EuroVolNet Presentation

35 million europeAn citizensvolunteer in sportIn most European countries the sport sector relies heavily on volunteers.

volunteers in sport dedicAte4-5 volunteering hours per week to their orgAnizAtionsThis represents a significant social and eco-nomic contribution to the wealth of European societies. The proportion of paid staff and vol-unteers varies widely among European mem-ber states: in Portugal 10% of paid staff and 90% of volunteers, in Netherland 13% of paid staff and 87% of volunteers, in France 20% of paid staff and 80% of volunteers, in Ireland 42% of paid staff and 58% of volunteers.

“If we want to sustaIn the european model of grass root sport partIcIpatIon, we need to fInd ways to uphold, nourIsh and reward the wIllpower of sport volunteers!”Sakis Pappous – University of Kent, UK

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92 million Adults Are involvedin volunteering Across europeIn Europe the sports organization grounded in culture and practice of the voluntary action represent the social backbone of the sports system at large. Organised sport is the largest sector of volunteer engagement.

Mihai Androhovici

Romania

Vice president of Romanian

Federation Sport for All

and President of Association

Sport for All Suceava County

15 years

5000 volunteers

Haris Kamenarevic

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Trainer of Girls soccer club

'Breza'' – Breza

15 years

40 000 volunteers

Tarmo M

eresmaa

Estoniaorganizer of running nordicwalking event in Pärnu TwoBridges Club5 years12 000 volunteers

1 000 000 volunteers

10 years

per tutti

UISP- Unione Italiana Sport

Educator for development

ItalyCarmen Maddaloni


20 yearslocal Korfball Club Déolois

UFOLEP - President of the

FranceAlain Boréan

2 000 000 volunteers12 yearsand Sport4allukAston Sports ClubTrainer and m

anager inEnglandM

atthew Rodney

War

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The

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Silvija Mitevska

Macedonia

President of Paragliding club, member

of a board within the Paragliding Asso-

-ciation, organizer of sport event, instru-

-ctor in paragliding and ex competitor

10 years25 000 volunteers

Marita Mattila

Finland

Choreographer and President

of local club for gymnastics

and dance

32 years

532 000 volunteers

Ms.Sarah Haderi

Albania

coordinator for inclusion

of womens in sport,

Association "Intelektualet e rinj,

Shprese" (IRSH)

3 years

98 000 volunteers

Aiga EvertovskaLatviaProject m

anager in LatvianSport for All Association3 years3000 volunteers

3000

volu

ntee

rs

5 ye

ars

SPAR

TUOL

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port

s cl

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Spor

t Tra

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of k

ids

Lithu

ania

Audr

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nas

200

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6 ye

ars

for a

ll Ser

bia

in As

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tion

Spor

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Orga

nizer

of s

port

even

ts

Serb

ia

Marina

Ivan

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teers

5 yearsfor

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Organiz

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in Clu

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200 000 volunteers

5 yearsCoimbra and UEFA

Newspaper of University of

of Coimbra and Editor of the

Journalist at the Radio University

PortugalCarla Santos


19 yearsde Catalunya

& collaborator – Unicef Comité

projects advisor, board mem

ber

Sport for Development & Peace

SpainM

aria Zapata Vila

400 000 volunteers37 yearsfor Com

munity Gam

esActivities DirectorIrelandConal Duffy

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Denm

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25 y

ears

600

000

volu

ntee

rs

Met

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club

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40 y

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100

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Sven E. Maamoen

Norway

chairman of Akershus

idrettskrets (regional

organization of sports

in Norway)

17 years

200 000 volunteers

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NameCountryPosition and organizationNumber of volunteering yearsNumber of Volunteers in sport in the country

non-formAl leArningon A mAssive scAleMillions of Europeans join trainings and non-formal education offers in sport or-ganizations, be it as trainers or leaders. We call it Education for life!

volunteerIng comes from latIn from “voluntas” - wIll, choIce.an old proverb says that “where there’s a wIll, there’s a way”.

volunteers Are multi-billiondonors And greAt educAtorsBased on the number of volunteers and the number of hours dedicated, we can estimate that volunteers create an annual financial value of € 10 billion in France, € 7 billion in Germany, € 5.3 billion in the Netherland. Volunteering is strongly re-lated to non-formal and informal learning, as it contributes to personal development, learning skills and competences, thus en-hancing employability. Non-formal educa-tion and lifelong learning are important elements in the EU 2020 strategy towards smart, sustainable and inclusive growth. The sport sector is the most widespread civil society movement, furthering learning processes both on and off the pitch.

