”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%…

‘Reflecting the community you are working in is paramount to your effectiveness’ says Glenda Martin, Outreach and Marketing Manager at Volunteering Canterbury.  Each month Volunteering Canterbury hosts a networking opportunity…

Nearly a quarter of New Zealanders noted a disability in the 2013 NZ Census, although only 45% of them gain employment (compared to 72% of non-disabled adults) – despite the…

This year's call to the community sector to nominate a volunteer, or group of volunteers, who had made an exceptional contribution to the community, was very well received. Twenty-one individuals...