2. vInspired
Helping young people improve their
skills, confidence and employability by
giving them the opportunity to do good
things through volunteering
â˘Quality experience
â˘Young people at the heart of everything we
do
3. vInspired
⢠Since 2006, we have engaged over 1.25m young
people in volunteering opportunities
⢠Our work is about changing the face of
volunteering by transforming the ways that young
people can do good things
⢠We inspire young people to discover the value of
volunteering both for themselves and others
4.
5. What weâve
learned
⢠Choice and
customisation are key
characteristics of their
world
⢠They expect to be
involved in decisions
that affect them
⢠They are internet,
mobile and social
media savvy
6. What weâve
learned cont.
⢠They want to
contribute to the
world around them
⢠They care about what
their mates think,
fashion, socialising
⢠Some young people
need a little extra
support to shine
7. What their
world looks like
⢠Currently almost 1
million 16-24 year olds
are unemployed &
graduate recruitment
rates are falling rapidly
⢠Trust is not a given â
political scandals, phone
hacking, sports cheats,
corrupt police, banking
scandals, terrorism, and it
goes onâŚ..
8. Beta Gen
⢠Education not guaranteed
â failing schools and for
many, unachievable
tuition fees (ÂŁ9k)
⢠The results of this has
played a part in creating
the BETA
GENERATIONâŚ..
9. Who are the Beta
Gen?
⢠The Beta Generation are
self-motivated
⢠They are aware that they
need to take control of
their own destiny and not
wait for good things to
happen to them
⢠This positive attitude
extends to making
mistakes
10. Happy to test
⢠Young people feel that
making mistakes is a part
of life and should be
viewed as an opportunity
for learning rather than a
problem
⢠This attitude extends to
the way they view and
seek employment
11. Different Experience
⢠They have grown up in
uncertain economic times
⢠First major career
decisions during a time of
economic slowdown and
recession
⢠Interested in careers that
differ to the traditional,
valuing their impact on
others and choosing their
own working styles over
values such as salary and
benefits.
13. Our Challenge
⢠Matching offering to the
lifestyles and motivations
of young people
⢠We need to better
understand their needs
not vice-versa
⢠Taking our offering to
them, where they are,
focusing on the things that
they want to do
14. How does this affect charities?
⢠Opportunity to engage
⢠Meet the need of
satisfaction over salary
⢠Flexible opportunities
outside of the 9 - 5
⢠As employers, contribute
to the development of
young talent
⢠Foster long-term
relationships that establish
potential supporters for
the future
15. What we do at vInspired
⢠We make it our business
to develop and
understand the changing
needs of young people
⢠We create innovative
programmes to address
the needs of young people
⢠We work to match our
offering to young peopleâs
lifestyles
18. Do Something
⢠Brought to UK from US
⢠Digitally led campaigning
programme
⢠Light touch actions - big
impact
⢠Never require any money,
an adult or a car
20. vInspired Talent
⢠16-25 year olds
⢠Not in work education
or training
⢠24 weeks 24 hours per
week
⢠Volunteering local
authorities and FE
colleges
⢠Social action project
21. vInspired Schools
⢠11 â 18 year olds
⢠Curriculum linked
resources
⢠Support for schools
⢠Getting in there early
23. Igniter
⢠Crowd funding platform
⢠Appeal for public
donations
⢠Generate support for
own projects for social
good
⢠Connect with other
volunteers
24. Task Squad
⢠Flexible Micro work
platform
⢠Using volunteering
experience
⢠Companies recruit
to cover spikes in
staffing needs
www.vinspired.com - vportal designed to provide the ultimate volunteering site for young people, with new on-line, interactive access to volunteering information and opportunities
Over 6,000 registered users. Over 20,000 opportunity searches per month. Approximately 60% new to volunteering. Virtual panel at around 2,500 users. Opportunity search based on YouthNet NVD. Enhanced search capabilities: Saved search preferences; User â defined alert service; Special search for 16 â 25; Additional âon-siteâ search capabilities. Rich user-generated features: Blogs, Images, Video, chat, Case studies & other uploads