Doing Something about It! Volunteering New Zealand Responds to the Call to Increase Recognition for Managers of Volunteers

It was one of those moments in time that starts a movement – a movement to increase the recognition and support given to Managers of Volunteers. In this feature article, author Claire Teal of Volunteering New Zealand explains how the movement got started at a 2009 National Volunteering conference, what has happened over the past two and a half years, and why she is excited about what she calls a “work in progress.” Teal explains that “VNZ is on target to launch both the competencies and best practice guidelines before the close of 2012,” two exciting accomplishments that will certainly be important to Managers of Volunteers world-wide.