Events

Online Workshop: Health & Safety in the Workplace for Volunteers

Facilitator: Angela Solomons, Taranaki Community Law (Hosted by Volunteering New Plymouth)
Venue: Online, via Zoom
Cost: Free
RSVP: Via email

'Coffee & Chats' Networking Event

Venue: Purple Weka Cafe, 48 Fitzgerald Ave, Christchurch

Join us on a monthly basis as we gather in an informal, relaxed setting to 'catch up' and network with others from local not-for-profit groups. This is an opportunity to share experiences and support each other as we navigate the ever-changing community sector and covid19 environment.

RSVP: Via email

Online Workshop: Volunteer Impact Reporting

Facilitator: Volunteering Waikato
Venue: Online, via Zoom
Cost: $30 for Volunteer Centre members, $50 for non-members

Measuring and reporting impact has become an essential part of your role, however reflecting volunteer contribution is more than just hours and numbers of volunteers. Discover a variety of ways to showcase the true value and significance of the work your volunteers do, and learn the difference between inputs, outputs, outcomes and impacts. By the end of this session you will have the tools to communicate the true significance of your volunteer programme to a variety of stakeholder groups including your board, your volunteer teams and your funders.

Register: Online

On Track Workshop: Social Media - Beyond the Basics

Facilitator: Waimakariri District Council Community team
Venue: Rangiora Town Hall
Cost: $20 per person

Learn how to manage multiple social media platforms and grow knowledge and interest in your group. For more info click here.

RSVP: Registration essential, via Humanitix

National Volunteer Week 2022

National Volunteer Week (NVW) celebrates the collective contribution of all volunteers who enrich Aotearoa New Zealand. NVW includes a wide variety of events, activities, and awareness-raising campaigns. This year, National Volunteer Week coincides with the new public holiday for Matariki (24 June). Matariki is the time many Māori and an ever-growing number of Tauiwi in Aotearoa and around the world gather family and friends and reflect on the past, celebrate the present, and plan for the future.

This Te Wiki Tūao ā-Motu / National Volunteer week, the theme is ‘Time to Shine / He wā whakawhiti.’ Let’s take the time to reflect / whaiwhakaaro on all those who give mahi aroha / volunteer for their communities. It’s a time to recognise and celebrate volunteers, a time to shine / whakawhiti. It’s Matariki, a new year and a fresh start; a time to dream / moemoeā and make plans for the future.

He wā whaiwhakaaro - a time to reflect
He wā whakawhiti - a time to shine
He wā moemoeā - a time to dream

Volunteer Recognition Awards 2022

Venue: The Function Room, Christchurch Civic Offices, 53 Hereford Street

During National Volunteer Week, Volunteering Canterbury will once again hold our annual Volunteer Recognition Awards. These awards will recognise outstanding efforts and achievements by volunteers of all ages in all sectors across Canterbury.

Governance Bites: Getting Real About Strategy for Boards

Facilitator: Garth Nowland-Foreman, LEAD Centre for Not for Profit Leadership
Venue: Christchurch Community House, 301 Tuam Street, Christchurch
Cost: No charge thanks to generosity of Rata Foundation

GOVERNANCE BITES are a series of free after-five events offering practical development opportunities in bite-sized pieces for ‘time poor’ and cash-strapped community leaders involved in non-profit boards in Canterbury, served up with pizza.

Everyone wants to be strategic these days. It is used to refer to deceit and trickery in reality TV shows. As an adjective it makes any object or activity sound very important. But does it actually have any practical meaning left? What is a strategy and how is it different from a plan? Where does most strategy come from, and what is a realistic approach to developing a strategy for our organisation? And what really is the Board’s role in strategy (especially where there also is staff)? Participation in nonprofit boards provides individuals with an opportunity to influence impact in our city. This workshop offers practical tools and approaches to help a board lead organisational strategy.

RSVP: Via email (please advise dietary requirements)
Please note, while the Governance Bites workshops run as a series, each session can be attended as a standalone workshop if desired. Please indicate which session/s you are interested in when registering.

'Coffee & Chats' Networking Event

Venue: Purple Weka Cafe, 48 Fitzgerald Ave, Christchurch

Join us on a monthly basis as we gather in an informal, relaxed setting to 'catch up' and network with others from local not-for-profit groups. This is an opportunity to share experiences and support each other as we navigate the ever-changing community sector and covid19 environment.

