Online events driving change
Volonteurope has been actively engaged in a series of webinars and online sessions focussed on volunteering and building the skills and capacity of civil society. Over the last six months the International Association for Volunteer Effort (IAVE), of which Volonteurope has recently become a member, held a Global Forum Series discussing and promoting the importance […]
The Netherlands launches National Year of Voluntary Commitment 2021
Volonteurope member André Hudepohl of The Association of Dutch Voluntary Effort Organisations (NOV), has invited our network to get involved in the National Year of Voluntary Commitment 2021 in the Netherlands. Launched on 2 December by Queen Máxima, the 2021 campaign hopes to reverse statistics in the country which show fewer people are spending less […]
Powerful stories take centre stage in Extraordinary General Assembly
Volonteurope’s membership came together virtually earlier this month for an Extraordinary General Assembly like no other. Despite the challenges facing members across Europe and beyond, the network came together online to share their experiences, adopt Volonteurope’s Strategy document and hear the powerful speech of this year’s keynote speaker Tonia Wilson. Tonia who works for UK […]
President’s December update: Oonagh Aitken
As we move towards the strangest holiday season ever, a few messages from me and the Volonteurope team. We all seem to be in different lockdown situations across Europe; some are more stringent than others but with a bit of common sense and adherence to whatever the rules are in your part of the […]
European Education Area and the Digital Transformation Plan
As you will know, the European Commission recently published proposals for the European Education Area (EEA), the Digital Education Plan and the European Research Area. These three wide-ranging documents will provide the policy background to developments in education and research over the next years. The proposal is that the objectives of the European Research Area […]
Training webinar on communicating successfully with the media
On Thursday 15 October 2020, our Communications Director, Laura, ran an insightful training session focusing on writing impactful and targeted press releases, in a language that is accessible to everyone, cutting down on jargon and what has become known as “institutional English”. Laura also took us through the do’s and don’ts of media communication and […]
Volonteurope becomes a member of European Civic Forum
For over a decade now, Volonteurope and European Civic Forum have been working closely together and in partnership to promote more social justice in Europe. Our two networks have been particularly focusing on advocating for active citizenship, activism and empowering every person to be able to exercise their democratic rights. For a number of years, […]
Tolerance and Inclusion – Volunteering Enabling Community Cohesion and Embracing Diversity
Volunteering is vitally important to providing a sense of belonging to one’s community. It is a practical way to showcase resilience by including everyone in helping themselves and others to overcome problems whether they are, for example, economic, social, humanitarian or environmental. Volunteers are working across divisions and between cultures showcasing in practical ways the […]
The recipe for a successful conversation about the future of Europe
Just like the Edinburgh Fringe brings informal events and initiatives parallel to the Edinburgh International Festival, the Europe Future Fringe, which you will recall was launched together with our member New Europeans in the late autumn 2019, seeks to harness the imagination and expertise of citizens for the democratic renewal of Europe. As Roger Casale, […]
IAVE Virtual Global Forum Series
IAVE and Emirates Foundation have been running a series of engaging and informative virtual fora, exploring the importance of volunteers as agents of change. Under the overarching title Volunteering Together to Enable Change and Create a Better World, the series cover seven key topics, including how they have impacted the volunteer response to COVID-19. Five […]