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Role of VCI
Volunteer Centres Ireland (VCI )is the national organisation with responsibility for developing volunteering nationally and locally, a mandate approved and supported by the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. We are a membership organisation, established by volunteer centres to co-operate and network on any issue relating to volunteer centres and volunteering in Ireland.
Vision Statement
Our vision is for a society in which:
Everyone has access to volunteering opportunities that are fulfilling and engaging, and which contribute to the development of community and the betterment of society. Volunteers are respected for the time and effort they contribute Mission Statement
It is VCI ’s mission to:
Support and enable the development of a volunteering infrastructure, especially through local volunteer centres Develop and promote best practice volunteering Through presenting a national picture, inform future initiatives and influence policy within the sector and publicly Aims And Objectives
The aims and objectives of VCI are as follows:
- 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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