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Closing the project

Closing the project

On 23 December 2022, members of the Project Team met online for the last official meeting in the project ‘Economic dimension of volunteering in sport’. Participants recapped what was done in the period from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2022. Impact evaluation was...
Study presented at the final conference in Brussels

Study presented at the final conference in Brussels

First European conference on the economic dimension of volunteering in sport was held on 28 November 2022 in Brussels. The NOC Secretary General Siniša Krajač welcomed participants and opened the conference. The conference was organised to present the outputs of the...
Consultation with stakeholders

Consultation with stakeholders

On 20 October 2022, Federal Ministry of Arts, Culture, Civil Service and Sport in cooperation with SportsEconAustria Institute for Sport Economy organised the EU-wide consultative conference ahead of the 1st European conference on the economic dimension of...
Data collection and analysis

Data collection and analysis

On September 2 and 30, 2022, members of the Project Team met online to analyse survey results as basis for recommendations to policy makers. Survey was conducted in accordance with the ‘Methodological manual on measuring the economic impact of volunteering in sport’,...
New Eurobarometer indicators for volunteering in sport

New Eurobarometer indicators for volunteering in sport

In September 2022, the European Commission published the 5th Eurobarometer on sport and physical activity. Although the survey results indicated that 38% of European citizens exercise at least once a week or more, 17% exercise less than once a week and 45% never...
Preparing for data collection

Preparing for data collection

On April 29, 2022, the Project Team members met to discuss the progress that was made on the methodology and the questionnaires to be used for data collection. Methodology was not finalised yet, but draft questionnaires were prepared by the two lead researchers...