2010 National Information and Innovation Centre for the volunteering and self-help network in...

2010

National Information and Innovation Centre for the volunteering and self-help network in Finland

© Kansalaisareena 2010

Objectives:•To promote an environment that enables active citizenship and voluntary activity in the Finnish society •To promote positive recognition of volunteering in society•To develop expertise on volunteering and active citizenship in society•To promote volunteering through network building•To promote and to enhance international cooperation of Finnish voluntary network•To promote participation, joint action and networking

Methods: •Local and national events for networking and joint action•Training, consultative services, support and guidance•www.kansalaisareena.fi –website•Gathering, disseminating and publishing information•Advocacy•Development projects and cooperation with stakeholders

Service, development and information centre: Citizen Forum in Finland

http://www.kansalaisareena.fi/

We work together with

• Ngo’s and voluntary associations • Coordinators of voluntary activities• Volunteering individuals and citizens• Peer support groups and their mentors• Local volunteer centres• Community centres• Projects• Researchers, universities and other educational institutions • Civil servants, ministries and municipalities• Volunteer support group at the Finnish Parliament • CEV (European Volunteer Centre)• Voluntary work organizations and networks abroad• Funders• Media


Interfaces in Volunteering

Functional: Social, health, youth, culture, sports, residential, …

Economical: public, private, 3rd sector

Geographical: Southern, Western, Eastern, Central Northern Finland, Europe, …

Age group: Children, Youth, Working ages, Retired, Old People

Language: Finnish, Swedish speaking, other languages, …

Gender: Men, women

”Ideological”: Conservatives, liberals, …

National: Finns, other Europeans

Size: Large, small

Reach: Local, country-wide


Project Plan for building a cross-sectoral Innovation Network for Volunteering Building networks and supporting partnerships

Innovations and best practises Communication, influencing, interfaces

A delegation for civil society politics (KANE)Consultative council of NGOs & civil servant (2007-2011)

Planning

Taxation

Role of NGOs

Preconditions for NGO activities

Cooperation

Interaction & change of information

Interfaces

Rules of the Game

€

Organizations on the field

Community involvement


Building an Innovation Network for Volunteering Project Plan 2011-2014

In an open, cross-sectoral network, creating and spreading of innovations and best practises for volunteering and community activities which increase and strengthen involvement and community engagement

1)Building networks and cross-sectoral cooperation

2)Creating innovations and spreading best practises

1) Quality

2) Training and cooperation with schools

3) Recruiting

4) Cross-sectoral partnerships

5) Management and policies of volunteering

3)Communication, influence, interfaces



Strategic Partnership based on Multiple Expertise

Local

National

Common procedures increasing involvement and volunteering

III-sector Corporate Public

Development

Engaging, learning network + buzz


Number of volunteers 1,5 milllion = 36 %

Average 13h/month/person, median 8h/kk

Miminum wage 8€/h = 17.200 €/y

Financial value of voluntary work:

146.393 man years x 17.200€ = 2.517.962.727 € = 2,5 B€

(Finnigh Government Budget 52B € => 4.8 %)

Volunteering 2010

Financial Value of Voluntary Work 2,5 billion euros Preliminary figures from an unpublished study (KA ja TT 2010)

In four weeks

21.471.000 h

In a year (x12) 257.652.000 h

As 8 hour working days 32.206.500 days

In man years (220days/y)

146.393


Volunteering 2010

Voluntary hours and number of volunteers by sector Preliminary figures from an unpublished study (KA ja TT 2010)


Volunteering 2010

The most popular forms of Volunteering Preliminary figures from an unpublished study (KA ja TT 2010)

%44 Helping31 Neighbourly help20 Counceling18 Administration18 Working via Internet16 Cleaning15 Friendship14 Event organising and working as official 14 Development work13 Performing, arts 13 Education and training12 Communication, publication12 Cooking11 Tutoring a group 11 Gardening10 Fund Raising10 Transportation, logistics 10 Support

9 Advocacy, lobbying9 Management 8 Office duties 7 Coaching7 Project work7 Peer groups6 Help Line6 IT 6 Building and renovation6 Financial management4 Networking4 Sales4 Other4 Marketing 2 Restorative Justice2 Research 2 Recruiting1 Hosting an exhange student1 Cannot say 0 Face-to-face, street marketing


Volunteering in Finland 2010

Opinion poll on Volunteering 1 Preliminary figures from an unpublished study (KA ja TT 2010)

Fully or partly agree

Fully or partly disagree

Vol Non-vol Vol Non-vol

Volunteer training should be more extensive than today

74 % 72 % 5 % 6 %

Coaching and supporting volunteers should be better taken care of

78 % 71 % 3 % 4 %







A local Information and Service Centre for volunteering would be useful for me

39 % 29 % 30% 34%

I am willing to take part in planning the future of volunteering if such planning is arranged at a convenient time

45 % 31 % 33 % 43 %







If my employer/school would let me try volunteering I would do it

50 % 43 % 23 % 30 %

A comprehensive Internet-based search tool for finding suitable voluntary work would be necessary for me

37 % 31 % 38 % 41 %

Coaching, supporting, informing professionals

Training

Information

Recruiting

Coaching, supporting, informing volunteers

Cross-sectoral cooperations

Research

Premises

Personnel

Local, cross-sectoral volunteering networks

Visions

Influencing Functions of Volunteer Centres in

Finland(Year 2010)


Helsinki

Espoo (2009) EJY ry: Järjestöyhteistyöhanke RAY 150t€ + Espoon kaupunki 37t€ => 3-4 hlöä VET-hanke RAY 80t€ + Espoon kaupunki 35t€ + Srk-yhtymä 10t€ => 2 hlöä (RAY yht. 370t€), työllistämishanke, asunnottomuushanke, työllistettyjä, … Uusi RAY-hanke 2010 (sektorirajat yli)

Jyväskylä (2009): Jyväskylän kaupunki 100t€ (v. 2010 = 70t€) => 1 hlö SPR: 3t€ K-S:n Sosiaaliturvayhdistys: RAY-hanke 90t€ = 1½ hlöä

Kainuu: (2009) Kajaanin kansanterveys-, potilas ja vammaisjärjestöt KAPOVA ry (26rytä) RAY-hanke 70t€, (2010/100t€, 2011/120t€)

Turku/verkosto

Oulu (2009): Setlementti: RAY-hanke 105t€ => 2 hlöä Oulun kaupunki 27t€ => ½ + 0,3 hlöä Verkoston yhteistyöresurssit vahvat

Kemi/Tornio:

Tampere/verkosto

Funding of Local Volunteer

Centres in Finland (Year 2009)


• Enlarge the national volunteering development network to all areas in Finland• Raise interesting volunteering themes for common discussion and enable thematic

development and cooperation• Establish volunteering to syllabus of schools and learning institutions • Enable the establishment of national wide Internet-based search tool for finding

suitable voluntary work • Develop models and establish guidance for NGO’s and public and private

organizations about employer supported volunteering• Enable the training of volunteering coordinators and professionals to establish in

Finnish learning system and institutions• Develop quality standards and certification system for regional volunteer centres in

Finland • Research the significance of volunteering infrastructure in the society• Enable establishment of volunteering infrastructure and new ways of cross-sectoral

networking both on local and on national level• Activate network to cooperate internationally

Future challenges


Contact Information

Kansalaisareena ry [email protected]

Kumpulantie 1 A, 6. krs www.kansalaisareena.fi

00530 Helsinki

Executive director Volunteer

Anitta Raitanen Tuula Angervuo

+358 50 442 0429 [email protected]

Planning Officer

Jatta Vikström

+358 50 590 3322

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