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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
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
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
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
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
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...
Declining numbers of volunteers in the sport sector
In April 2022, the European Commission published the ‘Study on the European Sport Model’. Study recognised a number of factors that negatively influence volunteers in sport, which resulted in lower number of volunteers in the sport sector. One of the reasons mentioned...
Reviewing the work done and next steps
On April 25-26, 2022, members of the Project Team met online to review the work that was done until that point and to revise the plan for the next steps in the implementation of the project activities since it was disrupted by the COVID-19 restrictions and the...
European Parliament and volunteers in sport
In June 2021, the European Parliament published a study entitled ‘EU sports policy: assessment and possible ways forward’. The study examined different elements including the structures based on voluntary work. Volunteering was recognised as the backbone for sport...
Engagement of volunteers and COVID-19
The Council conclusions on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the recovery of the sport sector (June 2020) have recognized the importance to assess the possible effects of the crisis on the physical activity of citizens and on practising sport in sport clubs, as...
Research on the economic value of volunteering in sport in EU-8
Members of the project team ‘Economic dimension of volunteering in sport’ are moving towards an important milestone: finalising the methodology for measuring the economic impact of volunteering in sport. Once the methodology is completed and agreed upon by the members...
Monetising voluntary work in sport
Members of the project team ‘Economic dimension of volunteering in sport’ have shared the fate of the world when it comes to work difficulties related to the restriction imposed by governments as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Amidst the world health crisis,...
Position paper on the impact of COVID-19 crisis on sport
More than 30 sport and sport-related associations, including a number of associations on a national level, have agreed on a common position paper entitled „Position paper on the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the sport sector”. In the introduction of the position...
Economic value of voluntary work in sport
Following the success of the EU-funded project on investments in sport, the Croatian Olympic Committee is implementing a new project in the field of sport economy. Title of the project is ‘Economic dimension of volunteering in sport’. Project aim is to contribute to...