Best Practice Resources

Why it’s important to think about volunteer development. How to plan this for individual volunteers. Practical suggestions for forms of development. Volunteer development plan.

Recruit, manage and retain volunteers more effectively. Groundbreaking behavioural science research, has given us new evidence and insight into what drives people to volunteer, and what keeps them from doing so. These insights 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.

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

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.

Great web based tools offering free or low cost solutions for home and remote working communication.

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.

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.

Operational guidelines for inclusive, ethical and impactful volunteering with recent migrants.