Events
Tautoko Network
“Tautoko” relates to support and advocacy. We believe our unique Tautoko Network enables more accessible information sharing and collaboration across the local community sector. Our programme includes events within Christchurch City as well as the Hurunui, Selwyn and Waimakariri Districts.
REGIONAL TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES
For a range of training opportunities throughout New Zealand, visit the Regional Training page at Volunteering New Zealand. These include a mix of face-to-face and remote training sessions to support volunteering and the community sector right across the country.
2021
August
Tautoko Support Network Workshop: Online Services Q&A
Date: 3 Aug 2021 - 11:00am to 12:00amFacilitator: Volunteering Canterbury
Venue: Christchurch Community House, 301 Tuam Street
Cost: Free event
We have been delighted to see that there has been an increase in the number of potential volunteers accessing the 'volunteer roles' on our updated Online Services. How are you finding it? Are you making the necessary changes? If you are using our new Online Services to recruit your volunteers, we invite you to come along with your questions and queries to find out how to use the new system to your best advantage.
RSVP: Via email
Volunteering Waikato Online Workshop: Volunteer Recruitment Made Easy Part 1
Date: 4 Aug 2021 - 10:00am to 11:30amFacilitator: Chris Atkinson, Volunteering Waikato
Venue: Online, via Zoom
Cost: $40 Volunteer Centre member organisations, $70 non-members. Registration is for BOTH PARTS.
Recruiting volunteers is essential to enable your organisation to meet its goals. Is your recruitment strategy non-existent – or reactive and out of date? Explore a multi-paradigm model of volunteer recruitment that will enable you to attract the right volunteers using the most effective messages and platforms.
Register: Online
Volunteering Waikato Online Workshop: Volunteer Recruitment Made Easy Part 2
Date: 11 Aug 2021 - 10:00am to 11:30amFacilitator: Chris Atkinson, Volunteering Waikato
Venue: Online, via Zoom
Cost: $40 Volunteer Centre member organisations, $70 non-members. Registration is for BOTH PARTS.
Recruiting volunteers is essential to enable your organisation to meet its goals. Is your recruitment strategy non-existent – or reactive and out of date? Explore a multi-paradigm model of volunteer recruitment that will enable you to attract the right volunteers using the most effective messages and platforms.
Register: Online
Student Volunteering Expo: Lincoln
Date: 12 Aug 2021 - 11:30am to 1:30pmFacilitator: Lincoln University in conjunction with Volunteering Canterbury
Venue: Library, Lincoln University
Cost: free event
Our annual Student Volunteering Expo is back again! Join us on campus to find out more about what's involved when you volunteer, and how you can give back to your community while gaining valuable skills - for life and your CV! Meet some of the incredible community organisations and charities we work with, ask your questions and find a place where you can make a difference.
On Track Session Four: Communications & Marketing
Date: 13 Aug 2021 - 9:00am to 12:30pmFacilitator: Gina McKenzie, Real Communications
Venue: Woodend Community Centre
Cost: $100 per organisation for all six workshops, for up to two participants.
On-Track is a six part programme of training sessions that form part of the Waimakariri District’s Community Development Training. These workshops will cover key information to help your community group or not for profit organisation ensure it is on track to success.
Session four will cover: Developing a communication plan, websites, social media, guidance document.Session three will cover: Internal financial control, fraud protection, legislation updates, Privacy & Inc. Soc. Acts.
Register: Further information and registration is available online
Governance Bites: Better Board Decision Making
Date: 17 Aug 2021 - 5:15pm to 7:00pmFacilitator: 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. Non-profit boards only have authority as a group. What’s the different dynamics between individual and group decision-making? And what key difference in approach is required when making routine decisions, and when looking to innovate to at least ensure we know what all the options are (beyond the same old-same old)? How can understanding the three key ‘mindsets’ that people can bring to governance decision-making help us make better decisions, and help us ensure we are asking the right questions. This session will provide participants with two useful tools that will help you in making better group decisions.
RSVP: Via Email
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.
Volunteering Canterbury AGM
Date: 24 Aug 2021 - 4:00pm to 6:00pmVenue: Christchurch Community House, 301 Tuam Street, Central City
Please join us at our AGM to celebrate our successes over the last year. All are welcome.
RSVP: By Wednesday 18 August, via email or phone 03 366 2442.
September
On Track Session Five: People Management
Date: 10 Sep 2021 - 9:00am to 12:30pmFacilitator: Waimakariri District Council and Volunteering Canterbury
Venue: Woodend Community Centre
Cost: $100 per organisation for all six workshops, for up to two participants.
On-Track is a six part programme of training sessions that form part of the Waimakariri District’s Community Development Training. These workshops will cover key information to help your community group or not for profit organisation ensure it is on track to success.
Session five will cover: NGO dynamics, Boards/Volunteer/Staff, Volunteer agreements and appreciation, Inductions.
Register: Further information and registration is available online
Successful Volunteer Retention Part 1
Date: 16 Sep 2021 - 10:00am to 11:30amFacilitator: Chris Atkinson, Volunteering Waikato
Venue: Online, via Zoom
Cost: $40 Volunteer Centre member organisations, $70 non-members. Registration is for BOTH PARTS.
Retaining volunteers is more important than ever to ensure your volunteer programme remains sustainable. Do applicants disappear not long after they’ve started? Are established volunteers becoming more short term in their commitment? Retention is more than just a chocolate bar and morning tea twice a year – connecting with volunteers in other ways is more effective and viable.
