The Executive Summary of the upcoming research report was released at the IAVE World Volunteer Conference in Singapore on January 26.  It presents the major findings of both the State of Healt

This book includes real cases of companies that have successfully addressed the different challenges that arise during the design, implementation and development of Global Corporate Volunteering (C

Volunteering New Zealand launched its Best Practice Guidelines for Volunteer-Involving Organisations on 5 November, in celebration of International Volunteer Managers Day 2012.

Volunteering Australia has released its respected "National Standards" books on best practice in the management of volunteers for free download on the internet.

These proceedings from the CCS4 Conference, which was held from 1-3 October 2010 in Brussels, Belgium, presents speeches by Steven Vanackere, then Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affa

The FCOSS National Volunteer Centre is proud to present its first Official Newsletter – Volunteering Fiji.

Research conducted by Adrine Shirinyan, who has served as IAVE National Representative from Armenia, for United Nations Volunteers on volunteering in Armenia has been reported in "Understanding Vol

Download your copy of The Big Tent here - this new publication is based on IAVE’s Global Corporate Volunteering Counc

The International Youth Peace Festival focused on the best ways to motivate and mobilize youth toward a nonviolent, sustainable future.

The 2012 CCIVS General Conference and Assembly took place in San Cristobal de las Casas, Mexico, from the 4th to the 10th of December, hosted by NATATE Voluntariado Internacional A.C.

The theme of the 11th CIVICUS World Assembly in Montréal, Canada from 3-7 September 2012, was "Defining a new social contract – Making the future together".

As we reflect on the international year of the volunteer ten years later and look forward into the 21st centry, what are the trends that will have the most dramatic imp

This workshop aims to assist volunteer managers and coordinators in maximising their potential to best serve their organizations and the volunteers whom they lead.

Since the International Year of Volunteers was established in 2001, volunteerism has become increasingly recognized as a field in which professionalism and qualified ex

Volunteer engagements and hands-on experiences on social development projects strengthen one's altruistic nature and open new perspectives and choices as they positivel

"Spontaneous volunteers" are those who seek to contribute on impulse - people who offer assistance following a disaster and who are not previously affiliated with recog

Volunteers represent a human resource which in the past has been largely hidden and under-valued.

As volunteer organizations become increasingly complex, it is critical for volunteer managers to develop rigorous frameworks with which to address new and emerging chal

This workshop is designed to give participants an insight into the histories, skills and personalities of volunteer managers, drawing upon research results in a discuss

Marking IYV+10 is a unique opportunity to increase recognition, facilitation, networking, and promotion of volunteering, which are the so-called four pillars of volunte

Finding access to existing pro bono services might be difficult, and increasingly, NGOs play that important role to link up those in need with professional firms willin

New models of cooperation between NGOs and universities can develop well-operated networks for undergraduates to volunteer their persoanl abilities.

The foundational differences between non-profit and corporate organizations can often mean that direct translation from one to the other becomes problematic.

Motivating and retaining volunteers is one of the key challenges facing volunteer organizations.

Volunteers are critical to parishes; parishes can learn from volunteer organizations to better manage and retain their own volunteers; recognizing that volunteers have

According to an IFRC baseline survey conducted in 2005 with 105 Red Cross Red Crescent (RCRC) National Societies respondents, 1.3 million RCRC volunteers participated i

This workshop explores how organizations introduced flexible volunteer opportunities using the "Hands On" model to mobilise volunteers.

This session will analyse the relationship between volunteerism and social, human and political capital at organizational dimensions in mass events volunteerism.

Volunteerism and philanthropic giving have traditionally been directed at benefiting people or ventain sectors of the community such as the disabled, elerly, socially d

Every country has its own unique volunteering features, traditions, formal or unformal, and models must be adapted or changed to conform to these local features.

Despite their wealth of experience and an increased willingness to give back to their communities, senior citizens are an often-overlooked and underutilised asset for t

While volunteers are generally seen as important and beneficial to society, quantifiable and communicable measures of value are required to more successfully achieve th

Long-term volunteering is often considered a more effective and meaningful way to change than episodic or short-term volunteer projects.

As online media become an increasingly pervasive channel for mass information and message distribution, volunteer organizations have an unprecedented number of new aven

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Boards and board members need to keep up with the continually changing world.

