THE WHEEL ANNUAL REVIEW 2008
THE WHEEL ANNUAL REVIEW 2008
THE WHEEL ANNUAL REVIEW 2008
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5 SUPPORTING COMMUNITY AND<br />
VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS<br />
LEARNINGPOINT.IE<br />
Learningpoint.ie is the one-stop-shop for training courses in Ireland. Learningpoint.ie enables you to<br />
access an extensive database of training courses and providers for the community and voluntary sector<br />
in Ireland, along with all the latest training news and events from across the sector.<br />
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ICTPOINT.IE<br />
The Wheel’s dedicated information technology website www.ictpoint.ie was completed in the spring.<br />
We created this remarkable user-friendly website to help make even complicated technology accessible<br />
and effective for community and voluntary organisations. An invaluable feature of the site is a panel of<br />
experts who are available to answer your questions on virtually any information or communications<br />
technology issue.<br />
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5.6.2 PUBLICATIONS<br />
Online support is invaluable, but sometimes you need to be able to thumb<br />
through a hard copy to have the information you need, literally at your fingertips.<br />
In <strong>2008</strong>, we produced a number of publications that are essential additions to any<br />
community or voluntary organisation’s library.<br />
GETTING TO GRIPS WITH GOVERNANCE GUIDE<br />
The governing board of a community or voluntary group is vital to the success<br />
of the organisation. We published the Getting to Grips with Governance guide<br />
to help board members ensure that the organisation they represent and govern<br />
is both effective and accountable.<br />
Part of our Solid Foundations series of management guides, Getting to Grips with Governance gives<br />
information about a board’s functions, roles, responsibilities and potential liabilities, whilst encouraging<br />
best practice and offering other information and resources.<br />
During <strong>2008</strong>, The Wheel, in co-operation with Boardmatch, hosted seven governance workshops around<br />
the country as part of our launch of the Getting to Grips with Governance guide, and these were both<br />
well attended and widely praised for their efficacy. For your copy, contact The Wheel, or visit our website<br />
www.wheel.ie.<br />
See what participants thought about this event: www.tinyurl.com/dnm8f8<br />
PAY AND BENEFITS SURVEY<br />
To help organisations assess their own pay and benefits structures and to assist with planning and<br />
budgeting, The Wheel commissioned Ireland’s first-ever Pay and Benefits Survey of community,<br />
voluntary and charitable organisations.<br />
Kindly sponsored by consulting and recruiting firm 2into3 and charity website mycharity.ie, and<br />
conducted by Sonraí HR Research, this invaluable survey of over 300 organisations also enables our<br />
sector to strive towards greater parity with the supports available to other sectors. The survey revealed<br />
a high demand for professional skills in the community and voluntary sector.<br />
Members of The Wheel are entitled to one free copy (per organisation), and the survey may be<br />
purchased via www.wheel.ie.<br />
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