Transcript The European Year of Volunteering 2011

The European Year of
Volunteering 2011
John Macdonald
Head of EYV 2011 Task Force
European Commission
DG COMM – C.2
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“The European Year of Voluntary
Activities Promoting Active
Citizenship (2011)”
Council Decision of 27 November 2009
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Why is volunteering important?
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Intercultural
Dialogue
Interreligious
Dialogue
Integration
of migrants
Active
citizenship
Solidarity
Active
ageing
Improves
employability
Learning
opportunities
Environmental
protection
Builds up
European
identity
Social
inclusion
Promotes
human
rights
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Intercultural
Dialogue
Interreligious
Dialogue
Integration
of migrants
Active
citizenship
Solidarity
Active
ageing
Improves
employability
Learning
opportunities
Environmental
protection
Builds up
European
identity
Social
inclusion
Promotes
human
rights
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Active
ageing
Promotes selfworth, active
citizenship
Promotes intergenerational
solidarity
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Key facts
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94 million
people
23% of Europeans
> 15 years old
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Objectives of EYV 2011
1. Create an enabling environment for
volunteering
2. Empower volunteer organisations
3. Recognise volunteering activities
4. Raise awareness about value &
importance of volunteering
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Commission’s Budget for the Year
 € 3 million
for Preparatory Actions in 2010
 € 8 million
for the Year itself
 + other sources…
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There are many, many
interested parties!
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European
Parliament
The Commission
Committee of
the Regions
European
Economic &
Social
Committee
Council of
Europe
United
Nations
Non-EU
Countries
EYV 2011
The National
Coordination
Bodies
The Alliance
Non-Alliance volunteering
organizations
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etc…
The challenge: to coordinate
these many, diverse initiatives
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Our response: an Action Plan
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1. Cooperation
with Member
States
5.
Communication
Activities
2. Cooperation
with Civil Society
Action
Plan for
EYV 2011
4. Interinstitutional &
International
Cooperation
3. Inter-service
Cooperation
inside the
Commission
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1. Cooperation
with Member
States
5.
Communication
Activities
2. Cooperation
with Civil Society
Action
Plan for
EYV 2011
4. Interinstitutional &
International
Cooperation
3. Inter-service
Cooperation
inside the
Commission
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1. Cooperation
with Member
States
5.
Communication
Activities
2. Cooperation
with Civil Society
Action
Plan for
EYV 2011
4. Interinstitutional &
International
Cooperation
3. Inter-service
Cooperation
inside the
Commission
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National Coordination Bodies
1. Cooperation
with Member
States
• Responsible for preparing and implementing
activities for the Year in their country
• Contact details for the NCBs are here:
http://ec.europa.eu/citizenship/annexescitizenship/doc1069_en.htm
Flagship Projects (1 or 2 per Member State)
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Call for Proposals for flagship
projects
Published on 1 October 2010
Details:
http://ec.europa.eu/citizenship/news/news1092_en.htm
EUR 2m available = 1 or 2 projects per Member state
Commission co-funding = 60%
Deadline = 12 November
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Our Call is for you…
…if your project satisfies these conditions:
 A partnership of at least four partners, with
at least one organisation from each of these
two categories:
1. non governmental civil society organisations
2. public sector organisations,
…and if you are going to—
 develop and encourage new and innovative
schemes and approaches…
 …with long-lasting effects
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1. Cooperation
with Member
States
5.
Communication
Activities
2. Cooperation
with Civil Society
Action
Plan for
EYV 2011
4. Interinstitutional &
International
Cooperation
3. Inter-service
Cooperation
inside the
Commission
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1. Cooperation
with Member
States
5.
Communication
Activities
2. Cooperation
with Civil Society
Action
Plan for
EYV 2011
4. Interinstitutional &
International
Cooperation
3. Inter-service
Cooperation
inside the
Commission
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2. Cooperation
with Civil Society
A key partner for us is
‘The Alliance’
— the voice of the volunteering sector
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1. Cooperation
with Member
States
5.
Communication
Activities
2. Cooperation
with Civil Society
Action
Plan for
EYV 2011
4. Interinstitutional &
International
Cooperation
3. Inter-service
Cooperation
inside the
Commission
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1. Cooperation
with Member
States
5.
Communication
Activities
2. Cooperation
with Civil Society
Action
Plan for
EYV 2011
4. Interinstitutional &
International
Cooperation
3. Inter-service
Cooperation
inside the
Commission
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etc…
Eurostat
DG EAC
DG SANCO
3. Inter-service
Cooperation
inside the
Commission
DG REGIO
DG ENTR
DG MARKT
DG EMPL
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1. Cooperation
with Member
States
5.
