Governance Bites
2019-02-07 17:15 - 19:00, 2019-03-07 17:15 - 19:00, 2019-04-04 17:15 - 19:00, 2019-05-02 17:15 - 19:00 UTC | Trafalgar Pavilion, Trafalgar Park, off Hathaway Tce, Nelson, New Zealand
Series of free bite sized topics around
not-for-profit Governance

Facilitator Garth Nowland-Foreman (Director, LEAD) will guide you through the topics. Garth has a wealth of experience in the sector, from staring his own organisation right through to leading a government policy unit, as well as 20 years teaching experience.
To sign up for this workshop, please complete the Workshop Registration form at https://www.volunteernelson.org.nz/workshop-registration/ or call Holly or Jane at Volunteer Nelson on 03 546 7681 for more information.
Workshops in this series will be held on the first Thursday evening of the month. They will cover topics such as the relationship between Governance and Management, Strategic Planning, recruitment, succession planning and removing. If you would like to be kept informed of the content of future sessions e-mail holly@volunteernelson.org.nz

Nelson Community and Whanau 2019
2019-02-13 12:00 - 13:30, 2019-04-10 12:00 - 13:30, 2019-05-08 12:00 - 13:30, 2019-06-12 12:00 - 13:30, 2019-07-17 12:00 - 13:30, 2019-08-14 12:00 - 13:30, 2019-09-11 12:00 - 13:30, 2019-10-09 12:00 - 13:30 (Pacific/Auckland) and 2 more dates | Trafalgar Park Pavilion, The Wood & Trafalgar Street, Nelson, 7010, New Zealand
Come along and enjoy listening to a couple of selected speakers at the Nelson Community & Whanau meeting. It is a great way to network when in the presence of like minded people. The meeting starts at 12 noon and runs until 1.30pm, around 30-40 people attend each month. All welcome.

Richmond Waimea Community Whanau Meeting
2019-02-19 12:00 - 13:00, 2019-05-21 12:00 - 13:00, 2019-08-20 12:00 - 13:00, 2019-11-19 12:00 - 13:00 (Pacific/Auckland) | Meeting Room 2 Richmond Town Hall, 9 Cambridge St, Richmond, 7020, New Zealand
Anyone with an interest in what’s happening in the community sector in Richmond and Waimea is welcome to come along to this informal gathering. It’s a great opportunity to network, share information and find out what’s going on in the area. Tea & coffee available, everyone welcome to take their lunch along.

Combined Nelson Tasman Community & Whanau Meeting
2019-03-06 09:30 - 14:00 (Pacific/Auckland) | Trafalgar Pavilion, Trafalgar Park, off Hathaway Tce, Nelson, New Zealand
Combined C&W 2019 Flyer v1

Your opportunity to meet and discuss issues and projects in our community sector.

Speakers:

Opening address – Cllr. Brian McGurk
Report back on Strengthening Community Governance – Matt Walters
Update from Nelson Tasman Funders Forum
Age Connects – an Age Concern project – Caroline Budge
Panel discussion with MINDZ – on Mental Health and Wellbeing in the Workplace with Susan Booth and others
Keynote speech from the Honourable Peeni Henare
Please rsvp to admin@volunteernelson.org.nz 03 546 7681 – please indicate any special dietary requirements before 25th February

Governance Bites - Moving On: Non-profit Board Succession Planning, Founder Syndrome & Exiting Board Members
2019-03-07 17:15 - 19:00 (Pacific/Auckland) | NMIT, Room S106, NMIT, 322 Hardy Street, Nelson, New Zealand
Yeah, this is the tough stuff. After all these board members are ‘just volunteers’. How do you tackle these difficult questions in a practical way, that might still allow you to act with some grace – especially in small to medium-sized non-profits without specialist staff support to call on?
The session will be led by Garth Nowland-Foreman, an experienced trainer and facilitator, and non-profit governance expert. Garth is a director of the LEAD Centre for Not for Profit Governance and Leadership www.lead.org.nz.
For more information contact admin@volunteernelson.org.nz or call Jane or Holly on 03 546 7681.
Register here

