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At week 4, I will create a visual presence. After that, I will update my website with a new design.

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People are more connected than ever. Digitally. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and other have provided a way to connect with friends, family, campanies, institutions, famous people, etc.

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I found some videos  on YouTube teaching some concepts about how to create a Colour Palette.
I draft some ideas about my logo. But, I am not happy with that.

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I updated few code blocks on my CSS file just to make the interface more user-friendly.
I've changed:

html, body {
font-size: 1em;
background: #f6f6f6;
color: #000000;
font-family: sans-serif;
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Come join our growing art community over at cubebrush.com! CUBEBRUSH.COM - http://cubebrush.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cubebrush Twitter: https://twitter.com/cubebrush New series about colors! Simple tutorial, yet not "easy". This is what I do when I approach the creation of a color palette for my digital paintings.

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How filmmakers manipulate our emotions using color

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Speed Art | Stephen Bradbury Logo Design [Personal Project]

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Hey guys, this is a personal project i have been planning for a while but not really had the time until now. It is a personal branding project and yes i know, i have FallenDesignsUK, and i will continue to use this on youtube.

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Personal Branding Logo concept. 'M' stands for Majestic and was create in Photoshop CS6. Please Subecribe & Like this video and also check out my portfolio -http://www.behance.net/MajesticConcepts

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Personal Branding Logo concept. 'M' stands for Majestic and was create in Photoshop CS6. Please Subecribe & Like this video and also check out my portfolio -http://www.behance.net/MajesticConcepts

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Gray is a cool, neutral, and balanced color. The color gray is an emotionless, moody color.

The color gray is a timeless and practical color that is often associated with loss or depression.

Orange combines the energy of red and the happiness of yellow.

Orange represents enthusiasm, happiness,  determination, encouragement, and stimulation.

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Video ends with a happy colour palette

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Video starts with an emotionless colour palette

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James is bored. He checks his Facebook page. He checks his last published photo which shows him drinking and partying. This photo has heaps of likes and a lot of comments. But, he doesn’t care about it and still looks bored. He scrolls down and finds a post of a high school friend, Lisa. She shared a post inviting friends to help her to distribute meals for homeless people. Her post does not have any like or comment. James opens the chats tab and says, “Hi Lisa, I’d love to help”.
James is helping Lisa. He doesn’t looks bored. He is smiling for helping people. They are distributing small bags with meals inside. He shares a picture in his Facebook profile inviting his friends to participate as Lisa did.  He gets disappointed because no one likes or comments his post. He turns off the screen of his phone. His phone beeps. He got a new message. It is John saying, “Hi James, I’d love to help.”

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The 2006 Census was the first to ask questions relating to unpaid work in Australia, particularly child care, assistance to people with a disability, and volunteering. The question on volunteering was fairly broad, just asking whether a person had volunteered for an organisation or group in the last 12 months, nothing about length or regularity of volunteering. But it can give us a bit of insight into a sector of the economy often forgotten but very important to local government. The 2011 Census will give us a time series on this.

In 2006, 17.9% of people counted in the Census indicated that they volunteered in the previous year. Volunteers were more likely to be female (57%), middle-aged and relatively high income. Charting percentage of volunteers by age group shows a double peak, with people in their 40s, and late 60s about equally as likely to volunteer, but less people in their 50s. This double peak is far more visible among women than men, which indicates that it may well be women with family responsibilities not in the paid workforce who make up the peak in their 40s perhaps including volunteering for schools. The assumption of those aged 65+ is that they are retirees volunteering, so it's less clear why there would be a peak among women here. However women were more likely than men to volunteer in all age groups, until 80+. After this age, the rate of volunteering drops right off, and there are more women around, due to men's shorter life expectancy. As a man, if you're still around at that age, you're more likely to be a volunteer!

One of the most interesting patterns in volunteering is the effect of income. When you look at the individual incomes of people doing the volunteering, there is no strong correlation with any income level, both high and low income people are almost equally likely to volunteer. However when you look at household income, especially when equivalised (to adjust for household size and composition), there is a strong correlation, the higher the income of your household, the more likely you are to volunteer. So it seems that people tend to do voluntary work only when their household income is secure. Those low income individuals who volunteer are more likely to have a high income partner.

