voluntary organisation
1voluntary organisation — / vɒlənt(ə)ri ɔ:gənaɪˌzeɪʃ(ə)n/ noun an organisation which does not receive funding from the government, but relies on contributions from the public …
2voluntary organisation — / vɒlənt(ə)ri ɔ: ənaɪˌzeɪʃ(ə)n/ noun an organisation which has no paid staff …
3Aware (voluntary organisation) — Aware is a voluntary organisation in the Republic of Ireland which aims to assist people affected by depression.It was founded in 1985 [cite web|url=http://www.oireachtas.ie/documents/committees29thdail/jcastrag/jcastrcga180204.rtf|title=Joint… …
4voluntary — vol‧un‧ta‧ry [ˈvɒləntri ǁ ˈvɑːlənteri] adjective 1. done or agreed to willingly and without being forced: • He suggested that workers take voluntary pay cuts to help the economy. • Cigar advertising on television is banned under a voluntary… …
5Voluntary Aid Detachment — The Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD) was a voluntary organisation providing auxiliary nursing services, mainly in hospitals, in the United Kingdom and various other countries in the British Empire. The organisation s most important period of… …
6Voluntary Aid Detachment — noun 1. in World War I, an Australian voluntary organisation, mainly of women, founded in 1915 and based on the British organisation of the same name; worked in conjunction with the Red Cross in providing aid to returned wounded soldiers. 2. in… …
7Voluntary student unionism — (VSU) is a policy, notable in Australia, under which membership of – and payment of membership fees to – university student organisations is voluntary. Voluntary student unionism has been implemented in Australia and at the University of Auckland …
8Voluntary redundancy — (VR) is a financial incentive offered by an organisation to its employees with the purpose of attracting volunteers to leave the organisation, due to downsizing or restructuring situations. The purpose is to circumvent union employee regulation… …
9Voluntary Organisations in Cooperation in Emergencies — (VOICE) ist ein europäischer Dachverband verschiedener Nichtregierungsorganisationen im Bereich des Katastrophenschutzes, der humanitären Hilfe und der Konfliktbewältigung mit Sitz in Brüssel.[1][2] Entstehung VOICE wurde im Jahr 1992 gegründet.… …
10Voluntary Human Extinction Movement — (zu deutsch etwa „Bewegung für das freiwillige Aussterben der Menschheit“), besser bekannt unter der Abkürzung VHEMT (ausgesprochen auch vehement), ist eine tiefenökologische geistige Strömung, die für das freiwillige Aussterben der Menschen… …
