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Andy Fryar, Better Impact (Australia Office)

Andy has 30+ years in the volunteer management space & is passionate about driving the profession forward. He was the founder of OzVPM (Australasian Volunteer Program Management) and is a former President of Volunteering Australia. He's spoken at volunteer management conferences around the world and is the co-author of Volunteer Program Management: An Essential Guide (3rd edition).

Currently Andy is the Operations Manager for Better Impact in Australia and New Zealand.

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Introduction Leading and supporting volunteer effort is all-too-often a lonely and largely unsupported role in many agencies, where funding may be limited or where the volunteer team are organizationally structured in such a way that the person...

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Rocks balancing against a sunrise

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Coping for success

The more I have the opportunity to meet with Volunteer Program Managers from a wide range of settings and backgrounds, the more I appreciate just how...

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Digging a little deeper

“Always seek to know why you believe what you believe”

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two cats fighting

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Fight or flee – the choice is yours

How to handle difficult volunteering situations A colleague and I were recently faced with the following scenario that involved volunteers working in...

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Bug or Butterfly?

Have you ever considered the lifecycle of the average volunteer program manager?

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woman at job interview

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10 questions every Volunteer Manager should ask a potential employer!

As Leaders of Volunteers one of our specialty areas is (or at least should be) the ability to properly interview someone To ask the right questions...

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How many volunteers are too many volunteers?

One of the most common questions I am asked is “How many volunteers should one Volunteer Manager be responsible for?” – or in other words, what might...

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Engaging with a volunteer

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Don’t forget the People in the Process

Over the years I have had the opportunity to write and edit hundreds of articles, reports, blogs and even a few books on the topic of volunteerism.

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New incentives for new volunteers?

An article in the Weekend Australian explains that in an effort to retain staff members and be more receptive to the lifestyle needs of working...

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Who rules the roost?

I am lucky enough to travel a lot and to meet many volunteer managers from all walks of life in the process.

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