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Vol4all: Benefits of Inclusive Volunteering
Benefits for the volunteer
Volunteering can be an opportunity to develop / improve:
- Social contacts
- New interests
- Integration
- Positive image
- Sense of purpose and contribution
- Skills & abilities
- Self-esteem and confidence
- Sense of belonging to the community
- Role and routine
- Self-help and empowerment
- Work experience, training and education
Benefits for the volunteer-involving organisation
Volunteers from different backgrounds may enhance:
- the quantity, quality and innovation of services / activities
- the development of staff and the whole organisation
- the diversity in the organisation
- the value of the organisation’s work
- the income of the organisation
- the recruiting and retention of quality staff / volunteers
- the organisation’s reputation
They undoubtedly help:
- create a diverse, open and inclusive organisational culture, where different cultures and backgrounds are valued
- remove any racism or prejudices from the organisation’s work
- the organisation be sensitive to the diversity of local communities
- provide services that take into account people’s different needs and preferences
- create an atmosphere in which everyone is welcome and everyone is listened to
Benefits for the wider community
- Increased diversity
- Culture of integration and respect of differences
- Increased civic participation and number of active citizens
- Increased sense of ownership and belonging
- Increased number of positive actions by the community
- Increased cohesion
- Increased representation of all sectors of society
- Increased well-being
- Better and more representative services
- Better life conditions
- Decrease of exclusion, racist events and discrimination
- Decrease of alienation and destructive actions
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