The document discusses potential challenges and opportunities arising from the current economic crisis for volunteer programs and organizations. Some challenges mentioned include an increase in demand for volunteering putting pressure on volunteer management, and certain organizations being more at risk. Potential opportunities discussed include unemployed individuals volunteering to maintain skills, volunteering as a route to employment for youth, and businesses providing volunteer support through corporate social responsibility programs. The document aims to identify issues and share innovative approaches to maximize opportunities from the economic situation.

1. The Money
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Paul Martin
YVDM, vinvolved Team
(Suffolk)
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2. Credit Crunch
Crunch.
Crisis or opportunity?
Outcomes:
• Id tif the potentiall challenges
Identify th t ti h ll
and opportunities
• Shared examples of innovative
approaches that maximise the
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opportunities
• Develop IAP’s to take back and
share post conference

3. Who am I?
Where am I?
Pair off with someone you don’t know
1 minute each – find out your partners
name and team location.
See if you can pinpoint their location
on a map of England (without help).
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Identify one thing that’s great about
where they work
Introduce your partner to the group

4. In perspective –
potential challenges
• Impact on volunteering –
most expect an increase in
demand
• Additional ‘on costs’ –
volunteer management
• Which organisations are most
at threat?

5. Potential challenges
• Trustees becoming risk
averse
• Unemployed needing to
find paid work
• Businesses losing £ and
employees – giving limited
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6. In
I perspective –
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potential opportunities
• Out of work volunteers
coming forward to keep skills
up to date
• NEET group – volunteering
as a route to employment
• Less pressure to find work
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7. Potential
opportunities
• Greater need for
community services
• Businesses CSR – ‘loans’ of
volunteers

8. What do you see?