Year: 2023
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Guide Dogs NI are currently offering life-changing opportunities for dog lovers in Northern Ireland!
27 January 2023
Guide Dog NI’s Puppy Raisers provide a puppy with a home and the vital foundations for its future role as a guide dog. The volunteers look after a puppy for 12-16 months and guide him or her through training, socialisation, and the introduction of new environments and experiences whilst providing a loving home. There might […]
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SERC Downpatrick Students and Staff donate to USPCA Pet Food Bank
23 January 2023
When the staff from the South Eastern Regional College campus in Downpatrick heard from Volunteer Now that pet owners were having to give away their beloved pets as they could no longer afford to feed them, they immediately responded by organising a pet food donation campaign. In the space of just three weeks students had […]
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Choose the Name for the Bridge at Springfield Dam
23 January 2023
Springfield Park (also know as Springfield Dam) is a key location along the new 12-kilometre route of the Forth Meadow Community Greenway, which stretches from Clarendon Park in North Belfast through West Belfast to the new transport hub in the city. The greenway will create new shared pathways connecting parks and open spaces along its […]
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Give Volunteering a Go in 2024!
23 January 2023
Have a look at our search platform (Be Collective) – it has over 2600 opportunities there for you to see with over 560 posted since April… so lots to see! You’ll see our latest opportunities sheets here and, just to give you a flavour, Volunteer Now is seeking volunteer drivers in the Belfast and North […]
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Volunteering to Rise in 2023?
18 January 2023
by Denise Hayward, Chief Executive, Volunteer Now The impact of the pandemic on formal volunteering in organisations is now well understood. A large number of research reports from across the UK, Ireland and the wider world have outlined the reduction in volunteers and in particular the withdrawal of older people from volunteering roles. This impact […]
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£10 Off Volunteer Management On Demand Courses!
18 January 2023
We currently have a fantastic offer of £10 off each of our Volunteer Management On Demand Courses! Just register for either Attracting & Selecting Volunteers and/or Managing & Motivating Volunteers On Demand Courses, and you only pay £35 +VAT instead of £45 +VAT. This offer is available until 28 February 2023.
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New Opportunities with Be Collective
18 January 2023
Since 2020, Volunteer Now has partnered with Be Collective to provide our digital volunteer system which supports our wider volunteering community in Northern Ireland. The platform is designed to help manage volunteers, create opportunities, collaborate, engage new audiences, and understand our impact. Be Collective has shared its plans to launch a new product plan on […]
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VOLT SESSION: Digitally Aware, Wise & Resilient
12 January 2023
We are continuing our new series of webinars on 8 February 2023 with ‘Digitally Aware, Wise & Resilient’ with guest speaker Dr Deborah Webster. With thanks to the Halifax Foundation for Northern Ireland, we are excited to deliver an interesting series of webinars to kickstart 2023, encouraging the Voluntary Sector to consider new approaches, ideas […]
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VOLT SESSION: Volunteering 2023 with Rob Jackson
9 January 2023
Thanks to the Halifax Foundation for Northern Ireland, we are excited to deliver an interesting series of webinars to kickstart 2023, encouraging the Voluntary Sector to consider new approaches and ideas and allow networking and shared learning. We hope these sessions can energise and inspire for 2023! We kick off the series on 24 January […]
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FREE course: Volunteering, Wellbeing & Me
9 January 2023
Have you ever wondered about volunteering? This course helps you develop the confidence and knowledge of how & where to start. You will learn all about the different types of volunteering there are, explore the benefits of volunteering for you personally, and for the wider world around you. You will see how volunteering can boost […]
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Good Relations Awards 2023 – nominate before 16 January!
9 January 2023
The Good Relations Awards 2023 are open for nominations. Building on the previous successes of the Community Relations Council Good Relations Awards, the 2023 Awards categories have been extended to fully recognise the increasing level of outstanding community relations, intercultural and peacebuilding work that is taking place across all our communities. This crucial work is […]
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