Andy Fryar – Detailed Resume

 TERTIARY EDUCATION

1997 – Diploma Of Volunteer Management, SA School Of Volunteer Management

1994 – Bachelor of Applied Science Degree, Recreation Planning & Management, (Supporting studies in Volunteer Management ), University of South Australia

CAREER SUMMARY

2010 – Present – National Operations Manager (Australia and NZ), Better Impact

2002 – Present – Founder and Content Manager, OzVPM

2000 – Present – Manuscript Developer, ‘e-volunteerism’

1997 – 2015 – Chief Executive Officer, Lyell McEwin Regional Volunteer Association

1999 – 2013 – Convening Editor International Keyboard Roundtable, ‘e-volunteerism’

1996 – 1997 – Professional Senior, Julia Farr Recreation & Support Services

1992 to 1996 – Manager of Volunteer Services, Julia Farr Centre

1985 – 1992 – Recreation Officer, Julia Farr Centre Recreation Department

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS / HIGHLIGHTS

2010 – Present – Member, International Association for Volunteer Effort (IAVE)

2005– Present – Member & Chairperson, International Volunteer Manager’s Day Global Committee

2005– 2013 – Co-Founder (with Martin J Cowling), Australasian Retreat of Advanced Volunteer Management

1998 – Present – Member – Australasian Association of Managers of Volunteers (AAMoV)

1999 – 2010 – Editorial Board Member, Australian Journal on Volunteering

2003– 2006 – Member, Association for Volunteer Administration, USA

1997 – 2004 – Director / Board Member – Volunteering Australia (President – March 2002 – to November 2004)

1994 – 2010 – Network Member, Managers of Volunteer Programs in SA State Govt. (Secretary – Jan 1995 – Feb 1997)

2003 – Awarded Centenary Medal, for services to volunteering in Australia

2003 – Specialist Judge, SA Youth Awards Showcase, (Adelaide, SA)

2000 – 2004 – National Steering Committee Member, National Emergency Services Memorial Committee, National Capital Authority (Canberra, ACT)

2000 – 2003 – National Steering Committee Member, National Health & Medical Research Council (Melbourne)
– Developed ‘Volunteers in Health Resource Manual’
– Developed & judged IYV Volunteering Health Awards

2000 – 2003 – Accreditation Working Party Member, Australasian Association of Volunteer Administrators (now AAMoV)

2000 – 2002 – National Advisory Council Member, Ausyouth

2000 – 2002 – Roundtable Committee Member, Minister’s (Hon Iain Evans) Round Table on Volunteering

1999 –2000 – Chairperson, SA State IYV Planning Committee

1998 – Convenor, Initiated meeting that led to formation of SAAVA (later AAVA and then later still AAMoV)

1996 – 2003 – Board Member, Volunteering SA) now Volunteering SA & NT) – Chairperson – October 1998 – 2003

SELECTED CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS

Australia and New Zealand

2019 – Conducted national training tour of New Zealand

2019 – Keynote speaker, Tennis NZ National Clubs conference

2018 – Masterclass Presenter, (VNZ) Christchurch, NZ

2017 – Presenter, NZ National Volunteering Conference

2016 – Keynote Speaker, NZ National Volunteering Conference, Wellington, NZ

2016 – Conducted national training tour of New Zealand

2014 – 23rd World Volunteering Conference, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia

2013 – Faculty Member, Australian Retreat for Advanced Volunteer Management, Sydney, NSW

2013 – Workshop Presenter, National Volunteering Conference, Adelaide, SA

2012 – Conducted regional training tour of Victoria

2011 – Faculty Member, Australian Retreat for Advanced Volunteer Management, Wellington, NZ

2011 – Conducted regional training tour of Victoria

2011 – Workshop Presenter, NZ National Volunteering Conference, Wellington, NZ

2010 – Conducted national training tour of New Zealand

2010 – Faculty Member, Australian Retreat for Advanced Volunteer Management, Hahndorf, SA

