Electronic
discussion groups & resources
AUSTRALASIAN
REGION
OzVPM
Newsgroup
Established in 2002, the OzVPM newsgroup is the Australasian
region's premiere on-line volunteer management community,
boasting well over 200 members from right around the
world. It is the only newsgroup dedicated to volunteer
management specifically as it relates to the Australasian
region
Australian
Emergency Service Volunteer e-mail lists
The Australian Emergency Services Volunteers Network
web site lists a variety of e-mail discussion groups
that specifically cater for volunteers working within
the emergency service sector
Turn
your organisation into a volunteer magnet
In
late 2004, OzVPM Director Andy Fryar along with Fraser
Dyer and Rob Jackson from the UK released an exciting
e-book titled 'Turn your organisation into a volunteer
magnet'. The
e-book features articles from many 'on-the-ground'
volunteer managers from Australia, the UK and USA
as well as a few articles by better know authors such
as Steve McCurley and Rick Lynch.
INTERNATIONAL
CyberVPM
Newsgroup
CyberVPM
was established by American, Nan Hawthorn in 1995
and currently has around 900 members (mostly from
Nth America). In August 2002, ownership of CyberVPM
was moved to AVA - the Association of Volunteer Administration
e-volunteerism
- Electronic journal of the volunteer community
Developed by leading US volunteerism
gurus, Susan J Ellis and Steve McCurley in 2000, and
supported by a team of international contributors
(including OzVPM founder Andy Fryar),e-volunteerism
combines the latest internet technology with the content
and quality of other professional journals. In the
Australasian region, full members of the Australasian
Association for Volunteer Administrators (AAVA) also
gain full access to e-volunteerism
UKVPM's
Newsgroup
UKVPM's
was founded by Rob Jackson in 1999 and seeks to discuss
volunteer management issues particularly as they relate
to the UK. UKVPM's currently has a membership of around
400
Volunteer
Management Review
VMR is a free weekly electronic
newsletter, published by Charity Channel, and boasting
an international panel of regular contributors (including
OzVPM founder Andy Fryar).
Other
International Volunteer Management Newsgroups
A number of other good newsgroups exist outside of
the Australasian region. A list of some of the better
ones can be found at this link, courteousy of our
friends at Energize
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