Communication
Activities
2. Cooperation
with Civil Society
Action
Plan for
EYV 2011
4. Interinstitutional &
International
Cooperation
3. Inter-service
Cooperation
inside the
Commission
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1. Cooperation
with Member
States
5.
Communication
Activities
2. Cooperation
with Civil Society
Action
Plan for
EYV 2011
4. Interinstitutional &
International
Cooperation
3. Inter-service
Cooperation
inside the
Commission
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United
Nations
European
Parliament
IYV 2001 + 10
Committee of the
Regions
4. Interinstitutional &
International
Cooperation
Council of
Europe
Economic &
Social
Committee
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1. Cooperation
with Member
States
5.
Communication
Activities
2. Cooperation
with Civil Society
Action
Plan for
EYV 2011
4. Interinstitutional &
International
Cooperation
3. Inter-service
Cooperation
inside the
Commission
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1. Cooperation
with Member
States
5.
Communication
Activities
2. Cooperation
with Civil Society
Action
Plan for
EYV 2011
4. Interinstitutional &
International
Cooperation
3. Inter-service
Cooperation
inside the
Commission
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5.
Communication
Activities
Logo & Slogan
Opening & closing
events
Communication
toolbox
Goodwill
Ambassadors
Thematic
conferences
Website
EYV Relay of
journalists
EYV ‘Tour’
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When will the Tour be in your
country? (part 1 of 2)
Location
Brussels (BE)
Budapest (HU)
Vienna (AT)
Lisbon (PT)
Luxembourg (LU)
Madrid (ES)
Athens (GR)
Nicosia (CY)
Paris (FR)
Tallinn (EE)
Bucharest (RO)
Ljubljana (SLO)
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Start Date
03/12/2010
09/01/2011
20/01/2011
02/02/2011
15/02/2011
25/02/2011
16/03/2011
28/03/2011
08/04/2011
29/04/2011
08/05/2011
18/05/2011
Ending date
20/12/2010
17/01/2011
28/01/2011
10/02/2011
23/02/2011
14/03/2011
24/03/2011
05/04/2011
25/04/2011
07/05/2011
16/05/2011
26/05/2011
When will the Tour be in your
country? (part 2 of 2)
Location
London (UK)
Vilnius (LIT)
Rome
Copenhagen (DK)
Stockholm (SV)
Dublin (IE)
Warsaw (PL)
Helsinki (FI)
Riga ( LET)
Berlin (DE)
Amsterdam (NL)
Prague (CZ)
Bratislava (SK)
Sofia (BG)
La Valletta (MT)
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Start Date
29/05/2011
19/06/2011
28/06/2011
28/07/2011
07/08/2011
21/08/2011
29/08/2011
14/09/2011
25/09/2011
04/10/2011
20/10/2011
01/11/2011
13/11/2011
20/11/2011
27/11/2011
Ending date
15/06/2011
27/06/2011
15/07/2011
04/08/2011
15/08/2011
29/08/2011
15/09/2011
22/09/2011
03/10/2011
21/10/2011
28/10/2011
09/11/2011
21/11/2011
28/11/2011
05/12/2011
The EYV Tour has two problems:
1. The EYV Tour will visit one city; and
2. It’s only there for one or two weeks.
The challenge is therefore:
What about the rest of the country,
during the rest of the Year?
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What can local authorities do?
 Think of ways to put spotlight on the work
of volunteers in your area:
 Declare a local ‘Volunteering Week’?
 Offer your premises (Town Hall, etc) to
showcase the work of local volunteers
 Contact local companies (Chamber of
Commerce) re. employee volunteering
 etc…
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Wow! A series of thematicallylinked European Years!
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2010: EY against Poverty and Social Exclusion
2011: EY of Volunteering
2012: EY of Active Ageing (to be confirmed)
2013: EY of the Citizen (also to be confirmed)
Volunteers are important
in all these areas!
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Thinking of joining in?
 Contact your country’s
National Coordination Body
Addresses here:
http://ec.europa.eu/citizenship/annexescitizenship/doc1069_en.htm
 Contact the Alliance
 Think how you can showcase volunteering:
Organise a live demonstration or exhibition of
volunteering?
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More Information
 Our (interim) web page:
 http://ec.europa.eu/citizenship/
focus/focus840_en.htm
 www.eyvolunteering.eu
 www.europa.eu/volunteering (in November)
 EYV Task Force team members:
 [email protected]
 [email protected]
 [email protected]
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Volunteer! Make a difference