Slides from breakout session B3: Volunteering and diversity: How to get different people volunteering, from the NCVO Annual Conference which took place on 16 April 2018.
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B3: Volunteering and diversity: How to get different people volunteering
1. VOLUNTEERING AND DIVERSITY:
HOW TO GET DIFFERENT
PEOPLE VOLUNTEERING
CHAIR
JARINA CHOUDHURY
VOLUNTEERING DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANT, NCVO
SPEAKERS
LISA HORNUNG
RESEARCH OFFICER, NCVO
PETER OLAWAYE
TRUSTEE, LEAP CONFRONTING CONFLICT
THOMAS LAWSON
CEO, LEAP CONFRONTING CONFLICT
ANNE-MARIE ZARITSKY
HEAD OFVOLUNTEERING, ROYAL
MENCAP SOCIETY
Dinner
sponsors:
Media
partner:
Headline
sponsor:
Lead
sponsor:
Digital
partner:
4. THERE IS A LACK OF DIVERSITY
IN WHO GETS INVOLVED
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5. A ‘civic core’ contributes a disproportionate
amount of time
Mohan, J., & Bulloch, S. (2012) The idea of a ‘civic core’: what are the overlaps between charitable giving,
volunteering, and civic participation in England and Wales? Third Sector Research Centre, Working Paper
73.
9%
27%
51%
13% Primary core
Secondary core
Non-core engaged
Disengaged
Volunteering hours
Charitable giving
Civic participation
6. Members of the civic core are the most
prosperous, middle-aged and highly educated
Mohan, J., & Bulloch, S. (2012) The idea of a ‘civic core’: what are the overlaps between charitable giving,
volunteering, and civic participation in England and Wales? Third Sector Research Centre, Working Paper
73.
34%have a degree or
higher
Non-core engaged17%
Disengaged11%
51%
Earn a high salary
Non-core engaged32%
Disengaged18%
8. People with higher levels of education, more
often volunteer formally on a regular basis
Community Life Survey 2015/16
9. People with higher levels of education and
from well resourced backgrounds are more
likely to get involved
Giving
monthly
Political
action
23%
3%
Degree level or
above
No formal
qualification
5.2
3 2.0
5
AB DE
3.03
0.69
Degree level or
above
No formal
qualification
Hansard Society (2017) Audit of Political Engagement; CAF (2017) UK Giving 2017
Boycott
products
Political
action
32%
22%
AB DE
11. Differences in levels of volunteering by
education level are larger for formal
volunteeringRegular formal volunteering
Regular informal volunteering
Community Life Survey 2015/16
12. The majority of trustees is white, male, older
and has above average income and education
1%
11%
22%
33%
27%
5%
<35 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75+
Average age
of boards
Of trustees
are white
of the whole
UK
population
vs
13. PETER OLAWAYE
TRUSTEE, LEAP CONFRONTING
THOMAS LAWSON
CEO, LEAP CONFRONTING
CONFLICT Dinner
sponsors:
Media
partner:
Headline
sponsor:
Lead
sponsor:
Digital
partner:
14. ANNE-MARIE ZARITSKY
HEAD OF VOLUNTEERING, ROYAL
SOCIETY
Dinner
sponsors:
Media
partner:
Headline
sponsor:
Lead
sponsor:
Digital
partner:
15.
16. where can greater diversity have the biggest impact
3
24
Years
People with a learning
disability will on average live
24 years less than people who
do not have a learning
disability.
6%
65% of people with a learning
disability can and want to
work.
Only 6% actually do.
Only 3% of people with a learning disability live as
a couple, in comparison to 70% of the general
population.
3%
17. branding & personalisation
Vijay (pictured right), one of the stars of our
‘Here I am’ campaign which aimed to change public attitudes
about learning disability.
Image by world-renowned photographer Rankin. 2
Mencap
18. build diversity of roles
Vijay (pictured right), one of the stars of our
‘Here I am’ campaign which aimed to change public attitudes
about learning disability.
Image by world-renowned photographer Rankin. 2
19. remove the barriers
Vijay (pictured right), one of the stars of our
‘Here I am’ campaign which aimed to change public attitudes
about learning disability.
Image by world-renowned photographer Rankin. 2
remove the barriers
20. VOLUNTEERING AND DIVERSITY:
HOW TO GET DIFFERENT
PEOPLE VOLUNTEERING
CHAIR
JARINA CHOUDHURY
VOLUNTEERING DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANT, NCVO
SPEAKERS
LISA HORNUNG
RESEARCH OFFICER, NCVO
PETER OLAWAYE
TRUSTEE, LEAP CONFRONTING CONFLICT
THOMAS LAWSON
CEO, LEAP CONFRONTING CONFLICT
ANNE-MARIE ZARITSKY
HEAD OFVOLUNTEERING, ROYAL
MENCAP SOCIETY
Dinner
sponsors:
Media
partner:
Headline
sponsor:
Lead
sponsor:
Digital
partner: