How to volunteer with ORM 2012

How to volunteer with

ORM?

“You give a lot, but you gain so much more�

Volunteering is all about using your skills to change the world we live in. To volunteer both in Ireland and Moldova, to use your talents & time for the good of others.

The resounding response from volunteers in Ireland and those returning from our ORM projects abroad is that you get back ten-fold what you put into it.

As an ORM volunteer you will give a lot in terms of energy and skill, but you will gain so much too.

We are an equal opportunity, nondenominational Irish charity that promotes the concept of global giving.

Volunteers working with charities worldwide are very unique in that they recognise the very real need for assistance and are willing to stand up and be part of the global team to address that need. It is a great way to give back to others.

Volunteering with ORM in Moldova

If you have ever thought about travelling abroad to do charitable work, this may be what you are looking for.

We offer overseas volunteer placements for people from a wide range of backgrounds.

Our volunteer programmes run from 10 days (general programme) to 12 months (specialist programme). The ORM volunteer programme offers such flexibility that you may be one step closer to realising your dream of making a change in the world.

ORM offers you the opportunity to travel to Moldova to see firsthand the wonderful work being done and a chance to take part in life changing and life giving programmes.

We ask volunteers to commit to a minimum of 10 days of their time to work on meaningful projects for vulnerable children in the Republic of Moldova. It may well be the most challenging and rewarding experience you'll ever have.

Or you can volunteer with us right here at home.

Before you apply you must ask yourself the following questions:

1) Are you aged between 18 - 70?

2) Do you live in the Republic of Ireland or Northern Ireland?

3) Are you in good health?

4) Are you available to work overseeing for a minimum period of 10 days?

5) Will you be able to live and work with new people?

If the answer is yes to all of these questions, then you can follow the ORM 3-step application process below, bringing your dream of becoming a volunteer abroad one step closer to a reality.

Step I THE PAPER WORK

To proceed with your application you must complete all ORM documentation.

THE VOLUNTEER APPLICATION FORM

This form comes in 5 sections.

Section 1 - General Application Form Section 2 - Available dates for volunteering in 2012 Section 3 - Doctor’s Certificate Section 4 - Volunteer Agreement & Release Form Section 5 - Safeguard Programme Form

ORM CHILD PROTECTION GUIDELINES & POLICES

Please read carefully our Child Protection Guidelines & Polices. They guidelines are in place to protect the wellbeing and safety of the children.

Step II THE ASSESSMENT PROCESS

You will be called to attend the ORM Pre-departure Day. There will also be guest speakers & returning volunteers to give you more guidance. The event includes full orientation to prepare for the volunteering journey & includes a variety of group activities & interview.

THE MATCHING PROCESS If your assessment is successful, you’ll be allocated to a group to travel to Moldova. We will try to allocate you your first choice of dates, but we’ll ask you to provide alternate dates you are available in the event of your preference dates being full.

Step III

THE FUNDRASING PROCESS

We ask all volunteers to fundraise to cover the cost of their trip to Moldova. The minimum cost of a 10 day stay in Moldova is currently €1,950, of a 7 day - €1,750. This will cover all costs of your travel & stay while working with ORM & provide a small contribution to the children’s services.

SPONSORSHIP

Volunteers are responsible for raising sponsorship. This will cover all the costs involved in volunteering including airfares, insurance, room and board, internal transfers and local transportation and all organized events and activities.

Most volunteers have succeeded in raising funds significantly in excess of â‚Ź1,950 and this has helped us enormously in improving the conditions and facilities for all the children.

We will provide you with sponsorship forms, fundraising support and a video/DVD of conditions in the orphanage.

All funds raised must be forwarded to Outreach Moldova and receipts will be issued to you and to any of your multiple sponsors as needed.

Outreach Moldova will provide the appropriate tax refund application form (C2HY form) to you for those individuals who have donated â‚Ź250 or more.

All volunteers are encouraged to raise as much sponsorship as possible and all surplus funds raised will be used in their entirety for the benefit of the children. That’s our promise to you.

Fundraising for your Sponsorship

Taking the hassle out of your fundraising ORM asks you to use www.mycharity.ie . It gives you the ability to do you fundraising on-line. It’s like an electronic version of a paper sponsorship card. You can set up your own site in less than 3 minutes, personalise it, add photos, your own text if you want, just by clicking on www.mycharity.ie/create.php and follow the simple instructions.

You can then pass on your page and what you are doing to all your friends and loved ones by a simple email or by using the brand new mycharity.ie application for facebook Email.

Just e-mail the link for your fundraising page to everyone that you know, saying that you’re doing this event for ORM and “please sponsor me” in your own words.

Fundraising for your Sponsorship

Your friends will click on the link in the e-mail and will be brought straight to your fundraising page on the mycharity.ie website, and from there they can sponsor you via credit and debit card. This sponsorship is transferred directly to ORM’s bank account on a monthly basis.

This takes all the effort out of contacting people, getting them to sign sponsorship cards, going and collecting the sponsorship, counting it, lodging it to the bank etc. It is entirely electronic and ORM can see that the money came in for you and for what – an event, your sponsorship to travel etc.

Facebook: If you have a Facebook Account then mycharity.ie has a brand new application that integrates with your page and posts all donations made to you via my charity to your facebook page and to the facebook page of all those that donated! It couldn’t easier, all you have to do is click on http://apps.facebook.com/my_charity and it is done!

Outreach Moldova (ORM) Registered office: Suite 104, DMG House, Deansgrange Business Park, Deansgrange, Co. Dublin, Ireland.

Tel: +353 – 1 – 219 0268 e-mail: moldova@ireland.com web: www.outreachmoldova.org

Charity Number: 14229 Company Number: 336502

CHY2 Certs - MAKING YOUR GIVING GO FURTHER! Don't forget to complete and return the appropriate CHY2 cert for tax relief on donations to eligible charities. More information can be found on http://www.revenue.ie/en/personal/charities.html