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Volunteer Management: the Steve Irwin way
OzVPM HOT TOPIC – NOVEMBER 2006 By OzVPM Director, Andy Fryar Like many people, I was shocked with the sudden death of Australian wildlife crusader Steve Irwin recently. His untimely death struck a chord
Read More »Tales from the Dark Side
OzVPM HOT TOPIC – OCTOBER 2006 By guest hot topic writer, DJ Cronin with OzVPM Director, Andy Fryar Our Hot Topic this month is contributed by DJ Cronin, a Volunteer Program Manager from Brisbane who
Read More »Volunteer management and activism – a new partnership?
OzVPM HOT TOPIC – SEPTEMBER 2006 By OzVPM Director, Andy Fryar “Let him that would move the world, first move himself.” (Socrates) Most of what I write in this column each month relates directly
Read More »Fight or flee – the choice is yours
OzVPM HOT TOPIC – AUGUST 2006 By OzVPM Director, Andy Fryar A colleague and I were recently faced with the following scenario that involved volunteers working in a hospital environment. Volunteers had been undertaking
Read More »An interview with Linda Graff
OzVPM HOT TOPIC – JULY 2006 By Linda Graff with OzVPM Director, Andy Fryar Next month, Canadian trainer and author Linda Graff will visit Australia for the second time. Her workshops around the country
Read More »Are we evolving into a new look profession?
OzVPM HOT TOPIC – JUNE 2006 By OzVPM Director, Andy Fryar Having recently had the privilege of returning from another trip abroad, I am more convinced than ever that the profession of volunteer management
Read More »Beware the complacent VPM!
OzVPM HOT TOPIC – MAY 2006 By OzVPM Director, Andy Fryar I recently spent a few nights in the pearling community of Broome, which for those of you unfamiliar with Australian geography, is located
Read More »What’s the ‘value’ of volunteering?
OzVPM HOT TOPIC – APRIL 2006 By OzVPM Director, Andy Fryar This month’s Hot Topic is not so much a well thought out essay, but rather a quick series of random thoughts and questions
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