Register: Online
Governance Bites: Keeping it Legal – Incorporation, Duties and Conflict of Interest
Date: 21 Sep 2021 - 5:15pm to 7:00pmFacilitator: 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. While staying on the right side of the law is not the end of your work as a non-profit board member, it is a good place to start. In this session we will briefly look at how laws (written and unwritten) impact on your organisation. We will also remind ourselves what being incorporated means, why it is important, and how to avoid losing its crucial protections. Finally, we will uncover why Conflicts of Interest are not a problem, but how we deal with them can be if we don’t follow three simple rules.
RSVP: Via email
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.
Successful Volunteer Retention Part 2
Date: 23 Sep 2021 - 10:00am to 11:30amFacilitator: Chris Atkinson, Volunteering Waikato
Venue: Online, via Zoom
Cost: $40 Volunteer Centre member organisations, $70 non-members. Registration is for BOTH PARTS.
Retaining volunteers is more important than ever to ensure your volunteer programme remains sustainable. Do applicants disappear not long after they’ve started? Are established volunteers becoming more short term in their commitment? Retention is more than just a chocolate bar and morning tea twice a year – connecting with volunteers in other ways is more effective and viable.
Register: Online
Tautoko Support Network Workshop: Fit for Funding
Date: 28 Sep 2021 - 1:00pm to 2:00pmPlease note - change of date
Facilitator: Liz Stephenson, Department of Internal Affairs
Venue: Christchurch Community House, 301 Tuam Street, Christchurch
Cost: Free event
So you want funding — make sure you have everything in place to get through the hoops!
RSVP: Via email
October
On Track Session Six: Future Proofing
Date: 8 Oct 2021 - 9:00am to 12:30pmFacilitator: Waimakariri District Council Community Team
Venue: Woodend Community Centre
Cost: $100 per organisation for all six workshops, for up to two participants.
On-Track is a six part programme of training sessions that form part of the Waimakariri District’s Community Development Training. These workshops will cover key information to help your community group or not for profit organisation ensure it is on track to success.
Session six will cover: Health check, Succession planning, Reviews, Evaluations, Funding reports, Changes challenge/opportunity, Sustainability.
Register: Further information and registration is available online
Governance Bites: Confident Oversight of Finances
Date: 19 Oct 2021 - 5:15pm to 7:00pmFacilitator: 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. In this session we cover: What exactly is the board's role in oversight of the finances? What are Treasurers actually responsible for? How can you properly fulfil your obligations without micro-managing? What should we look for in financial reporting? What are the financial 'red flags' we need to keep an eye out for? What does every board member need to know about their finances? Why can't we just rely on the audit or review?
RSVP: Via email
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.
Volunteering Waikato Online Workshop: Doing the Difficult Stuff Well Part 1
Date: 27 Oct 2021 - 10:00am to 11:30amFacilitator: Chris Atkinson, Volunteering Waikato
Venue: Online, via Zoom
Cost: $40 Volunteer Centre member organisations, $70 non-members. Registration is for BOTH PARTS.
Have you ever experienced a sense of dread when you need to address volunteer behaviour or have a conversation you don’t feel comfortable having? This workshop explores a range of techniques you can use to have effective conversations with volunteers.
Register: Online
November
Volunteering Waikato Online Workshop: Doing the Difficult Stuff Well Part 2
Date: 2 Nov 2021 - 10:00am to 11:30amFacilitator: Chris Atkinson, Volunteering Waikato
Venue: Online, via Zoom
Cost: $40 Volunteer Centre member organisations, $70 non-members. Registration is for BOTH PARTS.
Have you ever experienced a sense of dread when you need to address volunteer behaviour or have a conversation you don’t feel comfortable having? This workshop explores a range of techniques you can use to have effective conversations with volunteers.
Register: Online
International Volunteer Managers' Day: Professional Development Day
Date: 4 Nov 2021 - 9:00am to 3:00pmFacilitator: Performance Matters and Community Law Canterbury
Venue: Christchurch Community House, 301 Tuam Street
Cost: Volunteering Canterbury Members: no charge; Non-members: $30pp
To mark International Volunteer Managers' Day 2021, we invite Volunteer Managers and Coordinators to join us for a day of professional development. In the morning we will address "Conflict in the Workplace", covering such things as conflict resolution approaches, active listening, giving constructive feedback, and positive questioning techniques. In the afternoon we will address "Workplace Bullying and Volunteer Rights" with an educational seminar providing tools and resources for businesses and workers to help guide you in preventing bullying in the workplace. Lunch is provided.
RSVP: Via email, including any dietary requirements. Limited numbers.
Governance Bites: The Board’s Role as a Great Employer
Date: 16 Nov 2021 - 5:15pm to 7:00pmFacilitator: 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.
What can the board delegate, and what does it need to stay on top of? How do we balance our role in arms-length, independent supervision, and the need for engaged, collaborative support? How do we effectively balance a culture of checking and of cheer-leading? What are the critical elements of a ‘good employer’, and how does it become great? And what does that look like, when staff and volunteers are remote?
RSVP: Via email
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.
December
Tautoko Support Network Workshop: Diversity - Communicating in a Multicultural Workplace
Date: 6 Dec 2021 - 1:00pm to 2:00pmFacilitator: Lisa Burdes, Canterbury Employers’ Chamber of Commerce
Venue: Christchurch Community House, 301 Tuam Street, Central City
Cost: Free event
This session will cover the various ways in which different cultures interact and communicate in the workplace. In particular we will focus on:
- understanding what makes New Zealand workplaces and communication different to other countries (and why it’s confusing for newcomers),
- how different cultures like to be managed, give and provide feedback, perceive initiative etc.,
- offering practical advice on how to deal with cultural differences in the workplace, and
- providing you with tools and resources to help with workplace relations.
RSVP: Via Email