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Out and about

Collaboration NI meeting group in Newtownards this week
NICVA at Stormont for launch of Adult Learners' Week
Vital Links team in Enniskillen
  • FALNI Group Members at the launch of Adult Learners' Week with Basil McCrea, MLA

    Guest speakers at NICVA’s certificate presentation ceremony - held as part of Adult Learners' Week - spoke of their confidence after taking part in training to deliver more effectively in their organisations.

  • NICVA is very pleased to announce that State of the Sector VI, the only comprehensive picture of the scale and scope of the economic activities of the Northern Ireland voluntary and community sector, is now available.

  • administrative simplification

    NICVA would like to invite you to participate in a round table discussion on Shaping the Peace Programme and Role of the voluntary and community sector.

  • On Monday 30 April the NI Assembly unanimously passed a resolution from the DUP which “expresses concern at the proposals by the Chancellor of the Exchequer to limit tax relief on large charitable donations; believes that this could have a devastating impact on charities; and calls on Her Majesty’s Government to abandon this approach.”

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  • This programme is for managers and board members who may be asked to lead and coordinate a collaboration project.

    This is a three day programme. You must attend all three days - 13 June, 14 June and 25 July 2012 

  • On Monday 30 April the NI Assembly unanimously passed a resolution from the DUP which “expresses concern at the proposals by the Chancellor of the Exchequer to limit tax relief on large charitable donations; believes that this could have a devastating impact on charities; and calls on Her Majesty’s Government to abandon this approach.”

  • FALNI Group Members at the launch of Adult Learners' Week with Basil McCrea, MLA

    Guest speakers at NICVA’s certificate presentation ceremony - held as part of Adult Learners' Week - spoke of their confidence after taking part in training to deliver more effectively in their organisations.

  • On 24 April NICVA held ‘ActUpNI: Campaigning Lobbying and Dissent’ bringing the voluntary and community sector together to discuss the effectiveness of its campaigning and lobbying strategies, investigate what has worked, where improvements could be made and where energy should be focused in the future.  It was also the launch of NICVA’s new online campaign site www.ActUpNI.org

  • administrative simplification

    NICVA would like to invite you to participate in a round table discussion on Shaping the Peace Programme and Role of the voluntary and community sector.

  • NICVA is very pleased to announce that State of the Sector VI, the only comprehensive picture of the scale and scope of the economic activities of the Northern Ireland voluntary and community sector, is now available.

  • Governance and regulation

    Now that the Charity Commission has its powers of investigation and enforcement, what does this mean in practice for charities on the ground? The Developing Governance Group, in association with the Charity Commission and local support networks, would like to invite you to a free seminar focusing on the new rules and regulations that have come into being from the Charities Act (NI) 2008. 

  • CutsWatchNI is a new project developed by NICVA which maps the impact of public sector spending cuts on voluntary and community groups in Northern Ireland. It is designed to highlight both the impact of cuts on the organisations and on the communities they support.