Christer Leopold, Owner, President and Senior Consultant

Mr Christer Leopold

Company address:

Voluntarius - Voluntary Strategies

Bergsbrunnagatan 1,

SE-753 23 UPPSALA, Sweden

Phone: +46 18 102560

Email: Click here to email Voluntarius

 Voluntarius - Voluntary Strategies

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In Swedish the name of teh company is Voluntarius - Ideella Strategier.

The word voluntarius is Latin for "from ones free will". From this word you have volunteer in English, volontaire and volontariat in French and voluntario in Spanish and Portuguese, all with the same meaning = someone who is working for a cause from free will and without pay.

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We help Voluntary Organizations succeed

They are called voluntary or grassroots organizations, societies, nonprofits, charities, NGOs and so on. As the main actors, and seeds and fruits of civil society, they are key to development of their country, and a major way for people to solve and handle problems. They are all based on a voluntary or non-profit logic, and therefore neither company nor government, but they are not the same. There are many different types of organizations, all with their own sub-logic. There are also major differences between countries and cultures. To become and stay successful an organization has to be governed, managed and organized according to its own specific logic and in line with the conditions created by its environment. This is indeed a challenge for its leaders, and for anyone aiming to support them, especially if this is done from afar.

Voluntarius – Voluntary Strategies is well aware of all this. We therefore don’t promote a ready-made model based on what is successful in our own country, but aim to help organizations find tailor-made solutions proper to their own situation. Our broad international experience and in-depth studies makes this possible. Our approach is especially helpful for organizations in countries just starting to develop their own modern voluntary tradition.

Voluntarius – Voluntary Strategies is a consultancy helping voluntary organizations to develop successful strategies, services and organizational structures in line with their specific logic, needs and situation. This includes strengthening leadership through proper governance and management, and resources through volunteering and other resource mobilization.

Please e-mail us for further information!

The logic of Voluntary Organizations

Christer Leopold's book on leadership and manamgent in the voluntary sector has recently been published in Sweden. It clarifies the importance of the voluntary logic for anyone who wants to be successful in leading or managing a voluntary organization. It focuses especially on how to run national member based associations or federations. It also presents the Voluntary sector in Sweden and in comparison with other countries.

In Swedish.

Christer Leopold (2006), Professionell ideell – Om att verka med ideell logik. Stockholm: Sober Förlag ISBN 91 7296 435 9

You can order the book directly from the publisher: Sober förlag.

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Our Areas of Services

Voluntarius – Voluntary Strategies helps voluntary organizations in different countries to succeed by applying voluntary logic to their specific situation.

We also assist international organizations and government agencies in their work to support the work and growth of such organizations.

Our main areas of expertise are Organizational Development (OD), strategies for voluntary organizations and volunteering development.

We are mainly giving advice and assistance in the following areas of services:

Leadership and Management:

• Successful Strategies
• Building a well-functional national organization (including development of proper statutes)
• Effective Leadership Structures and Methods, including Board Development
• Better decision-making through proper Internal Communications (including a system for nation-wide democratic consultations)
• Stronger leadership through Effective Internal Communications
• Volunteer Management Systems: More volunteers & better services
• Member systems
• Coaching the President or the Secretary General
• Lectures and training to leaders and key staff

Managing growth and/or change:

• Different aspects of Organizational Development and Capacity Building
• Branch Development, including Systematic Building of New Branches
• Volunteering Development

Local Branch Development:

• Proper branch strategies, organization, methods etc.
• Branch Leadership Development
• Developing and managing services, resources and volunteers
• Member Systems

Developing new Services:

• From Needs Assessment to a developed and tested, sustainable Service
• Support Systems for Nation-wide Services
• Improving and/or geographically expanding existing services

Evaluation:

• Evaluation of development and changes in an organization
• Evaluation of management, services or projects
• Reviewing effectiveness of outside assistance to an organization

Analyzing an Organization:

• Analyzing and describing the organization
• Identifying key areas for development

Please Email us for further information!

How to create a voluntary association in Sweden

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These are the steps to create a voluntary association (ideell förening) in Sweden.

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