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Health & Well-being

WEBThe study finds that volunteering when unemployed can be bad for mental health unless it is combined with generous welfare benefits. Health and Safety Guide – Good governance for directors. Institute of Directors & …

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Volunteering New Zealand

WEBState of Volunteering Regional Report 2023. Volunteering in Aotearoa New Zealand remains strong, yet the volunteering experience can differ across regions. This report provides a finer-grained account of how volunteering practices and challenges differ across regions. Read the report New.

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Health and Safety

WEBCommunity Waikato has developed this guide that provides all the information you and your team will need to create a tailored health and safety plan that is appropriate for your community organisation. It covers your Health and Safety responsibilities and how to manage risks and harm facing your marae/organisation. The practical steps, training

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Best Practice Guidelines

WEBThe guidelines have been designed with small to medium-sized community organisations in mind. However anyone can use them. The seven practice areas apply to all organisations that work with volunteers. Organisations. By organisations to identify areas of strength and areas for development. Volunteer Managers. By volunteer managers, leaders, and

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A Health and Safety TOOLBOX

WEBA Health and Safety Toolbox for Community Organisations and Marae Page | 4 In 2017 Community Waikato and Altus NZ Ltd partnered to produce a Health and Safety Toolbox for community organisations and marae.

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The Health & Safety at work Act

WEBThe Volunteer’s Role. As a volunteer you have a right to be in a safe and healthy workplace. You also have an obligation to take reasonable care for your own health and safety and to make sure you don’t affect the health and safety of others.

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Volunteering Statistics

WEBThe value of formal volunteering is estimated at $4 billion per annum. New Zealanders contribute a total of around 159 million hours of formal volunteer labour each year. 11.8% of people undertake informal volunteering work, contributing a total of 7.8 million hours of volunteer labour per year to these figures.

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Introduction to Volunteering

WEBIntroduction to Volunteering This article is for those thinking about or exploring volunteering. It will cover what volunteering is, what you can do as a volunteer, what you can expect from

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Finding volunteer roles

WEBthe volunteer experience and your rights as a volunteer. Contact your local Volunteer Centre, there are 16 of them around New Zealand. Find your local one today. See the list of other organisations in New Zealand that offer online volunteer recruitment services. Approach organisations directly.

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Volunteering, Self-Perceptions of Aging, and Mental Health in …

WEBPoor physical health limits older adults’ mobility and ability to volunteer, which in turn negatively influence both self-perceptions of aging and mental health among these older adults (Burr et al., 2021). Older adults may engage in other helping behaviors, such as offering help to friends or relatives (Choi et al., 2007).

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