NICVA responds to Big Thinking consultation

In producing this draft response NICVA wants to encourage other voluntary and community organisations to respond to the consultation on future Big Lottery Fund programmes in Northern Ireland.

The Fund has identified a number of 'BIG Questions' to answer. Your responses will help to frame its strategy for 2009 to 2015. It is important to read BIG's guidelines before answering the questions.

NICVA hopes that this paper might form the basis for other responses or at least a point of reference to start from. NICVA is encouraging all organisations in Northern Ireland to respond individually using the Big Thinking questionnaire and website. We would also welcome copies of your organisation's response to BIG (whether it agrees with ours or not) prior to the submission deadline.

NICVA's draft response is available from the Grant Tracker website www.grant-tracker.org.

The consultation is open until 27 February 2009 and more information is available from the consultation website: www.big-thinking.org.uk.

For more information or to discuss this draft response contact Neil Irwin on 028 9087 7777 or email neil.irwin@nicva.org.