IEN form for new Membership Applications

Please complete the form, and email the required documents to justin@ien.ie.

There are several pages in this form. Please ensure that all pages are completed before you click on “Apply for Membership”.

New IEN Annual Membership Application Form

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Please Enter Your Organisation's Name:

If you have and problems or issues email Justin at justin@ien.ie.

Tick here if your organisation wishes to join the Environmental Pillar

Tick here if your organisation would like to join the Environmental Pillar. The Environmental Pillar is a national social partner, comprising 33 national environmental organisations. It works to promote the protection and enhancement of the environment, together with the creation of a viable economy and a just society, without compromising the viability of the planet on which we live for current and future generations of all species and ecosystems. For more information, please see our website, Facebook, or Twitter.

NOTE: We need up to date copies of all of the following documents:

Our Memorandum and Articles of association, or Constitution; and our charitable status have not changed since 2021

You must email the documents listed below as part of your application:

· Your most recent audited/certified accounts or CRA returns
· List of current company Directors/Trustees and their personal contact details (personal email addresses will suffice)
· Your strategic plan
· The tracking page from your Governance Code records
· Optional - copies of, or links to, publications you featured in recently

Email documents to Justin@ien.ie with your application:

Section 1.1 IEN Membership Eligibility Criteria, and requirements for your application.

Your group must meet all of the IEN Membership Eligibility Criteria to be considered for membership.

The primary objectives and activities of your organisation are environmental (i.e. ecological) protection and / or environmental sustainability.

The organisation is a not for profit organisation.

The organisation has a demonstrable national remit. Qualifying characteristics include: national influence; specialist activity covering the country; convincing geographic spread of active membership; national outreach activity.

The organisation is a registered company, or is a registered friendly society with a registered constitution. The organisation has been incorporated, or registered for a period of at least 12 months prior to an application for membership.

Please mark which type your organisation is:

Company Limited by Shares

Company Limited By Guarantee

Please enter Revenue (CHY) number (if applicable)

Please tick if your organization is not registered with the Revenue Commissioners for tax exemption.

Is the organisation is an independent and legally discrete body, not a subgroup or activity of another organisation, a network of organisations, nor an organisation managing a project with a limited life span

Please enter CRO registration number

Please enter your Charities Regulatory Authority (CRA) registration number.

The board of the organisation does not share more than fifty percent of its directors with another organisation.

The organisation can provide audited accounts or a copy of the accounting returns that you made to the CRA, from your previous financial year.

PPSN:

Your organisation's Personal Public Service Number

TCAN:

Your organisation's Tax Clearance Access Number

The organisation is able to demonstrate a substantial level of activity in promoting its aims and objectives over the last year.

The organisation has an up to date Website and Social Media presence.

The organisation will display its membership of and, funding from, the IEN (through the DECC) prominently on its website.

The organisation demonstrates what unique contribution it can bring to the Network.

Confirm that you have read and adhere to the requirements of Circular Letter 13/2014 Link here.

Confirm that your organisation is up to date with the Governance Code and its Compliance Record form.

Confirm that you have read, and that your group will adhere to, the IEN Grievance Protocol, including the IEN Code of Conduct.

Your organisation agrees to accept electronic notice of general meetings.

Regarding your Core Funding application, your organisation accepts that the Assessors decision will be final.

Please outline the unique contribution your organisation brings to our network.

Bear in mind that there may be other IEN members working in the same area as your organisation. Explain what makes your contribution to environmentalism unique. If there are other organisations active in your field, explain what makes your group different. Do you have a different scientific or philosophical approach to the issue.

What are the Main activities that your organisation is involved in?

Please select the activities that your organisation is involved in.

SDC Choices section Pleaee choose which SDGs you are working on

If your organisations uses social media platforms, how often do you make social media posts

Daily, Weekly, Monthly etc

How often does your organisation measure the impact of your website and/or social media platforms

Daily, Weekly, Monthly etc

With regard to your organisation’s stated aims and objectives and using at least 4 examples of your work in the past year demonstrate that your organisation meets our membership criteria with regard to having a substantial level of activity.

• Provide at least 4 examples of your work in the past year demonstrate that your organisation meets our membership criteria with regard to having a substantial level of activity.

• Provide at least 4 examples of your work in the past year that show that your organisation meets our membership criteria with regard to having a demonstrable national remit.

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IEN form for new Membership Applications

New IEN Annual Membership Application Form

Section 1.1 IEN Membership Eligibility Criteria, and requirements for your application.

Section 1.2 Background information about your organisation.

Section 1.3 Purpose Mission and Values.

Section 1.4 Governance of your organisation

Section 1.5 Human resources and capacity

Section 1.6 Unique contribution to our network

Section 1.7 Main activities of your organisation

Section 1.8 Finances

Section 1.9 The SDG’s and you

Section 2.0 Measuring the impact of your communications

Please give exact figures on all the communication channels you use:

Section 3.0 Governance

Section 4.0 Strategy and Risk

Section 4.1 Strategic Plan

Provide an update on the implementation of your strategic plan.

What do you consider to be the MAIN internal obstacles/ constraints in carrying out your Organisation’s aims and objectives?

Section 5.0 Review of activities in 2022

Section 5.1 Demonstrate that your organisation has a substantial level of activity

Section 5.2 Demonstrate that you have a national remit

Section 5.3 What are your main achievements in 2022 and what were their impacts.

Section 5.4 In what ways does your organisation work with other IEN members and with other Civil Society organisations.

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