volunteers

Connecting Up is looking for Volunteers!

Submitted by SAcommunity on Mon, 10/08/2018 - 16:21

Photo: Shauna Ng, Stathis Avramis, Lynn Huang

Connecting Up is looking for Volunteers!

Need office, administration, library or journalism experience?
Want to practice your internet literacy, computer and customer service skills?
Want to bring South Australian community stories to life?

What it's like to Volunteer at Connecting Up?

Submitted by SAcommunity on Mon, 10/08/2018 - 15:25

Erin has been volunteering with Connecting Up for a year now, and wanted to share her story, how and why she decided to volunteer with us, what she has learnt and how she feels volunteering may assist others in a similar situation:

Erin, Connecting Up Volunteer Officer

Infoxchange's Digital Springboard - Train the Trainer

Submitted by SAcommunity on Wed, 07/25/2018 - 21:00

Photo: Catherine McIntyre, Connecting Up Coordinator with volunteers: Radhika Guttikonda, Erin, Cheryl Heitman, Sophie Hood, Lynn Huang, Stephanie (Infoxchange presenter) and Samantha Agius.

Connecting Up staff and volunteers were eager attendees of Infoxchange's Digital Springboard train-the-trainer sessions held in Adelaide.

The national initiative aims to improve digital skills by delivering face-to-face training to assist people in the community develop those skills they need to thrive in work and life.

City of Prospect Community Grant 2018

Submitted by SAcommunity on Mon, 05/21/2018 - 18:50

Photo: Connecting Up Volunteers Stathis Avramis, Cheryl, Alexander Krohn (volunteer from 5 July 2017 - Feb 2019)

SAcommunity volunteers would like to thank the City of Prospect for their Community Support Fund in this National Volunteer Week 21 - 27 May 2018.

Volunteering with SAcommunity - an Overview

Submitted by SAcommunity on Thu, 11/09/2017 - 11:41

Photo: SAcommunity Volunteers participating in the 'Dealing with Difficult Conversations' training course (L - R)
Alexander Krohn, Liam Partlow, Saira Asim, Sophie Hood, Tanushree Mitra, Luis Arellano, Alison Do, Monica, Himalie Alwis, Instructor Gary Edwards, University of Adelaide, Professional and Continuing Education

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City of Prospect Spring Fair 2017

Submitted by SAcommunity on Thu, 11/02/2017 - 00:00

Photo (R to L): Alison Wall, Community and Volunteer Program Coordinator, Flavia Martini, Prospect and SAcommunity Volunteer and Catherine McIntyre, Community Information Coordinator, Connecting Up Inc. in the City of Prospect Information Tent.

The City of Prospect held their annual Spring Fair at Broadview oval on the 28th October. The celebratory event is held to assist local community groups in Prospect enabling them to introduce and promote their organisations, demonstrate their services to the public and in many cases provides a prized fundraising opportunity.

GovHack SA 2017: State Awards 14 October 2017

Submitted by Alison Do on Mon, 10/16/2017 - 00:00

Photo: GovHack competitor and SAcommunity volunteer Alison Do

GovHack
GovHack an annual open data competition is held across Australia and New Zealand to inspire innovative open data reuse ranging from Apps to projects, games or art.

GovHack Awards
Held on the weekend of the 28th to 30th of July, awards were announced on the 14 October. Hasan Anjum, the GovHack State Director for South Australia informed us that 20 international prizes were won by SA teams.

SAcommunity and GovHack - our volunteer Alison

SAcommunity Volunteer Information Officers - a Position Description

Submitted by SAcommunity on Tue, 04/11/2017 - 15:22

Job Description - Volunteer Information Officer

National Volunteer Week 9-15 May 2016

Submitted by SAcommunity on Mon, 05/09/2016 - 16:22

Photo: Connecting Up Volunteers - Cheryl Heitman, Sheri Aprianingsih, Naveena Mehta, Poorni Illangasekara

National Volunteer Week 9-15 May 2016
This year, National Volunteer Week runs from Monday 9th – Sunday 15th May, and the theme for 2016 is ‘Give Happy. Live Happy.’

More than 6 million Australian volunteers give happiness to others each year by volunteering – and research says that those volunteers are happier as a result.

NVW2012: Celebrating our volunteer superstars!

Submitted by SAcommunity on Tue, 05/29/2012 - 10:50

volunteers

It's National Volunteer Week, and we're celebrating two of our great volunteers who have been contributing to one of our latest projects.

We're in the middle of National Volunteer Week 2012, and it's great to see not-for-profit organisations on Facebook and Twitter sharing how their volunteers are making a difference. This year's theme, "volunteers - everyone counts" makes the point that every single volunteer is significant to the organisation and cause they're a part of. Without them, many organisations wouldn't be able to do what they do.

We're no different!

The Connecting Up Directory of Australian Not-for-Profits and Charities wouldn't be around if there weren't diligent volunteers updating and adding content everyday. Without them, it wouldn't be what it is today.

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