opporTuNITIes& challeNgesIn volunteerIngdefinitionof volunteeringThere is no universally accepted definition of volunteering for the sport sector. A majority of countries in Europe either apply the same definition as used for volunteering in general, or vaguely refer to volunteers as ‘people that donate their time to sport organisations, car-rying out activities in a field they are passion-ate about’. (this is the case in Austria, Bulgar-ia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Hungary, Lithuania, Malta and Poland).The sport movement shall work towards a common definition of volunteering, and en-ergetically lobby for recognition and valorisa-tion of volunteering in sport, emphasising the dependence of sport organisations on volun-teer inputs.

educAtion Andrecognitionof volunteeringToday, one of the most outstanding aspects of volunteering is its educational value and impact. The recognition and valorisation of the time that citizens invest in volunteering is essential as a motivational factor, in par-ticular among the younger generations as a bridge between voluntary work, education and the labour market.Therefore, special attention must be paid to the recognition of skills and competences developed through non-formal and informal learning experiences. The role of volunteer-ing needs to be fully recognised and sup-ported in national and European lifelong learning strategies and activities. 2

Mihai Androhovici

RomaniaVice president of Romanian




15 years5000 volunteers

Haris Kamenarevic



'Breza'' – Breza

15 years

40 000 volunteers

Tarmo Meresmaa

Estonia

organizer of running nordic

walking event in Pärnu Two

Bridges Club

5 years

12 000 volunteers


10 years

per tutti





20 years

local Korfball Club Déolois


France

Alain Boréan


12 years

and Sport4alluk

Aston Sports Club

Trainer and manager in

England

Matthew Rodney

Ward Karssemeijer

The Netherlands

Netherlands Sports

Association (NSA), Football

trainer Lugdunum, Leiden

6 years


Silvija Mitevska

Macedonia






Marita Mattila

FinlandChoreographer and President


and dance

32 years

532 000 volunteers

Ms.Sarah Haderi

Albania


of womens in sport,


Shprese" (IRSH)

3 years

98 000 volunteers

Aiga Evertovska

Latvia

Project manager in Latvian

Sport for All Association

3 years

3000 volunteers

3000

volunteers

5 ye

ars

SPAR

TUOL

IAI

activ

ities

in ru

ral sports club,

Spor

t Trainer of kids

Lithu

ania

Audrius Siliunas

200

000

volun

teer

s

6 ye

ars

for a

ll Ser

bia

in As

socia

tion

Spor

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Orga

nizer

of s

port

even

ts

Serb

iaMar

ina Iv

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ić

70 000 volun

teers

5 years for

sport

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Organiz

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sport

even

ts in

Club

Bulgari

aMilen

a Asp

arouh

ova M

atchir

ska

200 000 volunteers

5 years

Coimbra and UEFA




Portugal

Carla Santos


19 years

de Catalunya



ber


Spain

Maria Zapata Vila

400 000 volunteers

37 years

for Community Gam

es

Activities Director

Ireland

Conal Duffy

Hanne Lene Haugaard

Denmark

Instructor and board member

in Vilstrup Gymnastic

and Sports Association

25 years

600 000 volunteers

Metod Trebičnik

Slovenia

President of Local spo

rt

for all club Gaberje

40 years

100 000 volunteers

Jaro

slav V

okáč

Czec

h Re

publ

ic

Inst

ruct

or (G

ymna

stics

for A

ll,

recr

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nal s

ports

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Czec

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tion

Spor

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All

58 ye

ars

1 50

0 00

0 vo

lunt

eers

Sven E. Maamoen

Norway




in Norway)

17 years

200 000 volunteers

Davis

S. La

ing

Scotl

and

Pres

ident

of SALSC

40 ye

ars

150 0

00 vo

luntee

rs

Else Eisenbe

iß

Germany

Trainer e

lderly

peop

le

and preven

tion

of fa

lls

in Aerogym

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52 years

8 000 00

0 vo

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TheeuroVolNeT project

A legAl frAmeworkfor volunteeringInconsistent and inadequate legal frame-works for volunteers create obstacles asso-ciated to taxation, social insurance, unem-ployment benefits, health insurance and the labour market.European member states need to remove these barriers for voluntary work and provide volunteers with the right to operate within a clear and adapted legal framework!

the economic And sociAl vAlueof volunteeringThe social and economic value of volunteer-ing in sport is increasingly being recognised by EU member states, as both household spending on sporting goods and invested volunteering hours represent a multi-billion € economy. Volunteers are an impressive bank of social capital, and we need to nour-ish their investments to increase the eco-nomic value of the volunteering.

