Session#01. Background: the future of volunteering in the Red Cross Red Crescent

This session aims to highlight the challenges that National Societies are facing in the area of volunteering development and how these could be confronted, including a view on how volunteering is also changing outside the movement.

Session#02. Showcasing the progresses undertaken by the technical teams and obtaining feedback

This session will be an opportunity to look at and discuss key aspects developed by the technical teams in recent times.

Session#03. The Volunteering Alliance: designing its future

This session will enable the volunteering focal points to discuss and plan a future Volunteering Alliance roadmap and the expected outcomes.

Sessions#04 and #05. Co-developing the future IFRC volunteering policy

These sessions aim to obtain relevant input to design and build the future volunteering policy as well as to review the existing one. Session 04 will be with volunteers and session 05 with volunteering focal points.

The online Volunteering Alliance meeting 2020 will be the perfect opportunity to:

• Share and reflect on the progress made by the Alliance technical teams in the past two years, since its last meeting in 2018.

• Obtain feedback and compare experiences and key aspects developed by the technical teams.

• Plan for the future of the Volunteering Alliance

• Determine how the future IFRC volunteering policy should look like by including the contribution of volunteers and National Society volunteering focal points.

• Engage and involve National Societies that are part of the Volunteering Alliance, to discuss issues of concern and to learn from one another.

This virtual meeting is specifically aimed at two target groups:

• Volunteering development directors/managers/focal points at the national level.

• Red Cross Red Crescent volunteers

Red Cross Red Crescent volunteering development focal points

Session#01. Background: the future of volunteering in the Red Cross Red Crescent

Session#02. Showcasing the progresses undertaken by the technical teams and obtaining feedback

Session#03. The Volunteering Alliance: designing its future

Session#05. Co-developing the new IFRC volunteering policy

Red Cross Red Crescent volunteers

Session#04. Co-developing the new IFRC volunteering policy

The virtual meeting will be carried out entirely via Zoom, accessible via a link that will be sent out prior to the event.

The various sessions will include ignite speeches, elevator pitches, breakout sessions, focus groups and an ideathon.

Access to a computer with a relatively good internet connection which allows the participant to listen to the conversations and to be heard.