International
Volunteering
Andy
Fryar's international volunteer management training
journal 2005
During
the latter part of 2005,
OzVPM Director &
Founder Andy Fryar completed a six week international
training tour, providing volunteer management training
in nine cities across six countries
You
can still follow Andy's travels and experiences by
visiting his archived on-line travel diary via the
link above
Andy
Fryar's UK volunteer management training journal 2006
During
May 2006, OzVPM
Director & Founder Andy Fryar completed a four
week training tour, providing volunteer management
training in six cities across Ireland, Scotland, England
and Wales. You
can still follow Andy's travels and experiences by
visiting his archived on-line travel diary via the
link above
Andy
Fryar's New Zealand training journal 2006
In
March and April 2006, OzVPM Director Andy Fryar completed
a training tour of four New Zealand cities. Read his
observations here.
Australian
Observations: An interview with Linda Graff
This
OzVPM Hot Topic from November 2004 asks Canadian volunteerism
leader Linda Graff her thoughts on volunteerism in
Australia
Australian
Volunteers International (AVI)
AVI are the lead international
volunteer agency in Australia, who provide opportunities
for Australians to volunteer to live, work and learn
in partnership with people of other cultures.
Canadian
Volunteer Perspectives
'Volunteer
Zone Benevoles' is a report that has resulted from
a 'think tank' of Canadian volunteerism leaders held
in early 2005
Fraser
Dyer's Observations of volunteering in Australia
UK
volunteerism expert Fraser Dyer shares his thoughts
on Australia's volunteering sector following a tour
in 2005
Global
Volunteer Network (NZ)
The
Global Volunteer Network is a NZ based organisation
offering volunteer opportunities in community projects
throughout the world.
Susan
Ellis' Asia Pacific Observations
While
touring Singaapore, Australia and New Zealand in March
/ April 2005, US based volunteerism expert Susan Ellis
recorded her experiences and thoughts with visitors
to her Energize site. These included her thoughts
on the first ever National retreat for Advanced Volunteer
Management.
Terms
for Volunteering
This
document gives a number of literal translations of
the word 'volunteer' into several common languages
The
Tsunami Effect (Jan 05)
After
then wave subsides (Feb 05)
These
two Hot Topic columns from early 2005 investigate
the possible effect on volunteerism and the voluntary
sector of the huge outpouring of goodwill which followed
the Asian Tsunami crisis
VIDA
- Volunteering for International Development
Volunteering
for International Development from Australia (VIDA)
is Australia's newest international volunteer program.
It is managed by Austraining International Pty Ltd,
an Adelaide based international human resource development
agency owned by the Government of South Australia.
Volunteering
in Australia from overseas
If you are visiting our site
from overseas and wanting information about volunteer
opportunities while visiting Australia, then we suggest
you visit the Department of Immigration website to
learn about volunteering while on a tourist visa
Volunteer
Service Abroad (New Zealand)
Volunteer
Service Abroad are the lead agency for international
volunteer opportunities in New Zealand
Voluntourism
International (USA)
Voluntourism
is probably the most comprhensive international website
dedicated to voluntourism. The site has a great free
newsletter you can subscribe to
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