Volunteering
FRRR is privileged to work with remote, rural and regional community organisations to help fund them to solve local problems, so they can build capacity and sustainability. These community organisations are groups of local people who ...
The much-awaited Third Sector Awards is back this year to honour Australia’s finest charities, not-for-profit organisations and social enterprises. Each category will be judged according to the set of values set by the Centre for ...
This week is National Volunteer Week, an initiative that celebrates the generous contribution of Australia’s volunteers. As an organisation, St John Ambulance NSW has over 3,000 volunteers who contribute around 300,000 hours to their local ...
Volunteering is central to Australia’s economic and social resilience. As the ongoing flood crisis in New South Wales and Queensland highlights, the contribution of volunteers is essential to emergency response and recovery. Yet, the 2022-23 ...
FRRR is encouraging eligible groups to apply to its Volunteer Emergency Services Fund (VESF) program to support local volunteer emergency services groups and first responder organisations in communities affected by the 2019/20 Black Summer bushfires. Thanks to ...
The Centre for Social Impact (CSI) have today released the report from Wave 2 of their national Pulse of the For-Purpose Sector & Building Back Better survey, revealing significant challenges for the sector as nearly 80% of service providers ...
A cancer battle was the catalyst for Miriam Gauci to begin her volunteer journey with non-profit organisation VMCH. During chemotherapy, Miriam was visited by a friendly pastoral care worker whose companionship she enjoyed. “I thought, ...
A survey has found that the volunteering sector is still struggling, with 72% of respondents reporting less than ideal operating capacity despite the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions. According to new data from Volunteering Australia, two ...
New research from Australian Red Cross has revealed 82% of Australians are worried they could catch COVID-19 from a first aid emergency that involves performing CPR. What’s more, the research also shows that over half ...
Good2Give has partnered with Communiteer to bring an integrated volunteering solution to their platform. The move brings a new product offering to the Good2Give Workplace Giving Platform enabling corporates and donors to easily access volunteering ...
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