7th International SAMARITAN Forum   Berlin, August 22, 2013 AVEC – Active 

Volunteering for a European Civil Society1

7th International SAMARITANForum

Moderators LAURA BULMANE MICHAEL SCHNATZ

QUALITY IN VOLUNTEERING

   7th International SAMARITAN Forum   Berlin, August 22, 2013 AVEC – Active 

Volunteering for a European Civil Society2

•COMMON CHALLEGES

•RECOMMENDATIONS

QUALITY IN VOLUNTEERING

WORK group I

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VOLUNTEER WORK is  a partnership    WIDE RANGE OF INTERPRETATIONS      not healthy

•VOLUNTEER ...........

•SATISFACTION ......Interesting roles

      

Business/ personal Benefit .....

the SOCIETY 

 DUTY

•JOB ...... a  SERVICE  

•FINANCING .... PAYMENT

COMPENSATION

FORCED obliged   

misinterpreations

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100 million people can not be wrong !

WHY ? VOLUNTEERING

reasons and motivation…So does the concept varies across EU

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several reasons and motivation in the EU

So does the concept varies across EUNeed different approaches

BY age groups  

   motivation

By Areas of activities or interests

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NEED  satisfied 

beneficiaries

 

bottom line PARTNERSHIP IS IMPORTANT good volunteers & happy clients

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NEED TO GROW HEALTHY, WELL FUNCTIONING, QUALITY INFRASTRUCTURE

WHAT do we need to do

with                                  MotivatedWell trained

Content volunteersWell fundedprogramm

   

 

 

 

 

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HOW can we do it

So does the concept varies across EU

•UNDERSTAND concept, differes across EU•EXCHANGE of experiences and share knowledge•IMPLEMENT High standards•CREATE innovative ways of attracting and retaining volunteers•NEED support mechanisms

Excelence in our work and assignaments

IMPACT and PROMOTION

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NEW recommendations and ideas

              Which is your contribution?             What can and will you do?

 lets   go and do it 

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LET s   DO IT TOGETHER

*** statistics from http://ec.europa.eu/citizenship/pdf/doc1018_en.pdf

reasons and motivation…So does the concept varies across EU

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So does the concept varies across EU

Plan of action

1. What are the problems,obstacles affecting /influencing the volunteer work or, involvement of volunteers, in your country

2. What has proven positive in your work?( Good practies)

3. List -Recommendation ,suggestions, pledges WHAT CAN OR SHOULD BE DONE to improve the volunteer work across the EU