Kathy is a key member of the volunteering family in Donegal and in 2015 received a ME4U Recognition Award for her service from Donegal Volunteer Centre. This is her story. What inspired me to get involved with volunteering was when…
Paul McCann is a HGV Mechanic by day, emergency medical transporter by night. He tells us how he started volunteering and gives us an insight into the life of a Blood Bikes rider. I first began volunteering for Blood Bikes…
Claire Byrne, Volunteer & Awardee Programme Development Officer at Gaisce – The President’s Award, tells us how volunteering allows you to use your skills, step outside your comfort zone and have fun! Like everyone, I wish I had more hours…
Setanta Landers is a litigation lawyer in Dublin. He is also a chartered tax advisor and trade mark attorney and volunteers at the Free Legal Advice Centre (FLAC) in Rathmines on Wednesday evenings after work. He gives us his top…
Annette Hopper found her passion for counselling through volunteering and now works in the area full time. Luckily she still finds time to volunteer and give back. My name is Annette and I am a qualified counsellor/psychotherapist. This is my…
Sinéad Smith is Corporate Responsibility Manager with A&L Goodbody. She talks to us about their employee volunteering programme, their partnership with Suas and why she thinks it's so important. Can you tell us a little bit about A&L Goodbody’s partnership…
Volunteering veteran Ruth McDonagh tells us why she has volunteered for over 20 years and highlights the importance of volunteers to sporting organisations across the country. I’m not sure how I initially got into volunteering, though now that I have…
The e-VOC project aims to offer a new online learning module thereby improving accessibility and quality of training for Volunteer Coordinators
A short blog by Roseanne O'Leary, STEPS Executive at Engineers Ireland on why this will be her third year attending the National Volunteer Management Conference. I’m attending the National Volunteer Management Conference 2015 as I have attended the previous two…
Let’s get down to it – not training your volunteers may save you money in the short term. But, in the long run, it’ll probably have a very negative impact on the experience of attendees to your event. Why? Having…
