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Working for Charities

  • 25-05-2009 6:18pm
    #1
    Noangel72
    Closed Accounts Posts: 145 ✭✭


    ......I would like to go and work part-time for a charity in Dublin, can anyone suggest how to go about it?......I would be prepared to work for free so it's probably volunteering rather than an employment position that I am looking at.....I have no specific requirement for the area I would like to be involved with, I just know that I want to do something for other people or the environment.......

    .....any suggestion will be appreciated!


Comments

  • #2
    The_Conductor
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 32,286 Mod ✭✭✭✭The_Conductor


    How about contacting the organisation (of your choice) directly- and offering to helpout?


  • #3
    Noangel72
    Closed Accounts Posts: 145 ✭✭Noangel72


    ...that's the thing!....beside big organizations (Focus ireland, etc) that you hear about in the media I wouldn't know who to contact.....I was looking for a web index of charities in the Dublin area but couldn't find anything relevant.........I guessed if there was somebody involved with charities on this board they could suggest a few names.....


  • #4
    cailinoBAC
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,113 ✭✭✭cailinoBAC


    Unicef look for volunteers to work in their offices. Don't know if they need anybody at the moment, but you could check.
    http://www.unicef.ie/volunteering.htm


  • #5
    Noangel72
    Closed Accounts Posts: 145 ✭✭Noangel72


    ...thanks...I've filled in an application on their website for volunteering....we'll see!


  • #6
    The_Conductor
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 32,286 Mod ✭✭✭✭The_Conductor


    Noangel72 wrote: »
    ...thanks...I've filled in an application on their website for volunteering....we'll see!

    Ring them- or even better call in to chat to them. Be proactive.....


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  • #7
    Lizzykins
    Closed Accounts Posts: 637 ✭✭✭Lizzykins


    I saw in the window of the Irish Cancer Society shop in Camden St that they are looking for volunteers to help in the shop. Worth a try maybe?


  • #8
    AARRRGH
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,382 ✭✭✭✭AARRRGH


    You probably don't need to work for free - charities tend to pay high wages!


  • #9
    TheBeach
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 254 ✭✭TheBeach


    www.activelink.ie/ce
    is a great website for volunteering opportunities. Maybe a FAS Community Employment Scheme would interest you, if you're eligible.


  • #10
    Mrs OBumble
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,292 ✭✭✭✭Mrs OBumble


    What skills do you have to offer a charity? (Listing these might help us to suggest relevant ones, and might help you to convince them to give you a chance.)


  • #11
    Pigwidgeon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,590 ✭✭✭Pigwidgeon


    i know in my town there's a volunteer bureau, i went in and talked with them, told them what I wanted to do roughly and they found me somewhere.


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