Volunteering Canterbury is an incorporated charitable trust that supports and promotes volunteering.

• We are based at Christchurch Community House.  Staff include twenty-five volunteers and three paid workers. All our services, except learning workshops, are free of charge to volunteers.

• Throughout Canterbury, thousands of organisations involved in sport, recreation, health, welfare, education, environment, heritage, culture, arts, and emergency services rely on the effort and enthusiasm of volunteers.

• Over 200 not-for-profit voluntary organisations and projects are registered with us and about 300 voluntary positions are available at any one time.  We help potential volunteers to choose a suitable position.

Our vision
Supportive communities where volunteering is understood, recognised and valued.

Definition
Voluntary work is done of one's own free will, unpaid, for the common good  Aroha ki te Takata a Rohe

Our mission
To promote, support, and uphold the integrity of voluntary work with commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi

Values
These values along with our vision, mission, goals and objectives reflect our commitment to sustaining, nurturing and carrying volunteering into the future.

We will openly, willingly and honestly share our unique gifts and skills with others as a way of serving the common good.

We will value and support the contributions individuals, groups and organisations make to our society.

We will strive to creatviely enable volunteering to develop and expand.

The Vision, Definition Mission and Values underpin the following objectives:

• To uphold the rights and responsibilities of volunteers
• To provide and promote information and resources on volunteering
• To encourage the community to understand and value voluntary work as part of a wider definition of work
• To promote cross cultural understanding where the special role of tangata whenua is recognised

Our supporters
Government Support for Volunteering Fund, Christchurch City Council, The Community Trust, NZ Lottery Grants Board, Lion Foundation, Community Organisation Grants Scheme, United Way, JR McKenzie Trust, NZ Charitable Foundation, Original Software Ltd, Blogg Charitable Trust, Telecom Voluntary Welfare Organisation Sponsorship, Community Learning Aotearoa New Zealand, Slipstream Computers.

Our website

The website was designed by an employee volunteer from the Christchurch City Council web team.