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Square Pegs in Round Holes
Developing roles to suit volunteer needs
Gráinne Berrill
Manager
Louth Volunteer Centre
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Volunteer Ireland
Volunteer Centres
Volunteer Information Services
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32%
68%
Volunteers by Gender
Male
Female
Who is volunteering?
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Who is volunteering?
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Who is volunteering?
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What do they want to do? A
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Activity 23-35 Under 50s Over 50s Overall
Administration 10% 10% 12% 10%
Befriending 8% 9% 13% 9%
Teaching 9% 6% 8% 6%
Arts 6% 6% 6% 6%
Shops/Retail 5% 4% 5% 5%
Marketing / PR 6% 3% 1% 3%
What do they want to do?
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Activity Male Female
Administration 7% 10%
Befriending 6% 11%
Computers/IT 8% 2%
Arts 6% 6%
Teaching 5% 6%
Sports / Coaching 5% 1%
Practical / DIY 4% 1%
What do they want to do?
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What volunteer roles are available? A
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What do they want to do? A
dm
inis
trat
ive/
Off
ice
wo
rk
Ad
vice
, in
form
atio
n a
nd
su
pp
ort
Ad
voca
cy
An
imal
fo
ster
ing
Arc
hit
ectu
re, B
uild
ing,
…
Art
s (m
usi
c/d
ram
a/cr
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)
Bef
rien
din
g/M
ento
rin
g
Cam
pai
gnin
g/Lo
bb
yin
g
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You
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What are volunteers doing?
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Events & Stewarding 50% placement rate
Fundraising45% placement rate
What are volunteers doing?
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What are volunteers doing?
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Who is volunteering?
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Square Pegs in Round Holes
be creative
rethink ‘traditional’ volunteer roles
know your ‘audience’
listen and respond to volunteers