Volunteering NZ presentation, Volunteer Centers Forum, 20th IAVE World Volunteer Conference 2008
| Volunteering New Zealand: A national association to, promote, support and represent volunteering.
New Zealand population 4.2 million |
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Numbers by Group
Culture Sports Recreation 43200
Education & Research 7400
Health 2210
Social Services 11280
Environment 1310
Development & Housing 7580
Law Advocacy & Politics 2500
Grant Making Fundraising & Voluntarism Promotion 610
International 300
Religion 9890
Business & Professonal Associations 3310
Other 7560
Key data about volunteers in Non-Profit Institutions Satellite Account
Estimated 1,011,600 people volunteered in 2003/04.
31% of the New Zealand population aged 12 +.
270 million hours of unpaid work = 133,799 FTEs
Estimated value - $3.31 billion for year March 2004.
54 % volunteered for one non-profit organisation.
46 percent for more than one organisation.
Estimated 1,727,400 volunteer positions in the year ended March 2004.
Dept of Statistics Non-Profit Institutions Report
Who is Volunteering NZ Brief History
VNZ was established in August 2001
during the International Year of the Volunteer.
Volunteer Centres had lobbied for many years for the establishment of a national body for volunteering in NZ.
The International Year of the Volunteer and the recommendations of the Ministerial Reference Group gave impetus to the establishment of Volunteering New Zealand.
Who We Are - Membership
VNZ has two membership types -
Volunteer Centres and National organisations.
11 Volunteer Centres -
Independent of VNZ and of each other
60 plus national organisations - covering emergency services, sports, conservation, education, health, welfare, community support and advocacy.
Who are we - the VNZ Board
Volunteering NZ is governed by a Board of nine comprising
Six elected by VNZ’s members.
Three appointed members who are chosen by:
Maori (New Zealand’s indigenous people)
The Pacific Island communities in NZ
Other ethnicities who have come to NZ.
The Board choses the Chairperson, Deputy Chairperson and Secretary Treasurer
VNZ’s staff and funding
VNZ is currently staffed by a full time Executive Director and part-time accounts/admin officer
It receives its largest funding grant from the Government through a special Support for Volunteering Fund.
Other funds come from philanthropic bodies, lottery grants funding etc
The vision of Volunteering NZ An environment which supports, values and encourages effective volunteering by the people of Aotearoa New Zealand.
The underpinning framework of our work
The overall volunteering environment - our work to create an environment that encourages and facilitates the growth of volunteering
Volunteering activity - VNZ working:
to ensure that particular groups of individuals are encouraged and facilitated to volunteer
to aid organisations involved in volunteering best develop and maintain their volunteer services
Focus on two main population groups
Youth (in particular Youth at Risk)
- Volunteers for today and tomorrow
The Baby Boomers
- A key group who could easily drop out
Promote Volunteering
On behalf of special or key groups
Through special occasions such as:
International Volunteer Day - 5 December every year
Volunteer Awareness Week - 15 to 21 June 2008
Our Newsletter - VNZ Update
Media articles and features
Events eg a National Conference
Collaborative projects -
eg Promoting Generosity project; ComVoices; CIMS
Our website www.volunteertingnz.org.nz
Support Volunteering
Resources through website, newsletter etc including for special events such as IV Day
Education/training including
national conference and workshops projects,
education programmes development
Promoting and undertaking research
Working with members, Government and umbrella groups on joint projects - eg CIMS
Advisory type activities
Volunteer Now website www.volunteenow.org.nz
Represent Volunteering
VNZ provides the volunteering perspective to
Central and Local Government
Other Community Sector organisations
the Business Sector
We aim to
Highlight the contribution of volunteers
Gain support for the development of volunteering
Influence government policies affecting volunteers
eg Tax and volunteer reimbursements
Volunteer Centres
Auckland (emerging centre in Northland)
Waikato
Western Bay of Plenty
Gisborne
Hawkes Bay
New Plymouth
Wanganui
Wellington (branch offices - Porirua, Lower and Upper Hutt)
Nelson
Marlborough
Canterbury
Mid-South Canterbury (based in Timaru)
Otago (satellite office in Invercargill)
Volunteering opportunities
Promoting Generosity Project
Joint project being led by
Philanthropy NZ, Office for the Community and Voluntary Sector and Volunteering NZ
Key working group called “The Hub”
Pacific perspective needs to be included
Working with different cultures
VNZ Board includes a representative from
Maori (tangata whenua)
Pacific Island nations
Other ethnicities
Recognise that each culture sees volunteering differently
Challenge with Maori Iwi (tribal) based
Consulting Pacific Communities on resources needed to support their volunteering
Looking to the future
2011 an important watershed year for VNZ
IYV + 10
10th Anniversary of Volunteering NZ
NZ will host Rugby World Cup
Major volunteer programme (6000 volunteers)
Opportunity for a major volunteer legacy programme
