Let’s talk about celebrating excellence in volunteer engagement and learn how to understand, capture and share it. “What Is Excellence? – Pushing us beyond the ordinary” As leaders of volunteers, we can feel under resourced whilst being under multiple pressure. Martin believes its time we celebrated our excellence and learn how understand it , capture …
Generally speaking, this project is more about recognising volunteer work by making it easier for them to enter (or advance in) professional life. However, if you consider that the willingness to volunteer is generally declining in many regions – unless there is a natural disaster or something similar to deal with… – perhaps volunteers should …
In our multi-option society, traditional volunteer work is becoming increasingly unpopular. What effect does this have on the role of civil society? The study ‘The new volunteers’, commissioned by the Migros Culture Percentage, addresses this question and formulates a framework for the civic engagement of the future. The study shows that those who volunteer in …
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Would you know how to write a reference letter for an employee? Probably only very few people can wholeheartedly answer such a question positively… Which special features you should additionally pay attention to when writing a reference for one of your volunteers and, above all, how to attract the attention of a potential future employer with a reference, is another matter altogether.
Youthpass is a tool to document and recognise learning outcomes from youth work and solidarity activities. It is available for projects funded by Erasmus+: Youth in Action and European Solidarity Corps Programmes. It is a part of the European Commission’s strategy to foster the recognition of non-formal learning, putting policy into practice and practice into …
Within a few months, the Corona crisis has led to developments in the field of volunteer work, which for years seemed unthinkable – it even turned the current development into the opposite and it is possible to say with certainty that voluntary work and the commitment of responsibility in civil society have gained a completely …
Many young people experience their first contact with the labour market as volunteers – be it in the voluntary youth fire brigade, in non-profit associations, in their church community or elsewhere. They do charitable work, support where they are needed, bring in skills they already possess, gain valuable experiences and possibly also discover new passions. …
