Austria

 

- Word for volunteering : Freiwilligen.

- Words for associations: NPOs (non-governmental organisations).

 

In Austria there is a distinction between two types of volunteering:

1. formal volunteering is defined as those activities undertaken within an organisation, an association or an institution.
2. informal volunteering, often called ‘neighbourhood assistance’, is undertaken by personal initiative, without any institutional framework.

For more information see the report of the European Commission about volunteering in Austria.

 

European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research

 

The European Centre is an UN-affiliated intergovernmental organization concerned with all aspects of social welfare policy and research.

Its mains functions are:

- applying social science and comparative empirical research on social policy and welfare;

- providing social science-supported social policy intelligence through a think-net;

- initiating future-oriented public policy debates on social welfare issues within the UN-European Region.

The European Centre has been working in the field of volunteering on a regional (a study in Lower Austria) and european level (Leonardo da Vinci Training Programs for volunteers and paid-staff working with volunteers).

 

European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research

Berggasse 17,

A-1090 Wien

Tel.: +43 1 3194505 44

Fax: +43 1 3194505 59

E-mail : ec@euro.centre.org

Website : http://www.euro.centre.org

 

Verband Österreichischer Volksbildungswerke - VÖV-

 

The Verband Österreichischer Volksbildungswerke is an umbrealla organization for voluntary educational and cultural work, founded in 1954. It ist a non-governmental, non-profit organisation and one of the very great organisations in the field of adult education in Austria: It is the umbrella organization for 900 local educational organizations and for more than 2000 local cultural associations, especially in rural areas, with about 6000 volunteers (and about 50 employees).

 

Verband Österreichischer Volksbildungswerke - VÖV-

Wolfgand Kellner
Heinrichsgasse 4/6
1010 Vienna
Tel.: +43 1 5 33 65 47
Fax : + 43 1 53 37 366
E-mail: oevbw@pvl.at

Web site: http://www.volksbildungswerke.org

 

Austrian Council for voluntary work

Dr Erika Winkler

Tel.: + 43 1 711 00 3274

E-mail: erika.winkler@bmsg.gv.at

Web site: http://www.freiwilligenweb.at

 

Freiwilligenzentrum Tirol

Heiliggeiststr 16

6020 Innsbruck

Tel. : + 43 512 / 7270-35

Fax : + 43 512 / 7270-5

E-Mail: freiwilligenzentrum@dioezese-innsbruck.at

Web site : http://www.freiwilligenweb.at

 

Volkshilfe Freiwilligenzentrum

Keplerstraße 53/1

A-8020 Graz

Tel.: +43 316 831806

Fax: +43 316 831806-22

E-mail: freiwillige@stmk.volkshilfe.at

Web site: http://www.stmk.volkshilfe.at