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Removed
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This charity was removed from the register on 22 Sep 2017
- Charity no. 102177
- Date registered. 20/05/2015
Public benefits
The public benefit flowing from the purposes of Cookstown and Magherafelt Volunteer Centre is that voluntary activity will be promoted throughout the community. This means that groups involved in the relief of poverty, sickness, disability, old age or other charitable purpose will have an opportunity to encourage the personal development of all
individuals engaged in such voluntary activity. These individuals will benefit from a range of educational activities put in place by the Centre to enhance their well-being and personal development. These volunteers will also receive equal opportunity training and guidance. A further benefit will be that this training will be made available to their management committee members. A major public benefit of the activities of Cookstown & Magherafelt Volunteer Centre is that the Centre will provide ongoing training and relevant advice to any organisation run, managed or involving volunteers providing that they are there to promote charitable activities. This will develop the skills of local voluntary community organisations. It will make them more effective and efficient and it will ensure that the volunteers who work for them are adequately trained so that they can do their work to the benefit of the group and at the same time that the group will value the contribution being made by its volunteers. The benefits will be measured by the numbers of volunteers registered with the Centre and by the number of groups coming forward for advice and support. All training sessions will be evaluated by individual feedback and the use of the Centre’s evaluation and monitoring systems. Feedback will also be sought from any group using the services of the Centre. There is no harm flowing from any of the activities of the Centre and no private benefit except for the wages of staff which are necessary for the functioning of the organisation.
What your organisation does
The Centre was established to encourage volunteering throughout the community of Magherafelt and Cookstown. It recruits, trains advises, guides and places individuals willing to undertake volunteering with any organisation set up for charitable purposes within the area of benefit. It is a focal point for all organisations who involve volunteers
in their services offering advice, guidance and signposting to the most appropriate agency. It provides a central information service for community organisations to discuss how they might best source and train suitable volunteers to match their individual charitable requirements. It compiles a library and information resource dealing with all aspects of volunteering for the benefit of individual volunteers and the organisations which use them. It also offers training and personal development for all individuals engaged in voluntary work. It is a recognised centre for training in equal opportunities ensuring that all recruitment, promotion and training will be dependent upon an individual’s ability to carry out their role. The Volunteer Centre also sources appropriate funding to set up relevant activities that will benefit the volunteers or placement organisations so that good practice is encouraged for all our members. We are also an umbrella body for Access NI and we carry out checks for any individual who is volunteering in any community organisation.
The charity’s classifications
- The advancement of education
- The advancement of health or the saving of lives
- The advancement of citizenship or community development
- The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Who the charity helps
- General public
- Learning disabilities
- Mental health
- Voluntary and community sector
- Volunteers
How the charity works
- Community development
- Education/training
- Human rights/equality
- Volunteer development
Charitable purposes
The Centre was established to promote the benefits of the inhabitants of the area of benefit without distinction of age, disability, gender, race, cultural identity, political, religious or other opinion by the promotion of voluntary activity which relieves poverty, sickness disablement and old age and advances education, social welfare and other charitable purposes of benefit to the community. The Centre is also established to provide for the enhancement of well being and personal development of individuals who are engaged in voluntary work. The Centre will provide equal opportunity training for all committee members and volunteers. All recruitment , promotion and training will be dependent upon an individual's ability to carry out their role. There will be no consideration given to a committee member's/volunteer's religious beliefs, political opinion, sex, marital status or disability. Furthermore , the Centre shall provide support, training and advice which enhance the effectiveness of organisations involving volunteers to promote charitable activities in the area of benefit.