Events

Online Workshop: Successful Volunteer Retention Part 2

Facilitator: 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

Please 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

Governance Bites: Keeping it Legal – Incorporation, Duties and Conflict of Interest

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. 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.

On Track Session Six: Future Proofing

Facilitator: 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

Volunteering Canterbury AGM 2021

Venue: Christchurch Community House, 301 Tuam Street, Christchurch

Please join us at our AGM to celebrate our successes over the last year. All are welcome. If Covid19 Alert levels mean that we are unable to hold a physical meeting on this date, we will hold the meeting by Zoom, and the link will be sent to everyone who has signified that they will attend. For this reason, it is important that you send an RSVP if you intend to be there.

RSVP: Via email or phone (03) 366 2442

Online Seminar: Bullying in the Workplace & Volunteer Space

Facilitator: Luke Smeele, Community Law Canterbury, in conjunction with Volunteering Mid & South Canterbury
Venue: Online, via Zoom
Cost: Free

This seminar is for anyone who volunteers and managers (paid and voluntary) of volunteers. It will cover workplace bullying and harassment along with rights to a fair process when being given official warnings or being dismissed as an employee. A practical approach to resolving issues at your workplace or volunteer space.

RSVP: Via email by 11 October 2021.

Governance Bites: Confident Oversight of Finances

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. 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.

Online Workshop: Doing the Difficult Stuff Well Part 1

Facilitator: 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

Online Workshop: Doing the Difficult Stuff Well Part 2

Facilitator: 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

Facilitator: 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

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.

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.

International Volunteer Day

International Volunteer Day (IVDay) is an international event run by UN Volunteers and celebrated every year on 5 December. It champions the impact volunteers have in communities, nationally and globally. IVDay includes a wide variety of events, activities, and awareness-raising campaigns.

Tautoko Support Network Workshop: Diversity - Communicating in a Multicultural Workplace

Facilitator: 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