Download - Inspiration and Legacy from the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games Project - Katie Jackson
Inspiration and Legacy from the 2012 Olympic
and Paralympic Games Project
The story so far…
Katie Jackson
By the end of this workshop you’ll know:
• What opportunities are available around the 2012
Games
• An easy way to harness the enthusiasm around the
2012 Games and stand out from the crowd
240,000 people applied to be a Games Maker
Only 70,000 places
68,000 people who will be rejected are new to volunteering
People are already inspired
Selection events across the UK
Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy:
• 6th – 21st March
Working with LOCOG to promoting Do-it at the selection events
How can you get involved?
Do-it: The National Volunteering Database
536,000 registered volunteers
1.4 million opportunities to volunteer
52,000 opportunities applied for each month
130,000 unique visitors each month
Volunteering England
Supporting, enabling and celebrating volunteering
Influencing policy that affects volunteering
Members helpline for expert advice on individual issues
Quality accreditation for Volunteer Centres
What else is happening?
• Cultural Olympiad activities• Environmental efforts
• Torch Relay
• Host City programs
• London Ambassadors program• Training venues, camps and warm up events
• Open weekend
Stand out from the crowd
As large numbers of people will be directed to www.do-
it.org because they are inspired by the Games,
maintaining this Games theme is one of the best ways
to capture their interest
Do this by creating a Game inspired volunteering
opportunity
Defining opportunities
It is likely to BENEFIT your local community now and/or in the future.
It is an opportunity that CELEBRATES the 2012 Games.
A DEMONSTRABLE link with the 2012 Games between either the
opportunity or the organisation can be seen in the description.
It is a practical EXPRESSION of the Olympic values such as friendship,
courage, determination, excellence, equality, respect and inspiration.
Opportunities that fit
1. Which of these opportunities fit the Games
inspired volunteer opportunity definitions?
2. Which opportunities do not fit and why?
Demonstrating inspiration
Writing descriptions to show Games inspiration
How can we make the previous “no fit” examples
“fit”?
Original opportunity
Keen Gardeners needed
We’re looking for people to pitch in at our one day gardening
extravaganza! Volunteers will be helping to clear a two mile
stretch of the canal towpath. By giving us just a few hours of
your time, you will help to make this area safer and more
attractive for the community to enjoy.
Inspired opportunity
Keen Gardeners needed
We’re looking for people to pitch in at our one day gardening
extravaganza! Volunteers will be helping to clear a two mile
stretch of the canal towpath. By giving us just a few hours of your
time, you will help to make this area safer and more attractive for
the community to enjoy.
As the Olympic Park is close by, your hard work will ensure that
visitors to this area in the summer of 2012 experience this
community at it’s best.
Inspired opportunity
Keen Gardeners needed
We’re looking for people to pitch in at our one day gardening
extravaganza! Volunteers will be helping to clear a two mile
stretch of the canal towpath. By giving us just a few hours of
your time, you will help to make this area safer and more
attractive for the community to enjoy.
We will pair experienced gardeners with novices, helping
promote Olympic values of friendship and inspiration. The day
will end with a medal ceremony, showcasing individuals who
have learnt from their experienced team mates.
Is it just rebranding?
• NO! Volunteering opportunities should not be incorrectly
advertised, just to use the Games as leverage
• Think of the volunteer’s journey and the reputation of your
organisation
• Genuine opportunities inspired by the Games may appeal to
new volunteers, especially those people who are inspired by
the Games to volunteer for the first time
• Quilts for London
• Orchard Olympics
• Inter-generational Archery
Real examples
Further support
To recruit volunteers for your Games inspired ops
Contact your local Volunteer Centre
To recruit directly on Do-it, contact YouthNet [email protected]