Past training & events
2009
The LIVE Community Volunteer Fair 2009
The LIVE Community Volunteer Fair will give students and staff an opportunity to connect with diverse local, national and international non-profit community organisations, and explore opportunities for volunteering their time, energy and skills to the community.
More than 60 community organisations will take part including; World Vision, Australian Red Cross, Conservation Volunteers, Engineers without Borders, Oxfam, The Oaktree Foundation, Ampersand, Australian Youth Ambassadors for Development and many more!
The Fair provides an ideal forum for students to forge relationships with representatives from a wide range of community organisations that could develop into significant projects.
See you at the fair!
When: 18 August, 12 – 3pm
Where: Wilson Hall
Everyday people: extraordinary contribution
National Volunteer Week 2009 (11 - 17 May)
National Volunteer Week is the largest celebration of volunteers and volunteerism in Australia, and provides an opportunity to highlight the role of volunteers in our communities and to say thank you to the more than 5 million Australians who volunteer.
The LIVE Unit is hosting a Seminar with a panel of speakers to share insights into the value of community engagement and volunteering within the context of higher education and the broader Australian community.
Professor Phil Batterham will speak on the graduate attributes and the significance of volunteering within the context of the new Melbourne Model.
Gail Cumming (Deputy CEO of Volunteering Victoria) will speak on the social and economic benefits of volunteering within a higher education context and explain the origins of National Volunteer Week.
Peter Willis, a second year Arts student will also share his unique and life changing volunteering experiences in Cambodia and involvement with a local organisation.
All Welcome!
Thursday: 14 May
Time: 1.00 – 2.00pm
Venue: Old Geology – Theatre 1
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Volunteering: get into it! - Information Seminar
Volunteering provides a unique opportunity to take your skills and talents out into the community; to meet others and develop your career networks, learn new skills, gain confidence and get a real perspective on your community.
Volunteers work in different areas and can do almost anything from planting trees and designing web pages to working with diverse community groups, taking action and raising awareness about social or environmental issues.
Find out how volunteering can open new and exciting doors of opportunities for you.
Information seminars will be held on the following dates:
- Wednesday 13 May, 1:00 - 1:45pm, Arts Centre - Harold White Theatre
- Tuesday 26 May, 1.00 – 1.45pm, Old Arts – Theatre A
To enrol in an information seminar, please visit Volunteers Online
2008
Volunteering: What's it all about?
Do you want to meet others, help out in the community or gain confidence and develop your career networks? Then become a VOLUNTEER!
Volunteering provides a wonderful opportunity for you to take your skills and talents out into the community. Volunteers can do almost anything from planting trees and designing web pages to working with diverse community groups and raising awareness about a social cause or environmental issue.
Find out how you can gain real life experiences, connect with others and make a real difference!
Come along to this session and find out how volunteering can open new and exciting doors of opportunities for you.
Session dates
Tuesday
7 & 28 Oct
1.00 - 2.00pm
Rm 311, Alice Hoy
30 Oct
1.00 - 2.00pm
Rm 619 Doug Mcdonell
Thursday
16 & 23 Oct
1.00 - 2.00pm
Rm 619 Doug Mcdonell
To enrol visit: Volunteers Online
Get involved in your community!
Participants will hear from representatives of not-for-profit community organisations working with the University on providing exciting volunteer opportunities to staff and students. Representatives will also be taking questions.
When: Wednesday 3 September, 12.45pm - 2.00pm
Where: Chemistry-Cumming Theatre, Room 178
Presenters: Boorondara Volunteer Resource Service and Conservation
Volunteers
Volunteering in disability and with older people
Do you want to contribute to the lives of others in a very special way?
Consider volunteering in disability and with older people - it will change your outlook on life!
Volunteering in disability and with older people enables you to gain; a perspective of others in the community, a sense of achievement and motivation, and learn new skills.
Sing to a group of disabled children or teach older people how to use a computer. The opportunities are endless and the rewards are many.
Come along to this information seminar and discover the many rewarding volunteer opportunities available in disability and with older people.
When: Wednesday 8 October (1 - 2pm)
Where: Architecture, room 103
Presenters: Disability Professional Victoria and Benetas Aged Care Services
Interested? Go to Volunteers Online to register.
Trip to CERES
CERES stands for the Centre for Education and Research in Environmental Strategies. CERES is an internationally recognised model of a sustainable society, located on the banks of the Merri Creek, in East Brunswick. CERES runs on renewable energy, is a 55 tonne carbon sink, conserves and recycles its water and waste, grows organic food, and teaches diverse audiences about more just and environmentally friendly ways of living.
CERES involves hundreds of volunteers in its programs and provides some unique opportunities to get actively involved in conservation and the environment.
This one hour visit will take in a site tour and provide you with a chance to see a peaceful green environment and a village-atmosphere that will make you step back in time.
When: Rescheduled to Tuesday 28 October (12.45 - 1.45pm)
Students/staff will need to make their own way to CERES. For details on how to get there visit http://www.ceres.org.au/
Fundraising seminar
This fundraising seminar will provide all students and staff involved in voluntary student initiatives and community projects with effective strategies on how to MAKE THE MOST MONEY EVER for you group or organisation.
You will learn about the strategies which your team should put in place to provide for a successful fundraising strategy. Learn how the Six Pillars of Raising Funds - donations, grants, community-business partnerships, alumni/membership, special events, and earned income - can bring in valuable funds for your group.
Find out how you can:
ask for money using a range of mediums;
run great events without loss-making;
rally the troops, instilling a fundraising culture in your team
get businesses to support your initiative; and
win grants for project funding - an overview of the grants landscape
Come along and meet others, speak to a professional about fundraising and get some GREAT TIPS on fundraising for you team.
When: Monday 20 October (1 - 2 pm)
Where: Redmond Barry-latham Theatre, room 102
Presenter: Patrick Moriarty from Our Community
LIVE Community Volunteer Fair 2008
A Community Volunteer Fair organised by the University of Melbourne's new LIVE Unit (Leadership, Involvement & Volunteer Experience) recently gave staff and students an opportunity to connect with diverse local, national and international not-for-profit community organisations.
Among the 70 participating organisations were World Vision, Oxfam Australia, Australian Red Cross, Starlight Children's Foundation, The Smith Family, People Outdoors, Conservation Volunteers Australia and Engineers without Borders.
Held in the week prior to National Volunteer Week, the Fair provided students with a unique opportunity to connect with a diverse mix of not-for-profit community organisations and explore a variety of opportunities for contributing their time, energy and skills to the community.
Professor Sue Elliot who opened the Fair and welcomed participating organizations, also spoke about the importance of volunteering in the contemporary world and said, "It is fundamental to many aspects of community life and it involves many people".
Check out more photos of the 2008 Community Volunteer Fair.
Click here for a list of the organisations that attended the Fair. (83KB | PDF file)