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European Commission The European Year of Volunteering 2011 – progress so far John Macdonald Head of EYV 2011 Task Force European Commission DG COMM – C.2
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European Commission “The European Year of Voluntary Activities Promoting Active Citizenship (2011)” Council Decision of 27 November 2009 2
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European Commission Key facts 3
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European Commission 94 million people 23% of Europeans > 15 years old 4
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European Commission Key challenges in the EU Lack of data on volunteering Lack of national volunteering strategies Lack of a clear legal framework Increasing professionalisation & skills mismatch Lack of recognition of skills and competences Problem with finding sustainable funding
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European Commission What did we set out to do?
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European Commission Objective 1: Create an enabling environment for volunteering BeforeAfter Lower obstacles to volunteering
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European Commission Objective 2: Empower volunteer organisations
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European Commission Objective 3: Recognise volunteering activities
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European Commission Objective 4: Raise awareness about value & importance of volunteering
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European Commission Commission’s Budget for the Year € 3 million for Preparatory Actions in 2010 € 8 million for the Year itself + other sources…
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European Commission So, the stage was set!
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European Commission We needed to build up momentum for change… …but how?
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European Commission Our advantage: there are many, many interested parties! 14
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European Commission EYV 2011 The Commission The National Coordination Bodies The “EYV 2011Alliance”
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European Commission The National Coordination Bodies The ‘voice’ of the Member State authorities Were asked to develop a national action plan Useful focus on volunteering Responsible for EYV activities at national level Led to lots of conferences and events across EU
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European Commission The EYV2011 Alliance 39 EU-wide volunteering networks such as the European Red Cross, Caritas, European Youth Forum, etc. The ‘voice’ of volunteering Set up six working groups: they report on their work in December
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European Commission European Parliament Council of Europe Committee of the Regions European Economic & Social Committee United Nations Non-EU Countries Non-Alliance volunteering organizations etc… EYV 2011 The Commission The National Coordination Bodies The “EYV 2011Alliance”
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European Commission The importance of ‘Subsidiarity’ The decision-making power in most policies that affect volunteering lies with the relevant Member State authorities
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European Commission How do we keep the momentum going?
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European Commission EU-level thematic conferences Four conferences Bring together government, business and civil society Aim: stimulate policy-making legacy for the European Year
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European Commission Multilingual website www.europa.eu/volunteering Includes non-EU activities Human interest stories, official documents, news, downloadable resources Lively: 6 new items per day One-stop-shop for EYV agenda Complements the EYV2011 Alliance’s website (www.eyv2011.eu)
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European Commission EYV ‘Tour’ and Relay Showcase for volunteering in each country Comes to the capital cities Stays for about a week Provides media moments Volunteer ‘Relay Reporters’ cover the Tour A/V and written reports uploaded to our website ‘Best of’ compilation to be made into a TV documentary about the Year
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European Commission Flagship projects EUR 2 million available For innovative projects that bring together minimum of 4 partners from volunteering organisations and public sector 35 projects chosen Results will be known in 2012
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European Commission Major political milestones at the EU level Commission Communication on EU Policies and Volunteering (20 September 2011) Council Conclusions on ‘the role of voluntary activities in social policy’ (3 October 2011)
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European Commission International milestones United Nations Volunteers acclamation of ‘Declaration on Volunteering for a sustainable future’ (17 September 2011) Council of Europe Committee of Ministers adopted their reply to the Recommendation of CoE Parliamentary Assembly on volunteering (15 September 2011)
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European Commission International milestones (cont’d) ILO publishes the ‘Manual on the Measurement of Volunteering’ Developed by Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Civil Society Studies Supported by UNV
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European Commission Thematically-linked European Years help keep the ball rolling! 2010: EY against Poverty and Social Exclusion 2011: EY of Volunteering 2012: EY of Active Ageing & Inter- generational solidarity 2013: EY of the Citizen (to be confirmed) Volunteers are important in all these areas!
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European Commission More information Your country’s National Coordination Body Our official website at www.europa.eu/volunteering www.europa.eu/volunteering The EYV 2011 Alliance website at www.eyv2011.eu www.eyv2011.eu
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Volunteer! Make a difference
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