Two New Reports: National Volunteering Strategy
Two new reports are out on the National Volunteering Strategy Publications webpage.They are:
The training needs of volunteer managers in Ireland
Developing Questions for the Irish Census on Formal and Informal Volunteering.
The training needs of volunteer managers in Ireland
This report presents findings regarding the training needs of volunteer managers in Ireland, and provides evidence and better understanding of the training and support needs of volunteer managers. The main aims of the research are to critically assess the available training and support within the volunteering environment, identify existing and emerging training needs, and contribute to the ongoing work of the National Volunteering Strategy 2021-2025.
This research and report was conducted and written by Pobal, and funded by the Department of Rural and Community Development as part of the National Volunteering Strategy 2021-2025.
The training needs of volunteer managers in Ireland - Final Report 2024
Developing Questions for the Irish Census on Formal and Informal Volunteering
This report, by a team of researchers from University College Cork, provides an overview of volunteering in Ireland, outlining the difficulties associated with its definition, and exploring international best practice in relation to its measurement. It then presents the findings of research testing potential Census questions and makes recommendations for the future approach to measuring volunteering in Ireland based on this work.
The research was commissioned and funded by the Department of Rural and Community Development as part of the National Volunteering Strategy 2021 – 2025, through the Irish Research Council’s New Foundations Scheme.
Final Census Volunteering Questions Report July 16th 2024