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• Lead officer on BUSA Volunteer Strategy 2002-4• MSc research
– Establishing the general level– What motivates students to volunteer – Benefits to local community– Discussion on role of HE
Methodology
• Survey of all institutions in BUSA (responses: 89 Britain; 69 England)
• Survey of students in 3 case study HEIs(Southampton, Loughborough, Northumbria)
• Semi structured interviews with students(Southampton & Loughborough)
• Analysis of existing data on HEACF and the Volunteer Investment Programme
General level
Sport England2002
de Souza2004
Average number of sports clubs per University 47 36
Average number of volunteers per sports club 4.7 4.8
Average number of volunteers per University 157 371
Projected number of volunteers in HE in England 18,212 43,067
Average number of hours per volunteer per yr 81.7 179.1
Projected number of hours all volunteers per yr 1,488,000 7,712,000
Projected value of volunteering in HE in England per yr * £17.394m £90.152m* using the average wage for all industries of £11.69 (used by Sport England, 2003)Sources: 2002 focus group questionnaires, sample size 308; 2004 survey 1 quantitative questionnaire, sample size 69; 2004survey 2A qualitative questionnaires, sample size 115
Explaining the maths...
Clubs Intramural Community
Average number of volunteers per HEI 181 152 38
Average number of hours in season/term time 5.3 5.8 1.8
Average number of hours out of season/holiday 2.8 n/a 3.4
Projected number of volunteers in HE in England(116)
20,996 17,660 4,411
Average number of hours per volunteer per year 208.7 149.5 127
Projected number of hours all volunteers per year(m)
4.382 2.640 0.560
Sources: 2004 survey 1 qualitative questionnaire, sample size 69; 2004 survey 2A (sample size 115) & 2B (sample size 43)qualitative questionnaires
Motivations club volunteers
Incentives to volunteer Sport England 2002
%
de Souza 2004
% It's connected with my needs or interests
53
80
I had experience as a volunteer
n/a
27
I wanted to improve things/help people
46
70
I wanted to work with friends
n/a
32
There was a need in the community/club
12
65
It's connected with my paid work/course
3
14
Sources: 2002 focus group questionnaires, sample size 308; 2004 survey 2A qualitative questionnaires, sample size 115
Pressures on club volunteers
Issues Sport England2002
%
de Souza2004
%
There are not enough other people willing to volunteer 74 47
Increasingly the work is left to fewer people 65 47
Your work as a volunteer in the club increasingly requiresspecialist skills 30 13
There is little time left after paid work 25 9
There is little time left after study n/a 37
The club is asking more of you because of pressures fromother organisations 17 6
Things could be better organised in the club so you feel yourefforts are sometimes wasted 15 27
Your children/friends are no longer involved in the club, so youare less motivated 4 2
You have stopped playing the sport, so are less motivated 2 5
Other 11 8Sources: 2002 focus group questionnaires, sample size 308; 2004 survey 2A qualitative questionnaires, sample size 115
Barriers to volunteering
“paid work got more important as money ran out during the year and in later years at University”
“with added pressures of student debt repayment I think there’s a loss of volunteers to the working in Tesco idea”
“[may] make a financial divide, with those guys that can afford not to work a part time job forming the majority of volunteers”.
Community volunteering
• HEACF projects - excellent practice at:– Northumbria University*****– London South Bank University****– Southampton University – Leeds University– Portsmouth University
“we have students coming out of our ears! It’s wonderful!” (UUK, 2004: p13)
Future
• 54% of all sports volunteers educated 17+• Holding senior positions• Wary of CV building culture• Clear benefits to individual and institution• HE needs to take greater responsibility for
volunteer management, development and deployment
Recommendations
• Accurate records on volunteer numbers, demographics and roles
• Identify skill gaps and provide appropriate training
• Work more closely with NGBs and use tools such as Running Sport
• Feed on Russell Commission, YV05 etc…• National Strategy for HE Volunteering• HE could be a MAJOR partner
Conclusion
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