Insight and latest updates from our team

Opinion: abortion - our laws are in urgent need of reform

By ScopeNI 20 Apr 2015 Guest Author

Grainne Teggart, Northern Ireland campaigner for Amnesty Interntional and head of its My Body My Rights campaign, writes for Scope to say that local abortion laws lack decency in the way they treat women in distress.

Strategies for engaging the hard to reach

By NICVA 20 Apr 2015 Sandra Bailie

Many of us are aware of people or groups of people that we would like to engage more with but that currently do not come along to our events or make use of our services. These strategies will help you to be more engaging and accessible.

The Wrong Mrs Vo - do the unborn have rights?

By ScopeNI 17 Apr 2015 Nick Garbutt

Scope examines the landmark European case which ruled that the unborn do not have a right to life 

Abortion in Northern Ireland: an overview

By ScopeNI 17 Apr 2015 Ryan Miller

Abortion is amongst the most divisive issues in our tumultuous society. In the first of a series of pieces looking at this issue as it comes to a time of great flux, Scope outlines where we are and how we got there.

Northern Ireland Executive to Discuss Sector Cuts

By NICVA 14 Apr 2015 Elizabeth Hendron

A NICVA delegation has held productive meetings with the First and deputy First Ministers. Both Ministers agreed to urgent meetings at NICVA’s request and carried them out separately because of diary commitments.

Featured Member - Advice NI

By NICVA 14 Apr 2015 Shauna O'Neill

Advice NI champions the need for Advice Services, representing and giving voice to its members’ aspirations to deliver effective and holistic, community or issue-based advice.

#CutsWatchNI Storify

By NICVA 2 Apr 2015 Jenna Maghie

26th March was #BlackThursday for the voluntary and community sector in Northern Ireland. With savage cuts to the arts sector, DOE announcing swingeing disproportionate cuts to environment organisations and DEL announcing its ESF decisions.

Over 450 job losses for the sector #CutsWatchNI

By NICVA 2 Apr 2015 Elizabeth Hendron

NICVA is warning that at least 450 jobs are likely to be lost in the next few weeks from voluntary and community organisations right across Northern Ireland as government cuts are announced.

#CutsWatchNI: the results are coming in

By NICVA 1 Apr 2015 Bob Harper

An updated summary of the responses to our #CutsWatchNI survey.

Consultation launched on 'Proposals for a New Regulatory Framework for Social Housing Providers in Northern Ireland'

By NICVA 1 Apr 2015 Jenna Maghie

As part of its Social Housing Reform Programme the Department for Social Development has launched a consultation on Proposals for a New Regulatory Framework for Social Housing Providers in Northern Ireland.

Tenant Participation Strategy Consultation Launched

By NICVA 1 Apr 2015 Jenna Maghie

As part of its Social Housing Reform Programme the Department for Social Development has launched a consultation on a new Tenant Participation Strategy for Northern Ireland 2015-2020.

NICVA Responds to DSD Committee on Regeneration Bill

By NICVA 1 Apr 2015 Jenna Maghie

NICVA recently responded to the Department for Social Development Committee's Call for Evidence on the Regeneration Bill.

Local Government Reform - FAQs

By NICVA 31 Mar 2015 Jenna Maghie

Ahead of the 11 Super Councils replacing the existing 26 Councils on 1st April 2015 the Department of the Environment has produced the helpful FAQs below.

Northern Ireland Councils Key Contacts - Chief Executives

By NICVA 31 Mar 2015 Jenna Maghie

The list below outlines key contacts in each council area.

Data Protection Guidelines

By NICVA 31 Mar 2015 Peter Hamill

Information provided on the principles of data protection by the Information Commissoners Office

Engaging the Hard to Reach

By NICVA 31 Mar 2015 Peter Hamill

Over thirty people from nineteen organisations recently attended a training session on ‘Engaging the Hard to Reach’ in NICVA as part of the Big Lottery Fund Reaching Out: Connecting Older People development and support programme.

Eat your heart out Justin Bieber you''ll never out-twitter Ó Muilleoir

By ScopeNI 30 Mar 2015 Nick Garbutt

Scope stops off in South Belfast to examine politicians on social media and stumbles across the politician who out-tweets Obama.  

NICVA seek urgent meeting with First and deputy First Minister

By NICVA 30 Mar 2015

In reponse to severe cuts to the voluntary and community sector NICVA has asked for an urgent meeting with First and deputy First Minister.

Great GrantTracker Offer: 13 months for the price of 12

By NICVA 30 Mar 2015 Deirdre Murphy

Now more than ever charities and voluntary groups are having to look for new sources of funding.  GrantTracker can help you do this.

This latest spending cut will boost crime

By ScopeNI 27 Mar 2015 Nick Garbutt

Scope cartoonist Patrick Sanders sums up that there is to be said about the devastating cuts to NIACRO and the impact on re-settling offenders. 

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