Services

Volunteering Canterbury is an incorporated charitable trust that promotes, supports and upholds the integrity of volunteering.

Do you need a volunteer?

If you are a not-for-profit non-government organisation or project which involves or requires volunteers, you need to be a registered member of Volunteering Canterbury before we can help you by referring volunteers to you.   Contact us to request an organisation registration kit.  We need a postal address to send this to you.  If you are already a member of Volunteering Canterbury and want to list a new Volunteer Position, you can download a Position Registration Form.

Volunteers for special events

If you're planning a major event which requires help from a large number of volunteers please contact us EARLY in your planning process so we can discuss how we can best work together.

Advocacy services

We provide an advocacy service for volunteers and not-for-profit organisations. This includes responding to issues arising in the community which affect volunteers, promotion of debate, and lobbying of decision makers.

Support and training for volunteers and co-ordinators of volunteers

For more information on these services and events, or to obtain a training registration form, please e-mail us.

  • Low cost learning workshops
  • Free personal consultation service, including a mentoring service for Volunteer Co-ordinators and help with accounting problems
  • Volunteer Co-ordinators' Network with free monthly support sessions
  • Supervision for Volunteer Co-ordinators and for Managers of Not-for-profit organisations

 

Volunteer management manuals

We have available copies of "Volunteers - A Guide for Volunteers and their Organisations" by Mary Woods, Hazard Press, 1998, price $25.00 (inc. GST) plus postage and packing.  This is written by a New Zealander (a Cantabrian) and offers relevant, practical information and advice..

Items for sale

  • Pens with "V" logo and "Valued Volunteer" $1.00 (plus postage and packing)

VOLUNTEERING CANTERBURY
Christchurch Community House
Te Whakaruruhau ki Otautahi
141 Hereford Street, Christchurch, New Zealand
Box 13-698, Christchurch 8141
Phone: (03) 366-2442   Fax: (03) 366-0117
E-mail: vc@volcan.org.nz