Best Practice Resources

Recruit, manage and retain volunteers more effectively. Groundbreaking behavioural science insights about why people volunteer have been distilled into a simple framework to help grassroots clubs and organisations recruit, retain and realise the potential of volunteers.

There are many reasons that your organisation may need to exit a volunteer. Perhaps they are no longer able to perform the role, cannot safely complete the required tasks, or are not aligned with the values or vision of the organisation. Exiting a volunteer is sometimes necessary, but not always an easy process.

There are many ways to recognise your volunteers for their remarkable spirit of giving. Read on for a few ideas.

National Volunteer Week honours the collective energies and mana of all our volunteers in Aotearoa. Volunteering New Zealand leads the week and encourages all volunteer-involving organisations to celebrate their volunteers. This resource is from 2023 but has some good ideas of things to do.

Writing a volunteer role description is not always easy. This is a simple tip sheet from regional volunteer centre, Volunteering Waikato.

Supporting informal, local, and event-based volunteering in Aotearoa

Major Events Workforce and Volunteers

This code of conduct describes the way to behave towards each other, members, staff, customers, donors, partners, communities, other supporters.

A resource for organisations to help them better create an inclusive volunteering environment. Use this document to help review how inclusive your organisation is.

Example of an Equality and diversity policy for small groups.

An example from Motor Neurone Disease Association.

We all face difficult conversations at times. But we can turn these conversations into opportunities.

From SAFE animal shelter. Everyone has a role to play in making work safer. As a volunteer, you have a right to be in a safe and healthy workplace.

What is a volunteer recognition program and why does it matter? How to create a volunteer recognition program.

Nonprofits that are able to strategically measure volunteer impact can better understand the true value of their supporters and identify new opportunities for program growth.

Volunteer Centre Greenwich created this guide to make volunteering more inclusive and accessible for people with lived experience of poor mental health.