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Board Talk

19 May 2013 | Articles

Hi everyone. As a newly appointed Trustee, I am delighted to contribute to this month’s newsletter. I recently spent a day shadowing the GM and VA sta...

Team Talk

19 May 2013 | EVP

Volunteering Auckland's Employee Volunteering Programme has been busy assisting community organizations to get projects completed. This month one of o...

Volunteer Coordinators / Managers

19 May 2013 | Volunteer Trends

This graph shows the number of paid vs volunteer coordinators registered with Volunteering Auckland. It shows that many of those responsible for our v...

A Break from the Fast Lane

15 May 2013 | Volunteer Stories

Corporate staff form volunteer teams for one-off projects to help others in Auckland, New Zealand. ====

Sue Hine says ...

4 May 2013 | Volunteer Trends

The Legacies of Volunteering ... No – this is not the last will and testament of volunteering, nor an obituary of the dynamic and thriving social acti...

Neighbourhood Power

4 May 2013 | Articles

Participatory democracy and the power of the people in neighbourhood-led change has been Jim Diers' preoccupation and his career for the past 30 years...

Let's Talk

1 May 2013 | Volunteer Trends

An exciting time here at Volunteering Auckland with the work we are doing to get an online portal for voluntary roles and self-referrals. With over 4,...

Recruitment & Referral Service

1 May 2013 | Volunteer Trends

A 30% increase on same time last year of people looking for voluntary opportunities. Have you registered your voluntary roles with Volunteering Auckla...

Be Networked, Use Measurement and Create Change through Social Media workshop

22 Apr 2013 | Articles

It’s okay to fail – getting better at social media workshop Facebook, YouTube, Pinterest and other social networks have many intricacies for people to...

In an emergency

14 Apr 2013 | Volunteer Stories

Sarah Case volunteers at the North Shore Hospital as a Friend of the Emergency Department.  “I walk around the emergency department and chat to patien...


Volunteer Stories

Gabby at Devonport Community House

I find that volunteer work not only makes me happy for a long time, but also makes me feel better about myself.