Volunteering Victoria 2013 AGM

Imagine the possibilities…..

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Setting the scene......

• If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading - Lao Tzu

• If you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll always get what you’ve always got – Anonymous

• Whosoever desires constant success must change his conduct with the times - Niccolo Machiavelli

• Change is the law of life & those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future - John FG Kennedy

• Insanity: doing the same thing over & over again & expecting different results - Albert Einstein

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Volunteering evolution

• Volunteering is evolving. Volunteers are different – Diverse social, cultural, linguistic, religious backgrounds– Different generations, characteristics, motivations, understanding &

experience of volunteering– Life-cycle and life-style changes– More mobile & tech-savvy – Have multiple roles, experiences– Seek options, opportunities to develop or use skills – Seek reciprocal, collaborative, inclusive relationships– Seek to build social networks & connectedness– Seek organisations, causes, in places, at times that suit them

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Volunteering challenge• Challenge of evolving volunteering landscape• Balance organisations’ & volunteers’ needs• More effort, negotiation, calculated risk taking • Need to be flexible, creative, innovative to:– Accommodate different motivations & expectations– Remove or minimise barriers to volunteering– Support intergenerational volunteering– Support socially inclusive volunteering– Leverage diversity & new technologies– Engage not merely manage volunteers– Build a resilient volunteer involving organisation

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Our strategic priorities

• Research, policy & advocacy• New membership model• Youth volunteering• Multicultural volunteering• Employee volunteering• Spontaneous emergency volunteering (SEV)• Imagine the possibilities marketing campaign• Building collaborative networks & partnerships• Volunteer management

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Our Manifesto 2014

• Purpose– Statement of key issues & priorities– Statement of Volunteering Victoria’s position– Statement of our intent– Statement of how we will work with you

• Developing the Manifesto– Draft Manifesto on our website from Monday– Comments & suggestions by 30 November 2013– Updated annually

• Priority areas

New membership model

Voting rights

VRC

Full members

VIOs(Non Govt)

Individual

Board Member eNews

Training participant

Partners

Sponsors

Supporter

Full member division

VRC member

Associate

NFP (without Ins)

JSA

Corporate

Volunteer

Volunteer Manager

Other Individual

Life Member

VIOs (Govt Agencies)

LGAMembership fee

User Pay Free

Program i.e. EVP, Consultancy

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Members Non - Members

Subscriber

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New membership model

• Objective: Embrace the entire volunteering sector

• Broader, more inclusive model• Better represent the sector• Better utilise our services, information, networks • Build better member benefits• Build a stronger voice for volunteering• Recognition of outstanding contributions:– Life Membership– Awards program

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Youth volunteering

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Youth volunteering

• Objective: increase youth volunteering • Research to understand:– Motivations & barriers for young people volunteering– Challenges for VIOs engaging young people

• Audit of best practise models for engaging youth• Build relationships with key stakeholders• Activities (like Youth Forum) to:– Start a conversation, explore issues & ideas– Explode myths, build understanding & connections– Share programs, resources, information

• Input will be sought

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Multicultural volunteering

• Objective: build a diverse, inclusive volunteering sector• Priorities: asylum seekers, refugees & newly arrived

migrants • Research to understand:– Opportunities, motivations & barriers for volunteering– Challenges & solutions for VIOs– Best practice models for multicultural volunteering

• Relationships with key stakeholders• Share resources, programs, information• Establish Multicultural Volunteering Advisory Group• Funding to build capacity

Employee volunteering• Reviewed in early 2013. Purpose:– Establish a sustainable fee-for-service EVP – To meet increased demand for effective EVPs– Develop activities, events & services to assist:

– Corporates establish successful EVPs– VIOs to develop meaningful EVP opportunities

• Corporate Volunteering Breakfast Series– 4 events sponsored by NAB– November: EVP from a community group perspective– March: skilled volunteering– May: the business case for corporate volunteering– September: different perspectives on corporate volunteering

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SEV management

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Marketing campaign

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Marketing campaign

• Utopia/dystopia theme:– Imagine a world without volunteers (dystopia)– Imagine the world with more volunteering (utopia)

• Multi-layered campaign:– Implemented & evolving over time– Adapted to specific communities, sectors, scenarios, VIOs– Different channels & formats

• Target audiences:– Volunteer Managers & VIOs– Policy makers, funders, corporate supporters– Volunteers

• Walking the talk: – Campaign developed with volunteers

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Campaign objectives

• Change the language & dialogue: – Position volunteers as active citizens – Recognise the social impact of volunteering

• Lead & encourage behaviour change:– Across the community – By volunteers & volunteer managers– By government, corporates, VIOs

• Expand perceptions of volunteering by showcasing:– Diversity of people who volunteer– Variety of types, ways, places, reasons for volunteering

• Recognise importance of volunteer management • Support advocacy efforts• Change the idea of what a campaign is

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Marketing campaign

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Marketing campaign

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Marketing campaign

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Collaboration

• Essential to achieve outcomes with limited resources• Harness our collective energy, ideas, expertise, skills,

nous and connections• Build a strong collective voice, united front• Working groups, roundtables, SIGs• Active engagement with existing networks• Joint projects, programs, activities • Promote your achievements• Support your great ideas, programs, activities

Bite-Size Volunteering

Marketing Plan

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Volunteer management

• Excellent volunteer management is critical:– To equip us to meet the volunteering challenge – To build a resilient volunteer workforce– If we value our volunteers

• Volunteer manager is the place to start– Key player, central enabler, driver of innovation– Often under-valued, under-resourced, undersold– Face significant challenges in changing environment

• Management recognition & support essential:– Resources & tools to do their job– Leadership training & development to adapt

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Volunteer Management SIG

• Working Group – Established June 2013– Developed terms of reference (next slide)

• Membership– Volunteer managers employed by our members– Individual members of Volunteering Victoria

• Volunteer managers• With an interest in volunteer management

• SIG Executive– Up to 14 members, widely representative – Call for nominations & online election (if required)

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Volunteer Management SIG

• Terms of Reference– Established under the auspices of Volunteering Victoria – Advocate for rights, interests of volunteer managers– Advocate for professionalisation of volunteer

management– Identify issues & trends– Input to relevant VV events, programs, products– Communication channel– Mentoring & peer support– Consistent with VV purpose & vision

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