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Giving and Sharing

17 Feb 2017 | Volunteer Stories

I volunteer because for me to live means to give and to share. The more things I can do for society, the happier I will be.

Holiday Volunteering

5 Dec 2016 | Articles

The Volunteering Auckland office will be closed for the Christmas holidays from Friday, 16th December 2016 to Monday, 16th January 2017. If you are lo...

Annual Report 2016

1 Dec 2016 | Annual Reports

Our 2016 Annual Report is now available for download.

Charity Viewpoint 2016

5 Oct 2016 | Articles

Volunteers may come for free ... but they don't come for nothing! Volunteering costs! Investing in volunteer programme infrastructure will bring ben...

Transformative Volunteering

31 Aug 2016 | Articles

Volunteering ... develop and strengthen empathy through experience for your corporate staff.

Three key steps to developing meaningful volunteer roles

31 Aug 2016 | Articles

Attempting to recruit volunteers without first having developed worthwhile positions to offer them is equivalent to attempting to sell a product to pe...

Time Poor ... Passion Rich!

7 Jul 2016 | Articles

The Non Profit Satellite Accounts 2013 Report launched this month shows once again how vital volunteers are to our communities!

Matching People to Voluntary Opportunities

27 May 2016 | Articles

Is there a disconnect between what people want to volunteer for and what NGOs are offering as voluntary opportunities?

Are we "Just" Volunteers?

16 May 2016 | Articles

I'm just a volunteer! or ... I am a VOLUNTEER! Which culture do you have in your organisation or where you volunteer?

Boost Engagement on your Volunteering Platform

9 May 2016 | Articles

Great ideas on how to get your staff to be involved in volunteering ...


Volunteer Stories

The Noise, the Smell and the Excitement

“Walking in front of cars revving and raring to go might look dangerous but ... " Read Russell's story about volunteering at Waikaraka Park Family Sp...