Insight and latest updates from our team

On 20 March 2024 we had a full house in NICVA to celebrate those who had achieved their Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM) and Training Qualifications (TQUK) qualifications. 

In recent weeks, a series of workshops has ignited vital conversations across Northern Ireland, aimed at reshaping the landscape of youth work.

Local communities across the region are celebrating as the five award category winners of the Good Relations Awards 2024 are announced.

NICVA believe the decision to roll £22.6m of Northern Ireland’s UK Shared Prosperity Fund into the financial settlement between the UK Government and the Northern Ireland Executive, is both disappointing and short sighted.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt MP delivered his Spring Budget on Wednesday, 6 March . It focused on the economy ‘turning a corner’ and delivering tax cuts for working people.

On Saturday 2 March, NICVA returned to the Alliance Party Conference at the Stormont Hotel in Belfast to host our Conversation Zone event, a chance for members to engage with elected representatives on the issues that matter to them.

Starting life as a social movement on Facebook before becoming a community interest company, NICVA member Positive Carrickfergus have had an incredible journey with exciting plans for the future.

NICVA and representatives from the voluntary and community sector have met with the Department for Communities Minister Gordon Lyons to discuss the ongoing issues facing the sector.

NICVA welcomes the news we will now have a stable, functioning government here in Northern Ireland.

Two years to the day since the collapse of devolved government in Northern Ireland, the Executive has been restored and new Ministers announced.

On behalf of the Department of Health, NICVA is currently seeking nominations for VCS Representatives to the five Shadow Area Integrated Partnership Boards being established for the roll out of the Integrated Care System across NI.

A series of workshops with the youth sector is being held across Northern Ireland 

NICVA is delighted to announce we have been appointed by the Department of Health to coordinate the Nomination process for appointment of  Voluntary and Community Sector members to the five Area Integrated Partnership Boards (AIPB).

The Coalition of Christian Voices Against Poverty in Northern Ireland - was launched on Tuesday 30th January 2024 in Emmanuel Church, Portadown. 

Could your charity benefit from Summer student support for 4 or 8 weeks? QUB's Summer 2024 funded Student Internship Programme will give extra support to your organisation during the Summer of 2024.

Over 200 delegates gathered at Ulster University’s Belfast campus today (Monday, 22 January) to explore how Belfast can address economic inactivity and achieve a truly inclusive labour market.

The Foyle Foundation will complete its grant giving programme in 2025, marking 25 years of giving to the fields of the Arts, Learning, Community Small Grants, State School Libraries and Health. 

After listening to their applicants and grant holders, the Halifax Foundation for Northern Ireland are delighted to launch Better Together - their Strategy for 2024-2028 and its accompanying suite of funding programmes.