Presentation of our organisation

Partner meeting in VilniusJune 21-24, 2012

FRAMEWORK

Voluntary Service Centre - Private - not for profit

Regulated by national law for Volunteering (L. n. 266 dated 11th August 1991)

Institued in 1997 by 15 Voluntary Organisations

Funded by Bank Foundations

Actually, leaded by 90 Voluntary Organisations

Vilnius, June 21 – 24, 2012

VISION

We imagine a future in which the distinctive features of volunteering

freedom and self-giving, reciprocity and trust, passion and spirit of initiative,

responsibility and care for each other

will be a guide for individual and collective challenge

Vilnius, June 21 – 24, 2012

Vilnius 21- 24 June 2012

MISSION

Our Mission is to qualify and support

Voluntary Organisations

in order to enable volunteers

to seize opportunities

and take individual paths to development

Vilnius, June 21 – 24, 2012

ACTIVITIES AND EXPERTISEIn 2011 we reached 723 Voluntary Organisations in the

Province of Turin providing 12.245 free of charge services in several areas:

Technical and logistical support (spaces, vehicles, equipements)

Promotion and communication (events, advertising materials, press office, web sites and newsletter)

Vilnius, June 21 – 24, 2012

ACTIVITIES AND EXPERTISE

Consulting and training (law, accountability, planning, ICT…)

Our own calls for proposal of social projects (civil defence, environment, social caring, culture)

Information and assistence on external funding calls (local and national)

Vilnius, June 21 – 24, 2012

OUR COMMITTMENT IN FAVOR OF 50+ PEOPLE: ORIENTATION DESK

Offered Services: Information about volunteering opportunitiesPersonalized orientation service

Results:1086 people reached:

686 have expressed interest in voluntary (filling an application form)474 have been met for an individual interview334 found an association

32% of them belongs to 50+ class of people

Vilnius, June 21 – 24, 2012

OUR COMMITTMENT IN FAVOR OF 50+ PEOPLE: THE TRAINING

Voluntary activities constitute a rich learning experience, enable the development of social skills and competences and contribute to solidarity (…). Voluntary activities have the potential to contribute to the well-being of individuals and the harmonious development of European societies.

(Council Decison of 27 November 2009 on the 2011-European Year of Voluntary Activities Promoting Active Citizenship)

To qualify our volunteers, we offer training courses in several fields:

ICT Communication and Fund raising Fiscal and Amministrative

Vilnius, June 21 – 24, 2012

OUR COMMITTMENT IN FAVOR OF 50+ PEOPLE: THE TRAINING

During last year, 1057 volunteers have attended one of our 39 training courses (more than 500 hours of lesson)

65% of our learners belong to 50+ people class

Thanks to AWAKE project, in 2012 we have organized 2 new training courses: English (24 learners) and Skype (15 learners) both led by volunteers

Vilnius, June 21 – 24, 2012

Thank you for your attention!

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