January 2010
IN THIS ISSUE
IYV+10... THE COUNTDOWN CONTINUES
- IYV+10…the countdown continues
- IAVE launches “sign on” campaign to build support for IYV+10
- IAVE'S IYV+10 CALENDAR
NEWS FROM IAVE
SPECIAL REPORT
FROM THE EDITOR
We are off and running in the New Year – read all about it here!
This month we are pleased to announce IAVE’s new participatory campaign to build support for IYV+10 and to bring you a special section on our Global Corporate Volunteering Research Project.
-- Kenn Allen
IYV+10…the countdown continues
ONLY 11 MONTHS TO GO!
2011 is the 10th Anniversary of the United Nation’s International Year of Volunteers in 2001. As it did in 2001, IAVE is giving leadership to the nongovernmental volunteer community in celebrating this global recognition of volunteering.
IAVE launches “sign on” campaign to build support for IYV+10
IAVE is calling on volunteers worldwide to sign up in support of the tenth anniversary of the UN International Year of Volunteers (IYV+10) in 2011. To build momentum for this important anniversary, we need you to add your voice to the call to make IYV+10 another landmark year for volunteering and to encourage others to do so.
Here is all you need to do:
- Go here and sign the online statement of support for IYV+10.
- After you have signed on, use the “Tell A Friend” feature that comes up automatically to invite others to join as well.
- Help us build this into a true viral online campaign by forwarding the link to as many volunteers, volunteer-involving organizations, government agencies and others as you can find. Urge them to “Sign On” as well.
IAVE'S IYV+10 CALENDAR
Here is how our calendar is shaping up for the lead-in to and celebration of the 10th Anniversary of the International Year of Volunteers:
| June 2010 | North American Regional Meeting at the National Conference on Volunteering and Service in New York City. Meeting of the IAVE Board of Directors in New York City (to be confirmed) |
| September 2010 | Arab Nations Regional Conference in Lebanon |
| September 2010 | Latin America Regional Conference in Colombia |
| January 2011 | 21st World Volunteer Conference in Singapore in partnership with the National Volunteer and Philanthropy Centre |
| November 2011 |
Global Youth Volunteer Summit in Barranquilla, Colombia in partnership with Partners of the Americas |
| September 2012 | 22nd World Volunteer Conference in Ireland in partnership with Volunteering Ireland |
NEWS FROM IAVE
New Volunteer Center Representative Elected to IAVE Board
Wendy Osborne, Director of the Volunteer Development Agency for Northern Ireland, has been elected to the IAVE Board of Directors to represent national volunteer centers. This position became vacant on the retirement of Tan Chee Koon from Singapore and now has been filled by vote of the board. (READ THE REST OF THIS STORY)
SPECIAL REPORT
THE GCVC GLOBAL CORPORATE VOLUNTEERING RESEARCH PROJECT
As their contribution to the celebration of IYV+10, the members of IAVE’s Global Corporate Volunteer Council have launched the Global Corporate Volunteering Research Project with the goal of reporting the results at the World Volunteer Conference in Singapore next January. (Read the rest of this story)