1. Trends in Volunteerism… How Will They Affect Your Program?
Rob Podlasek
Minnesota Literacy Council

2. Agenda Welcome Types of Volunteerism
How Can Your Program Ride the Wave of These Changes?

3. Introductions to People at Your Table

4. So… What is Changing?

5. What does a “traditional” volunteer, volunteer program or volunteer role look like?

6. General Volunteer Trends
Slightly Fewer People Volunteering
More Younger Adults are Volunteering
Fewer Older Adults Volunteering
Men are Volunteering More
People want shorter-term volunteer assignments
People want more control over their volunteer roles/tasks
More diversity in what constitutes “Volunteering”
Others?

7. Types of Volunteering Informal Volunteering Traditional Volunteering
Episodic Volunteering
Group Volunteering
Virtual Volunteering
Spontaneous Volunteering
Family Volunteering
Pathway Volunteering
“Slacktivism”
Crowdsourcing
Micro-volunteering

8. At Your Tables, Share…
What are you already doing or what could you be doing to match the needs of your program with the realities of current volunteer trends?

9. At Your Tables, Share…
What are you already doing or what could you be doing to match the needs of your program with the realities of current volunteer trends?

11. Baby Boomers Want short-term volunteer opportunities Want choice
Want to see impact
Want to be treated as professionals

12. “What do we live for if it is not to make life less difficult for each other?”