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
