Volunteer to find your superpower and make a difference; the bonus is you’ll feel great too!
We can help you find your perfect volunteer opportunity.
Come to one of our volunteering drop-in sessions at the library! Every Wednesday 10am-1pm, alternating between Stoke and Elma Turner Libraries. Check the library website for upcoming dates: What’s On – Nelson Public Libraries
Chat with our friendly coordinators, explore local volunteering opportunities, and discover the perfect match for your skills and interests.
Some people volunteer for the fun of it, some for a sense of purpose and some to positively impact the community.
Why volunteer? There are many reasons to volunteer!
Here are just a few!
Meet new people, make new friends
Learn new skills
Look after your mental health
Have new experiences
Add to your CV
Have an impact on causes you care about!
Watch this short video for inspiration
Volunteering can help you with the Five Ways to Wellbeing!
Whatever your ‘why’, Volunteer Nelson is here to support your next step in finding your ‘how’ through volunteering!
Start browsing volunteering roles or join one of our programmes below.
While some opportunities are available remotely or online, most require you to be in Nelson Tasman. Organisations are generally not able to support people with visa applications.
Get connected, get active, have impact
Volunteering can be a great step on your pathway to paid employment, meeting people with a shared impact and meeting new people – why not check it out today?
Check out this short video of people talking about their volunteering.
Browse the opportunities on our online volunteer referral site – see link below!
Youth into Governance
Are you interested in learning what it takes to become a community leader? Would you like to join the governing board of a community organisation for a year to learn how everything works, how decisions are made etc? You will have an assigned mentor from the board you are a part of, you will be able to participate in board meeting and there will be four learning forums throughout the year that all participants and mentors can attend