Ulster GAA aiming for Investing in Volunteers Standard

Ulster GAA Council has been working hard to achieve the Investing in Volunteers Standard to ensure best practice is implemented across all volunteering practices within the Provincial Council.

This process started over a year-and-half ago when a volunteer steering committee was set up to process the application and design associated documentation and practices.  The steering committee have compiled a new Volunteer Policy, handbook inserts, and information pack which includes new policies and procedures for health and safety of volunteers, equal opportunities, feedback and monitoring etc…

The final piece of this work was undertaken in June when 40 Ulster GAA Council volunteers took part in group and individual interviews, which were conducted by the assessment body ‘Volunteer Now’.  All codes were represented as part of these interviews.  A massive thank you goes out to everyone who took part in the interviews and we are expecting the outcome of our assessment to be known in Mid July.

If Ulster GAA Council is successful in attaining this important award then Ulster GAA Council will be the first sporting governing body across Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales to achieve such an honour.

The steering committee consists of: Michael Hasson, Paddy Sheanon, Brendan Kirk, Kathleen Woods, Cathy Gallagher, Edward Molloy, Brian Armitage, Catherine O’Hara and is serviced by Sharon Haughey, Ulster GAA Volunteer Development and Research Officer.