes, Myles (2012)
The almanac summarises legal cases, legislation and developments in law and accounting relevant to not-for-profit organisations and charity law during 2011.
Special articles include: accounting standards and the chart of accounts; law reform (for example, the new national regulator, the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission); and taxation. Download and read today
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Workshop: UK Welfare to Work
Federal Government's Social Inclusion Unit
Professor Dan Finn recently presented at a workshop as part of ANU's research series, Visioning Australia's Future. Dan Finn is Professor of Social Inclusion at the University of Portsmouth and Associate Research Director at Britain's Centre for Economic and Social Inclusion. He shared his experience of welfare to work policies in the United Kingdom. Read his presentation and outcomes from the workshop |
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YouTube Livestreaming is now available for not-for-profits
The opportunity to live-stream is now available to all members of the YouTube Nonprofit Program. Not-for-profits, from small to large, will now be able to engage live audiences in charity concerts, conferences, and other special events to raise awareness about their causes and drive donations in real-time. Learn more |
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Business etiquette: Five rules that matter now
Inc.com
The word "etiquette" gets a bad rap...But the concept of etiquette is still essential, especially now, and particularly in business. New communication platforms, like Facebook and Linked In, have blurred the lines of appropriateness and we're all left wondering how to navigate unchartered social territory. Read more |
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