Insight and latest updates from our team
Infertility Network UK provides vital support locally
By NICVA 21 Dec 2015 Sandra Bailie
Infertility Network UK provides information, support and advice to all those struggling to conceive. Sharon Davidson is the Regional Organiser for Northern Ireland.
CEE Revenue Generation in Northern Ireland Seminar
By NICVA 16 Dec 2015 Michael McGilligan
On 14 December 2015 representatives from the voluntary and community sector, political parties, civil service, business and academia met to discuss the issue of revenue generation in Northern Ireland.
Launch of 2014 Workforce Survey Top Line Findings
By NICVA 16 Dec 2015 Rachel Shannon
The 2014 Workforce Survey is NICVA's fifth such study in the series. The study explores salaries, recruitment, pensions, benefits and retention in the voluntary and community sector workforce.
Preparing for the National Living Wage in April 2016
By NICVA 15 Dec 2015 Alex Hastings
As part of HR and financial planning for 2016, this article from NICVA and Sector Matters HR looks at the introduction of the National Living Wage in April 2016.
Invitation to tender: A Review of Financial Support for Business in Northern Ireland
By NICVA 15 Dec 2015 Orna Young
The Centre for Economic Empowerment is commissioning a review of financial support for business in Northern Ireland.
Getting your policies in manifestos, Part Two…
By NICVA 15 Dec 2015 Jenna Maghie
Halfway through our Manifesto Engagement Meetings we published a Top Five ways you can get your policies into manifestos.
Abortion exported: women travelling for terminations
By NICVA 10 Dec 2015 Andrea Thornbury
Women from Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic had almost 25,000 abortions in England and Wales over the last five years – an average of close to 100 terminations every week.
Consultation proposes that charities pay rates
By NICVA 10 Dec 2015 Jenny McEneaney
The Department for Finance and Personnel have published a consultation paper on the future direction of non domestic rates in Northern Ireland. The consultation period will last for a period of twelve weeks closing on 25th January.
Early Christmas present for COP grant holders
By NICVA 9 Dec 2015 Roisin Kelly
May not be the best wrapped present you get this year but nevertheless a good one, we think.
How could the rates review affect your organisation?
By NICVA 9 Dec 2015 Bob Harper
The review of the non-domestic rating system makes some proposals around the current exemptions that charitable organisations receive on their properties. Voluntary and community organisations could be affected. Here we examine how.
People and Communities NI funding update
By NICVA 9 Dec 2015
Big Lottery People and Communities funding will open in January 2016 with a budget of £60 million for communities in Northern Ireland
New charity accounting and reporting legislation
By NICVA 7 Dec 2015 Denise Copeland
The Department for Social Development (DSD) has made new legislation which will cover the accounting and reporting requirements for all registered charities in Northern Ireland.
Open Data NI
By NICVA 4 Dec 2015 Andrea Thornbury
The movement towards open data in Northern Ireland has taken a big leap forward in the last week with the launch of OpenDataNI.
Invest NI: Three years of offers under the microscope
By NICVA 1 Dec 2015 Andrea Thornbury
INVEST NI is the government agency that controls millions of pounds to support businesses and create jobs in Northern Ireland. It is the cornerstone of Stormont’s economic strategy, but how is it performing?
Lobbying Act and the Assembly Elections
By NICVA 1 Dec 2015 Jenna Maghie
Moving toward the Assembly elections in May 2016, now is a good time to remind ourselves of the requirements coming out of the Lobbying Act (or Transparency of Lobbying, Non-party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014.)
Spending Review 2015- What Does it Mean for Us?
By NICVA 27 Nov 2015 Michael McGilligan
The Centre for Economic Empowerment sets out the most significant announcements from the 2015 Spending Review and Autumn Statement.
Getting your policies in party manifestos
By NICVA 27 Nov 2015 Jenna Maghie
We've hosted three of five Manifesto Engagement Meetings, with Alliance, UUP and Sinn Fein, across these events a number of top tips have emerged to assist groups in getting their messages across to political parties and into manifestos.
One fifth of Stormont Assembly members are ‘unelected’ or appointed by parties
By NICVA 25 Nov 2015 Andrea Thornbury
ONE in five MLAs who will finish the current five-year Assembly term were not elected into position by the public.
Departmental Restructure – What is going where, update
By NICVA 24 Nov 2015 Jenna Maghie
The ‘A Fresh Start’ Agreement laid out more details on the plans for the reduction in government departments following the 2016 Assembly Election.
The Fiscal Implications of an Older Population in Northern Ireland
By NICVA 24 Nov 2015 Michael McGilligan
This research aims to identify the fiscal impact of the changing age profile of Northern Ireland.
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