regulation

Charity Act will Not Be Fully Implemented in Immediate Future

Submitted by paulmeade on 10 November 2011 - 5:31pm

Alan Shatter TD, Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence (in whose Department the Charity Unit now sits) said yesterday at a conference in Dublin: “Realistically, I simply cannot see that we are

Unregulated Home Helps are Putting the Elderly at Risk, Charity Warns

Submitted by gackermann on 24 August 2010 - 11:24am

Charities working with the elderly have warned that the lack of regulation in the private home care industry is putting older people at risk.

Charities Act 2009: Further Provisions Commenced

Submitted by gackermann on 5 July 2010 - 11:26am

Pat Carey TD, Minister of Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs, who has responsibility for the regulation of charities, has announced that he will be commencing two further sections of the Cha

The Sector and the Government

People come together to form community  voluntary organisations for a myriad or reasons - but often it's to solve a problem or address a situation that involves working in some sort of  p

Regulating

When it is established, the Charities Regulatory Authority will assume the primary responsibility for regulating charities in Ireland.

Charities in Ireland work in a complex legal and regulatory environment that may involve organisations interacting with:

Big Issues

The Wheel's priority is assisting our members and the people and communities they serve to cope with the economic and social crisis.
Top of the list of issues that The Wheel is working to address at the moment is the effect of the economic and social crisis on the community and voluntary sector and on the people and iss

The Wheel's priority is assisting our members and the people and communities they serve to cope with the economic and social crisis.

Responsibilities of Governing Body

 The specific responsibilities of company directors include complying with the Companies Act...

 Responsibilities of the governing body as a whole

Responsibilities of Officers

For a treasurer, you need a person who is good at figures, understands accounts, and can explain accounts in layperson’s terms... 
Your constitution, rules or memorandum and articles of association will usually specify whether your governing body comprises specific honorary officers.

Planning

Holding an 'away day' led by an external facilitator can be an effective means of kick-starting the planning process...

Planning is vital as it prevents wasted resources, haphazard developments and conflict. Planning is one of the main contributions a governing body will make to organisational success.

Renewal

It is very helpful to adopt a long-term view of the skills, experience and commitment necessary...

The assumption that you can sit a group of people around a table and they will then automatically become a highly effective governing body is disappearing.

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