If we asked you to describe GloVo, what would you say?

Perhaps that it’s a global platform that connects volunteers to events, according to their skills, interests and preferences. And also that it organizes and accomplishes volunteer service actions throughout the year and focuses on the appropriate volunteers’ preparation, by executing training sessions before each event or action.

Bingo!

Pretty much that’s the way GloVo operated for the first 2,5 years and, judging by the results, our happy volunteers and satisfied partners, we think it worked out very well.

As Voltaire said, however, “better is the enemy of good”! That’s why we never stopped questioning ourselves and brainstorming on how we could further develop this platform. Something that makes the GloVo Team special is how close it is to the other volunteers and how open it is to discuss any feedback or new ideas.

And… voilà!

During the last couple of months, a number of reasons and facts, that came up, led us to new decisions and a new course that will bring change.

i) The value of the 1st Training
1st trainings were always fun and educational. Your eagerness to “play ball”, though, made us come to the conclusion that they were actually keeping you away from what you came for.

ii) The event preparation steps do the job
Since the “Get to know, Teamwork and Trust” goals were better met during all the steps of the event/action preparation, why not skipping the 1st Training and find another way?

iii) The importance of early victories
In the process of developing and restructuring the operations of the platform, we came across a Harvard Business Review article on the value of early victories for the accomplishment of the final goal and how they affect the team. It was something that drew our attention for sure.

iv) More volunteer service actions
Your excitement and passion for bigger and more effective Social Impact, and thus, more «Sparks actions» throughout the year, were more than crucial for the finalizing of the project that we are launching in the following days.

To sum everything up, let us introduce you the…

1+1 Project!

1+1 = 1 Voluntary Action + 1  Event –> Bigger Social Impact 
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The 1+1 Project is a new way of life in GloVo. It means that GloVo will organize and accomplish 1 Voluntary Action for every Event it supports. This will result, through the cooperation of the volunteers, to an “early victory” for the volunteer team that will accomplish the action and to a big social impact for the society.

The purpose of the 1+1 Project is the development of T.E.A.M.s (T.E.A.M.= Together Everyone Achieves More), that will inspire and act, in order to create a big social impact and make the world a better place for everyone. At the same time, the 1+1 Project will become an effective Team-bonding tool for the volunteers, who will get ready for the event they have applied for, have fun and contribute to the “Spark action” all at once!

For the coordination of this project we couldn’t find a person more capable than our Gabi (Gabriela Telekfalvi), who, during her time in GloVo, has shown a tremendous improvement and sensitivity towards our social projects.
On top of that, Gabi will have the privilege to work together with Georgia Kalogri, who, despite her relatively short GloVo experience, has managed to impress us with her skills at Sparks 2014.

Our vision is to turn Volunteerism to something more than just a selfless offering of human energy.

Volunteers will be able to communicate in a different level, in which feelings of mutual understanding and solidarity will be developed, through providing support to a different vulnerable social group each time. 

In order to make this happen, we need your actual and (always) amazing support, though. After all it was YOU and your ideas, that inspired and continue to inspire us.
From now on, you won’t have to wait until the next GloVo.Con or International Volunteer Day, in order to experience the unique feeling of “Giving” in a Spark action.

Embrace the 1+1 Project with us and make it count!

Welcome to GloVo’s New Era!

Warm Regards,

The GloVo Team

 

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