2010 – Keynote Speaker, NACRO National Conference, Adelaide, SA

2009 – Addressed Parliamentary Breakfast, Parliament Building, Wellington, NZ

2009 – Keynote Speaker, NZ National Volunteering Conference, Wellington, NZ

2009 – Faculty Member, Australian Retreat for Advanced Volunteer Management, Gold Coast, Qld

2008 – Australian National Volunteering Conference, Gold Coast, Queensland

2007 – Faculty Member, Australian Retreat for Advanced Volunteer Management, Hobart, Tasmania

2006 – Faculty Member, Australian Retreat for Advanced Volunteer Management, Brisbane, Queensland

2006 – Conducted national training tour of New Zealand

2005 – Faculty Member, Australian Retreat for Advanced Volunteer Management, Canberra, ACT

2004 – Australian National Volunteering Conference, Melbourne, Victoria

2002 – Keynote Speaker, SA State Volunteering Congress, Adelaide, SA

2001 – Australian IYV National Volunteering Conference, Melbourne, Victoria

2001- Panel Member, 2nd National Conference on Youth Development, Adelaide, SA

2000 – Keynote Speaker & Panel Member, State Volunteering Conference, Perth, WA

2000 – Australian National Conference on Volunteering, Adelaide, SA

1998 – Australian National Conference on Volunteering, Canberra, ACT

1997 – Australian National Conference on Volunteering, MacQuarie University, Sydney

1996 – Australian National Conference on Volunteering, Launceston, Tasmania

United Kingdom

2015 – National Training Tour of Ireland and the UK

2009 – Faculty Member, Institute of Advanced Volunteer Management, Milton Keynes, England

2008 – Faculty Member, Institute of Advanced Volunteer Management, Buxton, England

2007 – Faculty Member, Institute of Advanced Volunteer Management, Blackpool, England

2006 – Conducted national training tour of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales

2005 – Faculty Member, Institute of Advanced Volunteer Management, Coventry, England

2005 – Keynote Trainer, National Garda Conference, Mullingar, Ireland

2005 – Keynote Trainer, 3rd VOLT Conference, Cork, Ireland

2004 – Faculty Member, Institute of Advanced Volunteer Management, Blackpool, England

North America

2017 – Presenter, National Hybrid conference (USA and Canada)

2016 – National training tour of Canada (Toronto, Edmonton, Vancouver)

2016 – Keynote speaker, VAN Conference, Seattle, Washington

2015 – Hybrid VM Conference Presenter, Chicago, Illinois

2015 – Hybrid VM Conference Presenter, Portland, Oregon

2015 – Workshop Presenter, VM Professionals of Canada National Conference, Edmonton

2014 – Workshop Presenter, NCVS Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

2014 – 23rd World Volunteering Conference, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia

2013 – Workshop Presenter, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

2013 – Presenter – Summit for Advanced Volunteer Management (SAVE), Washington DC, USA

2011 – Keynote Speaker, MAVA Conference, St Cloud, MN, USA

2008 – 1st Asia Pacific Volunteer Leadership Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA (Co-hosted by OzVPM)

2008 – Association of Volunteer Resource Management Conference, Binghamton, NY, USA

2008 – Workshop Presenter, MAVA, Minneapolis, MN, USA

2007 – Keynote Presenter, VAN Annual Conference, Columbus, Ohio, USA

2007 – Workshop Presenter, Volunteer Managers Network Conference, Lethbridge, AB, Canada

2005 – International Conference on Volunteer Administration, Jacksonville, Florida, USA

2004 – International Conference on Volunteer Administration, Portland, Oregon, USA

2002 – International Conference on Volunteer Management, Denver, Colorado, USA

1998 – 15th World Volunteering Conference, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Other International

2016 – Attended 24th World Volunteering Conference in Mexico City, Mexico

2014 – 23rd World Volunteering Conference, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia

2012 – International Association for Volunteer Effort World Conference, Singapore

2001 – International Association for Volunteer Effort Asia Pacific Conference, New Dehli, India

1998 – World Volunteer Conference (hosted by IAVE), Edmonton, Canada

MAJOR PUBLICATIONS & ARTICLES

Andy has written or edited hundreds of articles on volunteerism and has had articles and books published in several languages, including Hebrew. This has included regular columns on volunteerism for newspapers and volunteer centre newlsetters.

