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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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If you are interested in virtual volunteering, not just as it applies to Europe but as it is undertaken worldwide, please see the Virtual Volunteering Wiki, which continues to be updated.

For more information on how organizations can leverage Internet-mediated volunteering, see:


This wiki is hosted by Jayne Cravens, the author of the paper Internet-mediated volunteering - the impact for Europe and author of this wiki