volunteering mAnAgementVolunteers contribute tremendously to the development of society, and today this re-quires more than ever specific skills and knowledge. Volunteering is serious business.Voluntary organizations need to market themselves in an attractive fashion in order to enlist new volunteers. Thus, NGOs need ef-ficient and targeted oriented volunteer man-agement systems leveraging the recruitment, training and retention of young volunteers.

new wAys of fundingThere is an increased focus on assessing and redesigning ways of funding for the sport sector. Governments are adopting new forms of tax reliefs, whereas organizations increas-ingly discover alternative sources of income. However, today the main source of income for grassroots sport is the citizen himself and the concerned local authorities.European member states should promote equitable and sustainable funding mecha-nisms supporting the sound development of voluntary organizations.National sport organizations and public au-thorities should support grassroots sport associations by protecting their income, through enhanced guidance on funding streams and income generating activities.

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eurovolnet is a transnational project that fosters the exchange of best practices regarding legal, organizational and financial aspects of volunteering in sport. Project partners form a network of experienced actors involved in the management and running of sport associations. This multilateral cooperation project addresses the priorities set-out in the European Commission’s White Paper on Sport as the basis of its action. Project partners contribute diverse experiences in engaging, managing and retaining volunteers at all levels in their organizations. EuroVolNet enables networking and sharing of best practices in a struc-tured setting. Best practices furthered by EuroVoNet deal with the following dimen-sions:

• Definition of volunteering• Education and recognition of volunteering• Legal framework of volunteering• The socio-economic value of volunteering• Volunteering management• New ways of funding

overAll, eurovolnet will estAblish A networkthAt develops voluntAry competences in sport by:

1 promoting volunteerism with a starting point in sport organiza-tions;

2 engaging national and regional sport organizations from across Europe in networking and exchanging best practices, aiming at qualifying existing and developing new initiatives;

3 collecting, documenting and valorising examples of innovative volunteer engagement, management and retention;

4 identifying and disseminating best practices in innovative vol-unteer engagement, management and retention;

5 preparing future actions promoting volunteering in sport and society at large.

mAin eurovolnet Activities

kick-off meetingeurovolnet seminar 1 on legal, fiscal and managrial aspects of volunteeering based organisations.eurovolnet seminar 2 on educational and political needs, threats and opportunities for voluntary organisations.eurovolnet workshop on management of action for improving existing or developing new Voluntary Services.online voluntary services tutorial featuring leading resources and collected good practices.consultations between ISCA and project partners fostering the development and dissemination of voluntary services and promoting bilateral match-making with other relevant organisa-tions.closing conference promoting volunteering in sports in coop-eration with the Danish Ministry of Culture during the Danish Presidency of the European Union.

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Mihai Androhovici

Romania

Vice president of Romanian




15 years

5000 volunteers

Haris Kamenarevic



'Breza'' – Breza

15 years

40 000 volunteers

Tarmo M

eresmaa

Estoniaorganizer of running nordicwalking event in Pärnu TwoBridges Club5 years12 000 volunteers


10 years

per tutti





20 yearslocal Korfball Club Déolois


FranceAlain Boréan

2 000 000 volunteers12 yearsand Sport4allukAston Sports ClubTrainer and m

anager inEnglandM

atthew Rodney

War

d Ka

rsse

mei

jer

The

Neth

erla

nds

Neth

erla

nds

Spor

ts

Ass

ocia

tion

(NSA

), Fo

otba

ll tra

iner

Lug

dunu

m, L

eide

n6

year

s1

5000

000

vol

unte

ers

Silvija Mitevska

Macedonia






Marita Mattila

Finland

Choreographer and President


and dance

32 years

532 000 volunteers

Ms.Sarah Haderi

Albania


of womens in sport,


Shprese" (IRSH)

3 years

98 000 volunteers

Aiga EvertovskaLatviaProject m

anager in LatvianSport for All Association3 years3000 volunteers

3000

volu

ntee

rs

5 ye

ars

SPAR

TUOL

IAI

activ

ities

in ru

ral s

port

s cl

ub,

Spor

t Tra

iner

of k

ids

Lithu

ania

Audr

ius

Siliu

nas

200

000

volun

teer

s

6 ye

ars

for a

ll Ser

bia

in As

socia

tion

Spor

t

Orga

nizer

of s

port

even

ts

Serb

ia

Marina

Ivan

ović

70 000 volun

teers

5 yearsfor

sport

and t

ouris

m “Matc

hirsk

i”

