Dublin City South Volunteer Centre

Services for Organisations

Sacha Johnston — 2009-11-11T14:54:14Z

We are a one-stop-shop for all the volunteering needs of local voluntary and community organisations in the Dublin City South area.

We are here to support, build the capacity of and recruit volunteers for local not-for-profit organisations so that you can deliver your services more effectively.

We can help with volunteer recruitment, volunteer management, garda vetting, developing policies and procedures and much more.

We support local volunteer-involving organisations through the following core activities:

* Placement:

We match individuals and groups interested in volunteering with appropriate opportunities in the local community.

* Promotion:

We encourage interest and raise awareness of volunteering through outreach at local events and through other marketing and promotion to the general public. As a member of Volunteer Centres Ireland we participate in a national network of volunteer centres across the country. One of the national initiatives that we promote and participate in is Give it a Swirl, the National Day of Volunteering.

* Training:

Through training, workshops and other events we encourage organisations to involve volunteers in a meaningful way, to respect their volunteers and volunteering itself as an activity, and to effectively manage their volunteers.

* Support:

We work with local organisations to develop worthwhile volunteer opportunities in the City South area. We are here to answer your questions, meet with you for advice and to help you broaden and develop the ways in which you involve volunteers in your work. We are here to answer any questions about volunteering that you might have.

If you would like to register your organisation click here.

If you are already registered and would like to post an opportunity for volunteers click here.

Organisations

Sacha Johnston — 2009-10-05T10:49:24Z

We are the primary volunteering resource for local voluntary and community organisations in the Dublin City South area

If you want to recruit volunteers for your organisation we will help you find the right person for the right role. We offer a range of support services to help you involve volunteers in a meaningful and effective way in your organisations.

This includes advice and one-to-one consultation, training and workshops, and range of resource material on all matters volunteer-related.

All of our services are free of charge, with the exception of our Volunteer Management Training which carries a nominal registration fee.

Post an Opportunity

Sacha Johnston — 2009-10-05T07:27:59Z

This form takes only a few minutes to complete. Please be sure to fill in all the information requested. This will help us to refer the appropriate volunteers to your organisation.

All the information about the opportunity that you provide on this form will be available to potential volunteers.

Some things to remember:

1. Make the title of your opportunity clear and appealing.This is what potential volunteers are looking at.

2. Your insurance policies should specifically cover volunteer activities.

3. Be specific about the tasks involved in the role.

4. Be specific about the skills required for the role.

5. Ask yourself if you were volunteering for the role, what information would you want to know and be sure to include it.

If you would like to discuss any of the above or have any other questions before posting an opportunity please contact us.

Register an Organisation

Sacha Johnston — 2009-09-03T15:50:13Z

Please be sure to read the instructions at the top of the form and answer all the questions in the registration form. Make sure to choose Dublin City South as your local Volunteer Centre. Before proceeding please read our equal opportunities statement below. We ask all organisations we work with to support equal opportunities and to indicate so on the registration form.

Equal Opportunities

We commit ourselves to equality of opportunity for all. We recognise that in our society certain individuals and groups of people are unfairly discriminated against, both directly and indirectly. Such discrimination occurs where an individual is treated less favourably on the grounds of Gender, Marital or family status or responsibility for dependants, Disability, Race, Colour, Ethnic or national origin, Antibody status, Sexual orientation, Economic status, Age, Political or Religious belief, Membership of the Traveller community.

Dublin City South Volunteer Centre strives to eliminate all such forms of discrimination and to create a climate in which equal opportunities are promoted as a means of developing the full potential of everyone who is involved with our organisation. We do this by fulfilling our legal obligations and by taking positive action which goes beyond the requirements of the law, by avoiding stereotyping and tokenism.