Presentation of the Austrian association Bia-Net during the third SenVol Meeting held in Klaipeda (Lithuania) in July 2012.

1. National Working Group
In Austria
Senior Volunteering in Austria
Summeracademy 2011
bia-net
Netzwerk BILDUNG IM ALTER, Schöckelblickstrasse 2, 8044 Graz
Tel.: +43 (0)699 241 700 38, Fax: +43 (0)316 22 85 54
Email: office@bia-net.org, Web: www.bia-net.org

2. Who is a volunteer
- A person who works without getting paid
- A person who gives his/her own time as a gift
for a certain purpose
- A person who wants to help the society (other
people, environement, animals …)
bia-net
Netzwerk BILDUNG IM ALTER, Schöckelblickstrasse 2, 8044 Graz
Tel.: +43 (0)699 241 700 38, Fax: +43 (0)316 22 85 54
Email: office@bia-net.org, Web: www.bia-net.org

3. What do volunteers need
- A platform
- Support
- Appreciation
- Information
- Clearness of duties and rights
- Contact person
bia-net
Netzwerk BILDUNG IM ALTER, Schöckelblickstrasse 2, 8044 Graz
Tel.: +43 (0)699 241 700 38, Fax: +43 (0)316 22 85 54
Email: office@bia-net.org, Web: www.bia-net.org

4. What does volunteering mean
- Giving his/her own time for a certain purpose
Definition:
Voluntary work is a work based on an optional
basis (without legal commitment) which is not
paid in any form and which has an effect for
people outside of the own family.
bia-net
Netzwerk BILDUNG IM ALTER, Schöckelblickstrasse 2, 8044 Graz
Tel.: +43 (0)699 241 700 38, Fax: +43 (0)316 22 85 54
Email: office@bia-net.org, Web: www.bia-net.org

5. The role of you organisation in the field
of volunteering
Katholische Aktion Steiermark:
- offering volunteer work in different fields
- 30.000 volunteers, many women
- in the department of education, sports, creche
- the organisation works bottom - up
bia-net
Netzwerk BILDUNG IM ALTER, Schöckelblickstrasse 2, 8044 Graz
Tel.: +43 (0)699 241 700 38, Fax: +43 (0)316 22 85 54
Email: office@bia-net.org, Web: www.bia-net.org

6. The role of you organisation in the field
of volunteering
ATG Steiermark (sports organisation):
- 2000 members
- 5 paid workers
- The rest are volunteers
bia-net
Netzwerk BILDUNG IM ALTER, Schöckelblickstrasse 2, 8044 Graz
Tel.: +43 (0)699 241 700 38, Fax: +43 (0)316 22 85 54
Email: office@bia-net.org, Web: www.bia-net.org

7. The role of you organisation in the field
of volunteering
Hospiz Steiermark (hospice Styria)
- Support of seriously ill persons, their relatives
and dying persons
- Volunteers get a training and support
bia-net
Netzwerk BILDUNG IM ALTER, Schöckelblickstrasse 2, 8044 Graz
Tel.: +43 (0)699 241 700 38, Fax: +43 (0)316 22 85 54
Email: office@bia-net.org, Web: www.bia-net.org

8. The role of you organisation in the field
of volunteering
Landesjugendbeirat
- Umbrella organisation of 22 youth
organisations
- Platform for more than 100.000 children
- 15.000 volunteers
bia-net
Netzwerk BILDUNG IM ALTER, Schöckelblickstrasse 2, 8044 Graz
Tel.: +43 (0)699 241 700 38, Fax: +43 (0)316 22 85 54
Email: office@bia-net.org, Web: www.bia-net.org

9. The role of you organisation in the field
of volunteering
Books for life
- Caritative second hand book shop
- Completely based on volunteer work
bia-net
Netzwerk BILDUNG IM ALTER, Schöckelblickstrasse 2, 8044 Graz
Tel.: +43 (0)699 241 700 38, Fax: +43 (0)316 22 85 54
Email: office@bia-net.org, Web: www.bia-net.org

10. The role of you organisation in the field
of volunteering
Help without frontiers
- Fundraising for Burmese refugees
- Only based on voluntary work
www.helfenohnegrenzen.at
www.helpwithoutfrontiers.org
bia-net
Netzwerk BILDUNG IM ALTER, Schöckelblickstrasse 2, 8044 Graz
Tel.: +43 (0)699 241 700 38, Fax: +43 (0)316 22 85 54
Email: office@bia-net.org, Web: www.bia-net.org