The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation have released evidence demonstrating that minimum staffing ratios in aged care facilities will improve the wellbeing of residents as well providing economic benefits. 

'A Better Visit' is a free app for iPads designed to help visitors to better connect with their friends and family members living with dementia. 

Is Homecare following the ignoble tradition of dodgy operators leaping onto government-funded gravy trains? Pressure selling through doorknocking happened with home insulation and vocational education and it's already happening with Homecare.

A boost in funding to the 'Move It AUS' program will support Australians to increase their daily physical activity, focusing heavily on helping inactive people to get out and about in their local communities. 

Maybe, just maybe, Australian twenty-somethings can start thinking about buying a home. We've crunched the numbers to see how far house prices would need to fall for homeownership to be possible IF interest rates stay reasonable.

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder is a huge public health concern, with recent studies estimating a prevalence of 2-5% of the population in the USA. No population-wide prevalence studies have been conducted in Australia, but recent research found the highest worldwide prevalence in Banksia Hill Detention Centre, where 36% of youth was diagnosed with FASD.

Face-to-face fundraising run by external organisations has delivered over $120 million to Australian charities and not-for-profits in the past year, as well as signing up over 320,000 donors. 

 Workers in the 'gig economy' might be delivering your pizza, programming the app that allows the transaction, or own the platform and 15% of each transaction.

Have a guess at which of the following are set to increase or decrease in price this new year: electricity, public transport, TAFE fees, ATM fees, mortgage rates, tampons, baby products. For the economically vulnerable, the news is mixed.

Are you someone who is caring for somebody with dementia? Would you like to connect with others who are in similar circumstances to you? A new program facilitated by CQ University is aiming to support isolated carers through online support sessions. 

The NSW Public Guardian is offering free workshops to train staff in disability and aged care organisations to further support clients.

The 2019 Seniors Festival will be celebrated in many places across NSW. Find out how you can get involved!

While organisations can benefit through working with linguistically diverse volunteers, it is important to support their needs to ensure they feel involved and valued. 

Free training sessions are being offered by The Office of the Children's Guardian for workers and volunteers in child-related organisations within NSW. 

People might volunteer to use their skills for meaningful purpose, or just to have a change of scene from their workaday lives. Finding out their motivations can help with retention and engagement.

Would you love to share and build upon your admin skills? Volunteer with Leep NGO alongside a team that are passionate about finding volunteering opportunities for people in our community. The referral and promo assistant supports the Volunteer Solutions team to promote volunteering in the community and assist in the enquiry and referral process.

Location: Western Sydney - various. RISE Education Mentors are responsible for providing one on one mentoring in the classroom weekly for one hour to a student with a parent in prison. Gifting a little of your time can make a huge change in the life of a young person!

Would you love to use your IT skills to assist with a beginners computer program? In this role you will be facilitating and providing training in Beginners Computers Level 1 & 2. Our clients are frail aged, people with disability and carers.

If sorting and selling used clothes isn't your thing ... well, what IS your thing? Human rights? Instagram? Playing with kids? Sailing? Interpretive dance? There will be a role for you somewhere - if you can't find it, create it!

Become a Companion Observer volunteer at Hawkesbury Hospital! St John of God Hawkesbury Hospital is relaunching its 2019 Companion Observer Program which provides companionship, and emotional & physical support to patients.

Give people the power to be online and use technology! Become a Digital Mentor today. Everything is going online; without the skills to use technology, people are becoming more and more excluded from the modern world and all it has to offer. A digital mentor provides one-on-one support to help people learn about technology

This workshop will support volunteers to engage with cultural diversity with greater awareness, sensitivity and confidence. We all view the world through our own ‘cultural lens’ which influences our perception of other cultures and people.

Benojo
Sydney Region
From Jan 2019
Free for NFP's

Fundraising Institute Australia (FIA) Conference
'Your Time is Now!'
27 February-1 March 2019
Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre