The Community Foundation for Ireland

Lobbying Organisation The Community Foundation for Ireland

Date published 19 Jan, 2022

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Community

Period 1 Sep, 2021 to 31 Dec, 2021

Specific Details Pre-budget submission focussing on commitment to new National Policy on Philanthropy

Intended results Delivery of new policy with proper resources to grow philanthropy in Ireland

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Denise Charlton

Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?) Yes

Current or Former Designated Public Official(s)

Jerry O'Connor (Former DPO) Special Advisor (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? Yes

Client(s)

Client 1

Company name THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR IRELAND

CRO number (if applicable)

Company address 3rd Floor, Phibsboro Tower, Phibsboro, Dublin D07 XH2D

Main business or activity Community Development

Company website www.communityfoundation.ie

Contact email address info@foundation.ie

Contact phone number 01 874 7354

Contact address 3rd Floor, Phibsboro Tower, Phibsboro, Dublin D07 XH2D

Mass communications

Submission All Oireachtas Members Circulation of 2022 Impact Report showing grantmaking of almost 19-Million-Euro made possible by donors to The Community Foundation for Ireland. The Impact report was simultaneously published and is available at ww.communityfoundation.ie in the Impact section of the website.

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Meeting (1)

Discussion on pre-Budget Submission and upcoming National Policy on Philanthropy. The Pre-Budget submission and the proposals on the policy on philanthropy can be accessed through the news section of www.communityfoundation.ie

Designated public officials lobbied

The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them. As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.

Joe O'Brien TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jim O'Callaghan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Ivana Bacik TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)