Volunteering in Government Settings

Also see, legislation about volunteers or government guidelines/codes.

Articles on this subject

Web sites with information on this subject

Community Builders
http://www.communitybuilders.nsw.gov.au/builder/volunteering/agenciesvol.html
Volunteering in government agencies in New South Wales, Australia and hints on ways to build community.

Marin County Civic Center Volunteers
http://www.co.marin.ca.us/depts/HR/ccvol/index.cfm
One of the pioneering volunteers in municipal government programs.

Public Service and Volunteerism
http://www.firstgov.gov/Citizen/Topics/PublicService.shtml
US government site listing Federal agency volunteer programs.

The United States: A Nation of Volunteers
http://usinfo.org/enus/guided_tours/working/toc.html
The United States Information Agency’s (USIA) electronic journal of U.S. Society & Values of September 1998 has a range of articles about the role of volunteering in America, from 12 authors such as Bill Clinton, Harris Wofford, Betty Stallings, and Susan Ellis.

Volunteers in Government Agencies
www.cpe.sa.gov.au/ref_docs/PSMAD27.PDF
Clearly written guidelines governing the involvement of volunteers in government agencies, from Public Sector Workforce Relations, Department for Administrative and Information Services, in South Australia.

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For information on this topic specifically relating to the Australasian region please visit our friends at OzVPM:

http://www.ozvpm.com/resourcebank/resource_govtpolicy.htm
and http://www.ozvpm.com/resourcebank/resource_govtinvolvement.htm

12/04/07

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