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General Manager's Report 2012
This year has seen a marked increase in the services delivered by Volunteering Auckland. The number of people accessing voluntary opportunities conti...
General Manager's Report 2011
The continuing uncertain economic outlook, and its constraints on our operating budget, continues to compel us to look for fresh and innovative ways o...
Professional Development Series 2012
Professional development training workshops being offered by Volunteering Auckland 2012 - Contact us for further information. <ul> <li>Who...
UNITEC Managing to Make a Difference Series 2012
The Unitec ‘Managing to Make a Difference’ series by Aly McNicoll will dramatically improve your skills in leading, managing or relating to organisati...
Skilful Interviewing by Jenny Magee
Interviewing volunteers is very different to interviewing paid staff. Perhaps surprisingly, the fit with your organisation is far more important than...
Managing Arms-length Volunteers by Jenny Magee
Many volunteers work independently out in the field, in different agency departments, or at different days / times to the Co-ordinators, out in the fi...
An Inside Job – Promoting volunteers within your organisation by Jenny Magee
An important part of a leader’s work is to tell stories. As the ‘expert’ on volunteers in your organisation, you are perfectly positioned to ensure th...
The Role of Government (in Volunteering)
<em>Excerpted from "The values and basic principles of volunteering: complacency or caution?" by Jimmy Kearney in Volunteering and the...
Volunteering towards Employment
It has been long understood that getting 'hands-on' experience goes a long way to gaining the skills necessary for obtaining work. It is also understo...
Volunteer Awareness Week 2011
The theme for this year "Volunteering - every minute counts!" highlights that volunteers provide an invaluable contribution to our society a...
Volunteer Stories
A weekly highlight
As a newbie to the big city I decided to look for some new experiences to get better acquainted with my community.