News
This is the full list of news articles for the Volunteering How-to Guide. If you know of useful news items or resources, please send them to us:
information@community.net.nz .
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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
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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
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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 ...
Date added: 11 November 2011
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Leaders of Volunteers will be recognised nationwide on International Volunteers Managers Day (IVM Day).
Date added: 4 November 2011
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The Associate Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector, Hekia Parata, has welcomed the release of Employer Supported Volunteering: A Guide for the New Zealand Public Service.
Date added: 5 September 2011
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Volunteers have continued to provide services despite facing many challenges during this extraordinary year. Now is your chance to recognize that special volunteer (or group) who has gone above and ...
Date added: 2 September 2011
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The importance of health and safety in volunteering and the particular issues faced by employee volunteers have led to a new publication, the Employee Volunteering Health and Safety Guidelines, ...
Date added: 27 June 2011
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The Associate Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector, Hekia Parata, welcomes new data released by Statistics New Zealand that shows that 69 per cent of people are undertaking unpaid work ...
Date added: 23 June 2011
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Link Age is an online resource produced by the Office for Senior Citizens of the Ministry of Social Development to promote intergenerational learning programmes through volunteering in schools and ...
Date added: 16 May 2011
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The amount of time New Zealanders spend volunteering for conservation work is exceeding expectations, with thousands of people wanting to make a difference, says Minister of Conservation Kate ...
Date added: 27 April 2011
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Samaritans have seen a huge increase in calls over the past weeks due to the Christchurch Earthquake.
Date added: 14 April 2011
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A new Quarterly Generosity Indicators report is now available to coincide with the Philanthropy through the Looking Glass conference.
Date added: 12 April 2011
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Volunteering Otago is expanding! The need for a volunteering matching service has been identified in the Central Lakes district and Volunteering Otago is filling that gap.
Date added: 11 April 2011
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Volunteering New Zealand's update newsletter will keep you informed of the events and issues concerning volunteering.
Date added: 15 February 2011
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The Center for Civil Society Studies at Johns Hopkins University has produced this official International Labour Organization (ILO) manual, which calls on national statistical agencies to measure the ...
Date added: 2 February 2011
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The 2010 National Survey of Volunteering Issues, carried out by Volunteering Australia, found that 83% of volunteers say their work as a volunteer increased their sense of belonging to their ...
Date added: 2 February 2011
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The foundation of support for most community organisations in New Zealand comes from people giving and volunteering. For the second time in New Zealand, the Office for the Community and Voluntary ...
Date added: 8 December 2010
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Newly released research suggests volunteers can be expected to be people who have active social lives and have passion for their paid work as well as their volunteering according to Tim Burns, ...
Date added: 7 December 2010
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The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) organisation is preparing the first ever report on the State of the World’s Volunteerism.
Date added: 6 December 2010
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A perfect match for event volunteers and event organisers, VolunteerNet recently celebrated enlisting over 1,000 volunteers.
Date added: 2 December 2010
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The World Giving Index 2010 report, released earlier this month by the Charities Aid Foundation, has declared New Zealand and Australia as the two most giving nations in the world.
Date added: 27 September 2010
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New Zealanders continue to be generous in giving time and money, according to a new report on giving.
Date added: 21 September 2010
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Community and Voluntary Sector Minister, Tariana Turia, has expressed her heartfelt appreciation to the volunteers, friends and families who have so willingly expressed the hand of manaakitanga in ...
Date added: 8 September 2010
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A nationwide survey of more than 800 volunteer managers has found that the greatest challenge they face is the recruitment of volunteers.
Date added: 30 June 2010
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Recent data from the Charities Commission demonstrates the huge contribution being made by volunteers across New Zealand says Gillian Peacock, Chairperson of Volunteering NZ.
Date added: 24 June 2010
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At the end of 2008 the European Commission launched a study on Volunteering in the European Union (EU). The final report released recently provides research and insights into the current situation of ...
Date added: 6 April 2010
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The December issue of “Insight” from the NZ Institute of Economic Research (NZIER) looks at what motivates people to volunteer their time.
Date added: 15 February 2010