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Greater London Volunteering

Volunteering in London Informing and advocating for 2012 Building the volunteering legacy for London’s communities. Greater London Volunteering. Regional support body for volunteering across 33 boroughs of Greater London

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Greater London Volunteering

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  1. Volunteering in LondonInforming and advocating for 2012Building the volunteering legacy for London’s communities London’s leading voice for volunteering

  2. Greater London Volunteering • Regional support body for volunteering across 33 boroughs of Greater London • Members include Volunteer Centres and Volunteer Development Agencies (YouthNet, TimeBank, MBF, LVSC) • Core members offer support and brokerage services to over 50,000 volunteers and 9,000 organisations • GLV supports and works with over 30 non-member partners through forums and initiatives • Influence, Communicate, Capacity-build, Coordinate London’s leading voice for volunteering

  3. London’s leading voice for volunteering

  4. Sub-objective 3.2.4 [volunteering] “Maximise social benefits to Londoners, including in health, education and volunteering, of hosting the Games” • Led to stakeholders group overseeing thematic action plan Mayor of London London’s leading voice for volunteering

  5. Theme 1: Personal Best – an appropriately designed and funded pre-volunteer programme, targeted at the unemployed and economically inactive • Guarantees participants interview for official volunteer programme • 10% target of involvement in London 2012 • Best models involve equal voluntary and public sector partnerships • 3rd sector coordinator at GLV (reach, support, delivery) London’s leading voice for volunteering

  6. Theme 2: Improve knowledge and information management to develop a better understanding of volunteering in London • The Supply and Demand for Volunteer Management Training • Health of Volunteering in London: All Set for 2012? • The Big Opportunity: ensuring London’s communities are engaged with the Games • Action plan reports collate activities of partners, encourage collaboration • Celebration Ceremony at City Hall London’s leading voice for volunteering

  7. Theme 3: Extend the volunteer base with particular reference to increasing availability for people and communities who do not normally volunteer or who volunteer through more informal channels • Wave of Friendship volunteer exchange • Host City Volunteers Programme scoping • Inspired by projects review • 2012 related projects: London Youth work with youth clubs, LDA sports official bursary scheme, London Councils funded local activities (and GLV preparation volunteering pilot) • Changing Places (LOCOG) London’s leading voice for volunteering

  8. Theme 4: Raise awareness amongst employers of the benefits of volunteering for employeesin order that employers facilitate Games time volunteering and increase their commitment to employee volunteering as a whole • Linking to East London Business Alliance (ELBA) and London 2020 activities • City Hall employer-supported volunteering policy and recruitment fair London’s leading voice for volunteering

  9. 5. Improve volunteer infrastructure in London in order to make it fit for 2012 and beyond • www.london.gov.uk/volunteer • www.eventvolunteers.org.uk London’s leading voice for volunteering

  10. What GLV wants from 2012 • A truly inclusive and representative volunteer force for 2012 • A volunteering programme for 2012 which embodies the Compact definition and our own Principles of Volunteering • An increased understanding of volunteering • More sustainable and valued local support services to help people access 2012 initiatives and encourage a longer-term volunteering ethos as a consequence of the Games London’s leading voice for volunteering

  11. Mayor of London London’s leading voice for volunteering

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