Happy February!
We hope you are all feeling rested after a well-deserved break after what was a busy year that seemed to be dominated by Covid-19 and the impacts on our organisations, volunteers and importantly, our work. Enough said!
If you have anything relevant you would like to include in this newsletter, please submit it to us by the 20th of the month. Submit to ellie@volunteernelson.org.nz
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Volunteer Nelson Happenings
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Volunteer Nelson's move from our old volunteer referral service has been completed. Be Collective is now our platform which links directly from our website. If you haven't contacted us to update your volunteer opportunities and manage your free account, please get in touch! We can still provide training and support.
One of the best features is that people looking for opportunities can do so without having to register first!
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You can view this on our website directly or see the image below! Prospective volunteers can search by cause, skills and suitable for types of volunteering, such as Under 16 (with parent/guardian consent) or groups and families, for example. People can also search for relevance and distance, but also by the newest, which encourages people to browse more often to see the latest roles.
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Nelson Connects
Volunteer Expo 2021
Come and be part of the Volunteer Expo in Nelson
The exhibitors at this expo are community organisations. This is a great opportunity to be part of an organized event to promote your organisation, recruit volunteers and network within your community. We look forward to seeing you there.
There is limited space so please let us know if you would like to be part of this exciting event. Registration button provided below to sign up your organization (closes 5 February.).
Venue: Annesbrook Community Church
Date: Saturday 6 March 2021
Time: 10:00am to 2:00pm
Registrations close 5 February
Nelson connects is a collaboration with Volunteer Nelson and Age Concern, and is funded by Nelson City council.
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EVALUATION CLINICS
Ensuring you are making a difference - Harnessing the Power of Monitoring & Evaluation |
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DATES ARE NOW CONFIRMED! (see Read more for details)
Organisations are regularly asked by their boards, stakeholders and funders to describe and quantify the difference they are making. Often, we ‘know’ we are but how can we prove it?
Evaluation Clinics led by Garth Nowland-Foreman, a director of LEAD Centre for not for Profit Governance & Leadership www.lead.org.nz, and a long-time Strategic Planning sceptic
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| Rob Jackson: Volunteer Manager Series #2 |
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Join Rob Jackson, a respected and world-renowned expert in the voluntary sector. Journey with Rob as he helps you to get even better at engaging, leading and managing your volunteers. Tickets are limited. $80.00 (ex gst and fees)
3 sessions on 9, 16 and 23 March: 9:30A.M. - 11:00A.M
Tickets available here
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Volunteering Waikato is offering some great online training in aspects of Volunteer Management. If you are not able to make these sessions, they will be available again in the second half of the year. We will advertise them once dates are confirmed. Please note all workshops will be held in two parts. Registration is for both parts of each workshop. Click on the links below for more details and to register.
Volunteer Recruitment Made Easy
A. Thursday, March 18, 10 am-11.30 am
B. Thursday, March 25, 10 am-11.30 am - registration is for BOTH PARTS
Doing the Difficult Stuff Well
A. Wednesday, April 7, 10 am-11.30 am
B. Tuesday, April 13, 10 am-11.30 am - registration is for BOTH PARTS
Successful Volunteer Retention
A. Wednesday, May 05, 10 am-11.30 am
B. Wednesday, May 12, 10 am-11.30 am - registration is for BOTH PARTS
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Ministry of Justice Criminal Records Checks:
The Ministry of Justice are introducing an online service scheduled to go live in March 2021. This change should bring the service more in line with the police vetting service checks in terms of useability.
To be able to use the new service organisations/people requesting 3rd part checks will need to enrol with the MOJ service and subscribe to its new terms of use due to be released in Feb 2021.
More information and terms of use will be available in the near future on the Ministry's website
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NZ Police Vetting Service:
The vetting service is due to be legislated with the aim of having a bill before the government in the first half of the coming year.
WorkSafe advice:
Volunteering NZ has been giving feedback for WorkSafe around volunteering, and are keen to hear from you and your organisation about examples or burning questions in regards to Health and Safety. Please contact the VNZ office@volunteeringnz.org.nz and put a subject line of Health and Safety.
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'Time to shine' survey results
The survey captured the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the tangata whenua, community and voluntary sector in Aotearoa New Zealand.
The research was a partnership between the Centre for Social Impact, Hui E! Community Aotearoa, Philanthropy New Zealand, and Volunteering New Zealand.
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It's Student Volunteer Week 2021
15-21 March
Collective Impact: Give.Grow.Connect
Students, universities, schools and organisations will be celebrating our student volunteers and connect young people with opportunities to get involved in volunteering.
Collective Impact: Give.Grow.Connect” is the theme of #SVW2021. Student volunteers give a hand to the community, grow as they gain knowledge and create valuable changes, and connect with others.
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The information kindly provided from Volunteering New Zealand is mostly taken from their great newsletter! To sign up for their complete newsletter, please click on this link.
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Have your heard of the Engage Journal?
They have some free articles for Volunteer Manangers
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for a small fee (NZ$7.50 each month) you can access
https://engagejournal.org/amember/signup
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Volunteering Together to Enable Change and Create a Better World
2020 Virtual Global Forum Series: Volunteering Together to Enable Change and Create a Better World, brought to you in partnership with the Emirates Foundation.
There are 7 context papers and corresponding virtual sessions, discussing important issues impacting the global volunteer community – particularly in regards to volunteering and COVID-19.
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or watch the Virtual Global Forum Series
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Ever consider how fun, busy and varied your role as a Manager of Volunteers is? Watch this very short video (below) - your head will be nodding and you'll likely be saying "Yes, I do that!"
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Thanks Volunteer Canada for this great video on 15 roles that Volunteer Managers Play
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SAVE THE DATES
- Volunteer Expo.......................................................................6th March
- Rob Jackson.......3 sessions............................Mon 9, 16 and 23 March
- 2020 Student Volunteer Week 2021 ..................................15-21 March
- Evaluation Clinics..................................16th, 30th March and 18th May
- Volunteer Recruitment Made Easy.........................18th and 25th March
- Doing the Difficult Stuff Well....................................... 7th and 13th April
- Microvolunteering Day 2021........................................................15 April
- Successful Volunteer Retention................................... 5th and 12th May
- National Volunteer Week 2021.............................................. 20-26 June
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