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There is huge social power on the Internet! Every day people and communities support each other on forums, give advice, share knowledge and skills. ‘Discover e-volunteering’ is the only competition, both in Poland and in Europe, which aims at honouring and promoting the most interesting projects concerning the co-operation of non-governmental organizations with e-volunteers seeking to help others via the Internet. This presentation shows details of its 1st edition - see, who the winners were!
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1st edition of the ‘Discover e-volunteering’
Competition The Good Network Foundation
The idea of
• There is huge social power on the Internet! Every day people and communities support each other on forums, give advice, share knowledge and skills.
• E-volunteering is volunteer work conducted via the Internet. Free Web counseling, forming assistance and self-help groups, coordinating campaigns, researching information, or teaching on-line courses are among many examples of e-volunteering.
• Virtual activities overcome the barriers of space and time, so they are accessible for everyone, thus deepening European integration and cooperation.
The e-volunteering project
• The ‘E-volunteering’ Project is carried out by Good Network Foundation and the Orange Foundation, with the collaboration of the Polish American Freedom Foundation.‑
• www.e-wolontariat.pl & www.e-volunteering.eu - the first portal, both in Poland and Europe, dedicated to the online volunteering
• Digital revolution is already here, people are helping each others through the Net, so there is a great need for initiative showing and promoting this positive side of the Internet.
COMPETITION
PROMOTION OF INNOVATIVE USAGE OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES IN ORDER TO DEVELOP AND STRENGHTEN VOLUNTEERING ON THE EUROPEAN SCALE
‘Discover e-volunteering’ – general information
• ‘Discover e-volunteering’ is the only competition, both in Poland and in Europe, which aims at honouring and promoting the most interesting projects concerning the co-operation of non-governmental organizations with e-volunteers seeking to help others via the Internet.
• The Competition is open to any non govermental organization from the European Union which runs an e-volunteering project.
• Winners of the ‘Discover e-volunteering’ Competition are chosen by the International Selection Committee and Internet users via online voting.
• Financial awards are given for the development of the winning e-volunteering projects.
‘Discover e-volunteering’ – aims of the Competition
• showing innovative and interesting usage ofnew technologies in order to strengthen civil society and increase public commitment,
• encouragement for individuals to undertake social activity on the Internet,
• promotion and dissemination knowledge on e-volunteering,• presenting the diversity of e-volunteering projects,• creation of a database of good practices,• working towards the standards for online volunteering,• development of networking and experience exchange among the organizers
of virtual volunteering.
Chosen by the European Commission as one of the Flagship Projects of the European Year of Volunteering 2011.
Organised within the Polish Presidency of the Council of the EU.
Organizers:
Partners:
Discover e-volunteering – 1st edition
The Competition Schedule
Date Action
15th May – 16th September 2011Collecting entries, checking their compliance with the rules
22nd September – 3rd October 2011Assessing the entries by the International Selection Committee
12 th October – 3rd November 2011 The online poll
1st December 2011 The Final Gala
81 diversified and innovative applications from 19 EU countries.
18705 votes in the open onlie voting.
The Network of local partners of the Competition:
• France Bénévolat (France)• Espace Bénévolat (France)• Hestia (Czech Republic)• Vlaams Steunpunt Vrijwilligerswerk (Belgium)• Fundusz Szczecinek (Poland)• Biedrība "brīvprātīgais.lv" (Latvia)• DO-IT (United Kingdom)• Bright Works (United Kingdom)• Du Pain Pour Chaque Enfant (Luxemburg)
Discover e-volunteering – 1st edition
Discover e-volunteering – 1st edition
Members of the International Selection Committee:
• Róża Thun – Member of the European Parliament.• Radosław Mleczko - Undersecretary of State.
Polish Ministry of Labour and Social Policy.• Elise Bouvet – UNV’s Online Volunteering service.• Martijn Pakker – Director of the Europan Volunteer Centre (CEV).• Susana Szabo - Director of the International Department of France Bénévolat,
Member of the Board of the European Volunteer Center (CEV).• Grzegorz Tomasiak – CEO of Wirtualna Polska S.A.• Michał Dżoga - Corporate Affairs Manager, Intel Technology.• Agata Młynarska – A journalist, a founder of Fundacji ONA dla zdrowia
Kobiety.• Jenni Alexander - Volunteer Manager at The Great Generation• Iwona Olkowicz –Member of the Association ‘Academy for the Development
of Philanthropy in Poland’
Final Gala took place during the Gala of Volunteering - a cultural event accompanying the Final Conference of the European Year of Volunteering 2011, organized within the Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union.
Video from the Gala prepared by Orange/TP blog.
Discover e-volunteering – 1st edition
WINNERS OF THE 1ST EDITION
Two laureates of the 3rd place
Kolibri for All (L'enfant @ l'hôpital, France) – Kolibri gives sick children in hospitals or children living in hard conditions the opportunity to meet with outstanding men and women, such as explorers, architects, etymologists, scientists, and musicians. These individuals, thanks to the creative usage of new technologies, stimulate the children’s education and development.
BrightWorks (BrightOne, the United Kingdom) – a micro-volunteering web app that allows charities and nonprofits to get projects and tasks completed for free online by a global volunteer community, in an effective, simple-to-use and easy-to-get-started way.
The laureate of the 2nd place
Nacionaline Moksleiviu Akademija – an initiative to help the most talented students in Lithuania to develop their skills and achieve success in education, independently of their social and economical status. In addition to the regular online learning and individual counseling, on-site sessions are organised three times a year, where students attend high-quality subject and personal development classes.
The laureate of the 1st place
‘Dawca.pl’ project (Polskie Towarzystwo Programów Zdrowotnych, Poland)– a public campaign that promotes conscious organ, bone marrow and blood donation. Its work is based mainly on e-ducation through the website, Facebook, as well as e-learning tools. In promoting the issue, Dawca.pl also uses its website, Polish first Internet transplantology tuition and world’s first application on Facebook promoting declaration of will to donate organs.
Contact:Patrycja Rokicka: [email protected]
Marzena Kacprowicz: [email protected]
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