State of Volunteering report 2024 –

5 November 2024

In this webinar Volunteering New Zealand research director Dr Johann Go discusses highlights of the State of Volunteering Report 2024.

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Volunteering in New Zealand’s Regions –

23 November 2023

Volunteering in Aotearoa New Zealand remains strong, yet the volunteering experience can differ across regions. In this webinar Volunteering New Zealand research director Johann Go unpacks new insights into regional differences and challenges as outlined in the State of Volunteering Regional Report.

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Recognition of Volunteers –

27 April 2023

Volunteer managers from six organisations share their practices for recognising and rewarding volunteers.

State of Volunteering Report 2022 –

24 March 2023

In this session we heard from Research Director, and SOV 2022 report writer Johann Go on key insights from the ‘State of Volunteering in Aotearoa New Zealand 2022 Report’.

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Volunteer Management Systems –

2 March 2023

In this webinar, a panel of volunteer-involving organisations spoke of their experiences of Volunteer Management Systems. Panel members included: Gail Marshall, co-founder Community Comms Collective; Carey Buck, volunteer coordinator for IHC Friendships Programme Wellington and Hutt Valley; and Jo Guest, contract event volunteer coordinator, Wanaka. Facilitator: Heidi Quinn, Volunteer Management Lead, Volunteering New Zealand.

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International Volunteer Managers Day – Reflections and research

Volunteering New Zealand presented key themes from the State of Volunteering 2020, and the 2021 Wellbeing Hauora sector report on the impact of Covid on volunteering. Also included a very brief sneak preview of the State of Volunteering research 2022.

Delivered November 2022.

Recognising and celebrating the contribution of Pacific peoples

Dr Halahingano Rohorua, from the Ministry of Pacific People, shares key insights from The Pacific Economy Research Report on Unpaid Work and Volunteering in Aotearoa.

Delivered June 2022.

Youth participation in governance volunteering panel discussion

What are we seeing, what is working? Rose Hiha-Agnew (Community Governance New Zealand) facilitated a panel discussion with Michelle Huang, Donald McIntosh and Dante Dawes.

Delivered June 2022

Skills from volunteering and job hiring process

Kat Hudson, from Seek Volunteer talks about how skills from volunteering are valued by hiring managers and can help with your career journey.

Delivered July 2022

Let’s Talk about Volunteering and Youth

Reflections from young leaders working in the voluntary sector about the future of volunteering and youth, facilitated by Tania Jones. Panellists are: Teana MacDonald, Joanna Li, Chantelle Coby and Matthew Goldsworthy.

Delivered July 2022

Volunteering Statistics in NZ – Turning data into powerful information

Scott Ussher, Manager of Income and Poverty at Stats NZ presents on the various volunteering statistics Stats NZ collects, including the TUS, HLFS, NPISA, Census, GSS etc. What all these acronyms mean for volunteering in NZ, now and into the future.