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Volunteerism
Resources For Europe
A list of online and published resources related to volunteer engagement
in Europe - studies, statistics, regional volunteer centres, national
volunteer centers, volunteer matching services, etc.
For this purposes of this study, the term
volunteer
refers to any person who is donating labour to non-governmental
organizations (NGOs), charities, community organisations, etc. The term
does includes anyone undertaking such unpaid work regardless of their
motivation for doing so.
This data was used to evaluate how much mainstream/traditional
volunteerism organizations reference any form of
Internet-mediated
volunteering.
Studies about volunteerism in the EU overall or any European
country since 2003:
Volunteering in the European Union - Study (2010) - The report
provides research and insights of the current situation of volunteering in
the European Union:
http://ec.europa.eu/citizenship/pdf/doc1018_en.pdf
[EN]
NCVO
UK Civil Society Almanac - maps the the size and scope of the
voluntary sector in the United Kingdom.
International organizations:
International
Association for Volunteer Effort (IAVE)
European
Volunteer Center (CEV)
Volonteurope
(based in Germany, but European-focused)
EU
/ European Youth Portal / European Volunteering Exchanges (extensive
list)
Betobe:
network of online volunteering in English, French and Spanish.
Association
of Voluntary Service Organizations
SALTO-YOUTH.net
- a network of 8 Resource Centres working on European priority areas
within the youth field. It provides youth work and training resources and
organises training and contact-making activities to support organisations
and National Agencies within the frame of the European Commission's
Youth
in Action programme and beyond.
UN Volunteers'
Online
Volunteering Service
Global
Service Leaders - promotes the work of community service / volunteer
service leaders worldwide, shares ideas, experiences and resources. Web
site includes toolkits, country profiles, program profiles and research
Raising
Effectiveness of Volunteering in Europe through Adult Learning
(REVEAL) - "In spite of the increasingly recognised role of
volunteering as a catalyst for social and economic development, many
inefficiencies affect its impact and undermine its potential... REVEAL
is designed to timely respond to the fact that volunteers carry out many
managerial and organisational activities for which require specific
training." The web site includes a tool that assesses the user’s
knowledge and skills across a number of relevant areas (Project
Management, Financial Management, Communication & Public Relations
and Public Speaking, and HR Management and Volunteer Management). The
site also provides free online training packages aimed to build the
knowledge and skills of volunteers and volunteer managers throughout
Europe regarding these subjects. Information is available in English,
Spanish, Italian, Romanian, Croatian and Swedish.
Resources
by country:
Austria / Österreich
FreiwilligenWeb
Interessensgemeinschaft
Freiwilligenzentren Österreichs (IGFÖ)
EU
/ European Youth Portal / European Volunteering Exchanges / Austrian
Agencies/Services
Belgium
Association
pour le Volontariat
Plate-Forme
Francophone du Volontariat
Vlaams
Steunpunt Vrijwilligerswerk
EU
/ European Youth Portal / European Volunteering Exchanges / Belgian
Agencies/Services
Bulgaria
www.osf.bg
EU
/ European Youth Portal / European Volunteering Exchanges / Bulgarian
Agencies/Services
Croatia
Croatian
Network of Volunteer Centers
Cyprus
Pan
Cyprian Volunteerism Coordinative Council
EU
/ European Youth Portal / European Volunteering Exchanges / Cypress
Agencies/Services
Czech Republic
HESTIA
National Volunteer Center Prague
EU
/ European Youth Portal / European Volunteering Exchanges / Czech
Republic Agencies/Services
Denmark
Frivilligcentre
og selvhjaelp Danmark (Frise)
Center
for frivilligt socialt arbejde
EU
/ European Youth Portal / European Volunteering Exchanges / Danish
Agencies/Services
Estonia
Volunteer
Development Estonia - Vabatahtliku Tegevuse Arenduskeskus
EU
/ European Youth Portal / European Volunteering Exchanges / Estonian
Agencies/Services
Finland
EU
/ European Youth Portal / European Volunteering Exchanges / Finnish
Agencies/Services
France
For French citizens and residents:
France
Bénévolat
Espace
Bénévolat
EU
/ European Youth Portal / European Volunteering Exchanges / French
Agencies/Services
For organizations that engage volunteers / managers of volunteers
xx
Germany (Deutschland)
EU
/ European Youth Portal / European Volunteering Exchanges / German
Agencies/Services
[[@
http://www.b-b-e.de\Bundesnetzwerk
Bürgerschaftliches Engagement]]
Deutscher
Caritasverband, Verbund Freiwilligen-Zentren
Freiwilligen-Agentur
Halle-Saalkreis e.V.
