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 being the editors for 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 12 items)

• Kiwis Feast on Volunteering

  Kiwis around the country have been inspired to volunteer during Volunteer Awareness Week. Statistics from Volunteering New Zealand show a huge leap in numbers visiting the Volunteer Now website www.volunteer.org.nz where people can search for volunteering opportunities throughout the country.
  Date added: 1 July 2008

• 2007 Report on Māori & Volunteering

  Date added: 2 May 2007

• Almost 80% of volunteers also give

  Date added: 19 June 2008

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Publications / Resources   (Go to full list of 14 items)

• NZ focussed volunteer resources

  Printed and Internet resources written for New Zealand organisations.
  Date updated: 11 March 2008

• History of the Non-profit Sector in New Zealand

  The History of the Non-Profit Sector in New Zealand considers the forces and players that have shaped the non-profit sector in New Zealand over time.
  Date updated: 13 November 2008

• Study of the non-profit sector

  This is a collaborative project between government, voluntary sector and academic representatives to measure the size and scope of New Zealand's non-profit sector.
  Date updated: 13 November 2008

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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: 11 September 2008

• 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 19 items)

• Volunteer Centres

  Contact information for Volunteer Centres nationwide.
  Date added: 12 June 2006

• Volunteer Now

  The website provides information for volunteers. It includes a search function to find volunteering opportunities throughout New Zealand.
  Date added: 16 June 2006

• Volunteering NZ

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

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