Every year, basis.point connects professionals with meaningful volunteering opportunities that help young people develop confidence, resilience, skills and aspirations.
Whether your employees are mentoring future entrepreneurs, supporting STEM education, refurbishing community facilities, or helping young people prepare for the workplace, volunteering with basis.point delivers measurable benefits for both participants and communities.
Why Volunteer?
- Develop leadership and coaching skills
- Strengthen employee engagement and wellbeing
- Build teamwork through shared purpose
- Demonstrate your organisation's commitment to ESG and social impact
- Create meaningful opportunities for staff at all levels
- Make a tangible difference to children and young people across Ireland
Four Areas of Impact
Early Intervention
Supporting educational engagement and together confidence from an early age
Transformational Skills
Helping young people develop communication, creativity and critical thinking
Resilience and Mental Wellness
Building confidence, wellbeing and emotional resilience
Career Readiness
Preparing young people for future education and employment opportunities
Mentoring & Career Guidance
Volunteers share their expertise through mentoring programmes, entrepreneurship initiatives and career-readiness activities that help young people broaden their horizons and develop future ambitions.
Examples include:
- EntrepreneurshipProgramme
- Career Mentoring
- Work Placement & Interview Preparation
- Technology & Innovation Events
STEM, Education & Skills
Volunteers support programmes that inspire curiosity, learning and confidence.
Examples include:
- Technovation Programme
- Early learning stretch programme
- Creative Writing Workshops
- STEM Sustainability Events
Real impact, real experiences
Community & Team Volunteering
Hands-on opportunities help transform schools, youth centres and community facilities while providing rewarding team-building experiences. Activities include:
- School refurbishment projects
- Classroom decoration and painting
- Outdoor space transformations
- Sports and wellbeing programmes
More support, more opportunities, more impact
As your patron commitment grows, so too do the volunteering, mentoring and employee engagement opportunities available to your organisation.
Corporate Patron €3,000 annually
A straightforward way to support basis.point through:
- basis.point event support
- ReTurn Recycling Scheme
- Selected in-house opportunities
Suitable for organisations looking to begin their volunteering journey.
Premier Patron €6,000 annually
More Opportunities. More Employee Engagement.
Premier Patrons gain access to a curated programme of ready-to-go volunteering opportunities, making it easy to involve teams in meaningful social impact.
What’s Included?
- Mentoring and skills-based programmes
- Community refurbishment projects
- School & youth service volunteering days
- Event volunteering opportunities
- Engagement for up to 25 employees
Best For
Organisations seeking practical, hands- on volunteering experiences with minimal planning requirements.
Prestige patron
Strategic. Flexible. Transformational. €10,000 annually
Prestige Patronage unlocks the full volunteering portfolio and enables organisations to create tailored programmes aligned with business and employee engagement objectives.
The next level of employee engagement
Prestige Patrons work directly with basis.point to design bespoke volunteering programmes that maximise participation, impact and employee satisfaction.
Exclusive Benefits
Bespoke Volunteering Programmes
Create experiences specifically designed for your organisation, including:
- Hybrid mentoring programmes
- Virtual reading buddy initiatives
- Entrepreneurship mentoring
- Skills-sharing workshops
- Team volunteering days
Greater Employee Participation
- 2-6 volunteering opportunities annually
- Capacity for 50+ volunteers
- Engagement across multiple departments
- Repeat opportunities through the year
Leadership Visibility
Senior leaders can:
- Participate in committees and working groups
- Lead projects and initiatives
- Represent their organisation at flagship events
- Increase visibility within the basis.point community
Enhanced Recognition
Prestige Patrons receive prominent recognition across:
- basis.point communications
- Events and showcases
- Patron engagement activities
- Impact reporting
Volunteer impact in action
Cheyne Capital
Remote Mentoring
Created a bespoke reading and mentoring programme connecting volunteers from Dublin, London and Sydney with 70 students in DEIS schools. Employees recorded story sessions, participated in virtual classroom visits and supported a student exhibition.
Cheyne Capital brings Paddington Bear to Dublin ›
CACEIS
Refurbishment Engagement Day
Volunteers transformed classrooms in St Paul’s CBS through a two- day refurbishment project, creating brighter and more inspiring learning environments for students while strengthening internal team engagement.
Vanguard
Premier Patron
Skills-Based Volunteering
Employees participated in entrepreneurship judging, creative writing workshops and youth
mentoring programmes, developing coaching skills while supporting young people to build confidence and ambition.
Ready to Take the Next Step?
Our volunteering programme is designed to support participation
not dictate it.
Whether your organisation wants to engage 10 employees or 100, basis.point works with you to create meaningful opportunities that fit your culture, objectives and capacity.
Premier Patron Ideal for companies seeking easy-to-access volunteering opportunities and greater employee engagement.
Prestige Patron Ideal for companies looking to create a strategic volunteering programme with deeper employee participation, leadership involvement and lasting social impact.
Send us your details
Please contact Sharon Lett to take the next step in your volunteering journey with basis.point ›
email: slett@basispoint.ie