The Australian Shareholders Association are running free financial literacy workshop for women over 55. Learn to cut through financial jargon, understand financial plans and goals, clarify your super and source and engage with a professional adviser. Two workshops will be […]
Tax Help Program
The ATO is coming offering tax help through their Tax Help Program this tax time to help people get their tax returns right. The ATO’s Tax Help program is a free and confidential service to help people on a low […]
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: 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: 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 […]
Meet the Speakers: Rev. Andrew Nixon, Head of Pastoral Care and Volunteer Services at HammondCare
Presentation Title: Empowering volunteer teams through servant leadership As an independent Christian charity, HammondCare champions life! HammondCare’s mission is simple: to improve quality of life for people in need. Easy to say – challenging to do! Volunteers have been at […]
Meet the Speakers: Amy Williams – Not-for-Profit Law, Justice Connect
Amy will be presenting two workshops at the Conference: “We’re all in this together – workers in community organisations and the laws that govern them” and ” Duty calls – Board responsibilities and stewardship”. Presentation Title: We’re all in this […]
Meet the Speakers: Craig New, Volunteer Manager of Story Factory
Presentation Title: The Ripple Effect: How Story Factory Amplifies Community Within the Volunteering Experience As Story Factory increases the number of free creative writing programs offered across Western Sydney, we are finding the need to innovate and think creatively ourselves […]