National Information and Innovation Centre for
the volunteering and self-help network in Finland
2010
Service, development and information centre:
Citizen Forum in Finland
Objectives:
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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:
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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
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We work together with
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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
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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
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Organizations on the field
A delegation for civil society politics (KANE)
Consultative council of NGOs & civil servant (2007-2011)
Rules of the
Game
Taxation
Planning
Interfaces
Role of NGOs
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Cooperation
Preconditions for NGO
activities
Community involvement
Interaction & change of information
Project Plan for building a cross-sectoral Innovation Network for Volunteering
Building networks and supporting partnerships
Innovations and best practises
Communication, influencing, interfaces
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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
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Strategic Partnership based on Multiple Expertise
Common procedures increasing involvement and
volunteering
National
Local
Development
III-sector
Corporate
Public
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Engaging, learning
network + buzz
Volunteering 2010
Financial Value of Voluntary Work 2,5 billion euros
Preliminary figures from an unpublished study (KA ja TT 2010)
Number of volunteers 1,5 milllion = 36 %
Average
13h/month/person, median
8h/kk
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
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 %)
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Volunteering 2010
Voluntary hours and number of volunteers by sector
Preliminary figures from an unpublished study (KA ja TT 2010)
4500
4000
3500
3000
2500
2000
1500
Series1
1000
Series2
500
0
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Volunteering 2010
The most popular forms of Volunteering
Preliminary figures from an unpublished study (KA ja TT 2010)
%
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Advocacy, lobbying
44
Helping
9
Management
31
Neighbourly help
8
Office duties
20
Counceling
7
Coaching
18
Administration
7
Project work
18
Working via Internet
7
Peer groups
16
Cleaning
6
Help Line
15
Friendship
6
IT
14
Event organising and working as official
6
Building and renovation
14
Development work
6
Financial management
13
Performing, arts
4
Networking
13
Education and training
4
Sales
12
Communication, publication
4
Other
12
Cooking
4
Marketing
11
Tutoring a group
2
Restorative Justice
11
Gardening
2
Research
10
Fund Raising
2
Recruiting
1
Hosting an exhange student
10
Transportation, logistics
1
Cannot say
10
Support
0
Face-to-face, street marketing
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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%
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Volunteering in Finland 2010
Opinion poll on Volunteering 2
Preliminary figures from an unpublished study (KA ja TT 2010)
Fully or partly
agree
Fully or partly
disagree
Vol
Non-vol
Vol
Non-vol
A local Information and 39 %
Service Centre for
volunteering would be
useful for me
29 %
30%
34%
I am willing to take part 45 %
in planning the future of
volunteering if such
planning is arranged at
a convenient time
31 %
33 %
43 %
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Volunteering in Finland 2010
Opinion poll on Volunteering 3
Preliminary figures from an unpublished study (KA ja TT 2010)
Fully or partly
agree
Fully or partly
disagree
Vol
Non-vol
Vol
Non-vol
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 %
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Coaching,
supporting,
informing volunteers
Local, cross-sectoral
volunteering
networks
Information
Personnel
Influencing
Premises
Visions
Cross-sectoral
cooperations
Research
Training
Recruiting
Coaching,
supporting,
informing
professionals
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Functions of
Volunteer
Centres in
Finland
(Year 2010)
Kainuu: (2009)
 Kajaanin kansanterveys-, potilas ja
vammaisjärjestöt KAPOVA ry (26rytä)
 RAY-hanke 70t€, (2010/100t€,
2011/120t€)
Kemi/Tornio:
Oulu (2009):
 Setlementti: RAY-hanke 105t€ => 2 hlöä
 Oulun kaupunki 27t€ => ½ + 0,3 hlöä
 Verkoston yhteistyöresurssit vahvat
Turku/verkosto
Jyväskylä (2009):
 Jyväskylän kaupunki 100t€ (v. 2010 = 70t€) => 1
hlö
 SPR: 3t€
 K-S:n Sosiaaliturvayhdistys: RAY-hanke 90t€ =
1½ hlöä
Tampere/verkosto
Espoo (2009) EJY ry:
 Järjestöyhteistyöhanke RAY 150t€ + Espoon kaupunki 37t€ => 34 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)
Helsinki
Funding of
Local Volunteer
Centres in Finland
(Year 2009)
Future challenges
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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
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Contact Information
Kansalaisareena ry
Kumpulantie 1 A, 6. krs
00530 Helsinki
enimi.snimi@kansalaisareena.fi
www.kansalaisareena.fi
Executive director
Anitta Raitanen
+358 50 442 0429
Volunteer
Tuula Angervuo
tuula.angervuo@kansalaisareena.fi
Planning Officer
Jatta Vikström
+358 50 590 3322
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