Laois Volunteer Centre, set up in Laois in May last year, are seeking new members to join their board.
Laois Volunteer Centre helps people who want to volunteer in their community to find suitable volunteer roles and helps local non-profit organisations to recruit volunteers.
The board are particularly looking for people with expertise in HR, Legal and finance experience.
A volunteer application portal and database for Laois known as ‘I-Vol’ has now been established and therefore provides the following services to organisations:
· Advertisement of organisation’s volunteering vacancies on Laois Volunteer Centre’s database (I-Vol) of volunteering roles
· Free volunteer referral service.
· Training to organisations on issues such as volunteer management.
· Consultancy and advice around policy issues and governance in relation to your volunteer programmes.
· Garda Vetting service for organisations.
Conor Ganly is the Chairperson of the Laois Volunteer Centre Board and commented that although there is an element of work involved in being a voluntary board member, it is good to give back to the local community.
He said: “Great work has been done in relation to volunteering in Laois.
“This was in no small way thanks to the late Anne Goodwin and the work done by Laois Partnership and local volunteer organisations such as Tidy Towns.
“However, with this new dedicated volunteer centre, headed up by manager Caitriona Ryan, we have a dedicated space with the staff resources to focus on making volunteerism a success here in Laois.
“We do however require additional board members, particularly those with HR, Legal and Finance experience.”
Mr Ganly said that the centre has been made possible thanks to the invaluable funding from the Department of Rural and Community Development under an initiative spearheaded by Minister of State at the Department of Rural and Community Development Joe O’Brien.
Present board members include: Chairperson, Conor Ganly, Secretary, Pauline Flanagan, Treasurer, Catherine Corbett, Julia O Connor and board member, Rosey Kunene.
Anyone interested in joining the board, please contact Board Secretary Pauline Flanagan at flanagan1.pauline@gmail.com.
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