Managers Matter: Who Manages New Zealand's Volunteers?

Abstract

In partnership with Volunteering New Zealand, Victoria University of Wellington undertook a nationwide survey of volunteer managers between December 2009 and February 2010. The research was funded by a Tindall Foundation grant.

The online survey was open to anyone involved in the management of volunteers. Over 800 individuals participated from a diverse range of sectors and positions across New Zealand.

To benchmark the New Zealand volunteer management profession, selected findings are compared to similar overseas studies, from Canada (Zarinpoush et al., 2004), the UK (Machin and Ellis Paine, 2008), and globally (People First - Total Solutions, 2008).