The interesting exception is " Negative Income ", which appears at the bottom end of the income scale. Households which state negative income tend to share a lot of characteristics with high income households, far more than they share with nil or low income households. Not only do they have higher rates of volunteering, but they have higher education levels, are more likely to own their homes than be renting etc. The rate of volunteering among those with negative incomes is about the same as those on top quartile incomes. The assumption is of course that the negative income is due to business expenses and tax write-offs rather than any real income deficiency in this group.

Another factor which has been mentioned by other commentators is the strong difference between Australian-born, English speaking populations, and those of migrant backgrounds. Volunteering on the Census shows that those born here and speaking English are more likely to volunteer. In 2006, 21% of people speaking English at home had volunteered, and only 11% of non-English speakers. This could be because of language difficulties, but also perhaps from a cultural difference in an understanding of what volunteering is, with those born here perhaps more likely to volunteer in a formal capacity, while the question doesn't ask about informal volunteering within the community which might be more prevalent among recent migrants.

Finally, a look at the breakdown by state. By a large margin, the ACT (22.3%) had the highest percentage of volunteers, probably related to the higher incomes and public sector jobs (which may be more accommodating of "extra-curricular" activities). South Australia was not far behind, but Western Australia had the lowest percentage, at 16.8%. I suspect this is due to the labour shortage and high number of hours worked in paid employment there. The difference between the highest and lowest percentage by state was fairly small, though.

The 2011 Census form will contain the same questions as 2006, so this will give us an opportunity to look at time series for the new questions which were asked in 2006, including volunteering, internet connection, disability etc. We'll be able to track how rates of volunteering and other unpaid work have varied over a 5 year period, a time which included the Global Financial Crisis, and unprecedented population growth.

To find out about volunteering statistics in your local government area, go to your online community profile - for example The City of Bankstown Community Profile. To find volunteering statistics for other LGAs across Australia, access their online community profiles via .id's Demographic Resource Centre.
.id is a team of demographers, population forecasters, spatial planners, urban economists, IT and data experts who use a unique combination of information, applications and consulting to help governments and organisations understand people and places for evidence-based planning. Access our free demographic resources here.

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The 2006 Census was the first to ask questions relating to unpaid work in Australia, particularly child care, assistance to people with a disability, and volunteering. The question on volunteering was fairly broad, just asking whether a person had volunteered for an organisation or group in the last 12 months, nothing about length or regularity of volunteering.

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Who does this volunteering involve or affect?

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Who does this volunteering involve or affect?

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After researching, I found that volunteering involves people and institutions. But, it is possible to go further. So, I started by identifying stakeholders  affected by volunteering.

Donors, government, clients, community, employees, the broader church, congregation, congregant families, ministries, non-profit organizations,  employee families, volunteers, volunteer families, partners and the environment.

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Young men and women between 18 and 25 years old living in Adelaide SA. They are connected on social medias such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

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The Centre for Volunteering is committed to promoting and supporting youth and student volunteering in NSW through:

Ongoing identification and advancement of youth volunteering opportunities and initiatives

Education and provision of resources to Volunteer Involving Organisations proving support and enhancing their capacity, willingness and ability to engage young people as volunteers, and

Education and resourcing of educational facilities to support student volunteering initiatives

The Centre for Volunteering aims through its youth and student volunteering initiatives to:

Promote community awareness and educate young people about volunteering

Encourage an ongoing commitment to community participation through volunteering

Create a bridge between young people and the volunteering sector, and

Ensure a continuing relationship between educational facilities, their students, volunteer-involving organisations and the community.

Could your organisation benefit from engaging volunteers with masses of energy, and enthusiasm; individuals and groups with fresh ideas and varied skills to help with particular volunteer tasks or projects?

The Centre for Volunteering can help to put you in touch with individual or groups of young people who are keen to get involved and contribute to their community in a volunteer capacity.

The Centre for Volunteering also runs networking events and workshops throughout the year in support of youth and student volunteering.

