Insight and latest updates from our team
Boost performance by motivating staff
By NICVA 11 Sep 2015 Sandra Bailie
As managers we need to consider how we continuously improve the performance of our staff. Research by The Incentive Research Foundation found that by motivating our staff it can boost performance by as much as 44%.
Behind the scenes at Sunday Sequence
By ScopeNI 11 Sep 2015 Nick Garbutt
Scope meets Seamus Boyd, the driving force behind Radio Ulster’s flagship Sunday Sequence show.
Can slavery be defeated?
By ScopeNI 10 Sep 2015 Ryan Miller
Forced labour remains a global scourge. Scope went along to a Law Centre NI conference and spoke with Kevin Hyland, UK Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner and former top cop at the Met, about what can be done.
Coming Soon- State of the Sector VII Online Survey
By NICVA 10 Sep 2015 Rachel Shannon
NICVA is undertaking its next research in to the State of the Sector. This online survey, NICVA’s 7th in this area, will go live in October and we need to hear from you.
Concordia responds to current political crisis
By NICVA 8 Sep 2015
Press statement issued by Concordia, representing CBI Northern Ireland, Irish Congress of Trade Unions, NICVA, and Ulster Farmers’ Union.
8 Simple steps to effective partnership working
By NICVA 7 Sep 2015
Partnership working is all around us! Yet as many success stories are often matched with horror stories. From supporting over 900 organisations to work in partnership these are my reflections on how to get it right.
Home is where the hurt is
By NICVA 7 Sep 2015 Andrea Thornbury
This weekend saw the launch of Detail Data’s third data story as part of the European Conference on Domestic Violence at Queens University, Belfast.
Detail Data holds first Open Data in a Day training course
By NICVA 4 Sep 2015 Bob Harper
The Detail Data project hosted its first 'Open Data in a Day' training for participants from the voluntary and community sector in Northern Ireland.
Refugees, migrants and Ireland
By ScopeNI 4 Sep 2015 Nick Garbutt
Scope editor Nick Garbutt reflects on the refugee crisis and looks back at Ireland's history of migration
Sector Matters and NICVA HR cycle the Tour De Foyle 2015
By NICVA 3 Sep 2015 Alex Hastings
Sector Matters HR Consultant Louise Foster and NICVA HR Manager Alex McGimpsey were delighted to take part in the Tour De Foyle 2015 charity cycling event on Saturday 29th August.
Every Lidl helps: helping charities can be super marketing for businesses
By ScopeNI 2 Sep 2015 Ryan Miller
Following the announcement of a new Lidl scheme to fund community groups across Northern Ireland, Scope asks whether partnerships between the voluntary and private sectors are a world of untapped potential.
Review of regional support to voluntary and community organisations
By NICVA 1 Sep 2015 Jenny McEneaney
VCU is initiating a review of its arrangements for supporting the Voluntary and Community Sector through the Regional Infrastructure Support Programme (RISP) to ensure arrangements are fit for purpose for the next 5-7 years.
Sector faces massive job losses, survey claims
By ScopeNI 28 Aug 2015 Nick Garbutt
Scope reports on the latest threat to community and voluntary sector funding
The Charity Commission values your opinion
By NICVA 27 Aug 2015 Denise Copeland
The Charity Commission for Northern Ireland is currently consulting on its proposed strategic plan and will be hosting its first public meeting.
Did the IRA go away?
By ScopeNI 27 Aug 2015 Nick Garbutt
Are there any politicians and commentators who seriously did not know that the IRA still existed?
Time to make the most of the welfare crisis
By ScopeNI 27 Aug 2015 Ryan Miller
Even if an under-pressure Iain Duncan Smith is forced from the cabinet his recent policies are set to run and run, writes Ian James Parsley. They have popular support and this is unlikely to change.
DSD Consultation on Accounting and Reporting by Charities
By NICVA 26 Aug 2015 Denise Copeland
The Department for Social Development has launched its consultation on the draft Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations which will affect all charities registered in Northern Ireland.
DOJ Departmental Monitoring Group
By NICVA 24 Aug 2015 Jenny McEneaney
The first DOJ Departmental Monitoring Group was held in NICVA on Thursday 20th August.
DHSSPS Health and Social Care Revenue Grant Scheme
By NICVA 21 Aug 2015 Seamus McAleavey
An update on the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety (DHSSPS) revenue grant scheme.
Shroud education: sharing and the future
By ScopeNI 20 Aug 2015 Ryan Miller
Shared Education is the big new thing for helping society come together and improving schooling. But what are we supposed to expect?
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