Give something … Get something Civil Defence Regional Consultation Meetings Presentation by Amy Woods Volunteer Ireland Give something … Get something

What does Volunteer Ireland do? Support body for all Volunteer Centres and Volunteering Information Services in Ireland Promote & celebrates volunteering in Ireland through campaigns and events Support volunteer involving organisations (VIO’s) in best volunteer management Provide various services to the Community and Voluntary & Corporate sectors

Volunteer Ireland & Volunteer Centres A network of 21 Volunteer Centre and 8 Volunteer Information Services We help people find meaningful opportunities to volunteer in local Volunteer Involving Organisations We work with over 8,000 Volunteer Involving Organisations nationally

Some facts on volunteering World Giving Index: IE is #1 in Europe, #10 in the World 30 - 40 year olds most likely to volunteer 42% hiring would consider volunteering experience 20% hiring based on volunteer experience 55% looking for episodic volunteering 87% were satisfied with their experience 30% of volunteers from overseas 68% were female Popular causes: Children, Arts Culture Media, Community Development

Civil Defence Consulation Trainer | Stuart Garland What is volunteering? Volunteering is giving your time and energy for the benefit of… people outside your family society the environment Volunteering is done… of your own free will without payment except for the reimbursement of out of pocket expenses such as lunch or travel Copyright (c) Volunteer Ireland 2018

Some Volunteering Statistics Total number of volunteer vacancies: 2,602 The estimated number of Volunteers in Ireland is over 1 million 57% of volunteers have not volunteered before So far in 2018, volunteers from 136 countries have registered to volunteer through I-VOL and local Volunteer Centres. So far in 2018, 61% are from Ireland 39% of volunteers registered from outside Ireland.

Top five non Irish Nationailities volunteering Brazilian Spanish Polish British American

Volunteer … to give Your time for something you care about and enjoy. Your skills and expertise to help other people or your environment. Your energy to make a positive difference/contribution in the society. Something back to your local community. Inspiration to others with your enthusiasm and commitment.

Why do people Volunteer? An opportunity to do something you love New friends and professional connections Self-confidence and sense of fulfilment Knowledge of Irish and other cultures New skills and work experience References from Irish organisations English language practice Some fun and positive energy!

What do you get from volunteering?

What motivates people to volunteer with the Civil Defence?

The Top 10 things we can do for our volunteers

What you can do to help volunteers Be prepared for them Give them a warm welcome Provide training Maximise the skills of your volunteers Respect their time Appreciate their efforts Communication regularly (not just the ask) Let them know they are making the world a better place Build a postive volunteer culture Help them learn something new

Civil Defence Consulation Trainer | Stuart Garland Thank you for your attention. You can find your local Volunteer Centre on www.volunteer.ie Amy Woods | Volunteer Ireland Email: amy@volunteer.ie Twitter: @VoluntIreland Give something … Get something Copyright (c) Volunteer Ireland 2018