Good Stories
goodcompany has facilitated over 1,500 successful volunteering outcomes since launching in 2001. Here you'll find just a few stories which show the power of volunteers and community groups working together to turn goodwill into great community outcomes. Enjoy!
New website gives a big boost to African welfare agency
African Relief & Welfare Agency were looking for a new website to boost their fund-raising and profile. Regular goodcompany volunteer and founder of stillmovingdesign, Martin Walker stepped in to help.
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Empowered by using her professional skills for good
At last week’s goodcompany event in Sydney, Lynora Brooke told a room full of professionals about just how empowering it was to offer her professional skills for Quest for Life Centre.
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HR help keeps charity admin costs below 10 per cent
A goodcompany volunteer has helped children right’s agency The Christina Noble Children’s Foundation (CNCF) deliver more care direct to those in need.
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Design helps communicate mission to reduce emissions
Climate change caused by the excessive burning of fossil fuels is one of the major problems mankind faces today. Greenfleet aims to reduce the impact of these emissions in Australia by offering individual motorists an easy and cost-effective way to offset them.
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Volunteer gives new life line to many with spastic paraplegia
A rare disease impacting people's ability to move, known as HSP, can isolate those affected. But a goodcompany volunteer has opened the door to more community interaction by building a website for the HSP Research Foundation.
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Bevy of volunteers expedite development of survivor organisation
Advocates for Survivors of Child Abuse (ASCA), a national not-for-profit organisation which supports and enables survivors to overcome the effects of abuse, have been "blessed" with a bevy of goodcompany volunteers.
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HFA receives Youth Leadership Training from SEEK HR Director
Earlier this year, Meahan Callaghan, HR Director of the most successful job search site in Australia SEEK, fulfilled a wish with Haemophelia Foundation Australia (HFA). Together they achieved excellent results.
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A Refreshing Change for Finance Wizz
One of the beneficiaries of the July 2006 ‘Find Your Perfect Match’ event was Task Force Community Agency, who desperately needed a ‘financial coach’ to help them balance the books.
Wish comes true for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Society
A few weeks ago Susie Brookes from ME/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Society posted a wish for a designer to help design their upcoming Awareness Day Fundraising Lunch invitations.
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Finding Inspiration In A Snap
Susan Gordon-Brown is a professional photographer with her own business - Red Five Studios. On a recent goodcompany inspired photographic assignment at the Leukaemia Foundation's ‘World’s Greatest Shave for a Cure’, Susan found herself just moments away from shaving her head. In the end, she held off until next year so that she can secure lots of sponsorship!
$600,000 Goes Back to the Community
Good deeds to the value of over $600,000 were traded last week, at the third annual Australian Wish Exchange.
Two events, two states and $700 000 worth of services!
In just one month and across two states, goodcompany volunteers offered $700 000 worth of pro bono services to the community.
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$85 000 in 30 minutes
On 14 March nearly 100 volunteers and community groups joined together at stylish Sydney venue the Establishment. Their purpose? To share past experiences and meet like-minded people who could offer them new ones, at the latest goodcompany 'Find your Perfect Match' event.
Expertise without the Cost
Did you know that Arthritis is Australia's major cause of disability and chronic pain and that there are about 120 different types of arthritis and the most common symptoms are pain, swelling and stiffness in one or more joints, and fatigue? Arthritis Victoria strives to improve the quality of life of people in Victoria with musculoskeletal conditions.
JoyFM makes volunteer an honorary life member
Joy FM were so impressed with the work done by accomplished organisational psychologist, Suzy Nixon, that they have now made her an honorary life member.
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Volunteer saves depressioNet time and money
Regular goodcompany volunteer Scott Evans goes above and beyond depressioNet's expectations and saves them time and money on their website project.
