http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ozvpm/ Australasian Volunteer Management Thu, 16 May 2013 00:28:45 GMT andy_fryar http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ozvpm/message/4793 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ozvpm/message/4793 Thanks to Jayne Cravens for finding this: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call for papers: TIME FOR VOLUNTEERING, TIME FOR LEISURE, TIME FOR LIFE, Australian and Fri, 10 May 2013 06:16:16 GMT andy_fryar http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ozvpm/message/4792 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ozvpm/message/4792 REGISTRATIONS NOW OPEN! Join us in Adelaide this September for the 15th National Conference on Volunteering when we will leverage on one another's resources Tue, 07 May 2013 09:24:24 GMT andy_fryar http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ozvpm/message/4791 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ozvpm/message/4791 From Pro Bono News ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Low administration costs do not signal that a charity is good, rather good charities spend more on administration, Tue, 30 Apr 2013 06:43:38 GMT Andy Fryar - OzVPM & V2 Australia http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ozvpm/message/4790 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ozvpm/message/4790 Hi Rita Too far out for any prices yet but my guess would be somewhere between $600 and $1000 Andy From: ozvpm@yahoogroups.com [mailto:ozvpm@yahoogroups.com] Tue, 30 Apr 2013 06:21:33 GMT Britton, Rita (Health) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ozvpm/message/4789 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ozvpm/message/4789 Hi - always the challenge to conferences availability - what is the cost? Rita Rita Britton Manager Volunteer Programs Inner North Country Health Service Mon, 29 Apr 2013 23:19:07 GMT andy_fryar http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ozvpm/message/4788 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ozvpm/message/4788 2014 WORLD VOLUNTEER CONFERENCE OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED (From IAVE Newsletter) The official announcement of the 23rd IAVE World Volunteer Conference took place in Sat, 30 Mar 2013 23:48:05 GMT andy_fryar http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ozvpm/message/4787 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ozvpm/message/4787 Response from Sue Hine Yes the presentation and the arguments were impressive, but there is a flip side to the points made. 1. The proportion of expenditure on Wed, 27 Mar 2013 21:56:46 GMT andy_fryar http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ozvpm/message/4786 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ozvpm/message/4786 Hi all, A new report by the above title has just been released in NSW and can be found at Sat, 23 Mar 2013 00:24:18 GMT andy_fryar http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ozvpm/message/4785 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ozvpm/message/4785 Hi Bernice I actually dont know much about Dan at all - but would love to hear him if he ever did make the journey I agree - this is a pretty amazing piece Sat, 23 Mar 2013 00:22:03 GMT Bernice Finlayson http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ozvpm/message/4784 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ozvpm/message/4784 Andy I was a successful presenter for 20 years so my benchmark is high. I want to thank you for bringing this to my attention as I found it not only Thu, 21 Mar 2013 21:22:50 GMT andy_fryar http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ozvpm/message/4783 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ozvpm/message/4783 Hi all Here's an interesting link to a TED talk video shared to me by my friend Tony Really interesting and worth a look - let us know your thoughts Thu, 21 Mar 2013 19:46:12 GMT Jan Cecchi http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ozvpm/message/4782 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ozvpm/message/4782 Certainly very good news Andy - Hope Victoria picks up on the concept Could certainly have better Volunteer Management in Victoria Cheers Jan From: Thu, 21 Mar 2013 07:19:20 GMT andy_fryar http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ozvpm/message/4781 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ozvpm/message/4781 This is great news - but why oh why has it taken so long (and how many $$) for govt to come to the conclusion that there is a corelation between good vol Wed, 20 Mar 2013 11:45:38 GMT andy_fryar http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ozvpm/message/4780 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ozvpm/message/4780 The 2013 Retreat for Advanced Volunteer Management is underway in Sydney and day one has been amazing. Follow proceedings on twitter at #ozvmretreat Andy Fryar Tue, 12 Mar 2013 01:27:57 GMT M.Himbury@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ozvpm/message/4779 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ozvpm/message/4779 The gist of the paper is that there are 5 trends that will affect volunteering: The information age, demographic changes, climate change, dwindling oil