Welcome to Volunteering Tasmania

Volunteer Coordinator/Manager Scholarships
(3 Positions Statewide)

2010 Retreat for Advanced Volunteer Management
March 17 to 19 2010
Hahndorf, South Australia

Volunteering Tasmania is excited to announce three scholarships to attend the 2010 Retreat for Advanced Volunteer Management. The positions are available to a Volunteer Coordinator/Manager in each of the regions, including the; South, North and North West.

These three Volunteering Tasmania scholarships have been identified as opportunities for Volunteer Managers/Coordinators who may not normally have the opportunity to attend such an event. [read more...]

New Project - Positioning Paper launched for State of Volunteering Report

VT has announced a new project for 2010 - the publication of a State of Volunteering Report. A Positioning Paper has been released to outline VT's approach to this major project and the significance it will have for the Tasmanian volunteer sector [read more...]

Generation Y Volunteer Report

There’s an overwhelming amount of information about engaging generation Y out there in cyber space. But how relevant is it to your organisation or situation? Volunteering Tasmania’s Youth Project is based on research undertaken within Tasmania.
The findings are based on what organisations and young people are saying about volunteering and is being used to:

Promote the benefits of young people volunteering
Educate young people about the diversity of volunteering roles
Assist community organisations in engaging young volunteers
Address barriers to young people volunteering
Influence decisions concerning young volunteers

Download full report

Who said young people don’t volunteer!
Break the myth and be inspired.
An exciting partnership between Edge Radio and Volunteering Tasmania is underway. Once a month a young volunteer will be interviewed live to air and share their volunteering journey with Hobart and surrounds. They will discuss the benefits and challenges of volunteering and how it has changed their life while enriching the lives of others.
To listen to the latest interview with Eva Mackinley, click on the link below.

National Volunteer Week

10-16 May 2010

National Volunteer Week (NVW) is the largest celebration of volunteers and volunteerism in Australia, and provides an opportunity to highlight the role of volunteers in our communities and to say thank you to the more than 5 million Australians who volunteer.

Posters, lapel pins and postcards are three items made available by Volunteering Australia to help not-for-profit organisations celebrate NVW. Downloadable PDF file of the poster, logo and other useful tips will be available on the Volunteering Australia website in the New Year.

Ordering will open at 11am on 19 January 2010 and close 16 February 2010 at 4pm.

For more information go to Volunteering Australia.

Volunteer Connect

Volunteering Tasmania has recently launched Volunteer Connect. For the first time in Tasmania, Volunteer Connect introduces a new website that enables anyone to search for volunteer vacancies across the state, and also enables organisations to advertise positions for volunteers - all for free.

This new service should significantly improve public access to volunteering opportunities and also assist organisations recruiting volunteers.
[read more...]