GIVING BACK

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GIVING BACK

• Jane Hennig - Executive Director,
• Volunteer Action Centre of Kitchener Waterloo and
  Area

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• The line it is drawn
• The curse it is cast
• The slow one now
• Will later be fast
• As the present now
• Will later be past
• The order is
• Rapidly fadin.
• And the first one now
• Will later be last
• For the times they are a-changin.
• Bob Dylan

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VOLUNTARY SECTOR FACTS
11.8 million Canadians (45 of the population
aged 15 and older) volunteered their time to
charities and other nonprofit organizations Volun
teers contributed almost 2 billion volunteer
hours to organizations the equivalent of 1
million full time jobs Its economic contribution
to the GDP exceeds most major industry
contributions including - retail trade, mining
oil and gas and agriculture
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2004 National Survey of Non-Profit and Voluntary
Organizations

• ARTS AND CULTURE
• ? A total of 13,800 organizations in this sector
• This sub-sector accounts for 5 of all
  volunteers
• SPORTS AND RECREATION
• ? A total of 33,650 organizations in this sector
• This sub-sector accounts for 28 of all
  volunteers
• EDUCATION AND RESEARCH
• ? A total of 8,300 organizations in this sector
• This sub-sector accounts for 8 of all
  volunteers
• UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES
• ? A total of 500 organizations in this sector
• This sub-sector accounts for 0.2 of all
  volunteers
• HEALTH
• ? A total of 5,300 organizations in this sector
• This sub-sector accounts for 4 of all
  volunteers

• ENVIRONMENT
• ? A total of 4,400 organizations in this sector
• This sub-sector accounts for 4 of all
  volunteers
• DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING
• ? A total of 12,300 organizations in this sector
• ? This sub-sector accounts for 2 of all
  volunteers
• LAW, ADVOCACY AND POLITICS
• ? A total of 3,600 organizations in this sector
• ? This sub-sector accounts for 2 of all
  volunteers
• GRANT MAKING, FUNDRAISING AND VOLUNTARISM
  PROMOTION
• ? A total of 15,900 organizations in this sector
• ? This sub-sector accounts for 9 of all
  volunteers
• INTERNATIONAL
• ? A total of 1000 organizations in this sector
• ? This sub-sector accounts for 1 of all
  volunteers

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• Volunteer rates were highest among YOUTH,
  THOSE WITH UNIVERSITY DEGREES, THOSE WITH
  HOUSEHOLD INCOMES OVER 100,000, and those who
  attended religious services weekly.

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Reasons for volunteering
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COMMUNITY SERVICE LEARNING is a teaching method
that encourages students to make meaningful
connections between their studies and how this
knowledge can be applied through community work.
Students are encouraged in voluntary activities
while integrating their experiences with academic
course work. Its objectives are balanced between
specific academic goals on the one hand, and
building capacity on the other. It fosters
student leadership and enhances connections to
the community at large.
Wilfrid Laurier
University Centre for Community Service Learning
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EMPLOYER SUPPORTED VOLUNTEERING refers to a
continuum of employee support for employee
volunteer activities. It describes a company that
voluntarily supports employees involvement in
the community. Typically, employer-supported
volunteer initiatives are integrated into the
workplace and involve various levels of employer
involvement and expenditure. Volunteer Canada
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• If businesses exhibit a value based and
  socially responsible ethic they are well
  positioned to attract new employees
• More information on how to get involved in
  community
• Contact your nearest Volunteer Centre, United
  Way or
• Volunteer Canada at www.volunteer.ca
• Locally access Volunteer Action Centre at
  www.volunteerkw.ca