Volunteering Victoria 2013 AGM

1. Volunteering Victoria 2013 AGM Imagine the possibilities…..

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. Our strategic priorities • Research, policy & advocacy • New membership model • Youth volunteering • Multicultural volunteering • Employee volunteering • Spontaneous emergency volunteering (SEV) • Imagine the possibilities marketingcampaign • Building collaborative networks & partnerships • Volunteer management

6. 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

7. New membership model Individual Supporter Full members Associate Members Non - Members Subscriber Partners Board Member eNews VRC Full member division Sponsors Training participant VRC member VIOs (Non Govt) Volunteer NFP (without Ins) ........................................................................................ Program i.e. EVP, Consultancy Volunteer Manager JSA VIOs (Govt Agencies) Voting rights Corporate Other Individual Membership fee LGA Life Member User Pay Free

8. 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

9. Youth volunteering www.volunteeringvictoria.org.au

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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

13. SEV management

14. Marketing campaign

15. 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

16. 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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20. 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

21. Bite-Size Volunteering Marketing Plan

22. 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

23. 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)

24. 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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