The list below is by no means comprehensive but offers a small sample of Andy’s writing.

In addition to the articles listed below please also visit the OzVPM Hot Topic archive

 Author – Volunteer Management: an essential guide (3rd ed) with Joy Noble & Louise Rogers (2010)

 Author – “The Spirit of the North” (2nd ed) – a history of volunteering at Lyell McEwin Hospital with Ann Taylor (2010)

 Co-Editor – Turn your organisation into a volunteer magnet (2nd ed) with Fraser Dyer and Rob Jackson (2008)

Editor – Major events volunteerism – e-volunteerism – electronic volunteerism journal, Volume 6, Issue 4

Editor – (with Rob Jackson) Walking the fine line: Are we over formalising volunteerism?, e-volunteerism – Volume 6, Issue 3

Author – Building the Profession: Reflections from the Australasian Retreat for Volunteer Managers (with Martin J Cowling). Australian Journal of Volunteering

Editor – Aging in Place, e-volunteerism – Volume 6, Issue 1

Editor – Helping Volunteers through Stressful situations, e-volunteerism, Volume 5, Issue 2

Co-Editor (with Fraser Dyer and Rob Jackson) – Edition 1 Turn your organisation into a volunteer magnet

Editor – Volunteers with disabilities: examining the real issues, e-volunteerism, Volume 4, Issue 4

Author of article ‘Supporting volunteer effort through family buy in’, Volunteer Management Review, Published by Charity Channel (USA)

Editor – The image of volunteering in popular culture e-volunteerism, Volume 4, Issue 2

Author of Article: ‘Good Grief ’, Volunteer Management Review, Published by Charity Channel (USA)

Author of Article, The proof is in the partnership …observations about Australian compact developments, Australian Journal on Volunteering, Volume 8, Issue 2

Editor – Discussion about UK report titled ‘5 key trends and their impact on the voluntary sector’, e-volunteerism, Volume 4, Issue 1

Co-author of book (with Joy Noble & Louise Rogers) Volunteer Management: An essential guide (2nd edition), Published by Volunteering SA, Adelaide, Australia

Author of Article: ‘Volunterrorism!’, e-volunteerism, Volume 3, Issue 4, Philadelphia, USA

Essay Contributor (e-book), The Rants & Raves Anthology – what’s on the minds of leading authors in the volunteer world

Editor : ‘Is volunteering work or leisure?’, e-volunteerism, Volume 3, Issue 3

Author of Article: ‘Intuition or Indigestion?’, Volunteer Management Review, Published by Charity Channel (USA)

Author of Article: ‘Bug or Butterfly?’, Volunteer Management Review, Published by Charity Channel (USA)

Editor –  ‘Is assigning a financial value to volunteering a good idea?’, e-volunteerism, Volume 3, Issue 2

International Keyboard Roundtable Participant – Article title: ‘Innovations in volunteerism’, e-volunteerism, Volume 3, Issue 1

Convening Editor – ‘Our professional associations: from the past to the future’, e-volunteerism, Volume 2, Issue 3

Convening Editor – ‘International VPM job exchanges Pt 2’, e-volunteerism, Volume 2, Issue 2

Convening Editor – ‘International VPM job exchanges Pt 1’, e-volunteerism, Volume 2, Issue 1

Convening Editor – ‘A look at Volunteering SA’s Volunteering Vision 2010’, e-volunteerism, Volume 1, Issue 4

Convening Editor – ‘National Volunteer Centres’, e-volunteerism, Volume 1, Issue 3, Feb – Dec 2001

Regular volunteerism columnist during IYV – Messenger Press, Adelaide, SA

Convening Editor – ‘How can we assure IYV has global impact?’, e-volunteerism, Volume 1, Issue 2

Convening Editor – ‘How possible is international exchange?’ e-volunteerism, Volume 1, Issue 1

Guest Author – Energize Hot Topic Column, ‘Volunteers and the Time Management Trap‘ Published by Energize, Philadelphia, USA

Produced Professional Volunteer Training Video Tape – Titled “Where there’s a wheel …there’s a way” – Sold and distributed nationally