A journey from Neighbour Day to Neighbours Every Day – create belonging in your community

Oct 4, 2022 | Blog

Neighbours Every Day You may have noticed that we’ve had a bit of a ‘makeover’ here at Neighbour Day. While our mission remains the same, our messages and resources are just a little bit different – and we hope even more helpful. We’ve been saying for some years now...

New PhD Scholarship Opportunity – help improve service delivery for children and young people

Aug 25, 2022 | Blog

By Claire Fisher, Senior Research and Projects Officer, National Office Children and young people may have decisions made for them every day. From when to go to school to what to have for dinner, their lives are often planned and arranged. But when a family is...

Volunteering Australia guest blog – Volunteering: Bringing people together

May 10, 2022 | Blog, Guest Blog

Guest blog by Mark Pearce, Chief Executive Officer – Volunteering Australia Volunteering: Bringing people together This year’s National Volunteer Week theme is ‘Better Together’, which recognises volunteering brings people together; it builds communities and...

2021 Research Overview – Assessing the Social Impact of Neighbour Day

Mar 23, 2022 | Blog

By Claire Fisher, Senior research and projects officer, National Office Assessing the social impact of a campaign is no easy feat. As outcome-focused approaches have come into favour, the need to shift from measuring outputs, to measuring outcomes, has helped the...

Personal connection in the new world 

Mar 9, 2022 | Blog, Guest Blog

Guest blog by Dr Leanne Beagley, Chief Executive Officer – Mental Health Australia It is a new world. The pandemic has left us with a new appreciation of our home and work spaces. It has left us with increased recognition of the important contribution school...