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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...
Volunteer Trends
The latest edition of Volunteer Trends is available for download.
Team Talk January 2012
The latest Team Talk newsletter from our Employee Team Volunteering programme is available for download.
Annual Report 2011
Our 2011 Annual Report is now available for download.
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...
Corporate Team Volunteering - a new approach
A lot of businesses take part in team challenges every year, but how else can corporate, or team, volunteers help the wider community? Here are sugges...
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
The people are all sweet
When I first came to New Zealand I received a lot help from others and for the first time I got a feeling of being encouraged and blessed.