If you are an educational facility, The Centre for Volunteering can organise an Introduction to Volunteering session for your students.

For more information please contact us at info@volunteering.com.au and you can follow us on Facebook or

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Youth Volunteering - The Centre for Volunteering

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Ongoing identification and advancement of youth volunteering opportunities and initiatives Education and provision of resources to Volunteer Involving Organisations proving support and enhancing their capacity, willingness and ability to engage young people as volunteers, and Education and resourcing of educational facilities to support student volunteering initiatives The Centre for Volunteering

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The reasons why people volunteered were:

Help others/community – 57%

Personal satisfaction – 44%

Personal/family involvement – 37%

To do something worthwhile – 36%

Social contact – 22%

Use skills/experience – 16%

To be active – 16%

Religious beliefs – 15%

Other – 20%

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The Guardian Voluntary Sector Network's interesting article on the challenges charities have in involving younger volunteers, suggests that with fewer retired people volunteering, more charities need to find ways of engaging with a younger generation of volunteers. This can raise more questions than answers in developing the appropriate opportunities.

One of the issues highlighted was the shift towards short-term volunteers, which don't necessarily meet the more long-term needs of the charity or community. However, organisations can become so cause-focused that they do not properly interrogate their volunteering roles to see whether they're attractive to the volunteering workforce, including younger volunteers and those who have less time to give.

Many organisations forget that volunteering is an exchange - time and talents from the volunteer, which should be matched with high-quality training and support from the organisation. This enables the volunteer to undertake a role that they enjoy and the organisation to benefit from - and want to retain - the volunteer.

While this is challenging in an environment where volunteer management resource is scarce, organisations that are genuinely committed to engaging volunteers, of any age, must think about the resources and commitment required to make their volunteering programmes a success.

In the last Citizenship Survey, the number of 16-25 year olds getting involved in volunteering had fallen from 53% in 2009-10 to 49% in 2010-11. We already know that many young people volunteer to build valuable skills and experience to support their future employability and career aspirations - but plenty also volunteer because they are passionate about the cause and want to know that the time they give is making a real impact.

So how can charities work harder to communicate the difference their volunteers make and increase and maintain longer-term engagement?

For younger volunteers particularly, being able to demonstrate the skills they have gained through volunteering is an important aspect of the experience, whether they acknowledge this at the outset or not. Supporting volunteers not only to reflect on their involvement but to articulate their achievements in a meaningful way is crucial.

Recognition is another key issue. Our vInspired Awards provide a fantastic way for charities to reward young volunteers for the time they give and the skills they gain. We understand that recognition is just one part of engaging young volunteers, but we know how important it is for young people who give up their time.

Being able to engage with young people in different ways is an essential factor in meeting the challenge of involving young volunteers in your work. Creating a spectrum of volunteering activities that attract young people at all stages of their personal development ensures you appeal to a wide range of different skills and experiences, and you have something to keep them engaged for as long as possible.

At vInspired, we have developed this spectrum of engagement - from innovative micro-volunteering activities, right through to community leadership opportunities and we are involving a wider number of young volunteers as a result. For charities, creative thinking about how this demographic would like to volunteer is required to encourage involvement.

Now more than ever, people have a number of ways they can choose to spend their time, and volunteering is often low down on the very long list. Volunteer managers must think about how to target these people effectively, in terms of both using their skills appropriately and also offering opportunities at a time that is right for them and the beneficiary.

The careful balancing act between managing both volunteer and beneficiary expectation is a constant challenge. However, by effectively engaging with this demographic through an offering of choice, flexibility and positive recognition, charities can cultivate a legacy of youth participation, built on this ability to convert short-term volunteering into longer-term retention.
Samantha Sparrow is the knowledge and innovation manager at This content is brought to you by Guardian Professional. To join the voluntary sector network, click here., a charity that helps young people find volunteering opportunities Topics

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What can charities do to engage more young volunteers?

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The Guardian Voluntary Sector Network's interesting article on the challenges charities have in involving younger volunteers, suggests that with fewer retired people volunteering, more charities need to find ways of engaging with a younger generation of volunteers. This can raise more questions than answers in developing the appropriate opportunities.

