About Boardmatch

Boardmatch Ireland supports the development of the community and voluntary sector (the not-for-profit sector) by strengthening boards and management committees.

Boardmatch does this primarily through:

• Building links between corporate, public and not-for-profit sectors, by encouraging people from corporate and public sectors to sit on not-for-profit boards.
• Enhancing skills sets on not-for-profit boards.
• Developing and providing training packages and other supports for boards and board members.
• Building the governance capacity of not-for-profit boards.

Boardmatch Ireland provides a web-based matching service where people can register their interest in volunteering on not-for-profit boards. These candidates are then matched, based on location, skills and preferred area of interest, to not-for-profit organisations who have also registered their board opportunities.

Boardmatch Ireland also provides bespoke supports to boards of not-for-profit organisations through its Training and Executive Search services.

Where we came from

Boardmatch Ireland has come about as a response by interested people from the voluntary and corporate sectors to address the skills needs on the governing bodies of not-for-profit organisations. A model for the process of matching skills sets often found in the corporate world to the boards of not-for-profits had been successfully implemented in Canada. Boardmatch Ireland was established to bring this concept to Ireland.

Driven by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and Disability Federation of Ireland (DFI), Boardmatch Ireland has attracted support from key personnel in Bank Of Ireland, the Institute of Directors, Common Purpose and Special Olympics, among others.

Boardmatch Ireland is currently funded by donations from the corporate sector, including Bank of Ireland and Accenture, and by the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs.

Company details

Boardmatch Ireland is a company limited by guarantee not having a share capital, registered in Dublin, Ireland (company number 400151). Boardmatch Ireland is also a registered charity (CHY number 16398).