Maynooth University Careers Service
ToggleVoluntering in Ireland - useful links
- Kildare Volunteer Bureau www.volunteerkildare.ie - who have a relationship with Maynooth University and an information stand on campus once a month during term
- Volunteer Centre - http://www.volunteer.ie/- database of both residential and non-residential voluntary work opportunities in Ireland
- Activelink - http://www.activelink.ie/ works with non-profit organisations. Links to directory of Irish non-profit organisations, job opportunities and volunteering.
- Citizens Information - http://www.citizensinformationboard.ie/ - the national support agency responsible for providing information, advice and advocacy to the public on social services has a database of national voluntary organisations including those involved in providing services as well as those involved in campaigning.
- Comhlamh - www.voluteeringoptions.org- Information and advice for making a decision about volunteering overseas for global development. Search the Volunteering Options database for volunteering opportunities.
- Irish Refugee Council - www.irishrefugeecouncil.ie– Irish Refugee Council need volunteers to work with them in Ireland from time to time.
- Simon Community Ireland - http://www.simon.ie/
- Simon Community Dublin - http://www.dubsimon.ie/
- LEAP - www.leapireland.com
- Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children - http://www.ispcc.ie/
- Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals - http://www.ispca.ie Volunteers needed to work with them in Ireland from time to time.
- Focus Ireland - http://www.focusireland.ie/ - Society to advance the rights of homeless people
- Dochas – www.dochas.ie – Irish Association of Non-Governmental Development Organisations
- Barnardos - http://www.barnardos.ie/ - With more than 40 community based centres, national services, and links with partner organizations, Barnardos delivers programmes to help children and their families
- NiteLine - https://niteline.ie/volunteer/
- Combat Poverty - http://www.combatpoverty.ie/index.html - See Sources of Information on poverty and social exclusion
- Trocaire - http://www.trocaire.org/ - has mainly volunteering opportunities for fundraising campaigns in Ireland. AlsoSummer volunteering opportunities in Africa – usually advertised from February to March each year.
- Goal - http://www.goal.ie/ - opportunities mainly confined to fundraising opportunities in Ireland.
- Concern - http://www.concern.net/ - opportunities mainly confined to fundraising events in Ireland.
Volunteering Abroad - useful links
- Irish Aid
- Comhlamh - www.voluteeringoptions.org - Information and advice for making a decision about volunteering overseas for global development. Search the Volunteering Options database for volunteering opportunities
- Going Global
- http://www.unesco.org/new/en/apia/about-this-office/internship-and-volunteer/ - UNESCO Voluntary Internships
- http://www.idealist.org/ - Action Without Borders - has a database of international volunteer opportunities as well as links to other organisations promoting global volunteering.
- http://www.vsi.ie/ - Voluntary Services International
- https://www.ncvo.org.uk/ - National Council for Voluntary Organisations (UK)
- us.oneworld.net - Oneworld Co-ordinates many NGO job offers (Oxfam, Christian Aid, Caritas etc).
- www.raleighinternational.org - Raleigh is a youth education charity which inspires people of all ages, backgrounds and nationalities to reach their full potential by working on challenging environmental and community projects overseas.
- www.statravel.co.uk/ has a list of gap year possibilities
- http://www.suas.ie/ - a movement dedicated to supporting high quality education in targeted under-resourced communities, with programmes in India, Ireland and Kenya.
- www.timebank.org.uk - Timebank is a national volunteering campaign in the UK
- www.vfp.org - Volunteers for Peace : A US based organisation. Contains links to other voluntary organisations world-wide including Ireland.
- www.vso.ie - Voluntary Services Overseas: international development charity.
- www.volunteeringoptions.org - a virtual guide to volunteering in Global Development.
- http://www.volunteerabroad.com/ - Volunteering opportunities
- http://www.afs.org/afs_or/home - AFS is an international community-based volunteer organisations.
- http://www.i-to-i.com/
- - An adventure travel company specialising in volunteer placement overseas and TEFL training
- http://www.allhallows.ie/about-the-college/mission-projects.html Lay Christian Development Agency.
- http://www.oxfam.org.uk/
- http://www.bunac.org/ - work/travel//teach/volunteer opportunities in USA, Canada, Australia
- http://www.usit.ie/ - volunteer programmes in Africa, Asia, Latin America
- http://www.worldwidevolunteering.org.uk/ - worldwide volunteering opportunities; database of organisations.
- http://www.projects-abroad.co.uk/ - global organiser of overseas volunteer work placements.
- http://www.habitatireland.ie/volunteer-overseas/ - we send volunteers overseas to build houses in partnership with local communities and families.