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Improvised rescues, such as boat owners saving people in flooded Louisiana, have become an integral part of federal and state disaster response efforts.
Comparisons of foreign volunteers in Syria to the International Brigades of Spain are apt, but not for the reasons you think.
Slum tourism is broadly rejected as morally dubious and voyeuristic. But we should take a second look.
Micro-volunteering has micro-benefits. It’s better to get into volunteering for the longer term.
Scientists have found that there are many physical and mental benefits to volunteering.
French efforts to dismantle the Jungle migrant camp are leaving crucial volunteer services at risk.
Stepping toward better health (and happiness) may be as simple as spending your next $20 generously.
The higher education sector needs to think what it can offer to the average taxpayer.
The rate of volunteering among Australians and the hours individuals contribute appear to be falling. So how do people see volunteering and what can be done to restore this vital community activity?
A stalwart of the charity sector is dead and gone - so now what do we do?
Volunteers and unpaid labour make up much of the web – companies disrespect them at their peril.
It’s National Volunteer Week, which celebrates the contributions of one in four Australians. Vounteering has 10 core features that should be considered to understand this integral part of our society.
As the investigations continue into what happened at the schools implicated in the Trojan Horse extremism affair in Birmingham, the issue of who controls a school’s governing board has received unprecedented…
Although it is not yet 6am, and the sun has only just begun to rise, already the thermometer is pushing 30C, and the humidity so high it is impossible not to sweat. I’m leading an Australian archaeological…
On the first day of the war in 1914, British newspapers published appeals for young men to join the colours, and to fight against Germany. Following the advice of the new Secretary for War, Lord Kitchener…
In the wake of the Second World War, Karl Polanyi wrote that the public arena is made up of three interconnected sectors: the market, government and civil society. He argued that democracy thrives when…
Some community welfare sector commentators point to a new order for welfare where the private sector practises social responsibility, states seek to be more entrepreneurial and voluntary community organisations…
Seniors can lower their blood pressure by volunteering more than 200 hours each year. The Carmellon University study found…
“Prevent loss” is better way to get volunteers than “provide benefits”. Researchers found that the Red Cross gained more…
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