Volunteering and Internships in the Third Sector

Nathan Williams

An overview of the third sector in Wales

• 8,475 registered charities

• 350 Co-Operatives

• 600 Companies or friendly societies

• 410,000 Volunteers

• 230,000 governance posts

• 51,000 Paid jobs

Sources of funding 2008-2009

Estimated

income 2008-2009 =

£1.6bn

Changes

Changing culture

• Commercial awareness

• Sustainable organisation

• Attracting the right people

Volunteering and Internships

Volunteering• Giving time freely• Typically open ended • A chance to develop a role • Time commitments tend to be flexible

but a long term commitment is usually best for the organisation and the individual

Internships• Giving time freely • Structured roles typically over a set

(short) time period

Volunteer Centres

There is a volunteer centre in each local authority area in Wales, plus 12 covering the large rural county of Powys, making a total of 33.

All are voluntary organisations and are either independent groups or part of the county voluntary council.

They exits to provide free advice on volunteering in each specific locality

VCS – The Cardiff Volunteer Centre VCS exists to provide free, friendly

and impartial advice on volunteering in Cardiff

We have over 560 different opportunities registered for 300+ organisations

Areas include youth work, befriending and advice, health, disability and support needs, community and conservation projects, retail, office and admin roles, fundraising, PR and publicity and much more!!

Some volunteering opportunities available through VCS…

Environmental – Friends of the Earth Cymru, RCMA Gardens , Keep Wales Tidy

Finance – SNAP Cymru , Big Issue

Research – Women seeking sanctuary

Marketing and PR – Age Concern, Alzheimer’s societyEvent management – Oxjam

Volunteering opportunities continued…

Social care – Childline, Safer Wales, Homestart

The Arts & Performing arts – Chapter Arts, Cardiff Story Museum, Craft in the Bay

Media & Communications - Friends of the Earth, Sustrans, Alzheimer’s society, MAC Media Academy

Millennium Volunteers

Millennium Volunteers is a UK-wide Government-backed initiative to encourage young people (aged 16 – 25) to volunteer.

There are three levels:• 50 hours (Certificate) • 100 hours (Certificate) • 200 hours (Award of Excellence)

Sign Posting and Further Information

All volunteering roles in Wales can be found on line at www.volunteering-wales.net the WCVA All Wales volunteering website.

VCS InformationTel: 02920 227625www.volunteercardiff.co.ukFacebook – Voluntary community service Cymru – The Cardiff volunteer centre

WCVA Internship Informationwww.wcva.org.uk or email jskelton@wcva.org.uk

Third Sector Internships through WCVAFacebook –- www.facebook.com/explorementro

Thank you

Any questions?