Consultancy

NICVA has a wide and diverse range of services available to the sector, including governance, training, ICT, research and funding.  In each of these areas, the respective teams offer consultancy services, in support of the other resources available such as publications, events and online resources.

Training

As well as the scheduled training, NICVA can offer bespoke training courses and programmes for individual organisations. This training is delivered by specialists in the field and is tailored to the organisation's needs and can be delivered at a location of your choice.

NICVA's areas of expertise include: fundraising (for example, A strategic approach to fundraising or Practical skills in making funding applications), governance (for example, Committees and Trustee responsibilities or Charitable status and charity law reform update), recruitment and selection, media training, management training (accreditation available with Institute of Leadership Management) and policy training (lobbying and campaigning etc).

Provision of this training is dependent on capacity and availability of staff to deliver at time of request.  For more information, contact the skills development team on 028 9087 7777.

Governance

NICVA has developed a governance review mechanism to help organisations ensure that they are well governed. Each governance review will include an in depth assessment of the governance of your organisation, the preparation of a report, and one to one advice and evaluation.

Governance reviews are currently only available to community groups which have been awarded a place under the Community Leadership Programme.

Research

NICVA's research team offer a wide range of research services from small projects to large 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.  If you need research support, please contact the research team on 028 9087 7777.

Funding

The fundraising team at NICVA offer a range of services, including Grant Tracker, the online fundraising tool for Northern Ireland.  In addition to this, they offer bespoke training and guidance to organisations needing help and support with sourcing funding and making successful applications.  For more information, contact the fundraising team on 028 9087 7777.

Policy - Consultations / Responses

As a membership and umbrella body for voluntary and community organisations, NICVA regularly responds to consultations on behalf of the sector.  NICVA's policy team are now able to share this knowledge and expertise with other organisations.  For more information, contact the policy team on 028 9087 7777.

Check back here later to see other consultancy services available