The Malta Council for the Voluntary Sector organised its Annual National Conference on Volunteering entitled ‘Giving Voice and Visibility to the Sector’ on Saturday 4th May 2024.

The conference was very well attended and started with welcome speeches by Mr Mauro Pace Parascandalo, MCVS CEO, and Ms Gertrude Buttigieg, MCVS Chairperson. Two key-note speeches followed, one by Prof. Maura Pozzi entitled “The ‘Social Added Value’ (SAV) of non-profit organisations (NPOs). Definition, Measurement and Perception” and the second one by Prof. Suzanne Gatt on the “Research on Discrimination in the Voluntary Sector in Malta” part of the MCVS VERA Sub-grant 2023. Both presentations can be found below.

Following this, all participants joined their respectively chosen workshops to discuss various topics, including the ‘Social Added Value’ (SAV), support to the sector and a strategic direction for the future of the sector.

The last part of the conference started with a panel discussion with interventions from the floor, with the participation of Prof. Maura Pozzi, Prof. Suzanne Gatt and Ms Gertrude Buttigieg and moderated by Mr Edward Gruppetta. The conference then reached its conclusion with an address by the Commissioner for Voluntary Organisations Mr Jesmond Saliba and by the Minister for Inclusion and the Voluntary Sector, Hon. Julia Farrugia Portelli.

Documents:

The ‘Social Added Value’ (SAV) of non-profit organisations (NPOs). Definition, Measurement and Perception by Prof. Maura Pozzi – click HERE.

The research papers mentioned by Prof. Pozzi: Document 1; Document 2; Document 3.

Research on Discrimination in the Voluntary Sector in Malta by Prof. Suzanne Gatt – click HERE. This presentation is based on research conducted as part of the VERA Sub-Grant 2023 which is available HERE.