Freiwilligenagentur
Münster
Freiwilligenagentur
Bonn
Freiwilligen
Agentur Bremen
Kölner
Freiwilligen Agentur
Die
//Freiwilligenagentur//: Ehrenamt in Stuttgart
Freiwilligen-Agentur-Leipzig
e.V. (FwAL)
FreiwilligenAgentur
Dortmund
Greece
EU
/ European Youth Portal / European Volunteering Exchanges / Greek
Agencies/Services
Hungary
Önkéntes
Központ Alapítvány (National Volunteer Center)
EU
/ European Youth Portal / European Volunteering Exchanges / Hungarian
Agencies/Services
Iceland
EU
/ European Youth Portal / European Volunteering Exchanges / Icelandic
Agencies/Services
Ireland
Volunteer
Ireland
EU
/ European Youth Portal / European Volunteering Exchanges / Irish
Agencies/Services
Italy
Centro
Nazionale per il Volontariato (CNV)
Coordinamento
Nazionale dei Centri di Servizio per il Volontariato - CSVnet
EU
/ European Youth Portal / European Volunteering Exchanges / Italian
Agencies/Services
Latvia
EU
/ European Youth Portal / European Volunteering Exchanges / Latvian
Agencies/Services
Lithuania
EU
/ European Youth Portal / European Volunteering Exchanges / Lithuanian
Agencies/Services
Liechtenstein
aha
Liechtenstein Tipps & Infos für junge Leute - Liechtenstein]]
Luxembourg
Agence
du Bénévolat
EU
/ European Youth Portal / European Volunteering Exchanges / Luxembourg
Agencies/Services
Malta
EU
/ European Youth Portal / European Volunteering Exchanges / Malta
Agencies/Services
Montenegro
Association
for Democratic Prosperity - Zid
Netherlands
Nederlandse
Organisaties Vrijwilligerswerk (National Volunteer Center)
MOVISIE
(Netherlands Center for Social Development)
EU
/ European Youth Portal / European Volunteering Exchanges / Dutch
Agencies/Services
Poland
e-wolontariat
(e-volunteering)
wolontariat.ngo.pl
wolontariat.org.pl
Government-produced
brochure in pdf format with practical information for Polish volunteers.
Government-produced
information regarding volunteerism legislation and a sample contract for
volunteers
Portugal
Confederação
Portuguesa do Voluntariado
Romania
Pro
Vobis - National Resource Center for Volunteering
VOLUM
Federation
Slovakia
Platform
of Volunteer Centre and Organisations
C.A.R.D.O.
Slovenia
Slovenska
Filantropija /
Slovene
Philanthrophy
Spain / España
Plataforma
del Voluntariado de España
evoluntas
- for Spanish organizations - regarding volunteer engagement. Translated
the first edition of the Virtual Volunteering Guidebook.
Haces
Falta - for Spanish citizens, organizations and residents
Cibervoluntarios
EU
/ European Youth Portal / European Volunteering Exchanges / Spanish
Agencies/Services
xarxanet.org
and
voluntariat.org/,
based in Catalunya
Masticable
tecnolongia.org
Sweden
Forum
For Frivilligt Socialt Arbete
EU
/ European Youth Portal / European Volunteering Exchanges / Swedish
Agencies/Services
Switzerland
Academy
for young volunteers / die Akademie für junge Freiwillige
Alliance
Sud - common platform for development policy lobbying by the six
leading Swiss development organisations: Swissaid, Catholic Lenten Fund,
Bread for all, Helvetas, Caritas and Interchurch Aid.
Benevol
- The umbrella organization of volunteering agencies informs and counsels
people, organisations and associations to all aspects of volunteering.
United Kingdom
For UK citizens and residents that want to volunteer:
Volunteering
England
Do-It
(for England)
Volunteering
Scotland
Volunteering
Wales
Volunteer
NOW Northern Ireland
gov.uk
official information on volunteer placements, rights and expenses
For those working with volunteers (recruiting, placing, managing)
volunteers in the UK:
National
Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO)
UKVPMs
**Association
of Volunteer Managers** (UK)
PAVMI:
The Professional Association of Volunteer Managers Ireland
Other European countries
Albania
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Croatia
Iceland
Montenegro
Serbia
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Turkey
Kosovo*
*This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in
line with UNSCR 1244/99 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo declaration of
independence
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