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Volunteer Centres Ireland
Volunteer Centres Ireland is the national Volunteer Centre. We are a representative body, support agency and membership organisation for a growing number of local Volunteer Centres in Ireland, currently 22. Local Volunteer Centres put people who want to volunteer in touch with community and voluntary or nonprofit organisations seeking volunteers, providing a host of supports to both volunteers and volunteer-involving organisations.
Volunteer Centres Ireland was established to increase the extent, range and quality of volunteering in Ireland and we believe this is best achieved through the development and support of a national volunteering infrastructure with a network of local Volunteer Centres at its heart.
Our Vision
Volunteer Centres Ireland’s vision is for an Irish society in which everyone who wants to has access to volunteering opportunities that are fulfilling and engaging, contribute to the development of community and the betterment of society, and where volunteers are respected for the time and effort they contribute.
Our Mission
Volunteer Centres Ireland’s mission is to support the development of a national volunteering infrastructure with a network of local Volunteer Centres at its heart.
Our Aims and Objectives
- To promote and facilitate volunteering in Ireland
- To promote and facilitate equal opportunity and diversity in volunteering in Ireland
- To promote and develop best practice within volunteer centres and the organisations and individuals they work with
- To facilitate the sharing of information and resources between volunteer centres
- To enable volunteer-involving organisations to build capacity through effective volunteer management
- To link with relevant volunteering bodies nationally and internationally
- To stimulate debate around volunteering and keep volunteering at the forefront of the policy agenda
- To inform future initiatives and influence policy within the sector and publicly.
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