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WELCOME TO THE EUROPEAN SKILLS SURVEY ON SPORT VOLUNTEERING
Dear Colleague,
WE NEED YOUR VIEW AND CONTRIBUTION TO DEVELOP SPORT VOLUNTEERING TOGETHER.
You know that volunteers are vital at every level in sport, from local grassroots participation to elite international competitions. So much sport and physical activity simply could not happen without those who freely give their time, energy, and commitment to our sector. Many volunteers gain huge personal and social benefits from their volunteering experiences. Sport volunteering, at its best, is a ‘win-win’ situation.
Even before Covid, however, there was evidence that sport volunteering was in decline across Europe. There are now worrying signs that the pandemic has made the situation worse, and this could have a longer-term impact. As European sport moves into recovery, there is a real need to find practical ways to rebuild the volunteer workforce by attracting more people with the right attitudes, motivations and skillsets, and retaining them through good quality volunteer training and management.
This survey is a unique attempt to reach out to the broadest range of sport organisations of all shapes and sizes (clubs, associations, federations etc.) across Europe to find out more about how the sector recruits, trains and manages their volunteers. We also want to explore the challenges sport organisations face in regard to volunteering and hear about possible solutions.
YOU ARE NOT ASKED TO WRITE VERY MUCH. ANSWERS TO MOST QUESTIONS ARE ‘TICK-BOX’ ONLY.
Even before Covid, however, there was evidence that sport volunteering was in decline across Europe. There are now worrying signs that the pandemic has made the situation worse, and this could have a longer-term impact. As European sport moves into recovery, there is a real need to find practical ways to rebuild the volunteer workforce by attracting more people with the right attitudes, motivations and skillsets, and retaining them through good quality volunteer training and management.
This survey is a unique attempt to reach out to the broadest range of sport organisations of all shapes and sizes (clubs, associations, federations etc.) across Europe to find out more about how the sector recruits, trains and manages their volunteers. We also want to explore the challenges sport organisations face in regard to volunteering and hear about possible solutions.
YOU ARE NOT ASKED TO WRITE VERY MUCH. ANSWERS TO MOST QUESTIONS ARE ‘TICK-BOX’ ONLY.
The survey is a key part of V4V, an Erasmus+ sport project led by the European Observatoire of Sport and Employment (EOSE) with the active support of 12 partners (national and international sport federations, a government body, two universities, two research centres and two European networks).
You can find more information at: http://www.v4v-sport.eu.
(Note to colleagues in the UK: even though V4V is funded by the European Union, the EU acknowledges that the UK is an important partner country, especially for sport, and your responses to this survey are equally important, and you will also benefit from the results)
V4V aims to:
You can find more information at: http://www.v4v-sport.eu.
(Note to colleagues in the UK: even though V4V is funded by the European Union, the EU acknowledges that the UK is an important partner country, especially for sport, and your responses to this survey are equally important, and you will also benefit from the results)
V4V aims to:
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Collect, analyse and report on key statistics about sport volunteers – the roles they play in sport organisations, balance of male and female, the age groups involved, disabilities, the value they add etc
- Create practical guidance and online toolkits for sport organisations and volunteers to improve their recruitment, training, retention and progression
- Organise a European Sport Volunteering Skills Summit (planned for December 2023) for all interested stakeholders to consider the outcomes and formulate strategies.