Freiwilligenzentrum Hannover e. V.

founded 1999

non-profit organisation

our aims:

• spread of voluntary work

• promotion of contribution of citizen for society

concrete functions

• inspire citizen• give advise to organisations and companies• care for projects , initiating them• further education of volunteers• networking/integration of volunteers and organisations

Human resources

8 full time or part time jobs:• management• service

18 volunteers:• 9 advisors• 4 hotline• 1 Corporate Volunteering• 4 Café

Financial basis

• public funds

• charitable donations

• contribution of members

85 Mitgliederseit Gründung 1999

 

Hort

Stadtverwaltung

FWZ

Presse

Bürger, Freiwillige

Mitglieder Politik

Stiftungen

Civilia

PHR

Wirtschafts-unternehmen

Netzwerk Bürgermitwirkung

Sponsoren

Vereine, Initiativen, Kitas,Schulen, Museen,

Altenheime, Krankenhäuser

Bagfa/Lagfa

networking

Niedersachsenring

Universität, VHS undWeiterbildungsträger

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our partners

• non-profit organisations and projects

• 590 projects• 1.000 jobs

• about 7000 volunteers registered

the volunteer

• 70 % women

• average age of 39,5 Jahre

• is working

• high level education

Motives for engagement 48 % wish to help

20 % do sth meaningful

15 % pass on knowledge

9 % wish for contacts

8 % try sth new

Pemises for voluntary work:

• give their knowledge won by job, experience of life, surrounding, family,

• engagement should be meaningful, joy and satisfaction

about 1000 possibilities for work

– education, instruction, class, creativity

– craft

– office, management, computer

– integration

– attendance, conversation

– events, excursion

– assistance of special people like handicaped or elder people

• „Freiwilligenakademie Niedersachsen“

• „Lerntrainer – Hausaufgabenhilfe“• „Freiwilligentelefon“ (Hotline)• Schulprojekt „Service Learning“ • „Besucher auf 4 Pfoten“• „Welcome Group“/“Welcome Desk“• „Aktion Blumenspenden“• „Aktion Weihnachtspäckchen“• „Café f“

Our own projects

„Ausbildungspaten“since march 2006

aim: support of pupils of secondary school

• Strengthen, advise, motivate, encourage, accompany

• 170 Ausbildungspatinnen/-paten

• 310 pupils

• 120 pupils in an apprenticeship

Radio LeineHertz

• radio station for Hannover and surroundings

UKW 106,5 • start: june 2009

• FWZ is associate

„CityFunk“

radio magazin every first Monday each month

19 bis 20 Uhr

LeineHertz 106,5 (UKW)

• produced by volunteers

• all around volunteer work

„Freiwilligentag für Unternehmen“

companies send their employees for one day to social work

• different new world

• strengthen their social skills

• networking

Der „Freiwilligentag für Unternehmen 2011“

~ 200 employees in over 40 projects

• gardening• paintings• excursions with handicaped people• training on the job

„Leinestern“

The award for engagement

• every 2 years awarded by FWZ • 3 categories:

– volunteer of the year– project of the year– Company of the year

appreciation for all volunteers

Die glücklichen Sieger des Leinestern 2009

• Freiwilliger des Jahres: Wolfgang Ehlers, Selbsthilfe • Projekt des Jahres: Brasil 09 • Unternehmensengagement: Firmengruppe Gundlach

conflicts

• expectations

• acceptations

• attitude to work

• reliability

Support measures …

• Café ,meeting point in the city

• information + advisory service: Mo bis Fr

• presentation and information

• Freiwilligenakademie Niedersachsen

• handout

• website

• tradefair

• public relation

advisory service

• Appointment for an individual interview– job, hobby, interest, skills, talents

– target group, area

– teamwork or alone

– Time, location, mobility

• concrete recommendations

Thank you

for your attention!