RSVP: Via email

Governance Bites: Getting the Right People on Board

Facilitator: Garth Nowland-Foreman, LEAD Centre for Not for Profit Leadership
Venue: Christchurch Community House, 301 Tuam Street, Christchurch
Cost: No charge thanks to generosity of Rata Foundation

GOVERNANCE BITES are a series of free after-five events offering practical development opportunities in bite-sized pieces for ‘time poor’ and cash-strapped community leaders involved in non-profit boards in Canterbury, served up with pizza.

This session will cover all you need to know about recruiting non-profit and community board members. What makes a good board member, where do you find them, and how do you get them interested in your organisation? What are the three biggest traps in recruitment? And how do you get the most of new board members after they are on-board?

RSVP: Via email (please advise dietary requirements)
Please note, while the Governance Bites workshops run as a series, each session can be attended as a standalone workshop if desired. Please indicate which session/s you are interested in when registering.

Online Workshop: Privacy Around Rights & Responsibilities of Volunteers

Facilitator: Angela Solomons, Taranaki Community Law (Hosted by Volunteering New Plymouth)
Venue: Online, via Zoom
Cost: Free
RSVP: Via email

Student Volunteer Expo: UC

Facilitator: Volunteering Canterbury in conjunction with University of Canterbury
Venue: University of Canterbury
Cost: Free event

'Coffee & Chats' Networking Event

Venue: Purple Weka Cafe, 48 Fitzgerald Ave, Christchurch

Join us on a monthly basis as we gather in an informal, relaxed setting to 'catch up' and network with others from local not-for-profit groups. This is an opportunity to share experiences and support each other as we navigate the ever-changing community sector and covid19 environment.

RSVP: Via email

Tautoko Workshop: Conflict in the Workplace - Level 1

Facilitator: Chris Beardsley, Performance Matters
Venue: Christchurch Community House, 301 Tuam Street
Cost: $20 per person, bookings essential

For those people who find it challenging to address conflict at work, whether with a colleague or manager, and who wish to learn how to use a non-judgemental approach to resolving conflict. Content of workshop will include: 'red zone' v 'green zone' thinking and behaviour; five styles of approaches to conflict resolution; evolution of conflict; health impacts of team discord; active listening; positive questioning; importance of empathy; being non-defensive; types of conversations.

RSVP: Via email

Governance Bites: Everything You Wanted to Know About Nonprofit Boards But Were Afraid to Ask

Facilitator: Garth Nowland-Foreman, LEAD Centre for Not for Profit Leadership
Venue: Christchurch Community House, 301 Tuam Street, Christchurch
Cost: No charge thanks to generosity of Rata Foundation

GOVERNANCE BITES are a series of free after-five events offering practical development opportunities in bite-sized pieces for ‘time poor’ and cash-strapped community leaders involved in non-profit boards in Canterbury, served up with pizza.

Do you have a question about your non-profit board? In our final Governance Bite session, Governance Guru, Garth Nowland-Foreman will answer all your governance questions. Nothing is off-limits. If you have a question, it will be helpful if you can email it to garth@lead.org.nz. But he will also answer questions on the spot - including anonymous questions. This is your chance to have that governance query or concern answered.

RSVP: Via email (please advise dietary requirements)
Please note, while the Governance Bites workshops run as a series, each session can be attended as a standalone workshop if desired. Please indicate which session/s you are interested in when registering.

Tautoko Workshop: Conflict in the Workplace - Level 2

Facilitator: Chris Beardsley, Performance Matters
Venue: Christchurch Community House, 301 Tuam Street
Cost: $20 per person, bookings essential

This workshop will provide participants with the steps to take when giving constructive feedback in conflict situations. Participants will become familiar with how to receive feedback graciously so that conflict conversations are mutually beneficial and productive. Participants do not need to attend Conflict in the Work Place Level 1 to enrol in this Workshop. Content of the workshop will include: being non-judgmental; maintaining mutual respect; dealing with feelings during conflict; staying composed; disentangle intent from impact; replace blame with contribution; giving/receiving constructive feedback; first-truth-first technique; how to calm down after a difficult conversation.

RSVP: Via email