MEDIA ADVISORY: Charities in the Spotlight

Charity Regulatory Authority: the role and function of the new regulator
Funding & Fundraising: how Irish charities are funded and current fundraising practises and standards
Financial reporting by charities: their obligations and best practice
Impact of CRC & REHAB revelations: The financial and reputational impact of the CRC and Rehab revelations on the wider charity sector (the Wheel conducted a survey of 150 Irish Charities last week)
Section 38 & 39 charities: their role and structure
Transparency & Governance: how Irish charities are governed, their legal and regulatory obligations
The role of charities: The scope, activities of the non-profit sector, and the role of charities in delivering public services.

Deirdre Garvey is the founding Chief Executive Officer of The Wheel and has overseen The Wheel’s growth from a concept to a national network of several thousands, including over 930 member organisations.

In The Wheel’s representational capacity, Deirdre has represented the sector’s shared interests on various fora over the years: Deirdre was a member of the Steering Group for the ‘Towards 2016’ national agreement in relation to Social Partnership from 2006 to 2010; a member of the National Economic and Social Council (NESC) from 2003 to 2007, and an alternate member from 2007 - 2010. Deirdre was one of 12 people selected to represent the Community and Voluntary Sector on the Implementation and Advisory Group of the Government's White Paper on Supporting Voluntary Activity which existed from 2001 through to April 2007. By Ministerial appointment, she was a member of The Electoral Area Boundary Committee which reviewed the local electoral area constituency divisions in 2008. Deirdre was a member of the Steering Group for the European Year of Volunteering 2011 and for the European Year of the Citizen in 2013. She is currently a member of the Working Group on ‘Citizen Engagement in Local Government’.

Prior to joining The Wheel, Deirdre was Director of Development (Fundraising) at The Barretstown Gang Camp in Kildare where she worked for five years. Before moving into full-time work in the community and voluntary sector, Deirdre worked in the private sector, holding several managerial posts in the hi-tech field in Germany. Having studied science for her bachelors degree in 1986, she completed a Masters in Business Admin

The Wheel is a national organisation that represents and supports community, voluntary and charitable organisations in Ireland. Founded in 1999, we currently have over 930 members across Ireland, reﬂecting the enormous scope and scale of this vibrant and diverse sector. The Wheel exists to help change people’s lives for the better. We do this by helping non-profit organisations get things done, more efficiently and more effectively. The Wheel is registered charity (no. 13288) and a company limited by guarantee.