Promoting Volunteerism for Peace and Development

DURING YOUR ASSIGNMENT . 35accomplished by the various stakeholdersand identifying areas where greater effortsare needed.All leaders in Governments, volunteerinvolving organizations, civil society,private sector, non-governmentalorganizations, the United Nations systemand from communities are called torecognize and celebrate theachievements of volunteers by activelyengaging in the marking of IYV+10.There are many ways you can get involved to prepare for and mark IYV+10:■ Visit World Volunteer Web: The www.worldvolunteerweb.org is the space whereyou can find news, background information and useful tools for IYV+10.■ Liaise with your host agency and others: You may be able to assist withevents your organizational network anticipates hosting. Use the IYV+10promotional materials to brand your own organization’s campaign. You may alsowish to contact other organizations within your country to exchange event ideasand collaborate for the upcoming year.■ Complete an online survey: to prepare and mark the tenth anniversary of theInternational Year of Volunteers in 2011 and to provide information on existingnational committees, which could play a role in marking IYV+10. The survey canbe found at: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/JMWF2K3.■ Offer online support: If you wish to volunteer online for IYV+10, you can visitwww.onlinevolunteering.org for opportunities to support IYV + 10 activities. Go to“Opportunity Search” and type “IYV +10” in the keyword field.■ Looking for volunteers to support your IYV+10 activities? You can registeryour organization on www.onlinevolunteering.org and post IYV+10 relatedopportunities for volunteers to support your activities over the Internet.For more information, tools, brochures and resources, visithttp://www.worldvolunteerweb.org/iyv-10/field