volunteer your joking
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Volunteer? You have to be
Joking!Northern Volunteering (SA)
The difference between formal volunteering:
When I give my time freely to an organisation to help the community
And Informal volunteering:
◦ When I help the next door neighbour mow the lawn
Who is a volunteer?
Boring No time My mates don't Nothing of interest Too painful Can’t do what I want Blah blah blah
Reasons why you SHOULDN’T volunteer
BUT What happens if people don't volunteer?
About 6 million people Australia wide (excluding people on Centrelink benefits)
About 34% of the population Contributing an estimated $200 Billion per
year of time and effort
Restoring old buildings, railways,
So who volunteers?
Which of these groups are most likely to be volunteers?
Develop new interests Check out jobs before you make career
decisions CV Job skills Enjoyment Meet new people Because you can Do something worthwhile PLP / SACE – Active Volunteering Certificates
So why SHOULD I volunteer?
Internet: govolunteer.com.au Not for profit organisations: Environment / heritage Community services Sports and recreation Education Churches Hospitals & primary health care Aged care / disability services Events eg Fringe, Tour Down under The list goes on * on & on & on & on & on..........
Where can i volunteer?
Sometimes there will be barriers to you doing volunteer work e.g.:
Insurance Placements / roles not suitable Organisational culture a bit dodgy
The upside far outweighs the downside
Can I expect barriers when I volunteer?
Short term / project / longer term Some sort of induction Insurance coverage Clear expectations Someone to report to Not to be abused – a good working
environment Reimbursements recognition
What can I expect?
How much time?
Volunteer Resource Centre – we help people get into volunteer work
We support organisations who want to build or develop volunteer programs
Salisbury based New referral matching service coming up
soon
Who is Northern Volunteering?
Thanks for listening
The team at Northern Volunteering wish you good luck with your volunteering
Great opportunities lie ahead
Enjoy!