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Believe in this

7 Mar 2017 | Volunteer Stories

Small acts, when multiplied by millions of people, can transform the world!

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?


Volunteer Stories

For the love of the Sea - 25 years of Volunteering

Model ships, muffins and sailing the seas .. volunteering is more than a pastime for these two men. Its a passion!