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How do the youth feel and why is it a problem for them?

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How do the youth feel and why is it a problem for them?

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At a first moment, I covered only 32 aspects on my mind map. Then, I updated some and added more aspects that I considered relevant.

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I started my mind map by drawing electronically on bubbl.us . Many ideas came up after I exploring topics related with volunteering. LINK

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At Week 3, I started to create an HTML website.  I downloaded a ZIP file with a website template provided by the IDM course.

Then, I edited parts of the HTML code within main page and journal page.

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At Week 4, I started to design the a visual presence which shapes a body for my idea.

I selected a font and  created 2 colour palettes for my promotional video. In order to develop a feeling on my audience, the video will fade from a emotionless colour palette to a happy one.

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During my research, I looked for statics data and info that could help me to understand how to engage my audience in volunteering. In 2012, the State of Volunteering in Australia report identified the following trends:

More volunteers are needed by the majority of organisations to meet the increasing demand for their current programs

While the rate of volunteering among young adults remains lower than for other age groups, the rate for 18-24-year-olds increased from 16% in 1995 to 27.1% in 2010.

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Researching more about volunteering and my audience

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Researching more about volunteering and my audience

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I found a lot of data about Australian and non-Australian volunteers. According to the Census, those born in Australia and speaking English people are more likely to volunteer than migrants. Also, South Australia states the second position with 16.8% of volunteers at the Australian Ranking. ACT had the highest percentage, probably related to the higher incomes and public sector jobs.

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This was a very challenging task, because after I review my mind map I deleted almost 25 aspects that were not so relevant to volunteering field.

Then, I had to rethink about more relevant or linked aspects.

My friend Hugo helped to cover some points that I did not realize. Having a second person looking on my mind map was essential to I achieve more key points. OPEN HERE

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At Week 2, I explored different topics. Most of them, I don't know much about. But, I am inclined to promote something related to volunteering.

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Stop Bullying, Abuse Stop Child Abuse, Abuse Awareness, Abuse Ad, Child Abuse, Hurt Kids, Domestic Abuse

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Australian Bureau Statistics, 2015, Volunteering Report, viewed 28/8/2016 <http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/Products/70673659385DC4E3CA25791A0082C494?opendocument>

Dredge, S 2014, Why crowdfunding now sets the trends, The Guardian, viewed 1 Apr 2016, <http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/apr/17/kickstarter-crowdfunding-technology-film-games>

Kupperminc, D 2001, Volunteering and Community Service in Adolescence, University of Virginia, viewed 29/8/2016, <http://people.virginia.edu/~psykliff/Teenresearch/ Publications_files/kuperminc.pdf>

Riccio, J 2014, Eight trends driving digital innovation, Digital Pulse, viewed 30 Mar 2016, <https://www.digitalpulse.pwc.com.au/digital-innovation-crowd/>

Wilson, J 2000, The Effects of Volunteering on The Volunteer,  Duke University, viewed 29/8/2016, <http://scholarship.law.duke.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1150&context=lcp>

Zappala G 2000, How many people volunteer in Australia and why do they do it?, Research and Advocacy Briefing Paper No. 4, Scientific Literature Digital Library, viewed 29/8/2016, <http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.453.3888&rep=rep1&type=pdf>

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I pointed out a list of 80 social issues :

·     Bullying

·      Child Abuse

·      Gun control

·      Volunteering

·      Eating disorders

·      Illegal immigration ...
See my complete list here

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At the Week 1, the task was to point out 80 possible social issues. I started by looking for the concept of social issue.

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I am very excited with the course and I am eager to learn design concepts and how to use them in order to create a video to engage my audience.
Recently, I watched some videos on YouTube that got my attention. They based in main concepts of design and communication. I would like to be able to make videos like those. However, I am a bit worried because I don’t have any editing video skills. My main course is Programming and Web Development. I am watching some tutorials about video editing, but I don’t know if it can be enough. I hope to be able to achieve it in the end of this course.

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I researched on the Internet, watched videos and grabbed some pictures that can help me to clarify for which direction I'm going throught