Download - Sophie Chapman, Office Of The Third Sector
Maximising the 2012 volunteering legacy in England
Sophie Chapman – Policy Advisor Volunteering
Office of the Third Sector
Office of the Third Sector
Leads work across Government to support a thriving Third Sector
Campaigning for change Deliver public services Promote social enterprise Strengthen communities
Volunteering
Youth volunteering – ‘v’ Adult volunteering programmes Working with other Government Departments NI6 Queen’s Awards for Volunteering Prime Ministers Champion on volunteering Olympics
What will the legacy look like?
Ultimately – more volunteers Not just about the 70,000 Games time
volunteers or the ‘city volunteers’ Use the Olympics to inspire local
volunteering An infrastructure in place to support
volunteering beyond 2012 Importance of local planning for local
needs
What are the obstacles to this legacy?
1) Individuals want to get involved but they don’t know how
2) Organisations want to get involved but they don’t know how
3) Funding
Individuals
Lots of opportunities to get involved: Community initiatives and events Olympics schemes run by charities Cultural Olympiad City volunteering
But how do the public find out about them?
Volunteering portal
Built by Youthnet
Do-it with an Olympics face
Easier for organisations to upload opportunities
Will compliment GOE marketing work
Organisations
Many unanswered questions: Branding issues ‘Inspired by’ mark Funding ‘Navigation’
Looked to the model provided by the Big Opportunity and the Creative Programmers.
2012 Volunteer support posts
Based in Volunteering England, but with a regional focus
Provide advice and guidance on all the issues outlined
Work with other regionally based resource workers
Provide some regional support to Government Offices, RDA’s and Local Authorities on developing their volunteering plans
Funding
Limited funding - £1.6 million
V - Olympics fund
Grassroots Grants
Contact: [email protected]