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K-Space Toolkit for Follow-up trainings

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Educational spiral

Volunteers’ preferences

Volunteers' motivation

Keeping in touch with volunteers

Promotion & communication (post-arrival)

Checklist

K-Space Toolbox

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Here you will find a short summary of the most relevant points of the chapters of our document.

Educational spiral

The further engagement of the volunteers that returned from the workcamp is described as an educational spiral. The spiral illustrates a way to advance in making a relationship with the domestic organization by taking part in different activities, or even being involved as a trainer or intern. In the highest levels of the spiral there could be joining a start-up program for volunteers that decide to make their own project or becoming an employee of the organization. Passing different steps within the spiral means to learn continuously, that’s why it is called an “educational spiral”.

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Volunteers’ preferences

Regarding the volunteers preferences in activities the following points were highlighted particularly: The importance that the topic of the project matches with their interest, that there should be a big variety of projects offered, meaning there should be also projects that do not demand a lot of time commitment and the necessity of a good promotion of the activities in the organisations and the network to be aware of upcoming projects and possibilities of involvement (on time).

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Volunteers’ motivation

As volunteers connect to us in international volunteering, their main motivation is to go for further workcamps abroad. Around 40% percent participated twice or more in another workcamp. We can improve this rate by offering relevant opportunities (same topics as they volunteered), by emphasising the international network-building opportunities and by identifying the dedicated volunteers. Based on our research there is a clear interest in additional activities beyond workcamps, but organisations must expand their local volunteering offerings, enhance communication efforts around them and make a lot of effort to build community around these programs.

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Keeping in touch with volunteers

By addressing the diverse needs and preferences of volunteers, organizations can create a more inviting and accessible environment for continued volunteer engagement after workcamps. Target communication, flexible participating opportunities in local communities, and meaningful projects with a feeling of personal impact are the most important aspects for volunteers to continue their involvement. Organizations have to provide regional/local actions, even remote and online opportunities, and strengthen the international community's feeling around the programs.

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Promotion & communication

6 – Lukas

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Fundraising

7 – INEX PR

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Evaluate & measure impact

8 – INEX PR

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Checklist

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Toolbox

In the Toolbox, you can find the initiatives, activities and best practices of the 3 organizations that are aimed at fostering further engagement for the returning volunteers. By reading through them, we hope to inspire you in experimenting with these activities, as well as getting inspired to implement your own initiatives.

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Educational spiral

Volunteers’ preferences

Volunteers’ motivation

Keeping in touch with volunteers

Promotion & communication

Fundraising

Evaluate & measure impact

Checklist

Toolbox

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