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Doing Good and Doing it Well?
Grant Thornton Australia and New Zealand have collaborated on the latest NFP Survey. This collaboration enabled a wider view of the challenges our sec...
Let's Talk
Sometimes when we plan a project we tend to think "what if it doesn't work?" and make a Plan B or Plan C. But, how often do we plan for succ...
Team Talk
Volunteering Auckland has brokered over 55 community projects with help from 600 volunteers this past year. These Employee Volunteers gave over 3,300...
In Memoriam...
It was with sadness that we learnt of two passings since our last e-newsletter. Dame Barbara Goodman was our Patron from January 1993 until September...
Member Organisation Types
This graph shows the diversity of member organisations registered with Volunteering Auckland. Volunteering covers a wide variety of organisations and...
Magic Moments
Recently we celebrated National Volunteer week and the team from IHC, a member organisation we have had a long standing relationship with, came for a...
Let's Talk
EXCITE .. EXCITE ... our new website is now live which incorporates on-line voluntary opportunities and self referrals. This has been a very big proj...
My First Time...
As part of our birthday celebrations a group of well-known New Zealand acting talents alongside some of our very own volunteers got together to show t...
One Mum's Story
A chronically sick child in a family usually means a lot of hard work - and not a lot of spare time. But a sick child in Dianne Smith’s family meant s...
Magic Moments
In December VA staff were invited by one of our long time member organisations for an end of year catch up and coffee. It was a welcome break at a bu...
Volunteer Stories
The healing power of play
'The simplicity of play affects the child, their family and me as a volunteer. I always leave with a smile on my face too.' - Daniel Jiminez