Inspired by the contribution that volunteers make, Flutterbye has a passion for creating and supporting volunteer programs that are beneficial and rewarding for all
Improving the volunteer experience, boosting engagement, and strengthening community impact
About Flutterbye
Empowering volunteer involving organisations to reach their goals through effective volunteerism
If your organisation involves volunteers, you already know how much rides on getting the program right. Recruitment, retention, safety, engagement: each one shapes the experience volunteers have and the impact they make. Flutterbye helps you get it right.
What started in 2016 as a volunteer management blog grew into a consultancy after readers kept asking the same question. Can you help us actually do this? The answer was yes then. It still is now.
Flutterbye’s name and logo draw inspiration from the humble butterfly. Small acts by individual volunteers add up to immeasurable benefits for the community, an example of the butterfly effect. Likewise, small, deliberate changes to a volunteer program can ripple into something much bigger: stronger retention, safer programs, more engaged volunteers and real outcomes for the community. The butterfly effect, applied to volunteering.
And the name itself; Christine’s two year old daughter couldn’t pronounce butterfly correctly and instead said Flutterbye
Why choose us
What we offer
With over 20 years of experience in volunteer leadership, including seven years in consulting, we help organisations build strong volunteer programs that boost engagement, retention, and impact.
With a philosophy of growing our client’s capability, we provide a tailored approach that is reflective of each organisation’s specific requirements.
Passion
Experience
Flutterbye has the experience in designing and implementing volunteer programs across the public, private and not-for-profit sectors to support your needs
Performance
Flutterbye can help improve organisational performance and volunteer engagement by identifying ways to grow and mature your volunteer program and by aligning it to leading practice
Your volunteering expert
Meet our Director
Hello, I’m Christine Spiers, a Volunteer Engagement Strategist based in Melbourne. For more than 20 years I have designed, led and improved volunteer programs across not-for-profit organisations and local government. Since 2019 I have worked with more than 50 organisations across Australia and New Zealand as an independent consultant.
I hold a rare set of qualifications for this field: Certified in Volunteer Administration (CVA), Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, Certified Practising Change Manager (Prosci), Certificate of Engagement (IAP2) and Certified Better Impact Consultant.
What that means for you: I bring both the evidence base and the lived experience of actually running volunteer programs. You bring the knowledge of your community and your team. Together we build something that holds.
If you’re stuck on a volunteering challenge, planning a review or quietly wondering whether your program is set up the way it should be, get in touch. The first conversation costs nothing and often shifts the thinking before any work begins.
We help you design, deliver and improve how you engage volunteers
