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After 17 years of dedicated service to the volunteering sector and local communities, Volunteering Bay of Plenty (Volbop) has passed the baton to SociaLink, acting Chair Berenice Langson said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am pleased to announce that SociaLink, the umbrella organisation for the Western Bay of Plenty social agencies and charities, will be taking over volunteering services for the Bay of Plenty in Volbop\u2019s stead.<\/p>\n
\u201cBoth our organisations believe in the vital importance of volunteering and its contribution to society and our economy and are committed to ensuring that volunteering is supported in the Bay of Plenty,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
The two organisations have successfully negotiated a formal agreement which came into effect on 3 October 2023.<\/p>\n
General Manager of SociaLink, Liz Davies, said she was saddened that as a result of Covid and increasing financial constraints, Volbop was no longer in a position to deliver volunteer services.<\/p>\n
\u201cVolunteers are critical to the running of the majority of not-for-profit organisations, many of which entirely rely on volunteers. When Volbop approached SociaLink we thought it was a good fit with SociaLink\u2019s other services and wanted, if possible, to make sure that volunteering services were not lost to the Western Bay of Plenty.<\/p>\n
Langson also thanked Volbop\u2019s CEO Vanessa Lister for her efforts and dedication to the organisation and the volunteering sector.<\/p>\n
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<\/p>\n\r\n\r\nAfter 17 years of dedicated service to the volunteering sector and local communities, Volunteering Bay of Plenty (Volbop) has passed the baton to SociaLink, acting Chair Berenice Langson said.\r\n\r\n\u201cI am pleased to announce that SociaLink, the umbrella organisation for the Western Bay of Plenty social agencies and charities, will be taking over volunteering services for the Bay of Plenty in Volbop\u2019s stead.\r\n\r\n\u201cBoth our organisations believe in the vital importance of volunteering and its contribution to society and our economy and are committed to ensuring that volunteering is supported in the Bay of Plenty,\u201d she said.\r\n\r\nThe two organisations have successfully negotiated a formal agreement which came into effect on 3 October.\r\n\r\nGeneral Manager of SociaLink Liz Davies said she was saddened that as a result of Covid and increasing financial constraints, Volbop was no longer in a position to deliver volunteer services.\r\n\r\n\u201cVolunteers are critical to the running of the majority of not-for-profit organisations, many of which entirely rely on volunteers. When Volbop approached SociaLink we thought it was a good fit with SociaLink\u2019s other services and wanted, if possible, to make sure that volunteering services were not lost to the Western Bay of Plenty.\r\n\r\nLangson also thanked Volbop\u2019s CEO Vanessa Lister for her efforts and dedication to the organisation and the volunteering sector.\r\n\r\nVolbop can still be contacted at admin@volbop.org.nz, or 07 571 3714.\r\n\r\n ","_et_gb_content_width":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"resource_type":[],"class_list":["post-58042","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-other"],"aioseo_notices":[],"yoast_head":"\n