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Indigenous Community Volunteers (ICV)
ICV is a not for profit company assisting
Indigenous businesses/communities to pursue their community development
goals in their way. ICV does this by providing skilled volunteers to Indigenous communities and businesses.
ACT Government Public Liability Risk Advisory Service for Community Groups
Information aimed at managing insurance and risks. Contains a calculation tool designed to help you understand your insurance needs and what you can do to minimise both your costs and risks. Also an online risk planning tool. Follow the steps to create a draft risk plan that you can download.
ATO Non-Profit Organisation Tax Information
ATO provides a section of its web site specifically for non-profit organisations. It includes information about taxes relevant to non-profits, exemptions, concessions, and other issues such as fund-raising, record-keeping, volunteers and deductible gifts.
OzVPM
- Australasian Volunteer Program Management
Access to a wide range of resources that will assist you to:
support volunteer management in your organisation; professionally
develop as a Volunteer Program Manager; find up-to-date and relevant
resources about volunteerism; link with others working in the
field
Environment
Online
"Environment Online is a portal to non-government
environment information from conservation organisations
right around the country - harnessing the power of the internet
to increase public awareness and activism on today's most important
issues."
Australian
Government's Youth Portal
"The Youth Portal is your resource to find
Commonwealth programmes and services for young people. You can
find the latest research and publications about young people and
check out Australian and International youth events."
ACT Government
Youth Website: Youth InterACT
"Get online and get in touch. At long last...
someone who'll listen to what the youth of the ACT have to say...
and it's great fun! InterACT with others online, get your own
public email address, participate in forums and if you just want
to escape, there's heaps of great games to play!"
Australian
Government's Immigration Portal
"The immigration portal operates primarily as a gateway
or 'signpost'. It directs users to immigration-related
information located on Departmental web sites. Content
on the site will at first consist of links that direct users to
key information targeted to an Australian audience. This includes
sponsoring family members, business sponsors, settling in Australia,
community grants and citizenship. Additional information and services
from other government and non-government agencies may be added
to the site at a later time."
Youth Challenge Australia
Youth Challenge Australia (YCA) is a non-profit NGO offering the youth of Australia the opportunity to volunteer their time and efforts to some of the developing regions of the world.
YCA targets Australian youth aged 18-28 from all over the country, many coming from the ACT.
The Global Youth
Service Day
"Celebrate Global Youth Service Day April 11-13, 2003!
Global Youth Service Day (GYSD) is an annual
global event led by Youth Service America with the Global Youth
Action Network as its key partner, together with a consortium
of 34 International Organizations and more than 150 National Coordinating
Committees. The goals of GYSD are to:
* Highlight the ways that young people improve their communities
through service 365 days a year
* Recruit the next generation of volunteers and
* Promote the benefits of youth service around the world"
IAVE - International
Association for Volunteering Effort
"IAVE looks forward to working in close cooperation with
all of those who share its belief in fundamental value
of volunteering, both as a way to build free societies
and as a way for individuals to lead more fulfilling and productive
lives. We recognize and celebrate the right and responsibility
of all people to voluntarily contribute their time, talent, and
energy to address pressing human, social, economic and environmental
problems and to build healthy communities.
IAVE was created in 1970 by a small group of women throughout
the world who shared a common vision of how volunteers can contribute
to the solution of human and social problems and to the development
of bridges of understanding among people of all nations. They
recognized the importance of international exchange of information,
best practices and mutual support as away of encouraging and strengthening
volunteering worldwide."
IYV 2001 International
- United Nations International Year of Volunteering
"In November 1997, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed
2001 as the International Year of Volunteers.
To prepare for the year, the United Nations Volunteers programme
(UNV) has been designated as international focal point. With its
main objectives of increased recognition, facilitation, networking
and promotion of volunteering, the International Year of Volunteers
2001 (IYV) provides a unique opportunity to highlight the achievements
of the millions of volunteers worldwide and to encourage more
people globally to engage in volunteer activity."
