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London’s leading voice for volunteering
Volunteering in London
Informing and advocating for 2012Building the volunteering legacy for London’s
communities
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London’s leading voice for volunteering
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
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London’s leading voice for volunteering
Greater London VolunteeringRegional Umbrella Body and Chair of
Volunteering Forums:
GLV NetworkVolunteer Centres & Development
AgenciesSupporting regional volunteering
activity through VCs
London Stakeholders Volunteering ForumVolunteering Sub-group
infrastructure development and support to frontline
ChangeUp London Volunteering Sub-group
infrastructure development and support to frontline
EVDC LondonLocal and regional policy development
informing the national agenda
Volunteering LondonRegional agencies & infrastructure
Focus on Mayor’s objectives for delivering 2012 and the London
legacy
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London’s leading voice for volunteering
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
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London’s leading voice for volunteering
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)
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London’s leading voice for volunteering
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
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London’s leading voice for volunteering
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)
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London’s leading voice for volunteering
Theme 4: Raise awareness amongst employers of the benefits of volunteering for employees
in 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
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London’s leading voice for volunteering
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
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London’s leading voice for volunteering
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
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London’s leading voice for volunteering
Mayor of London