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Voluntary Organisations

  • 12-08-2009 10:51AM
    #1
    suzieo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3 ✭


    Hi there, I'm planning on going with a voluntary organisation (American + A broader View). Can anyone tell me how I can find out if an organisation is above board? Or have any experience with this organisation.


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  • #2
    star gazer
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 1,735 Mod ✭✭✭✭star gazer


    First step is ask the organisation themselves if they can reassure you that they are above board and your efforts will not be wasted.
    US aid looks like the place to go for some more official judgement on such matters.
    In Ireland it would be Irish aid or Dóchas.


  • #3
    suzieo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3 ✭suzieo


    Thanks Star.. Yeah they sound good judging by the website. Cheers for the help


  • #4
    CamillaRhodes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 505 ✭✭✭CamillaRhodes


    Hey Suzie - the best way to check if a volunteering organisation is legit or not (or if it's one of these volunteering companies who actually make a profit out of people's desire to volunteer) is to check if they are a registered charity. If this is an american organisation, you should make sure they have what is called 501(c)3 status (which means they're a registered charity). If they're English or Welsh, they should have a Chy number (a registered charity number). It's harder to assess from other countries (including Ireland), but most large international organisations will be registered in either the US or the UK. If not, you have to consider why - are they just a very small local NGO, or are they in fact profit-making or not 'above board', as you say?


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