Insight and latest updates from our team

Local Government employers confirm there will be no pay offer for 2011 - 2012

An election hustings event held at NICVA this morning offered an opportunity for representatives from the voluntary and community sector to question MLA candidates on their priorities for the future.

Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley is set to lead a high level Trade Delegation to Northern Ireland. He was elected Chairman of the Democratic Governors Association on the back of his decisive re-election in November as Governor of Maryland.

The Police Service of Northern Ireland is the police service of the community and an attack on the police service is an attack on the community.

Two Northern Ireland social enterprise businesses have won the top prizes at the Social Enterprise Awards held on 30 March 2011 at the Indigo O2 Arena in London.

OFMdFM have written to key stakeholders seeking their thoughts on the £80million Social Investment Fund.

NICVA celebrated the success of those who completed the Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM) qualifications at a presentation of certificates event on Tuesday 22 March.

A new service to support charities to collaborate more effectively has been launched today at a conference attended by over 100 third sector leaders. CollaborationNI will serve the Northern Ireland voluntary and community sector on behalf of the Buildi

As the Child Poverty Strategy is laid before the Northern Ireland Assembly, we take a look at some of the issues related to child poverty and the struggle to eradicate it in Northern Ireland.

The Men's Policy Forum, as part of the Vital Links Programme, heard evidence in January from the Men's Advisory Project on the often silent and under resourced problem of men who are victims of domestic abuse.

Friday 3 March 2011 saw the closing date for responses to the Department for Social Development's consultation on proposals for the Joint Government/Voluntary and Community Sector Forum

Community Places hosted a workshop in NICVA on Friday 4 March 2011 to facilitate discussion within the voluntary and community sector on the proposals for local government reform.

In an article written at the end of February, Seamus McAleavey highlighted how the McKinsey report could help to reconfigure public services as the final Budget approached.

NICVA has written to the Minister for Social Development seeking clarification on plans by the Northern Ireland Executive to reintroduce the presumption of public benefit for certain types of organisation via a Draft Charities (Amendment) Bill.

The Budget has been agreed but now the real work must begin to protect the most vulnerable in our society.

In an announcement welcomed by NICVA, the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland (CCNI) has publicised the introduction of charity regulation to Northern Ireland.

NICVA’S Salary Survey 2010, the third such study carried out in Northern Ireland, has highlighted changing trends in the voluntary and community sector. The research exposes not just the challenges facing the sector in the current economic climate, b

Eric Pickles, the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government in England, has outlined his expectations that local authorities embrace the contribution of the voluntary and community sector.

If you've already been notified that you will suffer a reduction in funding as a result of the public sector cuts, NICVA would like to hear about it, in order to build a picture of the impact cuts will have.