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.

Cloyne Daffodil Day Coffee Event: Volunteers Needed

We need volunteers to help with making tea & coffee, washing up, writing raffle tickets, selling goods, setting up and cleaning up after the event. Every little bit of help makes a big difference!

Cloyne, Co Cork

Fusion Training & Development: Ongoing courses in Group Facilitation, Train the Trainer & Conflict Management

Fusion Training offer QQI certified programmes in Facilitation, Train the Trainer, Conflict Management and Wellbeing & Flourishing. They also offer bespoke training. Courses are delivered by Gerard Fitzpatrick, author of the acclaimed books Crossing the Threshold (Fusion Press, 2020) and Effective Group Leadership (Orpen Press, 2016).

Nationwide

Diabetes Ireland: Wellbeing Workshops for Type 2 Diabetes

Do you live with type 2 diabetes and understand the basics but still struggle with how living with diabetes makes you feel? We have delivered four well-received programs as part of a pilot in 2024, and we now plan to deliver another four programs over the next few months as part of a research study with UCD.

Online / Zoom

Volunteer Ireland were delighted to launch The Volunteer Charter

The Volunteer Charter is your blueprint for building strong, successful partnerships between volunteer involving organisations (VIOs) and volunteers! The Volunteer Charter is a two-way guide, developed following a broad consultation with volunteers and VIOs.

Nationwide

SOSAD Ireland: Messaging Service Volunteer

The role comprises of being an “active listener” in our Messaging Support Service - an online chat system & involves text-based interactions. This role will be undertaken from your home.

Online

Avista: HomeShare Mid-West Volunteer Request

Avista services in Limerick and North Tipperary are appealing for host carers across the Mid-West to open their doors for a day or weekend in 2025.

Mid West Region

Disability Legal Information Clinic - University of Galway

Do you have a question the Disability Legal Information Clinic can help with? The clinic provides free, accessible and confidential legal information on issues related to disability to disabled people, their families and supporters across Ireland.

Galway / Online

Oakfield Trust: Board Members

Join the Oakfield Trust Board of Directors! Seeking experienced people from the Clondalkin and South Dublin areas, to join a thriving, Clondalkin-based social enterprise.

Dublin 22

Acquired Brain Injury Ireland: Abseil for Brain Injury 2025

Abseil for Brain Injury on Saturday 29 March 2025, and scale the iconic Smithfield Generator Tower—190 feet of pure adrenaline! Not only will you take in breath-taking views of Dublin from Howth to Killiney, but you’ll also be raising vital funds for Acquired Brain Injury Ireland.

Dublin 7

The Focus Ireland Podcast

The Focus Ireland Podcast hosted by Clare McKenna explores the complexities involved across the homelessness landscape. In each episode, Broadcaster and Podcaster Clare McKenna, along with an array of guests, delves into the nuances of homelessness, the areas we don’t normally have time to discuss in the media and elsewhere.

Nationwide

Mentoring with Confidence (1-day certified course)

This course will introduce participants to the key principles of mentoring and equip them with the necessary skills to effectively support mentees. The programme provides practical tools and techniques that will enable employees to make a positive impact as mentors.

Online / Zoom

Cork Life Centre: Volunteer Tutors

We are currently looking for volunteers to work with our young people across all subjects. Must have skill, experience or passion for a subject to work one to one in.

Cork

Motivational Interviewing (In-Person) Training: Intermediate - Condensed

M.I. is a conversation about change. It is a way to help someone, who is caught between different options, to move forward through reflective listening and empathy. Clinically, M.I. is a collaborative, goal-oriented style of communication with particular attention to the language of change.

Dublin

Motivational Interviewing (In-Person) Training: Introduction

M.I. is an evidence-based technique that has proven to be helpful with a wide range of individuals and issues ranging from customer service to mental health. It can be applied in collaboration with those who are looking to make a lifestyle change, such as pursuing a healthier diet, or more challenging issues such as addiction.

Dublin

HUGG: Free Suicide Bereavement Support Service Launched in Sligo

HUGG is the national suicide bereavement charity dedicated to supporting adults bereaved by suicide. We provide FREE practical information and emotional support after a suicide occurs through our website, telephone helpline, events, webinars and nationwide suicide bereavement support groups.

Sligo

Irish Blood Transfusion Service: Blood Donor Clinics

The Irish Blood Transfusion Service (IBTS) is the statutory body with responsibility for the national blood supply. The IBTS also provides testing and tissue services to hospitals and is responsible for the Irish Unrelated Bone Marrow Registry. The IBTS is committed to the highest standard of service delivery to our donors.

Nationwide