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In July we talked a lot about ‘inclusiveness’. Inclusiveness, in the sense of volunteering, means looking at volunteering programmes and working with organisations to see how their volunteer programmes could be adapted to meet the needs of volunteers who may require it. Volunteers from different cultures, for example, may need some language assistance; volunteers with physical or mental disabilities may require some assistance accessing information and/or flexibility in their roles and times of volunteering. What is important is that organisations reflect the communities which they serve. Does your organisation reflect your community?
Although volunteering can be incredibly rewarding, it’s not without its pitfalls – which people need to be aware of when investing their time, money and soul into trying to improve the…
VNZ Conference guest speaker Johann Go, Divisional Manager of St John New Zealand, presented on the value of involving young volunteers. In his latest article he explores why organisations should involve…
”Until someone invents the instant volunteer (just add water, microwave for two minutes, then stir!), involving volunteers takes time. You’ve got to develop the right roles, identify the target audience,…
‘Providing a supportive environment for volunteers is critical to maintaining a vibrant and motivated volunteer core within our society’, Glenda Martin, Outreach and Marketing Manager at Volunteering Canterbury says. ‘Changing…
“People often simply don’t realise the breadth of volunteering in our community”, Glenda Martin, Volunteering Canterbury’s Outreach and Marketing Manager says. The reality is that volunteering plays an integral part…
“Most community organisations are unconsciously geared toward catering for women volunteers”, says Volunteering Canterbury’s Outreach and Marketing Manager, Glenda Martin, and with that comes the risk of alienating a whole…
“It was a fantastic end of volunteering for the term”, Pania Watson from Christchurch’s Haeata Community Campus said, of the efforts today at Delta Community Trust of her team of…
We are delighted to confirm that Rob Jackson will join us on Friday 24 November and facilitate two workshops, Understanding and Engaging 21st Century Volunteers, and Measuring Volunteering. Rob is…
At the end of August TOP 10 Holiday Parks Group members converged on Christchurch for their national conference. The opportunity for members of the holiday park sector, which provides 36%…