Research

Our aim is to contribute to and develop knowledge about the voluntary and community sector for the benefit of researchers, policy makers and organisations interested in the sector.

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For more information on GIS mapping and consultancy, please contact:

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  1. Consultancy. We welcome external research contracts. Our clients include CIVICUS, The Wheel, SEUPB, Voluntary and Community Unit at DSD, Volunteer Development Agency, and the Task Force on Resourcing the Voluntary and Community Sector.
  2. Research Email Briefing. A subscription based email bulletin. Provides news on research reports and events in the sector. To subscribe email Icon of an envelope Andrea Thornbury
  3. GIS mapping (Geographical Information Systems). GIS is a technology that links location to information (such as deprivation, income). It is used to view and analyse data from a geographic perspective. The information is layered to show how it all interrelates. Request a GIS map, choosing which layers you wish to combine to suit your purpose.
 

Research Publications

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Viewfinder 7

The latest Viewfinder covers issues such as the smoking ban, devolution in Northern Ireland, the issue of a draft Code of Governance for the voluntary and community sector, as well as the idea of mergers.
NICVA | Gordon McCullough | 23 Oct 2007

Support Services Report

Consultation has now finished on the proposals which NICVA is submitting to DSD to inform their review of support services in the voluntary and community sector. The full document can be read here.
NICVA | Gordon McCullough | 22 Jan 2007

Viewfinder 6

The latest Viewfinder finds itself a new permanent home and plays it safe, dealing with such uncontroversial issues as the summer marching season, the end of academic selection and training of board members.
NICVA | Ben Archibald | 12 Sep 2006

Viewfinder 5

The results of the Viewfinder 5 survey that asked the voluntary and community sector to give its views on the smoking ban, childcare in the sector, attitudes to local council, attitudes to disabilities and an overview of the key issues likely to affect the sector in the next five years.
NICVA | Andrea Burke | 28 Mar 2006

Getting the message across

Reporting on Civil Society. Assessing the media's view of civil society in Northern Ireland.
NICVA | Andrea Burke | 14 Oct 2005

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