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A brief description of volunteer action in Spain, Andalusia and Seville: Profiles and topics

Dimensions of social participation process.Working areas of III Plan Andaluz del Voluntariado

2010-2014

Looking back, looking ahead: Challenges of andalusian volunteering movement.

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Commitment level. 31% of the population say they have performed volunteerism at some time, but only 17% made volunteering during the last year. Average of 7 hours a week

High level of trust in society. 72% believe that volunteering is not very valued in Spain. 70% believe that volunteerism provides a solution to many problems. 53% think that the volunteering programs need to be managed by an organization in order to effectiveness

Volunteering context in Spain

Reference: Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas. April 2011. http://www.cis.es

Volunteering context in Andalusia

24% Andalusian voluntary organizations are located in Seville (city and province)

350.000 people are identified as volunteers. 55% - women and 45% men

According to intervention areas, Education, Social Issues and Health are the most active ones

Bye targets, Young People, Children and People in general are the more cited in voluntary projects 66

Volunteering in Andalusian region

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18%

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16%

12%

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Fuente: R egis tro Gene ral de Entida des d e Vo lu ntaria do

DIMENSIONS of volunteer action. An integrative framework

INFORMAL

Specific individual actionsNot framed in an organizational

programNot easy to be legally regulated Near to social participation rather

than “real” volunteering

FORMAL

Activities committed over timeSupported by an organizational

visionRights and duties are legally definedVolunteering is clearly defined as a

kind of community participation

The role of public administration is quite important: supportive public policies are designed to improve volunteering

(III Plan Andaluz del Voluntariado 2010-2014)Specific legislation about volunteering

(Andalusian law not allows public sector to develop volunteering projects, because of people only become volunteers in a non profit organization)

Working Areas of III Plan Andaluz del Voluntariado 2010-2014

How do citizens, acting collectively by volunteering, acquire and use power to promote positive changes in their communities?

How can communities become empowered to address the problems and challenges they face? What the role of volunteering could be?

AWARENESS AND CONSCIOUSNESS-RAISING

RESEARCH AND TRAINING

TECHNOLOG Y AND NETW ORKING

ECONO MIC VIABILITY AND QUALITY IN NO NPROFIT MANAGEMENT

Looking Back, Looking Ahead

Strongs

Weaks

Normative framework. Volunteering is recognized by public institutions as a social actorMaturity, skills and experience of volunteering organizationsLong-term technical competence Social prestige. Volunteering as a alternative to express solidarity with oppressed groups

Barriers to access research resources by practitioners of third sector Economical dependence of Public Administrations Not enough transference of findings from research to practice.

Threats

Oportunities

Economic crisisLabour relations. Work conditions in third sector.The process of individualitation Bureaucracy of non profit management

Encourage use of Internet and ITC by third sectorCorporate Social Responsability as a framework to improve relations between private sector and volunteeringOnline volunteeringUse quality systems management in volunteering organizationTo explore new ways of participation in society.

Looking Back, Looking Ahead

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it´s the only thing that ever does

Margaret Mead, anthropologist

Grazie per l'attenzione!!

Reference: Images from young people concentrations. Spain. Last week.