People volunteer for a wide number of reasons that may include helping out the community, assisting with a cause through a charity, becoming a board member of a local community organisation, learning about something new as well as offering your expertise to support others. Whatever the reason, often the benefits are significant not only from [...]
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Personal Development Through Volunteering
Posted in personal growth, volunteer, tagged personal development, personal growth, volunteering on 17/05/2012 | Leave a Comment »
The Third Sector – NFP Magazine
Posted in Business tools, treasurer, volunteer, tagged Magazine, NFP, Not For Profit on 15/12/2010 | Leave a Comment »
If you have been looking for some up-to-date and industry relevant reading, The Third Sector magazine might be what you need. Third Sector is an Australian based magazine published for the not-for-profit sector. The title, the “Third Sector” refers to the fact that there are three distinct business sectors in Australia of which the not-for-profit [...]
Words of wisdom from master entrepreneurs
Posted in business ideas, business skills, treasurer, volunteer on 01/10/2009 | 1 Comment »
This week I had the privilege to attend a Master Entrepreneur workshop being run by MAW Action. The format was five round tables of us participants and twenty minutes spent with an entrepreneur who had built a successful global business and then sold it. After twenty minutes the entrepreneur would then move to the next [...]
What has swine flu got to do with you?
Posted in business ideas, community, marketing, volunteer, tagged book, growth, tipping point on 17/06/2009 | Leave a Comment »
I have a friend who is a voracious and fast reader and an astute businessman. His reading extends to pointing me in the direction of helpful material. We joke about how great I am at outsourcing because I’ve even outsourced my reading. :-) He recently bought me a copy of The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell . [...]
IGA Community Chest Unsung Heroes Award
Posted in community, treasurer, volunteer, tagged awards, community, IGA, treasurer on 10/06/2009 | Leave a Comment »
Do you know someone who always puts the needs of others before their own? Someone who regularly gives up their time to volunteer for a charity or not-for-profit organisation? Why not nominate them for the IGA Community Chest Unsung Heroes Awards today. IGA’s Community Chest Unsung Heroes Awards is a search for the selfless individuals [...]
Butchers knife, tennis racquet and a rat
Posted in PR, treasurer, volunteer, tagged marketing, tools, volunteer treasurer on 27/02/2009 | Leave a Comment »
This week we had the official launch of Admin Bandit Online. In my launch speech, I had great fun telling a story of when I was a child growing up in the country during a mouse plague and my beloved mother chased a rat in the kitchen with the first thing she could grab (butcher’s knife). [...]
