Are you claiming all your NICVA benefits?

Published on 20 Aug 2008

If you’ve recently become a NICVA member you’ll know all about the great benefits, but perhaps if you’re a longstanding member there may have been some changes and additions you might not be aware of.

NICVA membership brings you a great range of benefits and services - make sure you're getting them all.

Information and Advice

Information and Advice are key elements of NICVA’s work, and we deliver these via a comprehensive training calendar, consultations, events, seminars and conferences, publications and websites.

Websites

NICVA’s family of websites include:

www.nicva.org – a site for and about the organisation
www.communityni.org – news, events, jobs and promotional opportunities for the wider sector, connecting our members to the public.
www.communitybuyer.org – a web directory of companies which provide products and services aimed at the voluntary and community sector.
www.grant-tracker.org – a unique fundraising resource for Northern Ireland.
www.communityskillsni.org – a site focused on learning and skills for the sector.

Publications

Our publications include:

NICVA News: a members only magazine with news, events, training, policy, funding news and more.
eNews: a weekly electronic round-up of news, events, jobs and training for the voluntary and community sector.
NI Assembly Monitor: a weekly email bulletin outlining key developments in the NI Assembly.
Advice notes

Expertise

Our areas of expertise include:

Fundraising: advice and training on fundraising and how to maximise income from grant-makers, general public and the social economy.
Governance and Charity Advice: advice and training on best practice in charity and governance issues eg governance reviews, drafting and amending governing documents, obtaining charitable status.
Finance: advice and information on pensions, payroll and financial matters.
Human Resources: advice and information and sample policies on all human resources procedures.

Representation

NICVA seeks to represent the needs of its members and the wider voluntary and community sector through:

Policy Manifesto: produced by NICVA every three years to influence the priorities and budget of local political parties and the NI Assembly.
Policy Fora: opportunities to share information, learn from others and increase your influence in a range of policy areas.
Research: provides a wide range of statistics and information on the size, scale and scope of the voluntary and community sector. We organise capacity building sessions for organisations wishing to undertake research.
Building skills to influence: training and information sessions on how to influence key decision makers
Consultation: opportunities to feed into debate and influence government policy and strategies.

Facilities and other services

Library and information service: a comprehensive reference library with Internet access. Europedirect@nicva is an additional resource for European information.
Conference Facilities: extensive conference and meeting facilities with free car parking.
NICVA Database: the most comprehensive listing of voluntary and community organisations in Northern Ireland.
Insurance: In partnership with Marsh and Allianz NICVA offers insurance packages specially for voluntary and community organisations.
Recruitment: free on-line advertising of your voluntary and community sector job vacancy.

To find out more about membership contact Frances McAtamney or download a Membership Brochure