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Linda Graff Book Sale!

Linda Graff Book Sale!

Andy Fryar April 16, 2012 0

To celebrate Linda Graff’s amazing career and to help her fund her impending retirement, we are offering hard copies of Linda’s four major publications ‘Better Safe’, ‘Beyond Police Checks’, ‘By Definition’ and ‘Best of

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BOOK REVIEW: Volunteer Program Management: an essential guide (3rd ed)

BOOK REVIEW: Volunteer Program Management: an essential guide (3rd ed)

Andy Fryar April 14, 2012 0

By Andy Fryar, Joy Noble and Louise Rogers Truly an “essential guide,” the book is filled with solid information for both starting and strengthening a volunteer program in any setting. Since first published many

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IAVE World Conference Announced

Andy Fryar April 13, 2012 0

IAVE, the International Association for Volunteer Effort have announced a World Volunteering Conference to replace the cancelled Dublin event. The conference will be held in London, England from December 10 – 12,

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Top 10 reasons…

Top 10 reasons…

Andy Fryar April 13, 2012 0

[youtube_sc url=http://youtu.be/eP6hw2onwgs] Energize President Susan J Ellis playfully explains why volunteer involving organisations don’t need to invest in volunteer management training! It’s a fun clip and also promotes the wonderful Everyone Ready online training

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Linda Graff – an amazing contribution!

Linda Graff – an amazing contribution!

Andy Fryar April 1, 2012 3

OzVPM HOT TOPIC – APRIL / MAY 2012 By OzVPM Director Andy Fryar with Linda Graff After an amazing 30 year career as an international trainer, author, consultant and big thinker in the world of volunteerism, friend

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Federal Govt does a backflip

Andy Fryar March 27, 2012 0

CHANGES TO THE VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT PROGRAM   Minister for Social Inclusion, Mark Butler today announced that proposed changes to funding arrangements for the Volunteer Management Program (VMP) will be deferred.   The decision to

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Susan J Ellis, “It Takes A Whole Organisation”, Queensland workshop, June 2011

Susan J Ellis, “It Takes A Whole Organisation”, Queensland workshop, June 2011

Andy Fryar March 9, 2012 0

Volunteering Qld welcomed volunteer managers and leaders to meet Susan Ellis, Founder and President of Energize, Inc. back in June of 2011. Discussion covered critical issues with today’s volunteering managing structures and effective ways

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Australia’s National Volunteering Strategy – views from afar about where we may be going right  …and wrong

Australia’s National Volunteering Strategy – views from afar about where we may be going right …and wrong

Andy Fryar June 1, 2011 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

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