MAVA 2013 Annual Meeting Moving Forward through a Shifting Environment

Program Agenda 1.Results of MAVA Survey on the Status of MN Volunteer Programs in a Shifting Environment 2.Panel 3.Discussion groups 4.Report from discussion groups

Change in who is volunteering 37% More inquiries from students and interns 31% More inquiries from Boomers 31% More inquiries from young adults 31% More inquiries from retirees 28% More inquiries from job seekers “The Status of Minnesota’s Volunteer Programs in a Shifting Environment” MAVA Shifting Environment Survey

44% Increased interest in short term volunteering 31% Increased interest in developing or using workplace skills 24% Increased interest in volunteering on evenings and weekends Changes in What Volunteers Are Seeking The Status of Minnesota’s Volunteer Programs in a Shifting Environment”

65% Involved volunteers in new roles and positions 46% Involved volunteers in leadership positions or managing projects Volunteers in New Roles The Status of Minnesota’s Volunteer Programs in a Shifting Environment”

38% Of program staff have increased requests for volunteers 46% Volunteer hours increased 49% Increased reliance on volunteers 58% Expect to increase reliance on volunteers next year Increased Reliance on Volunteers The Status of Minnesota’s Volunteer Programs in a Shifting Environment”

New Strategies Developed #1 Streamline and standardize. #2 Communicate more with volunteers #3 Develop new volunteer positions, including positions with greater responsibility #4 Create ways for volunteers to be more flexible in their time commitment. #5 Act on volunteers’ ideas

Volunteer resources manager position is changing Only 16% reported not having seen a change in the position Rapid change seen in skill needed and responsibilities 46% - requires more skills to work with a wider range of volunteers and deal with more complexities. 39% -needs skills to do more duties in the organization in addition to volunteer management. 36% - has more responsibility as the organization is more dependent on volunteers.

Looking to the future, more changes predicted “We need to adapt to changing volunteer populations and commitments--it will require a paradigm shift in the way we view our volunteer model.”

Panel Andy Fryar Founder and Director OzVPM (via video)

Panel Faiza Kanji Member, Professional Administrators of Volunteer Resources – Ontario (PAVR-O) General Manager, Volunteer Development for YMCA of Greater Toronto (via Skype)

Panel Allison Churilla Liuzzi Research Scientist Wilder Research

Moving Forward Through a Shifting Environment: Demographic Trends and Projections Allison Churilla Liuzzi Minnesota Compass, Wilder Research November 7, 2013

Minnesota is officially in a period of rapid demographic change.

POPULATION GROWTH AGING RACIAL AND ETHNIC DIVERSITY

Our population will grow, but growth will be uneven.

Where will we grow? Exurban counties Central and southern MN Population decline in southwestern MN Retrieved from MN Compass: Demographics > Population

Our older adult population will double by 2030.

OLDER ADULT POPULATION WILL SOON EXCEED SCHOOL-AGED POPULATION Retrieved from MN Compass: Demographics > Age Roughly 169 more aging into retirement every day OLDER ADULT POPULATION WILL SOON EXCEED SCHOOL-AGED POPULATION

Rates of volunteerism are highest among middle-aged and older adults, but also among teens Retrieved from MN Compass: Civic engagement > Volunteerism

Today, there are approximately 284,000 volunteers age 65+ in Minnesota… 284,000 volunteers age 65 and older * 86hours per person per year * $20per hour $488 million

By 2040, approximately 548,000 volunteers age 65+ in Minnesota… 548,000 volunteers age 65 and older * 86hours per person per year * $20per hour $943 million

One in four residents will be Persons Of Color by 2030.

POPULATION OF COLOR IS GROWING FASTER IN MINNESOTA THAN IN THE U.S. Population of Color in MN more than tripled US doubled Retrieved from MN Compass: Demographics > Race 18% 37% Population of Color is growing faster in Minnesota than in the U.S.

Currently, levels of volunteerism are lower among Populations Of Color Retrieved from MN Compass: Civic engagement > Volunteerism 39% 38% 20% 17%

If we increased volunteerism among Populations Of Color to 38% (the state average), we would have … 158,000 additional volunteers in Minnesota today 283,000 additional volunteers in Minnesota in 2035

Minnesota is a great state for volunteerism! Among the 50 states: 4 th for volunteering (38%) 3 rd for Baby Boomers who volunteer (42%) 2 nd for older adults who volunteer (39%)

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Panel Dave Borgert Director of Government Relations CentraCare Health System

Panel Jon Pratt Executive Director Minnesota Council of Nonprofits

Panel Mary Quirk Executive Director MAVA

MAVA: Preparing for the Future Trend Setters “Positioning Your Program” module in series “Getting From Here to There” change agent training Trend Solution Solvers Volunteerism and Immigrant Communities Engaging Boomers and Future Generations as Volunteers Engaging Job Seekers as Volunteers Lesson Learned from Volunteer Centered Organization Trend Identifiers A Time to Be Bold: Engaging Volunteers in A Shifting Environment 2011 Annual Meeting – “Top Trends in Volunteerism”

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