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What is volunteering?

• any activity which involves spending time,
  unpaid, doing something which aims to benefit
  someone (individuals or groups) other than, or in
  addition to, close relatives, or to benefit the
  environment
• National survey of volunteering 1997

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Volunteering Facts Figures

• 22 Million people are involved in formal
  volunteering each year.
• 90 million hours of formal voluntary work takes
  place each week
• 6 out of 10 volunteers say volunteering gives the
  opportunity to learn new skills

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How young people can benefit from volunteering

• Developing new skills Put something back
  into society
• Exploring career paths developing
  social skills
• Gaining recognition and being valued
• making friends broadening horizons
• Building confidence and self-esteem having fun
• Encouraging commitment and reliability

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What volunteering is and what it isnt

• IS
• Young persons choice
• Time freely given (and taken away)
• Opportunity to develop skills (social,
  vocational, confidence etc.)

• IS NOT
• Paid employment
• A last resort
• A chance for cheap labour in place of an
  employee
• a soft option

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What do you know?

• When did MV officially start?
• How many pilot projects were there nationally?
• What is the age range?
• Can you name either of the MV strap-lines?
• After how many hours do you receive an...
• Award?
• Award of Excellence?
• How many volunteers have
• signed up?
• received an Award?
• received an Award of Excellence?
• How many people formally volunteer in the UK?

• 1999
• 9
• 16 - 24
• Build on what youre into
• MV on your CV
• 100 hours
• 200 hours
• 207,000
• 96,000
• 68,000
• 22 million
• (Source - Institute of Volunteering Research)

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Brief History of MV

• 1997 9 key principles established
• 1998 David Blunkett announces MV with 9 Demo
  Projects
• 1999 David Blunkett launches MV with 147
  projects
• 2000 Target of 100,000 MVs by the end of 2003
  set
• 2002 Institute for Volunteering Research reports
  on MV
• MV of the Year event held.
• 2003 Transition into CXPs begins
• 2004 Responsibility for delivery passes from MV
  Unit to Government Offices

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9 Principles of MV

• Personal Commitment
• Community Benefit
• Voluntary Participation
• Ownership by young people
• Quality
• Recognition
• Inclusiveness
• Variety
• Partnership

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Aims Objectives

• To build on existing interests, beliefs skills
• By letting young people design their own
  activity being fun informal

• To enable encourage self-development
• By giving hands-on activities providing
  opportunities to gain qualifications

• To benefit the local community
• By taking practical action encouraging
  responsibility

• Measuring progress achievements
• By encouraging sustained commitment recognising
  it

• To include young people of all backgrounds
• By being inclusive providing appropriate support

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Management
DfES National Role

• Connexions Partnerships / GO
• Contract Management Role

MV Providers Service Delivery
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Delivery Management

• Direct local/regional

• Accreditation Recognition Centres

• National Delivery Agents

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Targets Milestones

• Volunteer Plans Personal Profiles

• 100 200 hour Awards

• Targets relating to specific groups

• Activity milestones

• Database Recording Information

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MV in XXXXXXX Region
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Health Safety

• Health Safety and MV Placements
• Flow chart for good practice
• Placement Forms

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Outcomes for Young People

• Recording outcomes - how CXPs can contribute
• CXP Targets - how MV can contribute
• Funded at 200 hours
• Open programme
• Case Studies

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Achievements So Far

• Target of 100,000 Millennium Volunteers achieved
  in May 2003!!

• 207,000 young people have signed up for MV

• 96,000 have achieved their 100 hour award

• 68,000 have achieved their 200 hour award of
  Excellence

• 84 felt their confidence had increased

• 80 felt they were more aware of the needs of
  others

• 65 felt being an MV improved their employability

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Russell Commission

• Recommendation 7
• a step change in the number of young people
  volunteering and the diversity of young
  volunteersup to 80,000 part time volunteering
  opportunities per annum achieved through
• The reform, re-branding and expansion of MV
• Recommendation 15
• Public funding should be ring-fenced and routed
  through (a dedicated) implementation body
  including funding for Millennium Volunteers.

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