EVI-DEMS was developed and implemented to gain a greater understanding of the situation regarding the training and qualifications available to existing and potential volunteer managers. Based on this increased understanding, the partners developed an HE learning programme and associated resources that increased the opportunities for the partners and other stakeholders to increase the opportunities across Europe for existing and future volunteer managers to be properly trained at HE level and receive a recognised qualification based on common European standards for volunteer management training. This served to ensure that volunteers across Europe are managed effectively and in a more ethical way, avoiding exploitation, instrumentalisation and job substitution. The project also contributed to increase the capacity of communities in general as concerns disaster prevention, preparedness and recovery through having better trained and qualified volunteer managers and increase the diversity and inclusivity in the volunteering sector with better trained and qualified volunteer managers able to assess the inclusiveness of the organisations where they are active and develop, manage and follow up on proactive plans and strategies to mitigate risks of lack of inclusivity.

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The project was co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union.