Tag: volunteer managers

It’s been 40 years of promoting awareness of quality palliative care.  40 years of providing education, resources and support for the health network and broader NSW community.  Thank you for taking this journey with us. Your membership for renewal is now due.  And for the first time, we are offering FREE MEMBERSHIP FOR VOLUNTEERS AND […]

For all of those working in palliative care, particularly if you are responsible for managing volunteers, you are invited to participate in an international survey – Understanding the impact of COVID-19 on volunteering in palliative care.  The survey aims to understand how the contribution of volunteers to palliative care settings is changing during COVID-19.  The […]

I often hear managers of volunteers talk about how they feel their work is undervalued by others within their organisation. Part of the problem comes from a general lack of understanding about the role of volunteer managers. There is a follow effect of this lack of understanding and it often shows in the ways spending […]

There are some great opportunities coming up in the first half of this year for volunteers and managers of volunteers to connect with their peers and engage in some professional development. Coming up in Parkes on April 3, the Parkes Neighbourhood & Community Information Centre Palliative Care Volunteers are putting on their annual seminar. This […]

2019 marks the 20th time International Volunteer Managers Day (IVMDay) has been celebrated. This year the theme is “Change the Tune”. The IMVDay committee says, “We believe that this theme reflects the frustration experienced in many volunteer management circles, where we continue to have the same struggles and discussions year after year. This year’s theme […]

The Leaders of Health Volunteer Engagement (LOHVE) Network commenced in 2011 to support volunteer managers and coordinators within the health sector. Spearheaded by Sharon Walsh, the network has grown to almost 130 members from all across Australia and New Zealand. It’s purpose is to guide and support Health Volunteer Managers and Coordinators in the provision […]

Employers can now be penalised if they don’t verify that their workers or volunteers who work with kids have a valid Working With Children Check or have applied for one. The guidelines for issuing penalty notices can be found on the Office of Children’s Guardian website, along with information about the Working With Children Check […]

Have you got a story to tell about your experiences in the world of palliative care volunteering? Has your service run a program you’d like to tell everyone about? Got some information you think we could all benefit from hearing? We’d love to hear about it at the 2019 NSW Palliative Care Volunteer Conference. This […]

We often hear Volunteer Managers say they wish they knew more about the ins and outs of the law when it comes to managing their volunteers. Everyone wants to be sure they are running their organisation according to best practice.  There are so many things to consider – insurance and civil liability protection, duty of […]