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: • • • • • • 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 © Kansalaisareena 2010 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 © Kansalaisareena 2010 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 © Kansalaisareena 2010 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 € 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 © Kansalaisareena 2010 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 © Kansalaisareena 2010 Strategic Partnership based on Multiple Expertise Common procedures increasing involvement and volunteering National Local Development III-sector Corporate Public © Kansalaisareena 2010 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 %) © Kansalaisareena 2010 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 © Kansalaisareena 2010 Volunteering 2010 The most popular forms of Volunteering Preliminary figures from an unpublished study (KA ja TT 2010) % 9 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 © Kansalaisareena 2010 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% © Kansalaisareena 2010 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 % © Kansalaisareena 2010 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 % © Kansalaisareena 2010 Coaching, supporting, informing volunteers Local, cross-sectoral volunteering networks Information Personnel Influencing Premises Visions Cross-sectoral cooperations Research Training Recruiting Coaching, supporting, informing professionals © Kansalaisareena 2010 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 • • • • • • • • • • 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 © Kansalaisareena 2010 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 © Kansalaisareena 2010