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Definitions and Terminology

Do we need a new title for volunteering?

This Hot Topic from February 2004 examines some of the current debate around the changing use of the term 'volunteer'

Is it time we redefined volunteering?

This is a hot topic written by OzVPM Director And Fryar in July 2005 which asks the question - Is it time we redefined volunteering?

Volunteering Unlimited
Volunteering Unlimited is a paper produced by Volunteering SA in 1999. Its aim was to explore definitions of volunteering with a view to stimulating renewed debate over this issue.

Volunterrorism
This article, written by OzVPM Director Andy Fryar, was originally published on the e-volunteerism website in 2003. The article asks some challenging questions about the good and evil sides of volunteering by pondering the question ' Are volunteer suicide bombers really volunteers?'

 

Susan Ellis’ thoughts on this topic
Read what Energize President and volunteerism expert Susan Ellis has to say about the differences between volunteerism and voluntarism.

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