Organiz

er of

sp

ort ev

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in Clu

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Bulgari

aMilen

a Asp

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ova M

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200 000 volunteers

5 yearsCoimbra and UEFA




PortugalCarla Santos


19 yearsde Catalunya



ber


SpainM

aria Zapata Vila

400 000 volunteers37 yearsfor Com

munity Gam

esActivities DirectorIrelandConal Duffy

Hann

e Le

ne H

auga

ard

Denm

ark

Inst

ruct

or a

nd b

oard

mem

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in V

ilstru

p Gy

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an

d Sp

orts

Ass

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tion

25 y

ears

600

000

volu

ntee

rs

Met

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Slov

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Pres

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spo

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club

Gab

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40 y

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100

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Jaro

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All

58 ye

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Sven E. Maamoen

Norway




in Norway)

17 years

200 000 volunteers

Davis

S. La

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Pres

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SALSC

40 ye

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150 0

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NoN-formal learNiNgoN a massive scaleMillions of Europeans join trainings and non-formal education offers in sport or-ganizations, be it as trainers or leaders. We call it Education for life!

Volunteering comes from latin from “Voluntas” - will, choice.an old proVerb says that “where there’s a will, there’s a way”.

Volunteers in sport across EuropE

voluNteers are multi-billioNdoNors aNd great educatorsBased on the number of volunteers and the number of hours dedicated, we can estimate that volunteers create an annual financial value of € 10 billion in France, € 7 billion in Germany, € 5.3 billion in the Netherland. Volunteering is strongly re-lated to non-formal and informal learning, as it contributes to personal development, learning skills and competences, thus en-hancing employability. Non-formal educa-tion and lifelong learning are important elements in the EU 2020 strategy towards smart, sustainable and inclusive growth. The sport sector is the most widespread civil society movement, furthering learning processes both on and off the pitch.

opportunities& challengesin voluntEEringdefiNitioNof voluNteeriNgThere is no universally accepted definition of volunteering for the sport sector. A majority of countries in Europe either apply the same definition as used for volunteering in general, or vaguely refer to volunteers as ‘people that donate their time to sport organisations, car-rying out activities in a field they are passion-ate about’. (this is the case in Austria, Bulgar-ia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Hungary, Lithuania, Malta and Poland).The sport movement shall work towards a common definition of volunteering, and en-ergetically lobby for recognition and valorisa-tion of volunteering in sport, emphasising the dependence of sport organisations on volun-teer inputs.

educatioN aNdrecogNitioNof voluNteeriNgToday, one of the most outstanding aspects of volunteering is its educational value and impact. The recognition and valorisation of the time that citizens invest in volunteering is essential as a motivational factor, in par-ticular among the younger generations as a bridge between voluntary work, education and the labour market.Therefore, special attention must be paid to the recognition of skills and competences developed through non-formal and informal learning experiences. The role of volunteer-ing needs to be fully recognised and sup-ported in national and European lifelong learning strategies and activities. 2

TheeuroVolNeT projectcontinued from Page 3

project fActsProject period: December 2010 - June 2012Co-funded: European Commission DG for Education and Culture, under the 2010 Preparatory Action in the Field of SportAgreement no.: EAC-2010-1304Budget: 223.801 €

project leAder

International Sport and Culture Association Tietgensgade 651704 Copenhagen V, Denmark Tel.: +45 33 29 80 26 Fax: +45 33 29 80 28 www.isca-web.org

project mAnAger And contAct personSaska Benedicic Tomat ISCA Project [email protected]

overAll project responsible Jacob Schouenborg ISCA Secretary General [email protected]

disclAimerThe EuroVolNet project is receiving support from the European Commis-sion, Education and Culture DG, under the “2010 Preparatory Action in the Field of Sport” – Grant agreement no. EAC.2010 - 1304

project pArtners

• Latvian Sport for All Association, LTSA• Deutscher Turner Bund, DTB• Sport et Citoyenneté• NIF (The Norwegian Olympic

and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sport)

• University of Kent, UK• Community Games, Ireland• Italian Sport for All Association, UISP• Estonian Sports Association, JOUD• Czech Sokol Organization, SOKOL• Union Française des Oeuvres Laïques

d’Education Physique, UFOLEP• Scottish Associations of Local Sports

Councils, SALSC• Danish Gymnastic Association, DGI• Czech Association Sport for All, CASPV• Sports Union of Slovenia, SUS• Special Olympics Europe/Eurasia• Netherlands Sports Alliance, NSA• Romanian Federation Sport for• Bulgarian Young People Foundation

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