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IDEA Webinar Series: Exploring Contemporary Crises and Issues through GCE

The Irish Development Education association (IDEA) is collaborating with Comhlámh to host a webinar on ‘Social Inclusion in times of rising Xenophobia’ #4 on their webinar series : Exploring Contemporary Crises and Issues through Global Citizenship Education on Wednesday, 15 May, 12.30-2.00pm, online via zoom.

Online / Zoom
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Irish Hospice Foundation Bereavement Workshop: Rest In Pixels - What is it to grieve in our technologically saturated times

This workshop will offer practical insight on why it’s important to become aware of the digital backdrop of grieving today. With everyday examples and exercises, we will explore how these new contexts touch us all and influence how we understand and experience digital-age grief, and support others within it.

Online
  • Training

Irish Hospice Foundation Bereavement Workshop: Pet Bereavement

Often Pet Bereavement falls into the category of disenfranchised grief. Pet bereavement is felt differently by everybody, even those within the same household as our pets mean different things to each of us. However, grief, in all its forms, deserves compassion, consideration, and respect.

Online
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Irish Hospice Foundation Bereavement Workshop: Grieving as a Family Carer

This Irish Hospice Foundation Bereavement Workshop will explore the nature of some of the losses experienced by Family Carers, provide insight into elements that impact on how these losses are experienced and provide guidance on supporting a Family Carer who is grieving.

Online
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Irish Hospice Foundation Bereavement Workshop: Homicide and the Impact on the Family

This Irish Hospice Foundation Bereavement Workshop will explore the devastating effect homicide has on the family. Homicide holds no boundaries and affects all aspects of Irish Society. For many bereaved by homicide, the immediate aftermath of the death is only the beginning.

Online
  • Training

Pieta: Darkness Into Light 2024

There are lots of ways to get involved. You can take part in a Darkness Into Light official walk, Take Part in Your Own Way, or you can create your own DIL Fundraiser by holding a bake sale, a car wash, a sponsored silence, a run, or a swim and fundraising with your family, friends and colleagues in your local area.

Nationwide
  • Fundraisers

When Someone Dies: A Bereavement Information Evening for the Public

This is a free event for anyone who is bereaved, supporting someone who is bereaved, or works in the community supporting those who are bereaved. Speaker Bryan Nolan will give a talk on bereavement, and there will be a Q&A session with a panel of people with lived experience of bereavement.

Dublin 4 / Zoom
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Irish Youth Foundation: Coca-Cola Thank You Fund 2024

This fund will be available to support community-based projects and programmes across Ireland & Northern Ireland that are focused on cultivating inclusive communities by empowering young people aged 16-25 to become skilled and engaged citizens under the pillars of learning and sustainable development.

Nationwide
  • Funding

Trinity College Dublin & Belong To: New Report on Mental Health of LGBTQI+ People

Trinity College Dublin and Belong To published a new report on the mental health and wellbeing of LGBTQI+ people. The report, Being LGBTQI+ in Ireland, is the second iteration of the 2016 LGBTIreland Report. It is the largest sample of Ireland's LGBTQI+ population, with over 2,800 participants.

Nationwide
  • News

Irish Council for Civil Liberties: Police Reform in a Changing Ireland

ICCL, in partnership with the Committee on the Administration of Justice (CAJ), will host its inaugural annual policing conference ‘Police Reform in a Changing Ireland: Next Steps After the Commission on the Future of Policing’ on Thursday 16 May in the Renehan Hall, Maynooth University.

Maynooth, Co Kildare
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Victim Support at Court: Volunteers

Must be able to provide a non-judgemental listening ear for the victim. Empathy & confidentiality are most important & awareness of and adherence to the boundaries of the role.

Waterford, Wexford & Kilkenny
  • Volunteering

Irish Cycling Campaign: Board Directors / Trustees

We are particularly interested in finding a person with a book-keeping, accounting or similar financial background to take on the role of Treasurer.

Nationwide
  • Volunteering

Research Survey - Food Messaging

Are you a parent / guardian, teacher or club / camp leader (sports, scouts, girl guides etc) living in Ireland? We'd like views on food messaging for children and adolescents.

Nationwide
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The Irish ME / CFS Association: ME Awareness Month Events

M.E / CFS Awareness and Educational Talks. A leading International ME expert, Dr. Nigel Speight will give talks in Dublin (May 7), Sligo (May 9), Galway (May 11), Limerick (May 13) & Cork (May 15). These events are organised as part of ME Awareness month by The Irish ME / CFS Association.

Cork, Dublin, Galway, Limerick & Sligo
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Charities Institute Ireland: Managing a Team & Group Dynamics 2024

The Managing a Team & Group Dynamics short course is designed to give students an introduction to group dynamics, teams and teamwork, an overview of key leadership skills, and an understanding of how to manage and motivate teams.

Online
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Charities Institute Ireland: Fundraising from Trusts, Foundations & Grants 2024

This course is designed to give students an understanding of the advantages and disadvantages of grant making trusts and foundations as a source of fundraising, an overview of best practice in researching and building relationships with trusts and foundations, an understanding of the grant cycle and an understanding of the reasons why grant applications fail.

Online
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Charities Institute Ireland: Digital Fundraising 2024

The Digital Fundraising short course is designed to give students an understanding of how to build a digital fundraising strategy and integrated digital campaigns. In this context and a backdrop of accelerated fundraising digitisation, it includes a deep dive into peer to peer fundraising and advertising campaigns.

Online
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Charities Institute Ireland: Certificate in Legacy Fundraising

You will hear of the latest academic research and the very best of professional experience and practice. Critically, this course will also showcase new learning for legacy fundraising from the science of philanthropic psychology.

Online
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Charities Institute Ireland: Certificate in Charity SORP - Accounting & Reporting

Join us for an in-depth training course specially developed for the Irish charity sector, on Charity SORP. This 10-week online training course will be delivered by Caron Bradshaw, CEO of Charity Finance Group alongside CFG’s special advisor and technical partner for the course Pesh Framjee, Partner at Social Purpose and Non-Profit Consulting.

Online
  • Training

Charities Institute Ireland: Direct Marketing 2024

The Direct Marketing module is designed to give students an understanding of why people donate and why they stop, an understanding of the key stages in the donor recruitment process and an overview of the essentials of creative briefing.

Online
  • Training