Community Exchange

This is the Activelink Community Exchange noticeboard.

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IICP College: QQI Level 7 Certificate in Suicide Postvention

The purpose of this minor award is to help the learner understand the complex nature of suicide bereavement and the psychological havoc that is created in the lives of suicide survivors. It will also introduce the learners to a range of individual and group interventions to help facilitate the healing process.

Dublin 24 / Blended
  • Training

IICP College: QQI Level 9 Certificate in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

The aim of this award is to equip practitioners with an up-to-date, cutting edge training in CBT as one approach to therapy. Learners have eight months to complete their clinical work and should be practicing therapists upon application. The programme consists of four full teaching days, plus a half day tutorial spread out over four full teaching days.

Dublin 24 / Blended
  • Training

Vision Ireland: Book-Club Assistants

We require two individuals to assist in welcoming and coordinating in a monthly in-person book club meetings in our Dun Laoghaire office. The group has an existing facilitator.

Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin
  • Volunteering

St Stephen’s Green Trust: Family Matters Grant Programme

The 2024 St Stephen’s Green Trust (SSGT) Family Matters grant programme opens again for applications from groups working across the island. The programme aim is to contribute to improving the system of support for families affected by convictions and imprisonment to improve rehabilitation and resettlement outcomes.

Nationwide
  • Funding

Victim Support at Court: Volunteers

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

Wicklow, Cork, Limerick, Wexford & Waterford
  • Volunteering

VSI July Meetup & Workshop: Global Stigma & Menstrual Health

Join VSI for their online meetup and workshop on global stigma around menstrual health on Tuesday, 30th July at 19:00. During the meetup, we will discuss the different ways in which women’s menstrual health is stigmatised around the world. This meetup is open to all and we encourage everyone to attend!

Online
  • Events

Safe Home Ireland: Board Directors

Following a recent governance review and to ensure effective succession planning, Safe Home is seeking expressions of interest from individuals to join our voluntary board of Directors.

Online
  • Volunteering

HUGG: The Rate of Suicide is Being Significantly Underestimated

A new study, conducted by Indecon Economic Consultants and published by HUGG, the national suicide bereavement charity, shows that the true rate of suicide in Ireland is significantly higher than is currently being reported.

Nationwide
  • News

Charities Institute Ireland: Managing a Team & Group Dynamics 2024 (Online)

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
  • Training

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

The 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
  • Training

Charities Institute Ireland: Digital Fundraising 2024 (Online)

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
  • Training

Charities Institute Ireland: Certificate in Legacy Fundraising (Online)

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
  • Training

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

Join us for an in-depth training course specially developed for the Irish charity sector, on Charity SORP (Statement of Recommended Practice). This 10-week online training course will be delivered by Caron Bradshaw, CEO of Charity Finance Group (CFG) 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 (Online)

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

Charities Institute Ireland: Corporate Partnerships 2024 (Online)

The Corporate Partnerships short course is designed to give participants an introduction to the nature of corporate support (how and why corporates support charities), an overview of the essentials of an effective Corporate Fundraising Strategy and key techniques that can be used to increase success in securing corporate support.

Online
  • Training

John Evoy on the Love and Courage podcast

Well-known community sector leader John Evoy is the latest guest on the Love and Courage podcast. John joins host Ruairí McKiernan for a rich and wide-ranging conversation that explores his upbringing in rural Wexford, his experiences with bereavement and addiction, and his transition from farming into community work, including founding the Irish Men’s Shed’s Association.

Nationwide
  • Services & Requests

Psychometric Test User Training with Selection by Design: August - September Courses 2024

SxD’s next professional psychometric test training is coming up soon! A fantastic chance to build your psychological assessment skills and become accredited through the internationally recognized British Psychological Society qualifications of Occupational Test User or Forensic Test User.

Online
  • Training

Foróige: Big Brother Big Sister Mentoring Programme (Longford & Offaly)

Foróige, Irelands’ leading Youth Organisation are looking for volunteers, adults aged 18 years and over in Counties Longford & Offaly to sign up to our ‘BigBrother BigSister’ mentoring programme.

Longford & Offaly
  • Volunteering

Carmichael: Certified Charity Trustee Programme with TU Dublin

The Level 6 Certified Charity Trustee Programme aims to provide learners with a broad understanding of the governance framework guiding Organisations and an understanding and appreciation of the organisational behaviours within an organisation. This will allow the learner to be informed and confident in their roles.

Dublin / Online
  • Training

IDEA Annual Conference 2024 & 20th Anniversary

The Irish Development Education Associations' registration for the conference, “United in Impact: Celebrating Our Journey, Charting Our Future,” is now open. This year also marks 20 years since IDEA’s establishment as a network for DE in Ireland.

Dublin 8
  • Events

Blackwater Training & Consulting: Call for Survey Participants

We are currently conducting research into the vulnerabilities and challenges that are faced by young people aged 14 - 30. The results of this research will support the creation of tailored roadmaps and interventions which will be implemented in Autumn 2024 to reduce the vulnerabilities faced by young people in our community.

Nationwide
  • Services & Requests

Community Impact Network: Training Courses

The Community Impact Network (CIN) is a national network focused on building the collective leadership and capacity of organisations to meet the needs of older people in Ireland. CIN does this through provision of Networking, Training, Technology, Resources and Best Practice to support the membership base.

Nationwide
  • Training