1. Citizen Forum National Information and Innovation centre for the volunteering and self-help network in Finland © Citizen Forum 2010

2. A national network of volunteering will be established, enlarged and consolidated. This will enable cooperation of grassroot actors across and between different sectors. PROCESS TOWARDS A NATIONAL STRATEGY OF VOLUNTEERING Objective: © Citizen Forum 2010 to enable participation and grass root cooperation across different voluntary sectors, through which a national strategy of volunteering will be developed.

3. Process towards a national strategy of volunteering Grassroot participation and cooperation across different sectors and in various areas National volunteering infrastructure (2010-2013) © Citizen Forum 2010 A delegation for civil society politics (KANE) Consultative council of NGOs & civil servant (2007-2011) Code of conduct Taxation Role of NGOsPreconditions for NGO activities Cooperation Interaction & change of information Interfaces Planning ahead / strategic planning € Process towards a national strategy of volunteering National activities in a European context

4. © Citizen Forum 2010 Process towards a national strategy of volunteering Key areas to be developed in Finland 1. Network building and information: Creating a network of volunteers and voluntary organization across different sectors; and actively providing information for the national network. 2. Event organisation: Organizing workshops and conferences for strategic discussions re. volunteering to ensure wide-spread grass root participation in the development of voluntary sector 3. Information: compiling research and educational information re. volunteering and disseminating it 4. Recruitment: Developing national volunteer recruitment services 5. Interfaces: Defining relationship and interfaces of different actors in voluntary sector; between volunteers and customers; between voluntary work and paid work etc. 6. Voluntary/public sector partnerships: Promoting cooperation across financial sectors as well as between subsectors 7. Good practices: Compiling good practices in volunteering and establishing a model for disseminating good practices 8. Advocacy: To gather, process and supply information about voluntary sector for advocacy and lobbying. 9. Development of volunteering infrastructure 10. Ensuring the quality of volunteering

5. Citizen Forum Contact details 2010 Address: Kumpulantie 1 A, FI-00520 Helsinki www.kansalaisareena.fi firstname.surname@kansalaisareena.fi Executive director Anitta Raitanen Tel. +358 50 442 0429 Planning officer Jatta VikströmPlanning officer Ulla Grönlund Tel. +358 50 590 3322Tel. +358 400 632 538 © Citizen Forum 2010