Governance Bites - Valuing and Evaluating the Board
2019-04-04 17:15 - 19:00 (Pacific/Auckland) | NMIT, Room S106, NMIT, 322 Hardy Street, Nelson, New Zealand
How do you set up a culture of self awareness and continuous improvement on the board? What are some realistic and affordable tips for putting this into practice? How do you decide what questions to ask? How do you put to use what you find out?
The session will be led by Garth Nowland-Foreman, an experienced trainer and facilitator, and non-profit governance expert. Garth is a director of the LEAD Centre for Not for Profit Governance and Leadership www.lead.org.nz.
Free workshop for community based boards and committees – for more information visit our Governance webpage
To register for this free workshop funded by the Rata Foundation, please complete the registration form here or for more information call 03 546 7681 or email admin@volunteernelson.org.nz

Governance Bites - Setting Strategy: The Board's Role
2019-05-02 17:15 - 19:00 (Pacific/Auckland) | NMIT, Room S106, NMIT, 322 Hardy Street, Nelson, New Zealand
Strategic direction setting is the role of the board, but how do you make it the board’s strategy, and not just them signing off what staff or others have come up with? Where does strategy come from, and what’s it got to do with our Vision, Mission and Theory of Change?
The session will be led by Garth Nowland-Foreman, an experienced trainer and facilitator, and non-profit governance expert. Garth is a director of the LEAD Centre for Not for Profit Governance and Leadership www.lead.org.nz.
To register for this free workshop funded by the Rata Foundation, please complete the registration form here or for more information call 03 546 7681 or email admin@volunteernelson.org.nz

Community Funders Roadshow
2019-05-24 10:00 - 12:30 (Pacific/Auckland)
Come along and hear how your community organisation can apply for local funding.

Governance Bites - The Secret of Better Board Meetings
2019-06-06 17:15 - 19:00 (Pacific/Auckland) | NMIT, Room S106, NMIT, 322 Hardy Street, Nelson, New Zealand
Wasting hours, while taking minutes? How do you set yourself up for better board meetings? Two-thirds of a meeting’s success is determined before it starts. Preparation is crucial. As is being aware and actively using the particular processes that make good group decision-making.
The session will be led by Garth Nowland-Foreman, an experienced trainer and facilitator, and non-profit governance expert. Garth is a director of the LEAD Centre for Not for Profit Governance and Leadership www.lead.org.nz.
To register for this free workshop funded by the Rata Foundation, please complete the registration form here or for more information call 03 546 7681 or email admin@volunteernelson.org.nz

Governance Bites - The Role of the Chair & Getting People to Participate
2019-07-04 05:15 - 19:00 (Pacific/Auckland) | NMIT, Room S106, NMIT, 322 Hardy Street, Nelson, New Zealand
Participation is the purpose. Otherwise you may as well send an email. But how do you actually engage people? You’ll find out handy tips to generate ideas, get things done while you have fun, and make practical use of consensus decision-making (while avoiding ‘group think’).
The session will be led by Garth Nowland-Foreman, an experienced trainer and facilitator, and non-profit governance expert. Garth is a director of the LEAD Centre for Not for Profit Governance and Leadership www.lead.org.nz.
To register for this free workshop funded by the Rata Foundation, please complete the registration form here or for more information call 03 546 7681 or email admin@volunteernelson.org.nz

Facilitating Community-led Change Workshop
2019-07-23 09:00 - 16:00 (Pacific/Auckland)
An Inspiring Communities / Volunteer Nelson collaboration, facilitated by Cissy Rock.
With an emphasis on engaging all parts of the community and bringing together diverse people, voices, groups and sectors, community-led development can be challenging. Having the skills, confidence and tactics to convene creative and constructive big picture conversations is essential.

This workshop will focus on useful approaches, processes and ideas for bringing and keeping groups and teams together, having conversations that really matter – and having FUN.

This workshop will help you:

Create cohesive groups
Polish your role as a facilitator
Explore approaches that build common agendas
Gather a variety of participation techniques for your tool kit
Deal with difficult behaviours and conflict

When: July 23 2019, 9am – 4pm
Where:Tahunanui Community Centre, 55/61 Muritai St, Tahunanui, Nelson
Cost: $69 incl GST for community organisations, $195 incl GST for central/local government, private sector & funders
Lunch will be provided.