Energize
- Especially for Leaders of Volunteers
"Energize, Inc. is an international training, consulting
and publishing firm specializing in volunteerism. If
these words are in your vocabulary--community service, membership
development, auxiliary, community organizing, service-learning,
lay ministry, pro bono work, supporter, friends group, political
activist, service club-- we can help!!"
CASE - Computing
Assistance Support and Education
CASE was formed to assist Australian individuals and community
organisations in making better use of information technology
to accomplish their goals. We do this through education, advocacy
and by offering technical assistance including the creation of
Internet venues.
GoVolunteer.com.au
- Using the Internet to help Australians volunteer
...Around 3 million Australians make a difference in their local
community by volunteering with a wide range of not-for-profit
organisations. GoVolunteer makes it easy to find suitable
opportunities.
Australian
Volunteer Search
Australian Volunteer Search provides a new way for Volunteers
to search for a Volunteer Opportunity. Our aim
is to give all Volunteers the best possible access to the biggest
choice of Opportunities. Australian Volunteer Search can help
you find a Volunteer Organisation as well as providing links to
'Australian Job Search' and other related websites.
A
Cultural Map of the ACT - Canberra's Identity & Atmosphere Online
The project aims to develop greater understanding, acknowledgement
and visibility of the cultural identity of Canberra
through a lively and stimulating exchange between Government and
the community...
The ACT
Council of Social Service Inc (ACTCOSS)
The peak representative body for not-for-profit
community organisations, and disadvantaged and low-income citizens
of the ACT.
ACT
Shelter INC
A community-based peak organisation consulting
with and representing the views of low-moderate income people
in relation to housing in the ACT.
Australian
Government Senior's Portal
This site will assist all older Australians appreciate the services,
programs and benefits that are currently available to
them across Australia. It addresses the needs of both dependent
older people and healthy older people.
COUNCIL
ON THE AGEING (ACT)
The Council exists to protect and promote the well-being
of all older people.
ACT
Multicultural Council inc.
The mission of the ACT Multicultural Council is to provide a
source of advocacy and representation for migrants of
non-English speaking cultures which is highly relevant
to their needs and circumstances, and which is dynamic enough
to respond effectively to the changing social, cultural and political
environment
Health
Care Consumers’ Association of the ACT Inc. (HCCA)
The Health Care Consumers' Association provides a voice for consumers
on local health issues ... by working with health
services to achieve services that are responsive, respectful,
accessible and affordable to all; encouraging direct consumer
involvement in health decision making; and lobbying and advocating
on behalf of ACT health consumers.
Disabled
People's Initiative ACT
We work to provide people with disabilities
in this region with a voice of their own. We bring together people
who have problems in accessing the community and work with the
community, government and private sectors to remove unnecessary
barriers.
Women
with Disabilities (ACT)
Women with Disabilities (ACT) seeks to ensure equal opportunities
for all women with disabilities in the ACT and
region. We aim to increase awareness of, and address issues faced
by, women with disabilities in the community.
Youth
Coalition of the ACT
The Youth Coalition is the peak youth affairs body
in the Australian Capital Territory and responsible for representing
the interests of people aged between 12 and 25 years of age, and
those who work with them.
RAPlink
RAPlink is a self-funded voluntary organisation that LINKS communities
with information or resources they need for community development
projects. RAPlink means ‘Regional Action Partnership
Link’. ‘Links’ are made between communities
and resources, through our monthly newsletter and through this
website. We are based in Canberra, but operate Australia-wide.
<RAPlink
Monthly Newsletter>
Australians
Working Together
Australians Working Together will introduce a range of new and
expanded initiatives which together, will help people
on income support receive the right help, at the right
time, to help them get work or participate in their communities
in ways which suit them best. <Australians
Working Together Newsletter>
Australian Volunteering Organisations:
Volunteering
Australia
Volunteering ACT
Volunteering Northern Territory
Volunteering
NSW
Volunteering
Queensland
Volunteering
S.A.
Volunteering
Tasmania
Volunteering
Western Australia
Volunteering
Victoria
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