Volunteering Ireland
Volunteers Can Change the World for the Better!
Volunteering Ireland, the national volunteer development agency, is a peak body for all organisations involving volunteers in their work and a representative voice for volunteering in Ireland. As an independent membership-based organisation, we work to inspire, promote, support and celebrate voluntary activity in Ireland and abroad.
Volunteering Ireland is part of an international community of practice and represents Ireland in a number international arenas including The European Volunteer Centre (CEV) and the International Association for Volunteer Effort (IAVE). Through these connections we are afforded opportunities to learn and share best practice with organisations across the world working in the field of volunteerism. We host international experts in volunteer management at conferences and seminar series across Ireland and have access to international resources in the field of volunteer management. Through our membership of CEV we lobby and campaign at an EU level and have been part of the successful initiative to have 2011 declared as the European Year of Volunteering.
Our National office engages in a wide and comprehensive range of activities in all aspects of the development of volunteering and provides a high standard of support to the sector all over Ireland. Volunteering Ireland prides itself on its strong local program through the Dublin City North Volunteer Centre from which we offer supports and services at a local level and pilot new initiatives.
Our main areas of work are Advocacy, Research, Inclusive Volunteering, Organisational Development and Infrastructure Development. Please visit VolunteeringIreland.ie for more information or call the head offices at 01 636 9446.
Vision:
Our vision is for Ireland to be a country that embodies the principles of citizenship and democracy, values participation and empowers everyone to be involved in all aspects of Irish society through voluntary activity in the neighbourhood, community and world in which we live.
Aims:
- To inspire everyone to get involved and make the best contribution that they can through volunteering
- To promote volunteering and active citizenship in all its forms to the public, media, organisations and policy makers
- To support organisations in developing skills to make volunteering a fulfilling and rewarding experience for both the organisations and the volunteers
- To celebrate volunteering