To register visit https://www.volunteernelson.org.nz/workshop-registration/ or call 03 546 7681.

About the Speaker: Cissy has over 15 years’ experience working with communities and local government. She is a passionate agent for change and is committed to working with people to find ways for them to be visible and have a voice. Cissy’s strengths lie in professional community development supervision, coaching, facilitation and giving a variety of workshops covering facilitation, ideas into action, how to run great meetings, strategic planning and visioning.

About Inspiring Communities: Inspiring Communities grows and supports locally-led change because it achieves sustainable, effective outcomes. We are the reference point for community-led development in New Zealand, building on international and local practice-based evidence to grow and share what works  Inspiring Communities operates across many sectors at multiple levels. Our vision is for all communities to flourish.

Surviving Volunteer Management: The good, the bad and the ugly
2019-10-18 09:00 - 14:00 (Pacific/Auckland) | Tahunanui Community Centre, 55/61 Muritai St, Tahunanui, 7011, Nelson, 7011, New Zealand
Workshop with Andy Fryar, Friday 18 October 2019, 9am- 2pm
Tahunanui Community Centre / $20 + GST / Drinks and morning tea provided, please bring your own packed lunch.
Following on from his highly popular ‘Good Grief’ workshop at last year’s Pivot conference, Andy Fryar will share his thoughts on how Volunteer Managers can best deal with those parts of volunteer leadership that are most difficult to deal with and not often spoken about – death, dying and bad news in general. In addition, he will explore how we can best leverage those times our volunteers share good news stories and how Volunteer Managers can not only survive the complexities of the job – but positively flourish!
To register, complete our online form. For any queries, please call 03 546 7681.

Engaging the Older Volunteer
2019-10-24 09:30 - 12:00 (Pacific/Auckland) | Elma Turner Library Activities Room, 27 Halifax St East, Nelson, 27 Halifax St East, Nelson, Nelson, 7010, New Zealand
Join Age Concern and Volunteer Nelson to learn how to attract and retain the older volunteer and take away practical ideas to adapt to your own organisational needs.

The shocking fact is that volunteering hours have fallen by 42% **
By 2031, 26% of the population will be over 65.
This means that as community organisations we will need to actively engage the older volunteer, who has heaps of experience and knowledge, in order to survive

** as indicated by census
Come along and join an inspirational morning jam-packed with information and ideas that includes an informal “Ask the Expert” session and a tool-kit of practical information that will help you recruit and retain volunteers 55+

Date: Thursday 24 October 2019, 09.30-12 noon (including morning tea)
Venue: Elma Turner, Library (Activities Room), 27 Halifax St E, Nelson
Facilitator: Ruth Collingham

To register, complete our online form. For any queries, please call 03 546 7681

Community and Whanau meeting
2020-02-12 12:00 - 13:30 (Pacific/Auckland) | Trafalgar Park Pavilion, The Wood & Trafalgar Street, Nelson, 7010, New Zealand
Come along and enjoy listening to a couple of selected speakers at the Nelson Community & Whanau meeting. It is a great way to network when in the presence of like minded people. The meeting starts at 12 noon and runs until 1.30pm, around 30-40 people attend each month. All welcome.
(Please be aware there will be limited parking, due to contractors on site, so please come early as you may need to park outside the venue)

Combined Community & Whanau network meeting
2020-03-05 09:00 - 14:30 (Pacific/Auckland) | St Thomas Church Motueka, 101 High Street, Motueka, Nelson, 7120, New Zealand
Motueka is looking forward to welcoming all community workers to the Combined Districts Community & Whanau Meeting. This is a day to connect with workers from Golden Bay, Motueka, Richmond and Nelson and hear from local guest speakers. Morning tea and lunch are included as well as ample time to network and gather informally. Please advise Rae if you have specific dietary requirements for morning tea and lunch, and of your attendance so we can make it a joy filled inspirational occasion. Emails to Rae at motuekach@xtra.co.nz or please ring 03 528 0404 or 021 123 2026.
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