Application for Membership of The Wheel

Notes on filling out this form:

  • This form must be completed in one sitting, but should take no longer than 10 minutes to complete.
  • You will need to have the following information at hand: the legal status of your organisation, your organisation's turnover and the number of employees and volunteers in your organisation.

Every effort has been made to make this application form as user-friendly as possible. However, if you have any queries or suggestions regarding this form, please contact The Wheel at membership@wheel.ie or on 01 454 8727. Likewise, if you would find it easier to complete this form over the telephone, please call Eva de la Haza at The Wheel, 01 454 8727 and she will be happy to assist

For more details on the different membership types available, please read more about joining The Wheel.

Please answer questions in order.

1. Principal Contact Details
1.1 The Most Senior Manager's Contact Details

Please specify the contact details for the most senior manager.

2. Type of Organisation

As you have chosen "individual", above, you can apply for Individual Membership and skip straight to question 7.

3. Other Contacts

We would like to occasionally contact people in your organisation with information on specific issues. - e.g. if we are promoting an event on fundraising, it might be more beneficial if we send the information directly to the person who looks after that specific area in your organisation.

If so, please complete the details below. We understand that a number of functions may be carried out by one person, and/or a number of people may be interested in receiving information in the same area.

Finance & Accounts
Communications/Public Relations/Marketing and branding
Human Resources
Education and Training
Management Information Systems and Information Technology
Fundraising
Governance and Strategy
Regulation, Research and Policy
Administration
4. Profile of your Organisation

Please indicate the number of staff in your organisation.

4.1 Geographical Area
4.2 RAPID/CLAR
4.4 Charity
5. Description
5.1 Areas of Work

Please mark your organisation's three main areas of activity, in order of importance.

6. Target Groups

Please mark the three main target groups on which your organisation focuses.

7. How did you hear of The Wheel?
8. Membership Category

Your membership rate is determined by your membership category and your organisation's annual income band (i.e. the total income received by your organisation in one year, including all sources of statutory and other funding, earned income, etc.)

Full Members

Full members are community and voluntary organisations.

All organisations which apply to become a Full Member of The Wheel have to be independently governed. This is defined as being where the board is independent (usually indicated by the fact that less than 50% of Board members are appointed by a government, statutory or other body) and that the organisation has the ability to be self-directional in terms of deciding its own mission and vision, and even ultimately that it can make the decision to cease operations.

Please choose the appropriate fee category.

Full Members become members of the legal company limited by guarantee and are entitled to nominate to and be elected onto on the Board of Directors.

Associate Members

Associate members are: statutory agencies; government agencies; state departments; academic institutions; commercial organisations; other non profit organisations whose boards are not independent.

Commercial Associate Membership is for commercial/for profit organisations, should they not want to provide information on their income levels.

All Associate Members have the same member benefits as the Full and Individual Members, apart from the fact that they do not have voting rights and cannot nominate to nor be elected onto The Wheel's Board of Directors.

Individual Membership

Individual member - Individuals who are interested in or working for the community and voluntary sector in Ireland but not affiliated with a particular organisation can join as Individual members.

Fundingpoint

Fundingpoint is a service run by The Wheel to provide an online funding information source for the Irish community and voluntary sector. Subscribers to Fundingpoint have access to over 730 funding schemes open to Irish organisations.

Members of The Wheel can purchase an annual subscription to Fundingpoint at a substantially reduced rate. For further information see the funding section of this site.

Data Protection

Data Protection: In compliance with data protection legislation, any individual will be given a copy of their personal data when requested. You can choose to unsubscribe at any stage from any of our information services by emailing info@wheel.ie or by contacting The Wheel.

9. Membership Declaration

Members of The Wheel are expected to subscribe to the organisation’s core values. These values lie at the heart of everything we do and they direct every aspect of our work.

  • Facilitative not directive.
  • Valuing volunteering and the vital role it plays in a healthy vibrant community.
  • Diversity as a strength.
  • Evidence-based and solutions-focused case-making.
  • Authoritative and reliable advocacy.
  • Problem-solving in our work.
  • Professional in our relationships (internal and external).
  • Proactive in identifying and addressing unmet needs.
  • Collaboration-seeking in our approach.
Proceed to Payment

If you have any questions completing this form, please contact us: Tel: 01 454 8727 or email: membership@wheel.ie

Thank you for applying to become a member of The Wheel! Once you complete payment, your application will be reviewed, and our Membership Officer will contact you shortly . We look forward to working with you to build a strong and vibrant community and voluntary sector in Ireland.

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