By Andrea Thornbury from NICVA
Published on 11 Nov 2005
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NICVA Research Update 40
Recent Research
“Storytelling” Audit Report: An audit of personal story, narrative and testimony initiatives related to the conflict in and about Northern Ireland.
Research Launch
Launch of State of the Sector IV.
Seminar
Stare into my crystal ball: A seminar which examines how the attitudes of the sector have changed over the years in relation to policy developments, working practices and funding.
Research tenders
The Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People (NICCY) invites interested parties to register for notification of upcoming research/review tenders. NICCY also has two projects currently open for tender.
Publish your own research online
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Recent Research
“Storytelling” Audit Report: An audit of personal story, narrative and testimony initiatives related to the conflict in and about Northern Ireland.
Healing Through Remembering is an extensive cross-community project made up of individual members holding different political perspectives. In March 2000 the All Truth is Bitter report was published. It recommended a wide ranging discussion to explore and debate ways of examining and remembering the past to build a better future. After much discussion in June 2001 a diverse group of individuals formally agreed to become the Healing Through Remembering Project Board. The board carried out extensive consultations on how people remember the events connected with the conflict in Northern Ireland and how individuals, communities and organisations contribute to the healing of the wounds.
The broad purpose of this audit is to “carry out research about storytelling relating to the conflict in and about Northern Ireland”. The scope of storytelling related to the conflict is potentially immense therefore a tighter focus was required, which nonetheless had to be sufficiently comprehensive for the extensive nature of the topic.
As a result of this audit, recommendations were made to the Storytelling sub-group on their ongoing work. A few recommendations include:
·The profile of the Storytelling sub-groups should be raised and its work to date should be more widely promoted.
·To inform and clarify the future work and direction of the sub-group, a workable definition of “storytelling” or another agreed term should be developed.
·Look at potential sources of funding, not only to support implementing storytelling projects, but also to document good practice and develop quality training programmes.
For more information on this report contact Gráinne Kelly at 
info@healingthroughremembering.org or visit their website 
www.healingthroughremembering.org
Research Launch
You are invited to the launch of
State of the Sector IV
Northern Ireland Voluntary and Community Sector Almanac 2005
Monday, 21 November 2005
NICVA, 61 Duncairn Gardens, Belfast
2.00pm – 3.30pm
Free
State of the Sector IV is the latest edition in the State of the Sector research programme. The previous State of the Sector reports have developed the only comprehensive picture of the scale and scope of the economic activities of the Northern Ireland voluntary and community sector. The publication of each edition of State of the Sector represents another step in the evolution of this type of statistical analysis.
State of the Sector IV will be invaluable to all those who need an up-to-date and reliable source of statistics and commentary on the voluntary and community sector in Northern Ireland.
All those attending the launch will receive a free copy of State of the Sector IV – the cost of a copy is £10.
Please let Teresa Flanagan at NICVA know if you will be attending, 
028 9087 7777, 
028 9087 7799, Teresa Flanagan
Seminar
Stare into my crystal ball
Date: Friday 09 December 2005
Time: 11.00am-12.30pm
Location: NICVA, 61 Duncairn Gardens, Belfast
Cost: Free
On 9 December 2005 the fourth research seminar "Stare into my crystal ball" will take a look at how the attitudes of the sector in relation to policy developments, working practices and funding have changed over the years.
JJ McCarron and Leeann Brady from NICVA will examine the findings of State of Sector IV and the results of the various NICVA Viewfinder surveys to provide an analysis of past, present and future attitudes. They will be joined by Bill Osborne from VSB who will give his perspectives on what he believes is in store for the sector in the future.
To register please contact Andrea Burke at Andrea Burke, 028 9087 7777.
If you have any ideas or are involved in any research that you would like to include in future events please contact the research team at NICVA.
Research tenders
Calls for parties to register for tenders
The Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People (NICCY) invites interested parties to register for notification of upcoming research/review tenders.
Interested parties should be aware that all research and reviews commissioned by NICCY focus on issues relating to children and young people. These issues emanate from many different spheres of life including those of health, education, social services and criminal justice. Expressions of interest are therefore welcome from a wide variety of backgrounds.
Those wishing to register their interest should submit a completed registration form no later than 4.00pm, Friday 2 December 2005. Forms can be obtained from:
Research and Service Review Team, NICCY
028 9031 6366
Further information on the work of NICCY can be found at www.niccy.org.
Current tenders
NICCY also has two projects currently open for tender. These are:
A Northern Ireland based review of needs and services for ten to 18 year olds who have been, or are currently in the process of being, diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome.
Closing Date: Friday 18 November, 5.00pm.
A Northern Ireland based Review of Advocacy Arrangements for Children and Young People with Mental Health Needs who are in the Care of Relevant Authorities.
Closing Date: Friday 2 December, 4.00pm.
Anyone wanting further information on either of these projects should contact Dr Helen Beckett at NICCY, 028 9031 639 or helen@niccy.org
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Like to make research more accessible? Got a research publication to plug or some research news to share? Now is the time to publish your research online. Publish it on Community NI, free of charge. Follow the simple online form found at:
What is Community NI?
Community NI has been developed by the Northern Ireland Council for Voluntary Action (NICVA) to promote the voluntary and community sector in Northern Ireland. The website was officially launched in April 2005.
Publish your information
The principle behind the site is that every voluntary and community organisation will be signposted and have the opportunity to publish information, whether that be a newsletter, press release, job advertisement or event. Community NI aims to be the first central online source of information about the voluntary and community sector in Northern Ireland. It gives voluntary and community organisations the chance to promote themselves on the internet and to share their resources and expertise.
Thanks to everyone who sent information that has been included in NICVA Research Update 40. Please remember to send information about research that you have undertaken and requests for information that you would like included in the next update. Also remember to let others know about NICVA Research Updates. To register send an email entitled ‘NICVA Research Updates’ to Andrea Burke
Andrea Burke
Research Assistant
NICVA
61 Duncairn Gardens
BELFAST BT15 2GB
028 9087 7777 028 9087 7799 Andrea Burke www.nicva.org
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