Economic Value of Volunteer Labour in Sport

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Economic Value of Volunteer Labour in Sport

• Jirí Novotný, Tomá Novák
• University of Economics
• Prague, Czech Republic

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Volunteerism in Theory

• Volunteers benefits
• Social capital (friendships, contacts,
  experiences)
• Better education
• Acquiring and applying experiences
• Personal self-fulfilment availability
• Good feelings due to helping other people
• Improving social status, etc.

• Organizations benefits
• Cheap labour source
• Influence on mission, feedbacks
• Good name, better image
• New spirits and enthusiasm
• Contacts
• Job applicants, new members

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PICTURERelationship among paid work,
volunteerism and free time
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PICTUREOptimum volume of performance of an NGO
with volunteers

• C cost
• R - revenue
• E expenditure
• I income
• Q output

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Evaluation of Volunteer Labour

• Why to evaluate
• Alternative resource for cofinancing projects
• Relative output of the sector
• Evaluation paid services
• Users
• Non-profit organizations
• Donours, foundations
• Statistical offices
• Government, municipalities
• Public and media

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Empirical Research

• Respondents
• Volunteers
• Organizations with volunteers
• Donours
• Methods of evaluating
• Volunteer
• Labour
• Organization

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Evaluation of Volunteer Labour

• Complete cost share coefficient 70,44
• The volunteer donates the particular sum to the
  organization
• The particular cost is a real expenditure for the
  organization
• The cost component will not arise at all
• Performed labor type coefficient 102,4
• Auxiliary works - 27
• Administrative works - 8
• Client services 49
• Organization management 8
• Specialists, consultants 8
• Value of Volunteer Time (2008)
• 131,40 CZK/hour (5,25 )

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PICTUREComparison of evaluating methods
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Volunteerism in Czech Sport

• Estimated 500 000 volunteers in sport clubs and
  associations (5 of the population)
• Value of volunteers labour in sport - 3,3 bil.
  CZK ( 132 mil.) ½ of Ministry of Culture year
  budget

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Thank you for your attention

• Jirí Novotný sport_at_vse.cz
• Tomá Novák novakt_at_vse.cz
• University of Economics in Prague
• Czech Republic