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South Dublin Tidy towns 01 February 2012, 12.15
A South Dublin County Tidy Towns public meeting is taking place in Tallaght Stadium on Thursday 16th February at 7.30pm. Speakers will include a Tidy Towns competition adjudicator, Public Realm Designer, speaker from Lucan Tidy
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Volunteer Centre Newsletter - January 12 05 January 2012, 16.58
Volunteer Centre Newsletter
Monday 9th January 2012
New Community Hub Announced.
Are you a small community group in South
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Celebrate Volunteering! 17 November 2011, 14.40
Celebrate Volunteering on 5th December International Volunteer Day
As you know, 2011 celebrated the European Year of Volunteering and we had many events in South Dublin
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New quality mark for volunteering! 07 November 2011, 15.25
Volunteer Ireland is delighted to announce that they recently secured funding from the EU as part of the European Year of Volunteering 2011 to develop a framework for a national quality standard for involving volunteers. This
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| Tallaght Echo - 27th May 2004 DEVELOPING a mutually beneficial relationship between the corporate sector and community groups was central to a recent workshop in Tallaght. In an attempt to raise awareness on the possibilities businesses have for community groups, beyond merely finance, Business in the Community brought both sides together for a one day information seminar. The event took place in the National Irish Bank headquarters on the Airton Road, where 25 local groups gathered to learn about the resources available to them through volunteerism among the professional community. The logic behind the event is that there is untapped goodwill within the corporate sector and if approached correctly community groups can side step costly procedures required to operate in a professional capacity. These include situations where groups existing on scant revenue streams can be furnished with facilities such as a website. Mediating between the two sections of society, Tallaght Volunteer Bureau says there are big advantages for community groups if they make proper use of the expertise of staff members in the business community. Training Officer with the bureau, Clodagh O'Gorman is eager to see those groups work on identifying a need rather than just thinking of demands in terms of money. She said: "What was good about the seminar was that groups could take a day to think about what they need and how to make the services available relevant to their project. "What we would like to get across to those groups is that the problem in attracting volunteers is because roles are not being identified and if that is done there are those in business who can be of great service to them." |