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£15m Modernisation Fund – more details

It may be the middle of the holiday season but people flocked to a meeting organised by the Department for Social Development to give details of the new £15 million Modernisation Fund for capital works.

NICVA | Feargal O'Kane | 31 Jul 2007

Dealing with conflicts of interest

Transparency and accountability in voluntary and community organisations are essential for ensuring public confidence in the sector. An organisation’s reputation is often one of its most valuable assets and conflicts of interest or perceived conflicts of interest can severely damage this reputation.

NICVA | Oonagh Kane | 30 Jul 2007

£15 million for the sector

NICVA chief executive Seamus McAleavey has welcomed a new funding scheme for voluntary and community groups in Northern Ireland. He was commenting on the invitation by Social Development Minister Margaret Ritchie for applications to a £15 million Modernisation Fund.

NICVA | Paul McGill | 10 Jul 2007

Draft reserves policy

Over the past few months Community Change, NICVA and the Volunteer Development Agency have been part of a working group with the Department for Finance and Personnel and Department for Social Development to develop a draft Reserves Policy.

NICVA | Oonagh Kane | 09 Jul 2007

Pay scales update

For those of you wanting to set your pay scales for the year, the new NJC scales for 2007/08 are still not yet available and it is possible they won't be available until late summer or even autumn!

NICVA | Susan Lavery | 25 Jun 2007

NICVA members' wish list

NICVA's latest members survey shows a big demand for training and information on governance, skills and policy development.

NICVA | John McCormick | 01 Jun 2007

Viewfinder - Have your say on the sector

Viewfinder surveys attempt to shed some light on the attitudes to key themes and policies that are likely to impact upon the sector.

NICVA | Leeann Brady | 29 May 2007

Draft Code of Good Governance launched

A draft code of governance was launched for consultation by the Developing Governance Group at a special seminar held in NICVA.

NICVA | Feargal O'Kane | 25 Apr 2007

Training Calendar 2007

NICVA’s calendar of half or full day workshops on topics that have been identified as an area of demand or need in the voluntary and community sector.

NICVA | Sandra Bailie | 23 Apr 2007

Footprints of Positive Steps

NICVA's Communications Officer, Paul McGill takes a closer look at the sector's experiences of Postive Steps in light of a study by NICVA.

NICVA | Fiona Veitch | 02 Apr 2007

Joint Forum RPA Bulletin 2

Bulletin produced by the Joint Forum’s RPA Sub-group on the implementation and structures, appointments, recent publications, and other useful links related to the RPA.

NICVA | Fiona Veitch | 13 Mar 2007

Research Email Briefing 52

The Website version of the NICVA research email briefing, highlighting news, events, publications and information relevant to the sector.

NICVA | Andrea Thornbury | 19 Feb 2007

Election Question Time

More than 60 people from the voluntary and community sector and candidates from seven parties took part in NICVA’s election question time on Monday 12 February in the run-up to the Assembly elections in March.

NICVA | Stephen Gray | 14 Feb 2007

Positive Steps Survey

Positive Steps was released in March 2005. We are asking our members to give us some feedback on their impressions of the first two years.

NICVA | Feargal O'Kane | 08 Feb 2007

Policy Training Events for 2007

Details of all the training and events organised by NICVA’s Policy team for the coming months are now available.

NICVA | Zoe Anderson | 22 Jan 2007

NICVA Research Update 51

The Website version of the NICVA research email briefing, highlighting news, events, publications and information relevant to the sector.

NICVA | Andrea Thornbury | 14 Dec 2006

NICVA Annual Conference Report 2006

A conference at NICVA has considered the implications for the sector in an era when, increasingly, voluntary organisations are delivering Public Services.

NICVA | Ben Archibald | 23 Nov 2006

Masters Graduation at NICVA

Sixteen managers from the voluntary and community sector were the first in Northern Ireland to achieve the MSc Voluntary Sector Management in June 2006, with outstanding results.

NICVA | Sandra Bailie | 17 Nov 2006

Salary Survey Human Resources Fact Sheet

During the course of the 2006 Salary Survey research a number of organisations contacted NICVA regarding Human Resources issues which were raised from the questionnaire and findings. A fact sheet has been produced to highlight and address these HR issues.

CommunityNI.org | Andrea Burke | 15 Nov 2006