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The 27th IAVE #WorldVolunteerConference is a rare chance for volunteer leaders from more than 100 nations to build alliances and share best practices in person. Fourteen seminars will focus on the #SustainableDevelopmentGoals and volunteer management strategies. •• Volunteering to Combat Isolation and Create Healthy Communities (SDG 3) •• Volunteering to Enhance Lifelong Learning (SDG 4) •• Volunteering to Deliver Social Impact (SDG 10) •• Engaging a New Generation of Volunteers and New Models of Volunteering (SDG 11) •• Disaster Response and Volunteering to Combat Climate Change (SDG 13) •• Insights into Volunteer Management Practices •• Measuring the Impact of Corporate Volunteering Learn more about topics and speakers here: https://lnkd.in/eHJYDUWV

In February 2020, IAVE began a major research project on the state of corporate volunteering internationally. By March, the world was in the grip of a global pandemic. We continued to work, gathering insights from 80 companies operating in over 175 countries, with a combined workforce of over 8 million people. "Corporate Volunteering for a Post-Pandemic World" captures the beginning of a new era in global volunteering that we are just beginning to understand. The report covers nine trending topics such as impact measurement, cross border volunteering and disaster response. A followup report, released last year, explores regional issues in greater depth. Learn more and download the reports at https://lnkd.in/evMj27Ke

A new study on the relationship between online volunteering and well-being in China finds that, like volunteering generally, volunteering online also improves people’s sense of well-being through the mediating role of “online bridging networks.” Researchers Wenyi Lin & Jianxin Cheng used data from the 2019 Chinese General Social Survey (CSS), which interviewed more than 10,000 urban and rural families. Based on the findings, the study encourages organizations to establish online social networks for potential volunteers, as well as invest in improving digital literacy of employees and volunteers for better online volunteering services. Image: Li Wenyong/World Bank

This is what volunteers do for sustainable development. IAVE has been collecting images from our members and organizations attending our 27th World Volunteer Conference in South Korea next month. We plan to show these slides at the conference and beyond. Visit our blog at iave.org/news for directions to upload your images, and more ways you can promote your work and expand the impact of volunteering for the SDGs. →https://buff.ly/4g6Ed5b #worldvolunteerconference #sustainabledevelopment #sdgs @vbusan Amadeus Butterfly NGO Tata Communications UPS VIONet SL Volunteering Canterbury Zango Foundation

IAVE is getting a jump on the International Year of Volunteers for Sustainable Development in 2026 with the 27th IAVE World Volunteer Conference in South Korea next month: https://buff.ly/3MU8C9r The theme is “People Power: Creating a Sustainable Future through Volunteering.” Follow this channel and check #WorldVolunteerConference for updates.

How do you connect with volunteers in your area? In the United States, the Covid pandemic inspired a networking platform that bridges the gap between volunteers and volunteering opportunities—and sometimes between political factions. 616 Service also launched “Service Pods” to connect volunteers to teams with regular volunteer assignments.

Busan Volunteer Center, an agency of Busan city government, oversees 16 regional volunteer centers, more than 2,100 volunteer groups, and nearly a million volunteers. The first center of its kind to be established nationwide in 1996, Busan VC is committed to growing a vision for implementing sustainable volunteer policies with the citizens of Busan. Key missions include strengthening volunteering capacity through enhanced cooperation between the center and private entities, and expanding the field of volunteering by encouraging voluntary participation. Learn more at busan1365.kr. In October, Busan VC will host IAVE’s 27th World Volunteer Conference with the theme PEOPLE POWER: CREATING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE THROUGH VOLUNTEERING. Hundreds of volunteer representatives will make the case that volunteer action is essential, and has untapped potential, to help the world achieve a sustainable future. Learn more about the conference here: https://buff.ly/49sRjoN #worldvolunteerconference

IAVE is getting excited for our 27th World Volunteer Conference, this year hosted by Busan Volunteer Center with BNK Busan Bank and UPS as lead sponsors! With presentations by volunteer leaders from nonprofit, corporate, government and academic positions in 50+ countries, the conference is an amazing way for volunteers to be challenged by thought leaders, share best practices, build international networks, and come away energized by how volunteer efforts are improving communities across the globe. This year the theme is PEOPLE POWER: CREATING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE THROUGH VOLUNTEERING. With hundreds of members and friends, we are making the case that volunteer action has untapped potential to help the world meet the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Follow us here and at #WorldVolunteerConference.

Dania Franco was part of IAVE’s 8th Youth Volunteer Conference in Mexico in 2016. “I met incredible people and discovered a world of possibilities for volunteering,” she says. “In Mexico, we even formed a network to continue promoting national volunteerism through social camps. Our group is called Impulsando Voluntades.” Currently, Dania is pursuing a master’s degree in Governance and Globalization at Universidad de las Américas Puebla (UDLAP). For her final practicum, she is collaborating with Iraida Manzanilla Guerra, Latin America Coordinator of IAVE’s Global Network of Volunteering Leadership (GNVL), to develop a strategic plan aimed at improving governance in the LATAM region. “I believe it is essential to forge alliances between academic institutions, organizations and volunteers to promote social development and work collaboratively, bridging theory and practice,” she writes. From July to December this year, she is conducting interviews with members of the GNVL and analyzing legal frameworks to develop concrete actions to maximize the effectiveness of GNVL members as changemakers and enable them to facilitate and grow volunteer engagement in Latin America. “I am very excited about this opportunity to continue contributing from an academic perspective to such an incredible global movement dedicated to advancing volunteer efforts,” Dania says. Learn more about GNVL at iave.org/gnvl.

IAVE’s 27th World Volunteer Conference will acknowledge how difficult progress has been toward Agenda 2030 — the set of 17 Sustainable Development Goals adopted by every United Nations member — but will make the case that volunteer action has untapped potential to help the world meet those goals. Last year, the United Nations recognized this potential when it announced 2026 will be the International Year of Volunteers for Sustainable Development. “The World Volunteer Conference is a vision of hope for a better world,” said Nichole Cirillo, executive director of IAVE. “It is also a jump start into action and awareness about volunteer contributions to sustainable development, in anticipation of the International Year of Volunteers in 2026.” Learn more about the 27th IAVE World Volunteer Conference at www.wvc2024busan.kr. #WorldVolunteerConference