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Kia ora November!

Happy Volunteer Managers Day for the 5th!

Tēnā koutou <<First Name>>

Friday the 5th of November is International Volunteer Managers Day.  The theme is What us Excellent - Shape the future of Volunteering. We would love to see photos and do a social media post of how you celebrated!  More information, ideas and resources are available here. I hope you have a wonderful day celebrating your great work in the community.

Also coming up is International Volunteer Day on Sunday 5th December. The theme will be 'Volunteer for our common future.'

Our first Volunteer in Action Promotion has been launched.  There are more tips for managing volunteers, focusing on the 'Let's Talk About Volunteering' webinars from Volunteering NZ.

COVID-19 continues to impact globally, including the volunteer sector. While Nelson Tasman has been relatively COVID-19 free, there could be implications for your volunteer programmes with some people being hesitant to volunteer in new or their regular roles. For more information, please see the Unite again COVID-19 section below.
 
I hope you enjoy reading this edition of your newsletter! 
 
Ngā mihi nui,
 
Ellie Young
Volunteer Nelson


Volunteer Nelson
Volunteers in Action Promotion
Volunteer Nelson is looking for photos of your Volunteers in Action! 

The best photo of the month will win two coffee vouchers (to the value of $10 each) for Nook, the great café at Habitat Hub - one for volunteer and one for the organisation. We will post the photo and a few words about the volunteer and the role to help promote your organisation and volunteering in Nelson Tasman! Alternatively, post of your organisations Facebook page and tag Volunteer Nelson or email us the post link. 

Please get your volunteer photo and short blurb in by month end. Selected volunteers will be notified via the referring organisation.  Send your entries to admin@volunteernelson.org.nz

Here is our first post for the Volunteers In Action Promotion!

Stoke Seniors deliver meal packages to approximately 40 members each day, Tuesday to Thursday. These are kindly delivered by our wonderful volunteers. Here's a photo of Brian delivering a meal of one of our lovely members, Beryl.
These wonderful volunteers deliver from Richmond to Nelson, with a smile on their face and a friendly chat.
If you are looking for a great volunteer opportunity, please visit our website for our many listings!
 
Tips for Volunteer Management
 
Feedback on Be Collective

"I highly recommend to other organisations to use Be Collective. We have been able to find the perfect volunteer for us, only few hours after posting our opportunity!  The platform is definitely user friendly and kaimahi at Volunteer Nelson and Be Collective very helpful and supportive. Such a great tool to use for organisation looking for volunteers!"

               Daniela Burlando - Te Korowai Trust (thanks Daniela!) 
From the Future of Volunteering (part 1) with Volunteering NZ

Is your organisation experiencing a reluctance in the traditional volunteers to either come back to their roles due to concerns regarding COVID-19?  This reluctance appears to be a trend is many parts of the globe.  While we only experience a relatively short lockdown in Nelson Tasman, there may also be reduced people over 75 years of age who want to get into volunteering, particularly until vaccination rates increase. In the meantime, here are three tips to consider:

1.     Are there opportunities that your current volunteers could do online or               remotely if they don't feel comfortable in regular place they volunteer?
2.     Consider how to attract younger volunteers (under 75's), and                              look for opportunities that people can do from home and that are                        short-term or project based. 
3.    Keep your current volunteers informed of your relevant health and safety           updates in regards to COVID-19 guidelines, as they can change rapidly. 

To learn more, please see the video below by Volunteer Auckland from the training from the Let's Talk about Volunteering session on the Future of Volunteering Part 1 in the Volunteering NZ section below. 
 
Conversations with friends & whānau about COVID-19 vaccination: Connecting, not correcting, 2021

 

This guide from The Workshop is for anyone wanting to have a productive conversation about COVID-19 vaccination with someone you know, including volunteers, who has some concerns about getting vaccinated. 

Read more
Virtual volunteering: a guide for non-profits
 
Learn how to get the most out of your virtual volunteering program or learn how to start a new one.

This toolkit will show you:
  • How to drive the most impact through your virtual volunteering programs
  • The main steps to follow to develop a virtual volunteer program
  • Tips to recruit and engage volunteers in your programs—plus templates to get you started!

Training Opportunities

Volunteering New Zealand  invite you to participate in a free webinar series, Let’s Talk about Volunteering. In a series of videos, leaders with a passion for volunteering from across the globe share their views on the future of volunteering in this post COVID world.  
Read more
Regional Training Opportunities
 
The Volunteer Centre Network offers training and skills development throughout New Zealand.

Volunteering New Zealand collates courses on our website and regularly updates them. 

Coming up:
Harmful Digital Communications Act – free online seminar
10am to 11:30am, Thursday 11th November 2021
Regional training
Training for your volunteers

Would you like to offer online training for your volunteers?   
  • Boundaries for volunteers -  8th November 2021 5.30pm  - 7 pm - see details here.  


National and Regional News 
Let's talk about volunteering series

Here is a video about the Future of Volunteering in a post-Covid world.
 
Let's Talk About Volunteering

Just announced: International Volunteer Day theme
UNV has announced the theme for International Volunteer Day 2021 (IVD2021) on 5 December, “Volunteer Now for Our Common Future”.
 
"Through the IVD2021 campaign, we want to recognise and support the spirit of volunteerism to help create a better future." The key campaign hashtags are #volunteernow and #IVD2021. UNV will be soon creating and sharing social media posts in a social media campaign, which will kick off in November.  

Resources will be forthcoming when available.

Volunteering Australia has a great response:  A Practical Guide for Volunteer Involving Organisations

While the context is Australia, it has useful information that we can learn from an apply in New Zealand.  
Download link
Older adult volunteers affected by Covid-19
 
We know that older people make a significant contribution to our communities through volunteering activities. However, older volunteers and older adults were amongst groups that were significantly affected by the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdowns.

 
We've summarised some of key things we know about older adult volunteers.

Dr Solmaz Nazari, Volunteering New Zealand Research Manager, has written a paper: Volunteering in an ageing population: The benefits of volunteering for the well-being of older persons.

We've updated our research page too, with four new pieces of research on wellbeing and older adult volunteers that we have drawn on.
COVID-19 response
 

Volunteer and Volunteer Organisation guidelines for the COVID-19 alert levels are available on our Covid Response page 

Our COVID-19 Actions page has information for different audiences, and about vaccines and volunteers.
IMPORTANT UPDATE!

Vaccination certificates will be required for certain roles, including the health and disability sector and education from 1 December 2021.  Please consider this for your volunteers, as well as paid staff, as the laws for Health and Safety are the same for volunteers. There is no clear advice regarding asking for vaccination certificates at present for roles not covered by the mandated roles and organisations but please consider the health and safety of your volunteers, paid staff, clients and visitors.  Read more
Official NZ Government COVID-19 website
GOVT COVID-19

International news

Leadership for Volunteering: The COVID-19 Experience

Strong leadership helped the volunteer sector respond to the COVID-19 pandemic globally, and will help ensure something positive comes out of it, according to a new report by International Association for Volunteer Effort (IAVE).
 
Summary
Questions or feedback?  
Please email me ellie@volunteernelson.org.nz

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  • International Volunteer Managers Day..................................5 November
  • International Volunteer Day...................................................5 December
  • Volunteering NZ Pivot Conference........ ....................................14 March
 
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