In a US study entitled Volunteering as a Pathway to Employment: Does Volunteering Increase Odds of Finding a Job for the Out of Work? (2013) found that volunteering is associated with a 27% higher odds of employment. The results of this study suggest a statistically significant and stable association between volunteering and employment. The overall association remains consistent... Continue Reading →
Why do young people volunteer?
From a recent Recruit & Engage Young People Workshop, hosted by Volunteer Tasmania, young people volunteer for a range of reasons. Some of these reasons are taken from the following YouTube video. The reasons include: Have fun; meet new people; world awareness; try something new; learn something new; put a smile on someone else's face; a chance... Continue Reading →
