March 17, 2011
IAVE 21st World Volunteer Conference Forum 410: Mega Volunteering Trends
The increasing interest in volunteering globally invites questions about trends and rates of participation in different countries. A comprehensive picture is difficult to paint because data is obtained through a range of instruments that do not assist comparison. Data may be available but the right interpretation of figures if crucial and always in question. This interpretation can aid both the explanation of why the rates appear as they do, and will be helpful to flag up necessary issues for address and examination, especially with IYV+10.
The recent publication of international Labour Organization's Manual on Measurement of Volunteer Work presents a major breakthrough, providing the first-ever guide for collecting data and measuring volunteer work that can be now compared across countries as well as with paid labour in the domestic economy. Resulting figures would now allow governments to "see" the scale and impact of volunteering, compare results across countries and pave the way for a more supportive policy environment.
This session aims to bring across the importance of a body of knowledge necessary to accurately define, chart, and understand the volunteerism sector and how it can be of greatest service to society.
2011 IAVE 21st World Volunteer Conference in Singapore
Jan 25, Day 2
Forum 410: Mega Volunteering Trends
Moderator: Kylee Bates, Vice President, IAVE
Dr. Steven Howlett, Senior Lecturer, Roehampton University
Dr. Lester Milton Salamon, Director, Johns Hopkins Centre for Civil Society Studies
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