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What to expect

The fifth edition is organized by the province of Overijssel together with VOSVI and Vereniging VrijwilligerswerkNL.

Board members, policymakers, volunteer organizations, and other involved people meet in Borne.

Volunteer work plays an important role in the livability of Overijssel, where associations, volunteer organizations, and residents' initiatives bring people together.

The program includes inspiring speakers, practical workshops, and examples from Overijssel.

Kulturhus Borne facilitates the event; the organizing party is responsible for the content.

  • Future of volunteer work
  • Challenges and opportunities
  • Attractive organizations for volunteers
  • Stronger local involvement
  • Reaching new volunteers
  • From policy to practice
  • International Year of the Volunteer
  • Ideas to concrete results
  • Outside regular theater programming

FAQ

Who organizes the congress?

The province of Overijssel organizes it together with VOSVI and Vereniging VrijwilligerswerkNL.

It is the fifth edition.

Who is it for?

For board members, policymakers, volunteer organizations, and other involved people.

They meet in Borne.

What topics are discussed?

The future of volunteer work and its challenges and opportunities.

How to keep an organization attractive to volunteers.

How to strengthen involvement in an association, neighborhood, or community.

How to reach new volunteers who want to contribute in their own way.

How to move from policy to practice in the International Year of the Volunteer.

Is it part of the regular theater program?

No. It is organized by an external party and falls outside the regular theater programming.

Kulturhus Borne facilitates the event.

The organizing party is responsible for the content.

Getting there

Kulturhus de Bijenkorf, De Haven 1, 7622 DH Borne, Overijssel, NL

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