Bay of Plenty Volunteer Network

Enable a volunteer hub in your OSVector workspace. Choose a short slug (e.g. /join/yourorg). Set your public name, home rohe and whether to list on the Bay of Plenty regional feed.

Match how you actually work:

• Year-round project — build a roster with access notes (e.g. enrolled volunteers only). Schedule linked volunteer days; roster members get notify messages and respond yes or no.
• Volunteer day — open sign-up for a specific date with capacity, venue and what to bring.

Listings synced from SEEK Volunteer BoP appear for platform admins first, then your workspace can claim roles that belong to you. Claiming creates a native project or day on your hub — volunteers sign up here instead of only on a third-party board.

Crew check-in link for today's roster, walk-in volunteers, push notifications to subscribers, and copy-ready SMS text for roster days. This is coordination infrastructure — not a full HR system — designed for community organisations.

Volunteer centres offer training, governance volunteering pathways and brokerage. Use this network when you want direct sign-up and repeatable roster workflows under your brand. Te Puke Digital can help charities enable a hub.

What does it cost?

Delivered as part of OSVector workspace infrastructure for participating VGCT and Te Puke Digital programmes. Contact Te Puke Digital for client hosting.

Can we hide from the regional feed?

Yes — toggle list in regional hub per project or in hub settings.

Do volunteers need OSVector logins?

No. Only coordinators use workspace admin.

Can we suspend a spam hub?

Platform admins can suspend abusive hubs from the registry.