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.

Building Sustainable Relationships and Resolving Conflict - Free Zoom Webinar

In this free Zoom webinar we shall be exploring the role of roles within conflict and how we can make better and more conscious choices about which ones we play and thus change what’s at play within the Play, the parts that we the characters play and the outcome at the end of it.

Online / Zoom
  • Events

Solas Project: Childcare Volunteer

Your chance to be part of something bigger working towards providing equal opportunities for young people in Ireland today. Tasks include entertaining a 2 – 4-year-old for a couple of hours.

Dublin
  • Volunteering

Questions Matter Adult Educators Conference 2023

Calling adult education practitioners, teachers and supporting stakeholders! Grab a coffee, pastry and immerse yourself in a morning conference that will challenge the spread of misinformation using media literacy & microlearning in an increasingly polarised world.

Bray, Co Wicklow
  • Events

Mindful Drawing Introductory Session

Come together in community to meditate and doodle, allowing the ease of mark making to soothe and calm the soul. Allow yourself to be guided through a series of mindful drawing exercises, all designed specifically to bring you gently and slowly back to yourself.

Cork
  • Events

Information Videos for International Protection Applicants

Croí na Gaillimhe SVP Resource Centre has been offering support to international protection applicants since 2014. As part of our commitment to providing accessible information to applicants we produced two information videos focusing on two key stages in the process.

Nationwide
  • Services & Requests

CramdenTECH: Smart Business and Community Planning Training ONLINE

Our smart business and community planning training is designed to support organisations in their community engagement and strategic/business planning journeys. Two standalone training modules delivered online from 10am – 12 noon on January 23rd ( Developing Smart Villages) and January 30th 2024 (Write a Business Plan).

Online / Zoom
  • Training

Age & Opportunity: Creative Exchanges Course

Age & Opportunity is pleased to offer a new 2-day Creative Exchanges course designed for both activities coordinators working in residential or day care settings, and artists interested in engaging with older people in a care setting.

Dublin 8
  • Training

The Heritage Council: Heritage Organisations Support Fund

Providing funding towards the core costs of not-for-profit non-governmental organisations working in the heritage sector in Ireland. The scheme is open to not-for-profit non-governmental heritage-focused organisations with demonstrated national and or regional relevance.

Nationwide
  • Funding

Creating Autism Friendly Environments in Third Level Education

This 1 hour webinar will be hosted by Adam Harris, Dr. Magda Mostafa and DCU student Ceecee Quigley where we will discuss the impact of 'The Autism Friendly University Design Guide' and the implementation of quiet spaces across higher and Further Education.

Online
  • Events

Comhlámh and Volunteer Ireland Launch I-VOL Volunteering Database Expansion for Global Volunteering Opportunities

In celebration of International Volunteer Day 2023 Comhlámh and Volunteer Ireland are delighted to unveil an innovative online service catering to individuals interested in volunteering in the Global South. The national volunteering database I-VOL, coordinated by Volunteer Ireland, has been expanded to include comprehensive information about volunteering placements outside Ireland.

Nationwide
  • News

Ireland's approach to migration & diversity must be invested in to ensure hatred has no place in Irish communities

The Immigrant Council of Ireland, a national non-governmental organisation and Independent Law Centre specializing in the support of migrant communities, has stated that Irish approaches to migration, integration and diversity must be continually developed to match the needs of the modern reality of migration.

Nationwide
  • News

Carmichael: Board Members

The board of Carmichael is recruiting 3 new board members with experience across the following areas: Governance & Risk, Finance; Training and Client Services and Strategy.

Dublin 7 & Online
  • Volunteering

See Change: Mental Health Stigma Reduction Programme

Do you want to promote greater understanding and acceptance of mental health difficulties in your workplace? Then sign up to our free mental health stigma reduction programme!

Nationwide
  • Training

Aware: Support Line 1800 80 48 48

Our Support Line is a free service available to anyone seeking support and information about anxiety, depression or bipolar disorder – for themselves or a loved one.

Nationwide
  • Services & Requests

spunout: What is a just transition?

It important that the pathway we take towards a greener future leaves no one behind. Learn more about a just transition. Ireland’s climate policy sets us on a path to net zero emissions by 2050. Reaching net zero emissions means that the amount of greenhouse gases we release into the atmosphere is balanced or exceeded by the amount of greenhouse gases removed from the atmosphere.

Nationwide
  • News

Charities Regulator: Donating this Christmas?

The Register of Charities has a record of every charity, so check you’re giving to a registered charity and give confidently this Christmas. Charities in Ireland are required to be registered. You can search here for a registered charity by name, registered charity number, charitable purpose or location to get detailed information about the organisation.

Nationwide
  • News

Brahma Kumaris Ireland: What’s on in December 2023

Brahma Kumaris Ireland offers an education in human, moral and spiritual values. To meet the challenge of change, it initiates dialogue and presents a fresh vision of the future. It recognises the intrinsic goodness of all human beings and teaches meditation to help each one rediscover their inner resources and strengths. All our events / courses are free of charge as a community service.

Dublin 2 / Hybrid
  • Training

National Disability Authority: Public Consultation on Universal Design Guidelines for Changing Places Toilets

The Centre for Excellence in Universal Design at the National Disability Authority has developed draft Universal Design Guidelines for Changing Places Toilets. A public consultation on these draft Universal Design Guidelines for Changing Places Toilets is now open and we are inviting feedback from all interested parties.

Online
  • Services & Requests

COPE Galway Christmas Swim

Join thousands of Galwegians at home and abroad. Take part in the Christmas swim and bring hope where it is needed most this Christmas. Funds raised from the COPE Galway Christmas swim help provide vital support for families, men, women and children in Galway.

Salthill, Galway / Nationwide
  • Fundraisers

Volunteer Management Progress Report Survey 2024

The Volunteer Management Progress Report survey 2024 is live. If you are a Leader of Volunteers (paid or volunteer) anywhere in Ireland take a few minutes to feedback. Make your voice heard in the state of the industry report.

Online
  • Services & Requests

Meitheal Spring Training - February to March 2024

Meitheal is a Community Development Support & Training Organisation. Our courses are: Meitheal 5 Day Foundation Facilitation Skills Training Course and Meitheal Staff Support & Supervision Skills 2 Day Introductory Course. Meitheal training courses are available to individuals and organisations.

Dublin City Centre
  • Training