Maintaining your health and well-being during change Humans are amazingly resilient. We are consistently changing and yet some people cope with change much better than others. Why is it that some sail through change easily and unscathed and other don’t? […]
Nominations open for Australia’s largest celebration of volunteering
People from across NSW are being urged to nominate their neighbours, colleagues and family members for the 2019 NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards. The Awards are presented at 21 regional events held across every corner of the state, culminating […]
Meet the Speakers: Dr Rebekah Grace and Grainne O’Loughlin: Volunteer Family Connect study
Volunteer Family Connect: Structured Social Support for Vulnerable Families with Young Children This presentation reports the results from an Australian study that examined the effectiveness of Volunteer Family Connect, a structured social support early intervention program for families with young […]
Meet the Speakers: Jeremy Thorpe and Jen Vo-Phuoc, PwC’s Economics and Policy team
Measuring Impact and Value Organisations are looking to understand how to measure and communicate their impact and value to society. Our presentation will overview the key steps involved and we will share some of the lessons learned and insights gathered […]
Meet the Speakers: Fay Calderone, Partner – Hall & Wilcox
Beyond Compliance: Building Respectful and Inclusive Organisations Beyond compliance is an insightful session into conduct issues including bullying, discrimination and sexual harassment, and the ramifications of failing to address or inadequately addressing these. The session will include relevant case studies […]
Meet the Speakers: Tulsi van de Graaff, Communication and Conflict Resolution Specialist and Partner at Brave People Solutions.
Building the Foundations of Trust and Good Communication The workshop will cover practical tools and tips to support you, your staff and volunteers to create a positive workplace culture through building a foundation of trust and good communication. Topics covered […]
Meet the Speakers: Amanda Nixon, Senior Manager of Projects at Volunteering Queensland
Planning for the use of Spontaneous Disaster Volunteers Volunteering Queensland has developed extensive experience and partnerships in the volunteer and disaster sectors, over the past 11 years, through implementing the EV CREW program as well as community disaster resilience projects. […]
Conference Exhibitor Details
The Centre for Volunteering Visit our team at The Centre for Volunteering stand to learn more about the 2019 NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards Program, Professional Development, benefits of becoming a member of The Centre and information on the […]
Meet the Speakers: Daniel Murray, Founder and Director of Empathic Consulting
Presentation Title: It’s not them it’s you: Why we need a new approach to engaging volunteers Despite the studies on the economic, social and mental health benefits of volunteering, many organisations across the sector still struggle to recruit the volunteer […]
Meet the Speakers: Richard Duncan, Image and Change Management Consultant, CEO The Partnership
Presentation Title: Firing on all cylinders with Corporate Volunteering Winning over the corporates – a success story of engaging corporate volunteers. Biography Richard is a consultant in the field of image and change management and a 30 year veteran in corporate […]