Insight and latest updates from our team
Fundraising Alternatives Part 5: A Focus on Corporate and Major Donor Fundraising
By NICVA 20 Oct 2015 Deirdre Murphy
The fifth in a series of articles looking at different ways to fundraise. This month Deirdre Murphy, Fundraising Advice Officer at NICVA looks at Corporate and Major Donor fundraising.
CAUSE finds funding using GrantTracker
By NICVA 19 Oct 2015 Deirdre Murphy
CAUSE, a unique peer-led regional charity offering services to families, partners and friends across Northern Ireland caring for a loved one who has experienced serious mental illness has sourced funding, using www.grant-tracker.org
NICVA staff celebrate swooping the Investors in People Gold Award for the second time!
By NICVA 16 Oct 2015 Una McKernan
NICVA staff and Executive Committee are delighted once again to receive the Investors in People Gold Award in September 2015 having first achieved the Gold Standard in July 2012.
NICVA response on the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations (NI) 2015
By NICVA 16 Oct 2015 Denise Copeland
NICVA has submitted its response to DSD on the charities accounting and reporting consultation and is urging all organisations to do the same.
Shadow Secretary of State says the work of voluntary and community sector can accelerate positive social change.
By NICVA 16 Oct 2015 Lisa McElherron
Speaking at an informal meeting with NICVA members Vernon Coaker said he was delighted to be back in Northern Ireland and had made it a priority to meet with the voluntary and community sector as early as possible.
Co-design for the new DHSS&PS Innovation Fund gets underway
By NICVA 15 Oct 2015 Lisa McElherron
DHSSPS is introducing a new Innovation Fund for voluntary and community organisations from 2016/17.
Manifesto Engagement Events
By NICVA 15 Oct 2015 Jenna Maghie
As the 2016 Assembly Elections approach many organisations in our sector will already in engaged in the process of writing their manifestos and talking with political parties to influence the content of their manifestos
State of the Sector Survey Goes Live
By NICVA 14 Oct 2015 Rachel Shannon
NICVA has launched its 7th State of the Sector survey. The survey has been circulated to nearly 4,500 voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations and we need to hear from you.
Twitter workshop with Nick Pickles, Head of Policy at Twitter UK
By NICVA 13 Oct 2015 Jenny McEneaney
A workshop in collaboration with the Centre for Democracy and Peace Building which covered campaigning best practices on the platform.
Signing up to put the consumer first
By NICVA 12 Oct 2015
CollaborationNI are delighted to have supported the development of new the ‘Consumer Rights Initiative Northern Ireland’.
Goodwill Gifts goes from strength to strength
By NICVA 12 Oct 2015 Sandra Bailie
Goodwill Gifts is a voluntary group that organises events and activities to increase inclusion of Asian and ethnic minority groups in the Omagh and Enniskillen area.
A consultation that you really should respond to
By NICVA 12 Oct 2015 Denise Copeland
NICVA is urging all organisations to submit a response to DSD’s consultation on the charities accounts and reports regulations.
Older people: "undervalued, unappreciated, patronised"
By ScopeNI 8 Oct 2015 Nick Garbutt
Claire Keatinge has plenty to say as she reflects on her four years in office as Commissioner for Older People in Northern Ireland.
The British Deaf Association (NI) finds funding using GrantTracker
By NICVA 7 Oct 2015 Deirdre Murphy
Regional charity The British Deaf Association (Northern Ireland) has sourced funding to provide an accredited training course for Deaf Sign Language Users, using the valuable online funding resource www.grant-tracker.org
Free NICVA membership for small organisations
By NICVA 7 Oct 2015 Sandra Bailie
Did you know that you can join NICVA for free if you are voluntary, community or social enterprise organisation in Northern Ireland with an income of under £20,000 per year? We would love to welcome you aboard!
National Minimum Wage from 1 October 2015
By NICVA 5 Oct 2015 Alex Hastings
The national minimum wage increased on 1 October 2015.
Beware culture eats strategy for breakfast
By 5 Oct 2015
It takes a smart and heart approach to make collaboration work
South Eastern Regional College finds funding using GrantTracker
By NICVA 2 Oct 2015 Deirdre Murphy
South Eastern Regional College has sourced over £183,000 to deliver a radio programme, using the valuable online funding resource www.grant-tracker.org
YMCA North Down finds funding using GrantTracker
By NICVA 2 Oct 2015 Deirdre Murphy
YMCA North Down delivers a range of personal and social education programmes to people of all ages across North Down and Ards. The voluntary organisation uses the valuable online funding resource www.grant-tracker.org
Belfast Activity Centre finds funding using GrantTracker
By NICVA 2 Oct 2015 Deirdre Murphy
Belfast Activity Centre, a leader in providing personal and social development programmes to young people has sourced funding to deliver their new programme Challenge to Change, using www.grant-tracker.org
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