A new partnership formed whereby both participants gain valuable experience and growth.
Megan Buckley from the NZ Nurses Association.
I was offered the opportunity to work with the National Collective of Independent Women’s Refuges (NCIWR) Chief Executive during my Social Enterprise (SE) placement.
Our role was to learn about how the SE worked, its structure and people, what the complexities and achievements were and what the next steps were for the organisation. Read more
General Manager Trevor Easton of OUTLine became part of the MALP programme with Colin Tuaa of BEST Pacific Institute of Education.
Colin Tuaa of BEST Pacific Institute of Education.
My social placement experience with Trevor Easton was very enlightening. My approach to this piece of work was really to listen and understand what Outline NZ stands for. Trevor was such a pleasure to work with and we quickly developed a trusting relationship.
We both agreed that we were not sure how we were going to help each other apart from Trevor providing some sort of support for a Masters student.
I think we both let the relationship naturally evolve and with each meeting Trevor shared more about the challenges he faces in serving our LGBTI community. Read more
What roles do brokers perform in employee volunteering partnerships? How do brokers make a difference to employee volunteering?
Dr Louise Lee of Massey University College of Business reports that “ Employee volunteering is increasingly recognised as a key dimension of a successful corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategy for many firms. While business support for employee volunteering is not new, employee volunteering as a distinct concept has only garnered public attention in the last 30 years. Read more
Dr Louise Lee reports on a global study which was completed on trends in corporate volunteering with the support of IAVE International Association for Volunteer Effort.
I think this publication has much that could be of use to BACS business and community members – it’s comprehensive, contains material applicable to the NZ context and is user friendly, providing reflective opportunities for readers with things like ‘think about it” and “move to action” boxes. I also really like the way it provides a critical focus that addresses some of the key challenges with corporate volunteering.
The key publication of the research is a book “The Big Tent” ( 273 pages). The book is divided into 6 sections:
1. Laying the foundation
2. Stating the case
3. Preparing to act
4. Implementing for impact
5. Measurement and Evaluation
6. Reflecting and Projecting
Dr. Louise Lee Senior lecturer of Massey University, School of Business
Welcome to Dr Louise Lee, senior lecturer of Massey University, College of Business
Dr Louise Lee
“I am a lecturer in the School of Management on the Wellington Campus. I currently teach papers in business ethics, business and society issues and organisations and management. I have a strong commitment to engage with and actively contribute to the wider community through my research and teaching activities. I am currently a Trustee of Volunteer Wellington and a member of the Cancer Society of New Zealand Volunteer, Support and Information National Advisory Committee.”
Research Profile
“In the broadest sense my research focuses on issues of business ethics, corporate social responsibility (CSR) and social entrepreneurship. In particular I am interested in the processes, outcomes and sociological aspects of business social initiatives such as employer-supported volunteering and business non-profit collaboration. Current areas of research include corporate-sponsored volunteer programmes; employee-related corporate social responsibility practices; CSR in SMEs; case studies on social entrepreneurship in NZ.”