27 November 2007
Bermuda declares 5 December 'National Volunteer Day'
Hamilton, Bermuda: The Centre on Philanthropy in Bermuda is partnering with the government of Bermuda to make IVD an offical national celebration - Bermuda's inaugural National Volunteer Day. The day, 5 December, will be proclaimed as National Volunteer Day from the steps of City Hall during a special ceremony, which will include government officials, corporate sponsor representatives and charities.
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16 January 2007
Online volunteering organisation Native Planet celebrates IVD for the first time by Elaine Glen
Native Planet is an entirely ‘virtual’ organisation, based on the work of its online volunteers. It can be challenging at times to recognise the volunteers achievements in a ‘web-based’ work environment. However native planet came up with a number of ideas to celebrate International Volunteer Day for the first time.
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05 December 2006
UNV honours outstanding Online Volunteers of the Year 2006
Bonn, Germany: Every year, the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme and its Online Volunteering (OV) service honour ten exceptional women and men who have made an exemplary impact on human development by sharing their expertise over the Internet and by demonstrating their commitment to volunteering. The winners of the “Online Volunteer of the Year” award for 2006 were announced today.
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05 December 2006
Outstanding online volunteers honoured
Bonn, Germany: Every year, the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme and its Online Volunteering (OV) service honour ten exceptional women and men who have made an exemplary impact on human development by sharing their expertise over the Internet and by demonstrating their commitment to volunteering. The winners of the “Online Volunteer of the Year” award for 2006 were announced today.
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01 December 2006
About online volunteering: Information non-profits can use by Joydeep Chaudhuri
Winnipeg, Canada: “I’m used to eating breakfast with a cup of coffee in one hand and a mouse in the other”. This statement typically describes Lavlette Plourde, Macdonald Youth Services’ (MYS) longest serving Online Volunteer who recently clocked up an amazing 1000 hours of volunteer service.
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