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MAVA 2013 Annual Meeting
Moving Forward through a Shifting Environment
Program Agenda
1. Results of MAVA Survey on the Status of MN Volunteer Programs in a Shifting Environment
2. Panel
3. Discussion groups
4. Report from discussion groups
Change in who is volunteering
• 37% More inquiries from students and interns
• 31% More inquiries from Boomers
• 31% More inquiries from young adults
• 31% More inquiries from retirees
• 28% More inquiries from job seekers “The Status of Minnesota’s Volunteer Programs in a Shifting Environment”
http://www.mavanetwork.org/shiftingenv
MAVA Shifting Environment Survey
• 44% Increased interest in short term volunteering
• 31% Increased interest in developing or using workplace skills
• 24% Increased interest in volunteering on evenings and weekends
Changes in What Volunteers Are Seeking
The Status of Minnesota’s Volunteer Programs in a Shifting Environment” http://www.mavanetwork.org/shiftingenv
• 65% Involved volunteers in new roles and positions
• 46% Involved volunteers in leadership positions or managing projects
Volunteers in New Roles
The Status of Minnesota’s Volunteer Programs in a Shifting Environment” http://www.mavanetwork.org/shiftingenv
• 38% Of program staff have increased requests for volunteers
• 46% Volunteer hours increased
• 49% Increased reliance on volunteers
• 58% Expect to increase reliance on volunteers next year
Increased Reliance on Volunteers
The Status of Minnesota’s Volunteer Programs in a Shifting Environment” http://www.mavanetwork.org/shiftingenv
New Strategies Developed
• #1 Streamline and standardize.• #2 Communicate more with volunteers• #3 Develop new volunteer positions,
including positions with greater responsibility
• #4 Create ways for volunteers to be more flexible in their time commitment.
• #5 Act on volunteers’ ideas
Volunteer resources manager position is changing
Only 16% reported not having seen a change in the position
Rapid change seen in skill needed and responsibilities
• 46% - requires more skills to work with a wider range of volunteers and deal with more complexities.
• 39% -needs skills to do more duties in the organization in addition to volunteer management.
• 36% - has more responsibility as the organization
is more dependent on volunteers.
Looking to the future, more changes predicted
“We need to adapt to changing volunteer populations and commitments--it will require a paradigm shift in the way we view our volunteer model.”
Panel
Andy Fryar
Founder and Director
OzVPM
(via video)
Panel
Faiza KanjiMember, Professional Administrators of
Volunteer Resources – Ontario
(PAVR-O)
General Manager, Volunteer Development for YMCA of Greater
Toronto
(via Skype)
Panel
Allison Churilla Liuzzi
Research Scientist
Wilder Research
Moving Forward Through a Shifting Environment:
Demographic Trends and Projections
Allison Churilla LiuzziMinnesota Compass, Wilder ResearchNovember 7, 2013
Minnesota is officially in a period of
rapid demographic change.
POPULATION GROWTH
AGING
RACIAL AND ETHNIC
DIVERSITY
Our population will grow, but growth will be
uneven.
Where will we grow?• Exurban
counties• Central and
southern MN• Population
decline in southwestern MN
www.mncompass.orgRetrieved from MN Compass: Demographics > Population
Our older adult population will
doubleby 2030.
OLDER ADULT POPULATION WILL SOON EXCEED SCHOOL-AGED POPULATION
www.mncompass.orgRetrieved from MN Compass: Demographics > Age
Roughly 169 more aging into retirement every day
OLDER ADULT POPULATION WILL SOON EXCEED SCHOOL-AGED POPULATION
Rates of volunteerism are highest among middle-aged and older adults, but also among
teens
www.mncompass.orgRetrieved from MN Compass: Civic engagement > Volunteerism
Today, there are approximately 284,000 volunteers age 65+ in Minnesota…
284,000 volunteers age 65 and older* 86 hours per person per year
* $20 per hour
$488 million
www.mncompass.org
By 2040, approximately 548,000 volunteers age 65+ in Minnesota…
548,000 volunteers age 65 and older* 86 hours per person per year
* $20 per hour
$943 million
www.mncompass.org
One in four residents will be Persons Of Color
by 2030.
POPULATION OF COLOR IS GROWING FASTER IN MINNESOTA THAN IN THE U.S.
www.mncompass.org
Population of Color in MN more than
tripled
US doubled
Retrieved from MN Compass: Demographics > Race
18%
37%
Population of Color is growing faster in Minnesota than in the U.S.
Currently, levels of volunteerism are lower among Populations Of Color
www.mncompass.orgRetrieved from MN Compass: Civic engagement > Volunteerism
39%
38%
20%
17%
If we increased volunteerism among Populations Of Colorto 38% (the state average),
we would have…
www.mncompass.org
158,000 additional volunteers
in Minnesota today283,000 additional volunteersin Minnesota in 2035
Minnesota is a great state for
volunteerism!
Among the 50 states:
4th for volunteering (38%)
3rd for Baby Boomers who volunteer (42%)
2nd for older adults who volunteer (39%)
Thank you!
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Panel
Dave Borgert
Director of Government Relations CentraCare Health System
Panel
Jon Pratt
Executive Director
Minnesota Council of Nonprofits
Panel
Mary Quirk
Executive Director
MAVA
MAVA: Preparing for the Future
Trend Setters• “Positioning Your Program” module in series• “Getting From Here to There” change agent training
Trend Solution Solvers• Volunteerism and Immigrant Communities
• Engaging Boomers and Future Generations as Volunteers
• Engaging Job Seekers as Volunteers
• Lesson Learned from Volunteer Centered Organization
Trend Identifiers• A Time to Be Bold: Engaging Volunteers in A Shifting Environment
• 2011 Annual Meeting – “Top Trends in Volunteerism”
Break
• Check out the raffle
• Learn about the opportunity to join the Service Enterprise Pilot
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