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New guidance from the Charities Regulator on public benefit issued.

Public benefit is one of the three main requirements that an organisation must meet to be registered on the public Register of Charities. It's what makes charities different from other...

Charities Regulator – how to manage a crisis.

With public trust and confidence vital for the viability of charities, managing an unexpected crisis is critical to ensuring a charity can navigate and survive it. Our recently published guidance...

€10m Fund launched to support community and voluntary groups with energy costs

The Community & Voluntary Energy Support Scheme (CVESS) will assist charities and community and voluntary organisations with rising energy costs. https://www.charitiesinstituteireland.ie/news/charity-sector-news/497/497-10m-Fund-launched-to-support-community-and-voluntary-groups-with-energy-costs

January – December 2022

For this period, €96,914 was disbursed to thirty six individuals/ organisations across fourteen counties who applied for grant support from the QIDN. The largest grant made was €5,680. The grants...

January – December 2022

For this period, €96,914 was disbursed to thirty six individuals/ organisations across fourteen counties who applied for grant support from the QIDN. The largest grant made was €5,680. The grants...

Charities Regulator – New classification standard launched

Following extensive consultation, the new charity classification standard was launched in November, in time for Charity Trustees’ Week. Being able to group charities with similar activities will help guide funders...

Charities Regulator publishes Inspectors’ Report into BirdWatch Ireland.

The Charities Regulator has today published an inspectors’ report into Irish Wildbird Conservancy CLG T/A BirdWatch Ireland (Registered Charity Number (“RCN”) 20008963). The report follows a statutory investigation into the...

Charity Trustees’ Week 2022

A bumper calendar of events is planned for Ireland’s 6th Charity Trustees Week from 14 – 18 November 2022. The annual event celebrates the contribution of more than 76,000 volunteers across...

FoodCloud Wins Charity of the Year 2022 at the Charity Excellence Awards 2022

FoodCloud has a longstanding commitment to the community and showcases an ability to assist those most deprived by redistributing 100 million meals to its network of community groups and charity...

Charity sector must improve compliance to boost public confidence.

The Charities Regulator’s 2021 Annual Report, published today, shows that only 64% of registered charities had filed their annual reports on time, which is within 10 months of the charity’s...