Carmichael have released three more podcasts in its Governance Podcast Series.
Episode 5 features Louise Thomson Head of Policy (Not-for-Profits) at ICSA The Chartered Governance Institute where she talks about the importance of boardroom behaviours and ethics.
Episode 6 covers the speeches at the 2019 Good Governance Awards and contains some very helpful insights from the judges on what made this year’s winners stand out.
Episode 7 is Louise Thomson’s key note speech at the 2019 Good Governance Awards where she covers key developments in not-for-profit governance in England and Wales.
These 3 new episodes and all our previous Carmichael podcasts are available from most podcast platforms – Soundcloud, Apple, Spotify.
Independent Living Movement Ireland are nearly six months into the roll out of the ONSIDE social inclusion project in the border region. See the full article below:
ONSIDE Spotlight Article draft1 NOV 25th 2019
Prader-Willi Syndrome Association of Ireland (PWSAI) will host the International PWS Conference in Limerick in 2022.
The successful bid was made by PWSAI at the recent Global IPWSO conference in Cuba, which was attended by over 450 delegates from 45 countries.
IPWSO’s international conference is held every three years, and each time in a different country.
PWSAI was one of four countries bidding to hold the 11th conference in 2022.
The Association received strong support from family members, clinicians, an Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar and Minister for Health, Simon Harris and was successful in winning the bid. The event will be hosted in the University of Limerick in 2022. “We have a strong community of people with PWS as well as their families and professionals,” explained PWSAI Development Officer and member of the bid team Gary Brennan. “The hosting of this conference will enable further shared expertise, knowledge and an increased awareness of PWS on a national and global level”.
About Prader-Willi Syndrome Association of Ireland (PWSAI)
PWSAI was started by parents in the late 1980s as a support group for people with Prader-Willi Syndrome and their families in Ireland. They are a resident member group with Carmichael.
Objectives of PWSAI are:
- To provide support for persons with PWS, their families, and their carers by providing a range of services such as: promoting awareness of the syndrome; providing information services including seminars and conferences; and by promoting best practice standards of care for persons with PWS;
- To facilitate the development of each person with PWS to the full extent of their abilities in an educational, social, work, and leisure context;
- To facilitate awareness and understanding of PWS among the general public, among health professionals, teachers, etc.;
- To facilitate earlier diagnosis of the syndrome;
- To encourage and support research into PWS.
The Winners of the 2019 Good Governance Awards were announced on 14th November at a special event in the National Concert Hall, kindly hosted by Davy.
Winner of Best Governance Improvement Initiative Awards Category 1 = Sligo Volunteer Centre
Winner of Best Governance Improvement Initiative Awards Category 2 = Solas Cancer Support Centre
Winner of Best Governance Improvement Initiative Awards Category 3 = The Jack and Jill Children’s Foundation
Winner of Best Governance Improvement Initiative Awards Category 4 = LauraLynn Children’s Hospice
Winner of Best Governance Improvement Initiative Awards Category 5 = Trócaire
Winner of Annual Report Awards Category 1 = Helium Arts
Winner of Annual Report Awards Category 2 = Children’s Rights Alliance
Winner of Annual Report Awards Category 3 = The Care Trust
Winner of Annual Report Awards Category 4 = Jigsaw, The National Centre for Youth Mental Health
Winner of Annual Report Awards Category 5 = Trócaire
Further information can be viewed on https://goodgovernanceawards.ie/winners-2019/.
Davy Constitutional Consulting.
Good Governance Awards 2019.
Iain White – Fennell Photography.
Davy Constitutional Consulting.
Good Governance Awards 2019.
Iain White – Fennell Photography.
Davy Constitutional Consulting.
Good Governance Awards 2019.
Iain White – Fennell Photography.
Congratulations to FirstLight who were recently awarded a grant under the Dublin City Council Social Enterprise Awards to develop a new income generating service.
First Light join Aspire Productions, another Carmichael Resident Member, as winners of a social enterprise grant under this scheme.
Below is a link to a short YouTube video where Fionnuala, FirstLight’s CEO, talks about FirstLight and its new service.
FirstLight: Dublin City Social Enterprise Awards 2019
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWpJR5H61UU
Well done and wishing FirstLight every success in developing their new service that will generate much needed income to reinvest in their core services to bereaved families.
Carmichael have developed this sample document to help charities that are implementing the Charities Governance Code to complete the Compliance Record Form. The document is for guidance only and organisations should complete their own Charities Governance Code Compliance Record. https://www.carmichaelireland.ie/resources/carmichael-sample-compliance-form/
National Parents Week 2019
23rd – 29th September
Being a parent is great but it’s not always easy; it’s ok to ask for help
National Parents Week 2019 is from Monday 23rd to Sunday 29th September. During National Parents Week we want to make parents aware that Parentline is there for them when they need support, information and guidance.
