volunteering

Farewell Professional Year Interns

Submitted by SAcommunity on Wed, 02/20/2019 - 00:00

Photo: Chen Li, Sandra Vallance - Acting Chief Executive Officer, Connecting Up and Renu Bala after presenting the results of their final project

Today we farewell our two new Professional Year interns Chen Li and Renu Bala, both UniSA Masters of IT graduates, who have worked together with our long-term volunteer Stathis Avramis over the last three months on creating a more sustainable volunteer model by implementing the volunteer management software investigated last year to structure volunteer admission and management processes, training and development.

Welcome Back Volunteers!

Submitted by SAcommunity on Mon, 02/04/2019 - 00:00

Photo: Connecting Up Volunteers L - R Meika Bottrill, Laura Monje Gomez, Daniela Atanasova, Erin, Matthew Blandford, Sophie Hood

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?

Volunteer with us and join in the spirit of the chase

What it's like to Volunteer at Connecting Up in 2019

Submitted by Past Volunteer ... on Mon, 01/28/2019 - 14:21

Every so often one of our volunteers writes more about why they started at Connecting Up and what led them to volunteer, to continue volunteering and what they have learnt from their experience.

What it’s like to volunteer at Connecting Up

Volunteering, Connecting Up and New Connections

Submitted by Luis Arellano on Mon, 12/10/2018 - 15:10

Photo: Matt Salier NVI (New Venture Institute) Director and Volunteer Luis Arellano

Connecting Up Volunteers choose to volunteer with us (or with other non-profit organisations) for a variety of reasons, aside from the humanitarian desire to help their local community and make a difference which is common to all. Some participants find that volunteering assists their career, allowing them to gain new skills, knowledge and new experiences. Others find the social benefits become most important, the opportunity to meet new people, feel part of a team and to create networks and new connections.

Global Days of Service corporate volunteering at SAcommunity

Submitted by SAcommunity on Wed, 11/21/2018 - 00:00

Photo: Jess Tyndall, Head Librarian, Health, Torrens University Australia and Catherine McIntyre, Community Information Coordinator, Connecting Up Inc.

The SAcommunity team welcomed Jess Tyndall Head Librarian in Health from Torrens University to Connecting Up Inc., today as part of the Laureate International Universities Global Days of Service initiative - "Here for Good"

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.

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

Need Real World Experience?

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

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