Being for profit does not exempt a corporation from ethical claims; similarly, being non-profit does not suggest an unassailable endowment with ethical goodness.

Every non-profit leader should have an opportunity to explore his or her leadership style and create possible ways to be even more effective in leading an organization

Despite raising more money each year, United Way has seen the "Common Good Index" (www.liveunited.org/goals) in the United

Through instilling the mindset of community service and considering the needs of others, Girl Guides and Girl Scouts have over the last 100 years inculcated the spirit

For communities or organizations to move from good to great, there is a need to recognise that effecting small changes can lead to big differences.

We all encounter situations which involve ethical questions and issues.

We often see conflict and disagreement in a negative light and approach negotiation as if it were a battle.

The cultivation of peak performance in any organization requires leadership and strategy at all levels, particularly within the non-profit sector where special attentio

What are the leverages and challenges NPOs will face in exercising Jim Collins' recommendations on moving from Good to Great organizations in the social service sector?

Volunteers need to develop partnerships at all level, from the smallest community to multinational companies and NPOs and be involved in various partnerships with local

The focus of this session is for speakers to share their initiatives in building excellence in corporate community involvement and to gain an understanding of a spectru

This session speaks about inclusion and how organizations and communities ensure that their messages are accessible and far-reaching to everyone.

Promoting and supporting causes require organizations to be open to new modes of communication and activism; CRM can be an effective fundraising method when its nuances

FedEx and the American Red Cross have worked together for nearly 20 years.

This session's key learning will be to align your efforts to what is valued by the business, potential partners, and the benefactors.

Although a focus on the needs of stakeholders is a longstanding tenet of both social service and public/private management theory, it often fails to deviler the best po

The ten years since IYV in 2001 has seen an increasing awareness by governments of the importance of the voluntary sector and an increasing openness to true partnership

One man can only do so much.

Today's students and youths are tomorrow's pillars to support this globe.

As important as it is to start or enter a field, it is also important to visualise the end goal, to know when the mission has been accomplished or when the vision has b

Where cross-border volunteerism is concerned, we must understand that countries differ substantially in terms of culture, history, economy, and political context.

The increasing interest in volunteering globally invites questions about trends and rates of participation in different countries.

Where has government funding been a factor in helping or hindening the growth of volunteering in the country? Has the interest in volunteering grown universally?

In our fast changing world, the only certainty is change itself bringing with it complex new risks and vulnerabilities along with unprecedented new opportunities for pr

Many NPOs are exploring ways to go from "good" to "great," creating greater and more lasting impact.

This workshop zeroes in on the passion of the co-presenters which let them to initiate programmes that cater to marginalised communities such as wildlife, which Louis N

It starts with the power of one.

The focus of this workshop will be on "little drops of water a mighty ocean make," with the exhortation that sweating the small stuff does make sense when we talk ab

This workshop features two speakers passionate about lifting disempowered youth from where they are and giving them the means to get on with life.

This workshop addresses the unique challenges of meeting needs through plumbing deep, wether through mentoring or counselling.

In the humanitarian sector, toilet and sanitation issues do not appeal the way pandas, global warming or drinking water do.

Many of us know the phrase "It takes a Village" in connection with raising a child to success.

We all know that there is power in an individual taking a stand. But do we recognise the potent power of joining disparate forces in a united endeavour?

This forum brings together two award-winning speakers, one from Tailand, the other Philippines.

2011 IAVE 21st World Volunteer Conference in Singapore
Jan 26, Day 3

Plenary

Three videos from a Taiwanese TV news channel shot at the IAVE World Volunteer Conference in New Delhi, India.

2006/12/07 Da Ai Headlines story on IAVE:

DPI/NGO Relations is pleased to announce that the General Assembly circulated the Declaration resulting from the 63rd Annual UN DPI/NGO Conference that took place in Melbourne last 30 August to 1 S

The Volunteers Platform in Spain has produced a guide for the treatment of voluntary information, designed to media organizations and all those persons who report volunteering.

Last October 17-20th, the 8th Asia-Pacific Conference was held by the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies in Amman, Jordan.

Letter dated 16 September 2010 from the Permanent Representative of Australia to the United Nations addressed to the President of the General Assembly

In the context of the Belgian Presidency of the European Union, the European Volunteer Center-CEV is convening its second Symposium 2010, titled ‘Volunteering as a means of empowerment and so