Volunteering Research and Practice in Ireland

Volunteering Research and Practice in Ireland

Join us for an exciting event focused on volunteering research and practice in Ireland. This in-person gathering will take place at the Mary Ryan Seminar Room, O'Rahilly Building, UCC. The Seminar will discuss the findings of two recently completed research projects on aspects of volunteering in Ireland. 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. Cork Volunteer Centre was the civil society partner for the research.

12.30pm Tea/coffee and light lunch

1.00 pm Open and Welcome - Professor Fred Powell

1.10pm Volunteer Strategy Impact - Dr Lorraine Tansey, StudentVolunteer.ie Programme Manager

1.30pm Measuring Formal and Informal Volunteering- Dr Shirley Martin

1.50pm Promoting Youth Volunteering- Dr Eileen Hogan and Dr Margaret Scanlon

2.15pm Perspectives from Practice- Adam Lacey, Manager Cork Volunteer Centre and Denis O'Brien, Volunteer Development Manager, Foróige

2.50pm Close and Q and A

Host or Publisher Dr Eileen Hogan, UCC