Founding Partners Seek Communications The Boston Consulting Group Partners ANZ Aon Risk Services Commonwealth Government Founding Partners Seek Communications Australia’s leading Internet employment website In February 2000 SEEK Communications, having undertaken extensive market research, approached Volunteering Australia to discuss the possible development of a volunteer recruitment site on their website. SEEK soon became a key member of a steering committee (with Volunteering Australia and The Boston Consulting Group) that was quickly formed to advance the development of Australia’s first national online volunteer recruitment site. Over a four-month period SEEK assigned extensive staff and resources to the project to create GoVolunteer and the SEEK front-end version of this, SEEK Volunteer, at www.seekvolunteer.com.au. SEEK not only developed the software for the site, but also continue to host the site, further develop features within it and include their staff in volunteer events featured as Special Events on GoVolunteer. We would like to thank SEEK for their on-going and generous support. For more information about SEEK Communications: tel: 03 8517 4100 or visit the SEEK website at www.seek.com.au The Boston Consulting Group A leading strategy and e-commerce consultancy In March 2000 the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) approached Volunteering Australia with the idea of developing a volunteer recruitment website. BCG soon became a key member of a steering committee (with Volunteering Australia and SEEK) that was quickly formed to advance the development of Australia’s first national online volunteer recruitment site. Over a four-month period BCG assigned extensive staff and financial resources to the project to create GoVolunteer. BCG have continued to support the project with advice and strategic vision on a probono basis. We would like to thank BCG for their on-going and generous support. For more information about The Boston Consulting Group: tel: 02 9323 5600 or visit the BCG website at www.bcg.com Partners ANZ Australia And New Zealand Banking Group Limited (ANZ) is one of Australia's leading banking and financial services groups, offering a full range of financial products and services in Australia and New Zealand. In August 2001, ANZ became a partner of GoVolunteer. ANZ, as part of their corporate volunteering program, advertise GoVolunteer to their staff on their corporate intranet. This is a way of encouraging ANZ staff to participate in their community by pointing them in the direction of volunteer-involving organisations looking for volunteers in their area. We would like to thank ANZ for their support. www.anz.com.au Aon Risk Services Aon Risk Services is an Insurance Broker specialising in insurance covers for charitable community and not-for-profit organisations who involve volunteers. As Aon are Insurance Brokers they act on behalf of the various organisations to obtain insurance. In February 2002 Aon Risk Services became a partner of GoVolunteer. This partnership is a continuation of Aon's ongoing relationship with Volunteering Australia where by working together Aon have supplied an insurance package called Vital Pack to assist with the insurance needs for all community organisations involving volunteers. Aon also links with the GoVolunteer website from their company intranet and encourages their staff where possible to volunteer. Volunteering Australia would like to thank Aon for their support of GoVolunteer and for more information about Aon's Vital Pack Insurance please see their website. www.aon.com.au Commonwealth Government Department of Family and Community Services (FACS) In early 2001, the Department of Families, Houseing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA) funded Volunteering Australia to further develop the GoVolunteer website as an International Year of Volunteers (IYV) project. Their support has enabled Volunteering Australia to employ a Business Development Manager to market the site, raise its profile and increase participation from both the voluntary sector and potential volunteers. We would like to thank the Commonwealth Government Department FaHCSIA for their generous support.