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2019

• 25 Feb – Farewell to a pioneer – a tribute to Susan J Ellis (19)

2015

• 17 Nov – Ten questions every VM should ask a potential employer! (6)
• 19 Sep – Are you a good volunteering parent? (0)
• 25 Apr – The ANZAC’S – Our Greatest Ever Volunteers? (3)
• 15 Apr – Is it time to re-define volunteering? (2)
• 29 Mar – How many volunteers are too many volunteers? (0)
• 22 Jan – A Burning Issue (3)

2014

• 15 Nov – The Cane Toad Effect (4)

2013

• 04 Jan – Data will always give you the wrong answer when you ask the wrong question (4)

2012

• 01 Oct – Time banking – volunteering or profiteering? (27)
• 01 Aug – BULA …the art connecting! (3)
• 07 Jun – A Decade of OzVPM (12)
• 01 Apr – Linda Graff – an amazing contribution! (3)

2011

• 01 Jun – Australia’s National Volunteering Strategy – views from afar about where we may be going right …and wrong (2)

  In this month’s column, Rob shares his thoughts about Australia’s National Volunteer Strategy Consultation, and where he believes we are heading in the right direction, and where we are not.
• 01 Apr – Inertia and the Impending Doom (2)

  Be vigilant and be active! Identify those trends which may be likely to have an impact on volunteer availability or on the capacity of our programs to cope with extra welfare candidates being ‘pushed’ into volunteering. And if you think there are issues that should be raised, do something about it!
• 01 Feb – Sheer Population Volume and the Future of Volunteerism? (2)

  In this hot topic I simply raise the point and ask the question of whether or not, as we move forward and China and India continue to become superpowers, is there a place for the growth and continued development of volunteering in these countries?

2010

• 01 Dec – Baby Boomers: Golden Age or Bursting Bubble? (4)

  Do you agree with Bernard Salt’s thoughts about the impending boom in volunteer numbers? Do you agree with Andy’s summary?Is your organisation experiencing any particular growth or decline (or other changes) particularly relating to Boomer volunteers? Is your agency prepared for what is to come?
• 09 Oct – The Big Picture (1)
• 01 Aug – Just The Way It Is! (1)
• 01 Jun – It all started when… (6)
• 01 Apr – An Interview with Jayne Cravens (2)
• 01 Feb – Youth Washing – are you guilty? (5)

2009

• 01 Dec – Global Recession: Are we missing a golden opportunity? (3)
• 01 Oct – The Three Legged Stool (9)
• 01 Aug – It’s a serious business …this profession we are in! (4)
• 01 Jun – Don’t forget the People in the Process (2)
• 01 Apr – Perceptions of the Australian Volunteer Movement (4)
• 01 Feb – In Debt to Volunteering? (2)

2008

• 01 Dec – Exploring Online Social Networking (6)
• 01 Oct – Co-operate or Collapse (2)
• 01 Sep – New incentives for new volunteers? (1)
• 01 Aug – The Yin and Yang of China’s Olympic Volunteers (7)
• 01 Jul – A sector by every other name (1)
• 01 Jun – Is Corporate Volunteering a Benefit of Self Serving? (4)
• 01 May – Who rules the roost? (7)
• 01 Apr – Personal Power in Volunteer Management (1)
• 01 Mar – A union for volunteers? (4)
• 01 Feb – When is a volunteer role NOT a volunteer role? (11)
• 01 Jan – Keeping things fresh in a new year (3)

2007

• 01 Dec – Can we turn the clock back just a little please? (1)
• 01 Nov – New leadership? (1)
• 01 Oct – Digging a little deeper (1)
• 01 Sep – Positioning our Profession (1)
• 01 Aug – Is there a crude awakening in store for volunteerism? (0)
• 01 Jul – Have we got it wrong? (6)
• 01 Jun – Reclaiming the true value of volunteers (2)
• 01 May – Garage sales and other things of importance! (0)
• 01 Apr – Achieving an ‘A’ in communication for your volunteer program (2)
• 01 Mar – The power of experiential learning (0)
• 01 Feb – Exploring the true cost of volunteering (0)
• 01 Jan – Bug or Butterfly? (4)

2006

• 01 Dec – Keeping the statisticians honest (1)
• 01 Nov – Volunteer Management: the Steve Irwin way (0)
• 01 Oct – Tales from the Dark Side (10)
• 01 Sep – Volunteer management and activism – a new partnership? (9)
• 01 Aug – Fight or flee – the choice is yours (2)
• 01 Jul – An interview with Linda Graff (1)
• 01 Jun – Are we evolving into a new look profession? (3)
• 01 May – Beware the complacent VPM! (0)
• 01 Apr – What’s the ‘value’ of volunteering? (3)
• 01 Mar – A sure recipe for success (3)
• 01 Feb – Have we regulated volunteer management beyond recognition? (5)
• 01 Jan – Here’s to a truly inclusive New Year! (3)

2005

• 01 Dec – Reflections on an Australian visit (2)
• 01 Nov – A cause for celebration (2)
• 01 Oct – Coping for success (4)
• 01 Sep – Managing volunteers is like herding sheep (Australian style) (1)
• 01 Aug – Australian Observations ~ an interview with Susan J Ellis (1)
• 01 Jul – Is it time we redefined volunteering? (5)
• 01 Jun – Consultation – a pain or pleasure? (0)
• 01 May – Lessons from the Pulpit (2)
• 01 Apr – An interview with Steve McCurley (1)
• 01 Mar – So just what is ‘advanced’ anyway? (4)
• 01 Feb – After the wave subsides (3)
• 01 Jan – The Tsunami Effect (3)

2004

• 01 Dec – Social Enterprise or sitting ducks? (0)
• 01 Nov – An interview with Linda Graff (1)
• 01 Oct – Volunteers are voters too! (1)
• 01 Sep – How to win GOLD for your volunteer program! (1)
• 01 Aug – In from the CALD! (5)
• 01 Jul – In search of the ‘perfect’ volunteer program manager (3)
• 01 Jun – Exploring the social side of volunteer involvement (3)
• 01 May – Virtual Volunteering – solution today, problem tomorrow? (3)
• 01 Apr – Unskilled by Association? (1)
• 01 Mar – Are you a victim of the ‘niceness syndrome’ ? (2)
• 01 Feb – Do we need a new title for volunteering??? (5)
• 01 Jan – Confessions of a reforming workaholic (2)

2003

• 01 Dec – Is professionalism strangling progress? (2)
• 14 Nov – Start the conference carousel – I want to get on! (2)
• 01 Oct – The success is in the succession! (2)
• 01 Sep – Punch, Judy and volunteerism? (3)
• 01 Aug – Breaking down the ‘grass ceiling’ of volunteerism (2)
• 01 Jul – Australasia take pride! (4)