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Principal supporter of IVMAD in the Australasian region
 
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OzVPM is a resource, consultancy and training company specialising in volunteerism.

Founded in 2002 by Andy Fryar, OzVPM focuses on volunteerism, primarily as it relates to the Australasian region, but we are also proud to work regularly with leaders of the international volunteering community

OzVPM, is always looking for new and innovative ways to assist the Australasian voluntary sector and we currently do this by:

  • Utilising our contacts and partnerships to bring our web site visitors the latest news, volunteerism reports and ‘hot’ web sites from around the world
  • Facilitating and moderating the OzVPM newsgroup - the Australasian region's largest on-line volunteer management community
  • The development of OzVPM information sheets that discuss specific and topical aspects of volunteerism
  • The provision of a monthly ‘Australasian Hot Topics’ column which encourages and invites debate on the latest issues in volunteering
  • Operating the Australasian region's most comprehensive specialist volunteerism bookstore
  • Offering specialist volunteerism consultancy services
  • Providing specialised volunteer management training to the sector and opportunities for professional development

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our mission
The mission of OzVPM is to support leaders of volunteers and increase the profile of volunteerism, particularly as it relates to the Australasian region.

In other words, if you manage a volunteer program of any size, shape or interest group – we can help!

our partners
OzVPM is able to bring to the Australasian region a wide variety of resources and up-to-date information from around the world, through our partnership with a number of key volunteerism agencies across the globe.

Our three key partnerships are with:

  • Energize - a Philadelphia based international training, consulting and publishing firm specialising in volunteerism. Led by President and leading volunteerism expert Susan J Ellis, Energize enables OzVPM to bring up to date global information and links to our website
  • People First Total Solutions - is a Melbourne based company led by Martin J Cowling. Martin and OzVPM Director Andy Fryar have partnered on many things over the years, including the co-hosting of the annual Australasian Retreat for Advanced Volunteer Management
  • Volunteer˛ - is a Canadian company specialising in volunteer management software. OzVPM have a partnership arrangement with Volunteer˛ to bring quality VM software options to the AUstralasian region

Learn more about our partnerships