The theme for National Parents Week is: It’s OK to ask for help! We want to encourage parents to look for support whenever they need it.
Parents can google and will often find information but there is nothing like talking to a person who is there to give all the time and space needed to hear your story and explore your situation.
Parentline is a helpline for parents. Somewhere to pick up the phone and talk to a trained facilitator who will offer a sympathetic ear; in confidence and who won’t judge (either parent or child). No matter how big or small the problem Parentline will give support, information and guidance.
The helpline is open Monday to Thursday from 10 a.m. – 9 p.m. and Friday from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. It is free and no appointment is necessary – just call 1890 927277 or 01 8733500.
Whatever the issue – It’s OK to ask for help.
To date 84 CEOs and managers of nonprofit organisations have benefited from the Carmichael Mentoring Programme. We are now launching the next round of the mentoring scheme.
Being the leader of an organisation can be tough anywhere but it is especially true in the nonprofit sector. The value of a mentor is having someone who can ask questions that clarify the situation and can help relieve the anxiety that builds when there is nowhere to articulate the doubts and concerns that the CEO may feel.
The purpose of the Carmichael Mentor scheme is to help meet with this need by using our panel of very experienced mentors who bring a range of skills, insights and backgrounds in a range of sector such as large corporate, SME, public sector and the nonprofit sector. Our mentors are volunteers and will provide confidential one-to-one advice and guidance.
This mentoring round is limited to 8 places and the service for successful applicants is free. If you wish to apply, please complete the short application form and submit to Diarmaid@carmichaelireland.ie.
Carmichael would also love to hear from people who may be interested in becoming a mentor for this programme.
For more information on the programme, please contact Diarmaid@carmichaelireland.ie.
The closing date for applications is 5pm, Friday, 20th September.
The programme is only available to those working in the nonprofit sector.
It is ten years since Carmichael became involved in a series of meetings with various stakeholders on the need to set up a governance code for the community, voluntary and charitable sector. Looking back on our notes from those first meetings, it is clear that the issues and concerns still apply today: a recognition that a governance code should serve as a guide for boards on how to provide proper oversight; the need for a proportionate approach; the danger that compliance with a governance code gets relinquished by boards to managers.
However, much has happened since then. The Charities Regulator is now well established and has launched the Charities Governance Code. In the meantime, Sport Ireland adopted the Governance Code for Community, Voluntary and Charitable (CVC) Organisations as best practice for all sporting bodies. It makes sense that Sport Ireland takes over the CVC code at this stage, given the decision to retire the CVC code to avoid duplication with the Charities Governance Code.
Carmichael played a key role in the development and rollout of the CVC Code, including the provision of training and eLearning. We continue to support sporting organisations in attaining the highest standards of good governance.
We also provide support for compliance with the Charities Governance Code and look forward to developing these supports into the future.
See the Statement from the Governance Code Working Group here: https://www.governancecode.ie/
See the Statement from Sport Ireland here: https://www.sportireland.ie/Media/Latest_News/Sport-Ireland-takes-over-Governance-Code-for-sporting-organisations.html
The working group that developed and rolled out the CVC code consisted of the following:
- Boardmatch Ireland
- Business in the Community
- Carmichael
- Charities Institute Ireland
- Clann Credo
- The Corporate Governance Association of Ireland (CGAI)
- Disability Federation of Ireland
- Good Governance Solutions
- Volunteer Ireland
- The Wheel
Against stiff competition, Carmichael has been named a Dublin County winner of the National Lottery Good Causes Awards 2019. This is a testament to the work we do on behalf of community and voluntary organisations all around Ireland.
With 30 years’ experience based on a foundation of 45 resident charitable organisations, we provide support to nonprofits to help them to become more effective and impactful at what they do.
We manage two buildings located in Dublin’s north inner city which provide office accommodation for nonprofits. By co-locating in a shared space, pooling resources and tapping into peer support and services, our resident organisations can save time, reduce costs, up-skill and focus on delivering quality services to their beneficiaries.
We are also committed to working with nonprofits throughout Ireland and we deliver training programmes nationwide on governance, management and community leadership. Our training is designed to increase the effectiveness and impact of the community and voluntary organisations we work with. These organisations provide much needed services in the community. Examples include: community centres, sports clubs, community childcare services, social housing organisations and addiction support services.
For more information on the National Lottery Good Causes Awards 2019 see: https://www.lottery.ie/good-causes-awards.
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