Volunteering in Poland.Acknowledgements and PR
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Acknowledgements
Definition
Volunteering:
Activity bringing benefits to more than justone’s friends and family, offered of one’sown will, consciously and free of charge
The History
•Willing of the freedom, independent •Tradition of charity and philantrophy•Turning against the politic system
Today
•Explosion of non profit sector (45 000 organisations)
•Increasing of the volunteering and pro bono
work
First Volunteer Centre in Poland created in 1993
Mission: to promote public participation and develop models to further the process of satisfying human needs through volunteering
The Volunteer Centre Network
Słupsk Gdańsk
Elbląg
Warszawa
Łódź
LublinKielce
Katowice
8 Regional Centres in Poland, 60 Local Centres
Volunteer Job Exchange Offices
Training for volunteers and coordinators of volunteers
Thematic volunteer programmes
Assistance in Volunteer Bureau establishment
Consultations on social programme development and implementation
•NGO’seducation, ecology, social welfare, health care, culture and
art, human rights, sport, etc.
•Public institutions social welfare centres, schools, nurseries, orphanages, hospitals, cultural centres, local day-rooms, libraries, etc.
•The unformal groups
•The Volunteer Centre Network in Poland
•Business and their employees
(Corporate Social Responsibility partners)
Where are the volunteers?
The governmental supporting
• The Department of Public Benefit, Ministry of Labour and Social Policy ACT OF LAW of April 24th 2003
• The strategies of development of volunteering (regions, cities, communities)
The NGO’s supporting
Workshops for volunteers, company workers, NGO workers or other institutions workers
Consultations for organizations, institutions
The Box of Charity– Internet database contacting people in need with volunteers www.wolontariat.org.pl
Free hotline concerning volunteering 0 800 300 594Since November 2006 consultations have lasted for over 300 hours!
Mentors advising coordinators of volunteer
Manuals
•„How to find and keep a volunteer”
•„Volunteering makes fun”
•„Volunteering in school"
•„Voluntary service in polish law"
•„How to cooperate with the volunteers?"
•„Annual nr 2 - Volunteering – new view on the social work”
Manuals•„Annual nr 7 – the Colours of
volunteering”
•„Portfolio- the index of the skills”
•„How to train the volunteers”-
the hand out
•„How to train the coordinators”- the hand out
•„The album of the gold study cases”
•„The students’ volunteering” (manuals for schools and volunteers)
Promotion & PR
Volunteer Centres Network in Poland: www.wolontariat.org.pl
Program „Corporate Volunteering”: www.wolontariat.biz.pl about 2 500 guests monthly
Program „Volunteering in Social Welfare Centres”www.wolontariat.ops.plabout 3 000 guests monthly
www.wolontariat.ngo.pl
Campaign „Helping makes you stronger”http://www.arcww.com.pl/wolontariat/
Websites
IT Management
since 2008
• 60 local www administrators
• 60 local websites
• responsible for the volunteers and NGO/institutions requitment on the local level
• every day we receive a several new applications
The Box of Charity
Internet database of volunteers
• since December 16th 2005
• 944 offers from organizations from the whole country
• 6782 applications from volunteers willing to help
I. Promotion campaign „Who is first to volunteer?” 2001
Partner: Commercial Union PolskaDate: September 2001Reach: nationwideChannels of communication: press, InternetPrincipal: Volunteer CentreExecuter: advertising agency Leo BurnettMedia House: Starcom
II. Campaign „You can be my legs”
Partner: Commercial Union PolskaDate: September 2001Reach: nationwideChannels of communication: press, InternetPrincipal: Volunteer CentreExecuter: advertising agency Leo BurnettMedia House: Starcom
III. Campaign „Helping makes you stronger”
Partner: Polish Telecommunication, Commercial Union PolskaDate: September 2001- December 2007Reach: nationwideChannels of communication: press, InternetPrincipal: Volunteer CentreExecuter: advertising agency Leo BurnettMedia House: StarcomEFIE 2007 – Bronze winner
EPICA 2006 - Silver winner
eurobest 2006 – Bronze winner
Since 2001 Nationwide Competition „Colours of Volunteering”
Gala of Volunteering is a ceremonial end of the competition- presenting statues The Best of the best; transmitted live on Polish Television Channel 2
Candidates are nominated in such spheres like:
· Social Welfare and Health Care System· Education, Sport, Culture· Helping disable people· Ecology· Local development and democracy· Corporate Volunteering
Stars of Gala of Volunteering: The famous Polish singers/bands: Kaja, Lady Punk, Grzegorz Turnau, Janusz Radek, Edyta Geppert, Kukiz, Edyta Górniak, Raz Dwa Trzy, Stachursky, Perfekt, Wojciech Młynarski, Laureaci Festiwalu Zaczarowanej Piosenki 2005 etc.
