Membership Requirements
We care about our member organisations and our volunteer placements. The policies below are in place to help ensure positive volunteer experiences and strong community outcomes for everyone.
• Volunteer Kāpiti provides volunteer recruitment and support services to organisations that exist primarily to deliver community, social, environmental, cultural, educational or wellbeing outcomes. This includes registered charities, incorporated societies, charitable trusts, kaupapa Māori organisations, community groups, and other for-purpose organisations. Organisations do not need to be registered charities; however, they must be able to clearly demonstrate how their purpose and activities contribute to the community and social sector and benefit the wider public.
• The primary purpose of the organisation must be the direct provision of charitable, community, social, environmental, cultural, educational, health, or wellbeing services, activities, or benefits. Organisations whose primary function is political advocacy, lobbying, campaigning, or promoting a political party or candidate are not eligible for membership.
• Organisations must adopt sound volunteer management practices. These practices include providing role descriptions, health and safety induction, appropriate training, supervision, support and recognition, and reimbursement of agreed out-of-pocket expenses (if applicable).
• Organisations must comply with the Human Rights Act 1993, Privacy Act 2020, Health and Safety at Work Act 2015, and all other relevant legislation, regulations, and statutory requirements applicable to their activities, including any future amendments or replacements.
• It is the responsibility of member organisations to formulate their own insurance and volunteer expense policies. Volunteer Kāpiti does not accept responsibility in this area.
• Volunteer Kāpiti will refer potential volunteers to its member organisations. Member organisations must have their own selection and onboarding processes. We ask that organisations advise both the volunteer and Volunteer Kāpiti of the outcome.
• The decision to appoint a volunteer rests with the member organisation. Volunteer Kāpiti does not accept responsibility for volunteer performance or for the accuracy of information supplied by volunteers.
• Member organisations agree to pay an annual membership fee based on their gross annual income. Membership fees help Volunteer Kāpiti provide volunteer recruitment, support, training, networking, and community sector development services across Ōtaki and the Kāpiti Coast.
• Volunteer Kāpiti reserves the right to decline membership applications, or suspend or remove membership, where an organisation does not meet, or no longer meets, the above requirements.
Not Quite There Yet?
If you do not currently meet all of the above requirements, please get in touch.
Volunteer Kāpiti is committed to supporting organisations that contribute to the community and social sector. We can provide advice, resources, training, and guidance to help strengthen your volunteer programme and support you to work towards meeting our membership requirements.
Please confirm your understanding and acceptance of the above: