A focus on Volunteering Management.
Change is the end result of all true learning.
Leo Buscalia
We start from the belief, proven by more than 10 years of field experience, that offering opportunities for organizations to build capacity concerning Volunteer Management Skills is essential for a quality implementation of international volunteering projects (focused e.g. on the European Solidarity Corps Programme – ESC). Based on this – three long-term partner organizations (EJBW- Weimar, Politistiko Ergastiri Ayion Omoloyioton-Lefkosia and Pro Vobis- Cluj-Napoca) hereby propose to you a sequence of four trainings in 2024/2025 focusing on different aspects in volunteer management and different target groups.
The proposed trainings are developed as a result of our common experience since 2015, from the era of European Voluntary Service (EVS) up to European Solidarity Program (ESC) and aim to achieve common ground and understanding on volunteer management issues, mentoring skills, professional development regarding youth workers key competences – based on the ETS Competence Model for Youth Workers, creating a community of practice and peer support among the implementers of European Volunteering projects.
We are offering youth workers, volunteering project coordinators, (support) staff of ESC hosting & sending organisations, mentors (to be) of volunteers, facilitators actively involved in ESC & other (international) volunteering projects and ex-volunteers the opportunity to join one or more of the following training activities:
VOLU.M.Experience | 19.-25.10.2024 | Lefkosia (Cyprus)
- Target group & objectives of the event: EX (EVS/ESC) volunteers who are still involved or potentially involved in the field of youth work – we aim to gather the experience and perspectives of former volunteers as participants in volunteering projects and define issues, content, topics related to volunteer management, so that future projects may rely on lessons learned from practice, for improved quality implementation.
The application is open from 26th of July 2024 until 19th of August 2024 via the following link: https://forms.gle/ohkzx5B7uvtoijmM9
Applicants are informed about the selection results after 26th of August 2024.
VOLU.M.E Diversity & Inclusion | 19.-25.01.2025 | Weimar (Germany)
- Target group of the event: representatives (coordinators, pedagogical staff, mentors, support-persons) from organisations that have experience in both EVS and ESC projects (at least 3 project implemented and finalised), aimed at developing common understanding and first steps on diversifying their hosting & sending practices with a specific objective on making project more inclusive (for different target groups). Participants of the event are invited to join the follow-up event “VOLU.M.E Diversity & Inclusion 2, 23.-29.06.2025, in Lefkosia (Cyprus)” (see below)
The application is open from 4th of October 2024 until 11th of November 2024 via the following link: https://forms.gle/1MLa1g57euqikgms5
Applicants are informed about the selection results after 18th of November 2024.
VOLU.M.Enhanced | 28.04.-04.05.2025 | Cluj-Napoca (Romania)
- Target group of the event: representatives (coordinators, pedagogical staff, mentors, support-persons) from organisations that have experience in both EVS and ESC projects (at least 3 project implemented and finalised), for sharing a deeper introspection on the volunteer management process, challenges and good practices in European Volunteering projects. The event seeks to support the professional development regarding youth workers key competences – based on the ETS Competence Model for Youth Workers, creating a community of practice and peer support among the implementers of European Volunteering projects.
The application is open from 6th of January 2025 until 7th of February 2025 via the following link: https://forms.gle/gkNGckyC7ipCWn959
Applicants are informed about the selection results after 14th of February 2025.
VOLU.M.E Diversity & Inclusion 2 | 23.-29.06.2025 | Lefkosia (Cyprus)
- Target group of the event: representatives (coordinators, pedagogical staff, mentors, support-persons) from organisations that have experience in both EVS and ESC projects (at least 3 project implemented and finalised), aimed at further networking and developing specific (mutual) measures on diversifying their hosting & sending practices with a specific objective on making project more inclusive (for different target groups). Participants of the event ideally participated in the previous event “VOLU.M.E Diversity & Inclusion, 19.-25.01.2025, in Weimar (Germany).
The application is open from 3rd of March 2025 until 4th of April 2025 via the following link: https://forms.gle/iEaQgF62JM5DLAXJA
Applicants are informed about the selection results after 11th of April 2025.
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