Competition „The Colour of Volunteering”
and Gala of Volunteering
The Media December 5th The Press conference
Volunteering in Poland.Motivating the volunteers
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•NGO’s and their beneficiaries education, ecology, social welfare, health care, culture and
art, human rights, sport, etc.
•Public institutions and their beneficiaries – social welfare centres, schools, nurseries, orphanages, hospitals, cultural centres ,local day-rooms, libraries, etc.
•The unformal groups
•The Volunteer Centre Network in Poland
•Business and their employees
(Corporate Social Responsibility partners)
Different places- different motivations
„Volunteering, charity and 1%. Report of the survey ”
Purpose: to observe changes in the condition of the civil participation in Poland and to find out the basic data about the structure, functioning, needs, opinions and problems of the volunteering and charity in Poland.
Editions: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
Commission : Klon/Jawor Association and the Volunteer Centre Association in Warsaw
Execution: SMG/KRC A Millward Brown Company
Research
Research 2007
4 000 000 Poles volunteered in 2007
Age of the volunteers
36-45 years 16,1 %
26-35 years 10,40 %
46-55 years 13,0 %
55 years and more 12,7 %
less than 25 years13,9 %
Education of the volunteers
primary11,9 %
higher 19,1 %
vocational8,5 %
secondary 15,2 %
Number of hours/month
15,70%
27,30%
18,20%
19,80%
19,00%
1-5 hours
6-15 hours
16-50 hours
more than 50hours
I do not remember
2007
60,0 % for religious/moral/political reasons
35,2 % if I help others, they will also help me
34,4 % for pleasure
23,0 % to meet new people, to feel useful
20,7 % I cannot refuse
Why do I volunteer? RESEARCH 2007
17,4 % my friends and family members are
volunteers
11,5 % to learn, to develop my skills
3,9 % to repay my debt to others (someone has helped me in the past)
0,6 % another answer
5,8 % I do not remember
Why do I volunteer? RESEARCH 2007
34,8 % I do not have a time
33,6 % I’m not interested in, I’ve never though about volunteering
14,8 % I must care of my family
14,3 % no one asked me
6,8 % I don’t know what can I give
Why do I not volunteer?
RESEARCH 2007
5,4 % I don’t know any interesting group/organization
3,1 % I don’t trust the organizations
2,7 % I don’t know where I can find the information
2,0 % I have a bad experience
Why do I not volunteer?
RESEARCH 2007
Youth: Education, experience, curiosity, determination of one’s own identity, a way to find a job
Middle-aged citizens:Personal fulfilment, a way to abreact stress suffered at work, counterbalance to everyday hardship, to bring more ‘humanitarian’ aspects to one’s life
Retired citizens:A need to be active, share one’s experience and knowledge with others, contact with other people, a chance to follow passions one never has had time for
Volunteers motivations
Maslow's hierarchyof needs
The need for self realisation - need of realisation of one's own possibilities The need for positive self esteem, the need of ego - self esteem, status, authority The social needs - friendship, belonging, acceptation The need for safety - protection against being hurt or threaten, deprivation The physiological needs - food, drink, roof over one's head
Volunteer Centre Association
Nowolipki 9b Street, 00-151 Warszawaphone: (+48 22) 635-27-73fax: (+48 22) 635-27-73, w. 34
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