Volunteering

Why Volunteer?

  • To gain new skills
  • To meet new and interesting people
  • To add work experience for your CV
  • To develop self confidence
  • To increase your network of contacts
  • To try out something new
  • To give to the community
  • To become involved
  • To help people
  • To do something worthwhile
  • Put your study into practice

 

Organisations who have attended the Unitec Volunteering Day in the past

Volunteering Auckland                                 – www.volunteeringauckland.org.nz

Recruitment and Referral organisation for the Not for Profit sector with a wide range of voluntary roles available from over 200 community organisations across Auckland.

NZ Breast Cancer Foundation                      – www.nzbcf.org.nz

Fundraising events to raise awareness (Pink Ribbon Street Appeal, Pink Star Walk),
event planning, coordination, social media, administration support.

Conservation Volunteers                              – www.conservationvolunteers.co.nz

Projects in the NZ outdoors including wildlife monitoring, habitat conservation, tree planting, track construction and maintenance.

Lonely Miaow Association                            – www.lonelymiaow.co.nz

Fostering cats, rescue, rehabilitation, events (annual book fair), writing, PR,
graphic design, fundraising, administration.

MOTAT                                                           – www.motat.org.nz

Engineering, maintenance of museum artefacts, conducting tours, conservation, restoration, customer service, exhibition hosting, research.

Special Olympics                                            – www.specialolympics.org.nz

Opportunities, to enhance the lives of people who have an intellectual impairment,
through coaching in a range of sports, team management, IT, and club administration.
You will be inspired!

Youthline                                                        – www.youthline.co.nz

Train to become a Youthline Volunteer Helpline Counsellor, face to face counselling available as well as many programmes for youth development, with ongoing training for volunteers. Help out at events.

 

A few other great organisations that take on volunteers: