Newsletter 1st quarter

THE LATEST NEWS FROM FINGAL VOLUNTEER CENTRE

Newsletter 1 – 2021

Hi all,

I hope you’re well.

This is our first newsletter for 2021 to touch base with you and your organisation and promoting a few of our upcoming events.

Latest news from Fingal Volunteer Centre:

• Developing an Effective Annual Report: free training for volunteer involving organisations (see below);
• Virtual Outreach Programme: upcoming Virtual Outreach week at the end of March (see below);
• I-VOL: the National Volunteer Database for showcasing your volunteer roles and recruiting new volunteers (see below);
• Volunteer Ireland training sessions: check them out on Volunteer Ireland website: http://bit.ly/2PgUJY7;
• Fundamentals of Volunteer Engagement: a free training on volunteer management in late April. Keep your eyes out on upcoming emails with more info;
• National Volunteer Week 2021: 17th- 23th May 2021, more info to follow in upcoming emails;

FREE EVENT: Developing an Effective Annual Report

You are all invited to “Developing an Effective Annual Report”, a free workshop for volunteer involving organisations offered by Fingal Volunteer Centre and the Carmichael centre.

The aim of the workshop is to help participants understand the process in preparing an effective Annual Report from the perspective of the Board Members, Directors, Trustees.

The workshop will be held on Zoom on Thursday the 18th February and on Thursday the 11th March at 10:30 am-12:30 pm. You don’t need to attend both sessions.

To participate please book your FREE ticket here.

EVENT: Developing an Effective Annual Report

Venue: Zoom

Date: Thurs 11th March

Time: 10:30 am- 12:30 pm 

To book your tickets: Developing an Effective Annual Report

VIRTUAL OUTREACH PROGRAMME:

Upcoming Virtual Outreach week at the end of March!

During the Outreach week you’ll get the chance to have a Zoom meeting with Chiara, our Placement and Outreach officer, and discuss better options for improving your volunteer recruitment and discover our services and upcoming events.

Available dates for one to one appointment (30/40 minutes each):

• Monday 22nd: 11-12:30pm
• Wednesday 24th: 3-5pm
• Friday 26th: 12-1pm

To book your appointment please email Chiara at chiara@volunteerfingal.ie or simply reply to this email

I-VOL: National Volunteer Database

If you’re looking for more volunteers this is the site for you: I-VOL, the National Volunteer Database.

We understand that some of your volunteers roles and programmes are on hold at the moment due to the current situation. We encourage you to be creative and come up with different virtual opportunities to involve volunteers like graphic designers, project managers, website developers, social media experts and more.

To Post a new volunteer opportunity please click here:

Post an opportunity

It’ll ask you to add your VCI Key: you’ve received it in our very first email when you registered but if you can’t find it, fear no more! Just reply to this email or email Chiara at chiara@volunteerfingal.ie and we’ll send it to you.

INFO FOR VOLUNTEERS

Before considering volunteering ask yourself – Am I well enough to volunteer?

Your safety and limiting the spread of the coronavirus being the main priority, Volunteer Centres continue to encourage you to adhere to HSE instructions on how best to avoid COVID-19, both in the work environment and at home.

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Our VISION is for a vibrant Irish society where every person feels connected to their community through active participation in voluntary activities.

Our MISSION is to promote the value of volunteering and and increase the range and quality of volunteering in Ireland.