Incentives to Voluntary Work

Anitta Pehkonen

VVH seminar 11.6.2015

Helsinki

Background Information

I Have done voluntary work

– less than three years 16%

– three years or more 78%

– I have not done voluntary work 6%

My educational background

– university degree 37%

– something else 63%

• Living environment

– rural area 36%

– urban area 64%

• Life situation – I am a student 5%

– I am in working life 47%

– I am unemployed 5%

– I am retired 37%

– Something else 6%

• 79,2 % of the participants was women

• Age

– Under 26 years age 4 %

– 26-40 years age 21 %

– 41-60 years age 39 %

– Over 60 years age 36 %

I do voluntary work

– Regulary 56%

– Occasionally 38%

– I don’t do voluntary work 6%

Individualistic orientation

resources, personal development, well-being

Personal development

Volunteering is a source of personal development.

• Learning new things

• Self-development

• Interests

Individualistic orientation: self-development

• On average 2,8 %

• High-educated 3,6%

• Unemployed 6,7 %

Individualistic orientation: self-development

”Interaction is a central element

of volunteering. My aim is to gain

better language and

communication skills.”

Yksilökeskeinen orientaatio: kehittyminen

”Learning new things. In volunteering

activities it’s possible to gain experience

of supervising others, which would

otherwise be impossible at this age

(22). It’s also possible to gain other

employability skills such as

communication and public speaking and

cooperation with others.”

Individualistic orientation: self-development

Community orientation

Organisation,regard, training and supervision,

community support, rewards

Training and supervision

The volunteers receive training and supervision for their tasks, and support within the community (also professional support).

Community orientation: Training & supervision

• On average 4,7 %

• Unemployed 6,7 %

• Younger than 26 6,1 %

• Volunteered for less than 3 years

6,5 %

• Urban-dweller 5,2 %

Community orientation: Training & supervision

”A volunteer needs proper

initiation, training, opportunities

to keep up their abilities,

professional support, a sense of

community, recreation and

regard.”

Community orientation: Training & supervision

”Training gives you certainty,

which is then reflected in your

activities.”

Community orientation: Training & supervision

Rewards

The volunteer receives material awards or her expenses are covered.

• excursions and events

• Special training events

• Badges and other types of rewards

Community orientation: rewards

• On average 3,2 %

• Younger than 26 5,3 %

• Unemployed 5,0 %

• High educated only 2,1 %

Community orientation: rewards

Community orientation: rewards

”The Red Cross organises training

events and recreational

excursions to e.g. spas”

Thank You