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The NZ Federation of Voluntary Welfare Organisations is an active network of social service organisations. It has been active over four decades and has a membership base of more than 130 organisations.

The Federation's mission is to inform, inspire and advocate for a thriving voluntary welfare sector in Aotearoa New Zealand. Two of our key publications are:

(Published four times a year; with a circulation well in excess of 3000).

(Published ten times a year).

We provide a unique opportunity to be involved with strengthening community services and increasing the influence and power of the sector.

More about our work

Contact details:

Phone: 04 385 0981

Level 4, 175 Victoria St

PO Box 9517, Wellington

Executive Director

ed@nzfvwo.org.nz

Membership

marketing@nzfvwo.org.nz

Communications

comms@nzfvwo.org.nz

NZFVWO e-alert... a watching list of sector activity

A rolling 'snapshot' - updated regularly - send information to comms@nzfvwo.org.nz

General e-alert...
July 2008	Keeping it Legal E Ai Ki Te Ture is an online resource has been developed in response to a continuing need for all organisations, groups, trusts and societies to have simple, accurate information about their legal obligations. We're keen to improve it. Please take our quick survey and tell us what you think.
April-May 2008	Computers and information technology play a key role in many ways in current society, and at NZFVWO we are involved in several discussions and projects about particular issues for community and voluntary organisations. We conducted a survey of members during April-May and received over 100 responses. Click here to read the survey results online
April 2008	Are you getting enough Workplace Wellbeing? Do your employment relationships build on the principles of good faith? Download an interview on Collaborative Voices and hear from Conor Twyford - Resource Officer for the Workplace Wellbeing Project. An exciting collaborative project which includes NZFVWO as one of the major project partners. You can contact Conor on ere.project@gmail.com or mob 021 213 255 or go to http://www.accessradio.org.nz/collaborative_voices.html.
April 2008	Issue 22 of New Dialogue is now available. Click on the link (below left) to access the electronic version or to download a PDF of the print version.

The VAVA project : Counting for More download

The Federation's VAVA project was initiated in 2002 to provide economically valid measures of the work of voluntary organisations - specifically in terms of inputs, outputs and outcomes.

Since the first VAVA report, Counting for Something (2004), which involved participation by 10 national voluntary agencies, the size and diversity of our sector has become more visible through other projects such as the Study of the New Zealand non-profit sector.

Publications such as Statistics New Zealand’s Non-Profit Institutions Satellite Account (2007) have reinforced that the benefits added by our sector, through inputs such as the contribution of volunteers, are well above the amount that is funded by the taxpayer. Counting for More is focused on a pilot study of outputs and outcomes and is a major milestone for the VAVA Project.

As with the first stage of VAVA, Counting for More is a recognition that annual accounts alone do not adequately reflect the full value that community and voluntary agencies add to social well-being and the economy of Aotearoa New Zealand.

To download the Counting for More
Report Summary (pdf) click on the image above.
A copy of the Full Report will be available to be ordered or downloaded from our Publications page.

Valued added by NZFVWO

Useful resources & references

NEW DIALOGUE

Issue 22 - Valuing the sector

Issue 21 - Ageing in Aotearoa New Zealand

Issue 20 - Local Government

Issue 19 - Focus on Youth Issues

Website for the Not for Profit sector launched by the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants - www.nzica.com/nfp

NZFVWO Political Policies poll: summary of results

DIA-Waitakere City Council publications on partnering agreements