Volunteering

Most community groups depend on the work of volunteers. This Guide helps you recruit, welcome, train, retain and recognise volunteers. If you can suggest useful resources, contact us.

We are grateful to Volunteering New Zealand's Tim Burns and Fairul Ghani for establishing this guide. Volunteering New Zealand (VNZ) is an association of volunteer centres and organisations which supports, promotes, values and encourages effective volunteering.

Our thanks go also to Lincoln University, Cora Bailey, and to Ruth Gardner of Volunteering Canterbury who have contributed a great deal. 

News   (Go to full list of 27 items)

• Governor-General becomes Patron of Volunteering New Zealand

  Volunteering New Zealand is pleased to announce the Governor-General, Lt Gen The Rt Hon Sir Jerry Mateparae, as their Patron.
  Date added: 6 December 2011

• International Volunteer Day – Celebrating Diverse Volunteers for 10 years

  2011 marks the ten-year anniversary of International Year of Volunteers (IYV+10), which ties in with International Volunteer Day on 5 December.
  Date added: 1 December 2011

• Wellington Airport awards community volunteers

  Wellington Airport, in association with The Community Trust of Wellington, awarded the Supreme Award for voluntary work in the community to Mana Recovery at the 2011 Wellington Airport Regional Community Awards.
  Date added: 11 November 2011

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Publications / Resources   (Go to full list of 18 items)

• NZ focussed volunteer resources

  Printed and Internet resources written for New Zealand organisations.
  Date updated: 14 April 2011

• RAPID – A new volunteer management training package

  The Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management (MCDEM) has published a comprehensive training package for volunteer managers. Though the context for this training package is civil defence emergency management, it offers useful guidance for a broader range of other volunteer managers.
  Date updated: 14 April 2011

• Disaster Response

  Looking for resources specifically for volunteer management in a time of disaster? The specialist training, consulting and publishing firm, Energize, has a section of its Resource Library dedicated to the topic.
  Date updated: 14 April 2011

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Email Lists

• Australasian Volunteer Program Management

  The Australasian Volunteer Program Management web site focuses on volunteerism, as it relates to the Australasian region. Also offers a newsgroup and mailing list.
  Date updated: 20 June 2005

• Office for the Community and Voluntary Sector - eNewsletter

  The Office for the Community and Voluntary Sector eNewsletter will keep you in touch with what the office is up to and provide you with some news from the community and voluntary sector. To subscribe ...
  Date updated: 24 January 2007

• Volunteering New Zealand

  The VNZ email newsletter 'VNZ Update' is emailed monthly.
  Date updated: 16 June 2006

Case Studies

• ComVoices' case studies

  ComVoices - an independent network of Tangata Whenua and leading national community and voluntary organisations - has published seven case studies that highlight the invaluable contribution made by voluntary agencies to New Zealand society.
  Date updated: 5 December 2011

• The Five Minute Volunteer

  Miraz Jordan, who signed up as a web volunteer for the Karori Wildlife Sanctuary, interviews Judi Lapsley Miller who co-ordinates the website volunteer team.
  Date updated: 19 July 2005

Websites   (Go to full list of 20 items)

• Volunteer Now

  The website provides information for volunteers. It includes a search function to find volunteering opportunities throughout New Zealand and also has contact details for Volunteer Centres nationwide.
  Date added: 16 June 2006

• Volunteering NZ

  Information about and for Volunteer Centres and national organisations committed to volunteering.
  Date added: 16 June 2006

• Australasian Volunteer Program Management

  The Australasian Volunteer Program Management web site focuses on volunteerism, as it relates to the Australasian region. Also offers a newsgroup and mailing list.
  Date added: 20 June 2005

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