Volunteering New Zealand | Tūao Aotearoa

Nominations for the Board of Volunteering New Zealand have closed. We had a great response! If your organisation is a member of VNZ, voting is now open. Find out more: https://lnkd.in/gQn-2TDs

Volunteer managers are at the heart of successful volunteer programmes, and the way they support and lead volunteers is vital. https://lnkd.in/gsQPE3AJ

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We were honoured to host Heidi from Volunteering New Zealand | Tūao Aotearoa on Wednesday for an exciting workshop which brought together many inspired volunteer leaders! It was great to learn about the Best Practice Guidelines and share ideas for how we can improve our volunteer programs! Thank you to all who came :)

Join this FREE webinar from Volunteering NZ as Volunteering New Zealand’s Research Director Dr Johann Go unpacks the findings of the latest biennial report. 🌏 #volmgmt #volunteering

Working for a charity is the perfect storm for burnout. • Your values are aligned with your work, so you care more. • You get a kick out of helping others, so it’s hard to say No. • You’re so busy helping everyone fulfil their hopes and dreams you forget your own. • You think everything needs a purpose. Why relax when you can send that email that might just change the world? • Informal working, infrequent support, low resources, poor boundaries, lack of clarity, mahoosive challenges, etc, etc. You got into this to change the world, but some days you’re too busy to change your socks! I get it. I’ve burned out twice and it’s common for many of the charity folk I coach. 8 things that worked for me and can help you beat burnout and get back to enjoying your job: - Recognise your red flags. Checking email at bedtime. Feeling you’ve no choice but to work late. Dropping exercise. No time for family or friends. - Recognise that not everything is in your control. Change what is and let go of what’s not. - Say no. Talk to your boss and team about their expectations. Be ruthless about not attending pointless meetings or events. - Make time for yourself. Prioritise sleep, diet, exercise, social time and family time the way you’d prioritise deadlines. - Break free from any sources of stress or anxiety. Use screen time limits, switch emails off after work, etc. - Work with your colleagues to prioritise well-being within your charity and put preventative measures in place for everyone. - Delegate more. The things you hold onto are opportunities for colleagues to grow and learn. - Treat breaks like meetings. Get them in your diary and treat them as a priority. Above all, remember you’re not your job and your job isn’t you. Separate the two, rediscover the real you and you’ll find it easier to weather the storm. PS: if this is helpful, repost for your network or save for later.

Check out the latest Philanthropy New Zealand magazine for all things social impact, including an article by our CE Katie Bruce. She talks about how social impact 'can be slippery because demonstrating it is not accessible to all. You can achieve impact without being able to measure it, but you can’t measure impact without tools to do so'. Katie also shares the advice given to the Social Investment Agency by a collective of community peak bodies. Contributors include: Jodi Hayward, Kate Frykberg, Nicola Nation, Alice Montague, Eleanor Cater, Leighton Evans. Read here: https://lnkd.in/g7s4ZswE

We love to share our knowledge and resources with volunteer-involving organisations like Bellyful New Zealand

At conferences, IAVE members get to meet in person. Our 2026 gathering was a chance to connect in regional groups, walk through key takeaways from a members survey, and bring that feedback to the IAVE Board for their strategic planning. → https://buff.ly/3YfRQXn #WorldVolunteerConference

Thank you to our awesome team memeb Heidi Quinn (she/her) for delivering an awesome presentation on behalf of Volunteering New Zealand | Tūao Aotearoa at the Bellyful New Zealand conference.