NCVO director of public policy Karl Wilding's presentation on the future of volunteering for the V-EXPO event in Lincoln on 26 May 2016

1. VOLUNTEERING:
THE ROAD AHEAD
@KARLWILDING
NCVO PUBLIC POLICY & VOLUNTEERING
V:EXPO, LINCOLN MAY 2016
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2. 1. WHY ARE WE HERE?
2. TRENDS IN VOLUNTEERING
3. DRIVERS FOR CHANGE
4. CHALLENGES
5. WHERE NEXT?
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3. 1. WHY ARE WE HERE?
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4. VOLUNTEERING

5. 2. TRENDS IN VOLUNTEERING
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6. 0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
2001 2003 2005 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15
At least once a month At least once a year
VOLUNTEERING LEVELS REMAIN HIGH
Rates of formal volunteering, 2001 to 2014/15 (%)
Source: Citizenship and Community Life Surveys
42%
27%

7. WE ARE STILL
DEFINED BY
VOLUNTARY
ACTION
Source: Communities and
Local Government; Labour
Force Survey

8. 0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
2010-2011 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15
Volunteered at least once in last 12 months Volunteered at least once per month
THE PROPORTION OF YOUNG PEOPLE WHO VOLUNTEER
CONTINUES TO GROW
Proportion of 16-25 year olds formally volunteering 2010/11 to 2014/15 (%)
Source: Citizenship and Community Life Surveys
#NCVOAlmanac
47%
35%

9. A CIVIC CORE
Source: TSRC (2012)

10. 3. DRIVERS FOR CHANGE
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14. 14

15. THE BRAVE NEW WORLD OF DOING GOOD

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18. 4. CHALLENGES
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20. WHAT WORKS, EVIDENCE OF HOW
CHANGE HAPPENS

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26. 26

27. 5. WHERE NEXT?
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29. The State
(Public Agencies)
The Market
(Private Firms)
The Community
(Households,
Families)
Public
Private
Voluntary
Sector
Source: Evers & Laville, 2004

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