"Charity Matters" is a column I write for Waterford Today that explores and discusses topics of interest within the community, voluntary and charitable sector. I hope you enjoy reading them. Just click on the link to read each article.
Board Members-Where is the vision?
Five years from today, what will be the legacy of the current board? What will your community, voluntary or charitable organisation look and feel like? What would you like it to be?
To communicate or not to communicate; that is the dilema!
At The Wheel’s Annual Conference in Dublin this past May, it was suggested that the charity sector does not communicate its successes and achievements on a regular basis and indicated that this was an opportunity to connect directly with the public in a very meaningful way during a particularly difficult period....
These past two weeks have probably been the most difficult for the charity sector in recent memory. The spotlight has been firmly placed on the sector 24hrs per day......
Listening and hearing are two different things. We often listen but do not hear and we often hear but we are not paying attention......
Recruiting board members for community, voluntary and charitable organisations is a difficult process due to time commitments, regulatory requirements, responsibilities and the vagaries of everyday life......
Resources are defined as a stock or supply of money, materials, staff, and other assets that can be drawn on by a person or organisation ......
A volunteer is defined by the Oxford English Dictionary as “a person who freely offers to take part in an enterprise or undertake a task” ......
Policies & Procedures define what your organisation does and how you do it. Clear policies and procedures......
Grant Writing refers to the practice of completing an application process for funding provided by an institution such as a government department, corporation, foundation or trust......
Charity Matters is a weekly column that will look at issues affecting what is sometimes referred to as Civil Society......