Community Exchange

This is the Activelink Community Exchange noticeboard.

You can advertise here, volunteering positions, news items and many other advert types are carried free of charge. See our advertising information page.

Social Justice Ireland: Annual Policy Conference 2024

Managing Change to Build a Just Society – Policy Outcomes for a New Social Contract - Join Social Justice Ireland online, Wednesday 13 November between 9.30 am and 12 noon to hear from experts setting out what needs to be done to build a just society using our policy framework for a New Social Contract.

Online

Volunteer Ireland: Volunteering Impact Measurement

We invite you to the training tailor-made for Leaders of Volunteers looking to enhance your impact measurement practices. The training aims to enhance the skills of Leaders, share experiences, and collectively work towards a more impactful volunteering landscape in Europe.

Online

FirstLight: Charity Trustee & Board Member

We are seeking to recruit Charity Trustee & Board member with a fundraising background to strengthen and support the Board work on all areas of fundraising and to Chair its Fundraising Committee.

Dublin 7

Cork Life Centre: Volunteer Tutors

We require volunteers who have skill, experience or passion for a subject to work one to one in and be caring, enthusiastic and non-judgemental in their approach to people.

Cork

Empowering Farmers to Protect Nature and Wildlife

New €1.3+ million ‘Project ReFarm’ launched - Statement by Project ReFarm and Community Foundation Ireland. Farmers are to be encouraged to develop wildlife ponds, hedgerows, woodlands and species-rich grasslands as part of new €1.3+-million initiative called ‘Project ReFarm’.

Nationwide

Restart a Heart Day – don’t be afraid to use CPR skills

The public has been urged not to be afraid of starting cardio pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in cases of a cardiac arrest – after figures showed 240 people survived cardiac arrest because someone started CPR or used a defibrillator.

Nationwide

Barnardos Report Reveals 63% of Children Learn About AI Through Social Media

Barnardos Online Safety Programme has released an in depth report, Exploring AI (Artificial Intelligence) with Children and Young People; shedding light on children’s knowledge of AI. There was a combined approach gathering information for the consultation report, using qualitative focus groups and a quantitative survey between May and June 2024.

Nationwide

Cpl Healthcare Open Day for Healthcare Professionals | Dublin, 26th November

Are you a Healthcare Assistant, Nurse, Social Care Worker, Doctor, Pharmacist, or Allied Health Professional? Join us for our upcoming Open Day in Dublin, where healthcare professionals of all disciplines can connect, explore diverse agency opportunities, and embark on their next career adventure with Cpl Healthcare.

Dublin

Cpl Healthcare Open Day for Healthcare Professionals | Cork, 19th November

Are you a Healthcare Assistant, Nurse, Social Care Worker, Doctor, Pharmacist, or Allied Health Professional? Join us for our upcoming Open Day in Cork, where healthcare professionals of all disciplines can connect, explore diverse agency opportunities, and embark on their next career adventure with Cpl Healthcare.

Cork

Barnardos: Wizard of Words Volunteers

Volunteers, aged 55 and above, are trained to assist children in DEIS schools, who need a little extra help with their reading. Full training provided - over the course of 3 days.

Dublin 11

HUGG: National Suicide Bereavement Remembrance Event

As Ireland's national suicide bereavement charity, HUGG is inviting the public to join us for a special remembrance event on Sunday, 17th November, 2-3pm at the Unitarian Church, Dublin (Stephen’s Green, D02 YP23). The event will also be streamed live.

Nationwide

IICP College: Certificate in Counselling and Psychotherapeutic Studies

Our Certificate Programme is the perfect entry point for those considering a career in counselling and psychotherapy as it contains an excellent mix of theory, skills, and personal development. All IICP teaching staff are therapy practitioners, which means they put their teaching into a real-world context.

Dublin 24 / Blended

IICP College: BSc (Hons) Degree in Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy

We are accepting applications for the January 2025 intake. This innovative programme is validated by QQI and accredited by IACP, Ireland’s largest professional body. With a seamless transition from theory to practice, graduates of this programme are perfectly placed to pursue an enriching and fulfilling career as a therapist in the helping professions.

Dublin 24 / Blended

Suicide or Survive: Free Wellness Workshop - Portarlington

A Wellness Workshop is an opportunity for you to take time out and learn a wide range of simple practical and effective tools and tips that you can use in your everyday life to improve your own wellness. Workshops are informal and relaxed.

Portarlington, Co Laois

spunout: Subject Matter Expert Volunteers

spunout, Ireland’s Youth Information and Support Platform, is looking for specialist volunteers to help validate a range of content across a variety of information topics.

Nationwide

Mid West ARIES: Workshop Timetables November 2024

Our free courses are for anyone aged 18+ with an interest in recovery and mental health. The topics of the courses are created and delivered by people with lived experience, family members and staff working within the mental health services. This is called co-production and means that everyone has a say in what goes in to the courses.

Online / Killaloe, Co Clare