What can Sports Volunteering learn from the wider voluntary sector? IV TeamKinetic Volunteer Conference in association with Manchester Metropolitan University What can Sports Volunteering learn from the wider voluntary sector?

What can Sports Volunteering learn from the wider volunteering sector? Wednesday 12th September 2018 Manchester Metropolitan University Fiona Liddell and Rajma Begum Wales Council for Voluntary Action

Starter for 10 How do volunteering infrastructure organisations support you? How could they help you more? OR What does/could your organisation offer to sports volunteering?

Third Sector Support Wales offerss Youth volunteering support Information and guidance Face to face brokerage for volunteering Support with policy/strategy development Enquiries helpline service Volunteering-wales.net

Third Sector Support Wales offerss National and local volunteer awards Local/national volunteering networks Annual resource event Gofod 3 Local/national newsletters Volunteering grants

Third Sector Support Wales offerss Projects and Partnerships BME Sport Cymru Volunteering Spirit Wales

Barriers Many issues accessing volunteering opportunities Which direction is the barrier?

Achievements Participants- health and wellbeing , confidence, social gain, pathway for development, 3000 participants engaged in sport Volunteers – confidence, skills, development, training and employment opps, recognition- 160 recruited, trained and deployed Community – more awareness, more active, inspiring wider circle, spreading the word, more involvement Community organisations – strengthening governance, new areas of delivery, funding support, sustaining activities, building/ strengthening relations with SW and NGBs NGB and Sporting partners – better engagement with BME communities, better understanding of cultures and barriers, improved image, diversity of players improving for some NGBs

Salman Ali – 18 year old. Volunteering for 2 years, numerous hours in sports and youth leadership. Roles in school, youth clubs, community and at events. Role model for the young people in his community , supported though level 1 and 2 in sports leaders to develop his confidence and skills .

Lessons Learnt Sensitive to the cultural/religious/ economic needs of volunteers and their families Diverse workforce and boards – act as role models Utilising gatekeepers and key community workers to outreach and promote volunteering opportunities Quality of volunteering Support and incentives for volunteers from BME communities

Volunteering Spirit Wales -aims Professionalise standards in event volunteering Build networks of support to Widen access to event volunteering

Volunteering Spirit Wales -objectives Test the application of principles of good practice in volunteer management in the context of events Identify and disseminate transferable learning Develop relevant methodologies and tools Embed good practice in event volunteering through the work of the partner organisations

Volunteering Spirit Wales -the plan Delivery of six separate pilot projects across Wales involving distinct interventions Baseline Survey Pre-event and post-event surveys of volunteers in each of the six partner events Regular meetings to foster collaborative working between the partners, stakeholders and WCVA Independent evaluator

Volunteering Spirit Wales -outputs Six case studies Event volunteering certificate and scorecard Event volunteering online toolkit www.wcva.org.uk Independent Evaluation report Bilingual volunteer management software

Thank You! You can contact us: Fiona Liddell Volunteering Development Manager WCVA fliddell@wcva.org.uk 029 2043 1730 Rajma Begum SEC Project Manager, WCVA rbegum@wcva.org.uk 029 2043 1726