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HMRC’s Trust Register

2 Aug 2022 Denise CopelandGovernance and Charity AdviceFinance, Governance, regulation

Some unincorporated not for profit organisations which have assets held in trust may be required to register their Trusts with HMRC's Trust Registration Service.  The deadline is 1 September 2022.

NICVA’s Policy and Public Affairs Quarterly Update

1 Aug 2022 Dr. Helena Mc ElhinneyPolicy & Public AffairsPolicy and Public Affairs, Research

Below is a summary of the most recent activities of NICVA's Policy and Public Affairs team from April-June 2022.

NICVA launches partnership with USEL and Ability Cafe

20 Jun 2022 Suzanne ThompsonMembershipNo Topics

We are delighted to launch our partnership with Ability Café, a social enterprise which recently won the tender to cater for meetings and conferences at NICVA  

Impact Practice: Making it work for you

14 Jun 2022 Leeann KellyDepartment for Communitiesimpact practice

NICVA is delighted to announce its new initiative on impact practice. This will include guidance, networking and training to enable impact practice to work for you. 

Governance Health Check launched

9 Jun 2022 Denise CopelandDeveloping Governance Group, Governance and Charity Advice, Webinar RecordingsGovernance, regulation, best practice

The revised Governance Health Check has been launched by the Developing Governance Group at a special online seminar.  If you missed the seminar on 9 June, you can watch the recording below and download the Health Check attached. 

Capacity Building Accelerator and Mentoring Programme Launched

24 May 2022 Susan GlassGovernance and Charity Advice Training and Skills DevelopmentCapacity Building, CFNI, Community Foundation NI

A new capacity building accelerator programme, exclusively for recipients of the Department of Health's Cancer, Carers and Mental Health Funds, has been launched.

Catch up with new episodes of the iCommunity Podcast

20 May 2022 Suzanne ThompsoniCommunity Shared Practice HubDigital Access, digital divide

Across Divides is an exciting new podcast- a must listen for anyone with an interest in the voluntary and community sector or social enterprises.

Last chance to take part in TLP

20 May 2022 Sandra BailieTransformative Leadership Programmeleadership

The Transformative Leadership Programme (TLP) funded by Peace IV through Belfast City Council has been running since Autumn 2019 and ends in June 2022.

Fundraising Regulator: Five tips if you are in a new fundraising role

19 May 2022 Jocelyn HortonFundraisingfundraising regulator

Joanne McDowell, Northern Ireland Manager at the Fundraising Regulator, reflects on responses to enquiries from people moving into new fundraising roles and where guidance from the regulator can help with planning next steps.

UK Government: The Community Ownership Fund launch updated prospectus

18 May 2022 Jocelyn HortonFundraisingFunding, UK government, community ownership fund

The Community Ownership Fund is a £150 million, UK wide Fund helping community groups to protect, through community ownership, assets in their local area which are at risk of being lost. 

UK Government Levelling Up Fund Round 2

16 May 2022 Kathy MaguirePolicy & Public AffairsPolicy and Public Affairs

The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities have published a recording of their recent Northern Ireland informational webinar on Round 2 of the Levelling Up Fund.

iCommunity Podcasts Launched

4 May 2022 Suzanne ThompsoniCommunity Shared Practice HubMental Health, culture, collaboration; partnership; alliance

Across Divides is an exciting new podcast- a must listen for anyone with an interest in the voluntary and community sector or social enterprises.  

iCommunity Website Launched To Foster All-Island Collaboration On Key Social, Economic And Environmental Issues

29 Apr 2022 Suzanne ThompsoniCommunity Shared Practice Hubcommunications, collaboration; partnership; alliance

NICVA and Ireland’s national association of charities, The Wheel, have launched www.icommunityhub.org, to foster collaboration between community and voluntary groups across the island.

Society lottery tickets can now be sold for more than £1

26 Apr 2022 Denise CopelandFundraising Regulation, Governance and Charity Advicefundraising regulation

The Betting, Gaming, Lotteries and Amusements (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 received Royal Assent on 26 April 2022.  

NICVA scoops IiP Gold Award for the 4th time!

25 Apr 2022 Suzanne ThompsonHRNo Topics

NICVA Staff and Executive Committee are once again delighted to have retained Investors in People Gold for the fourth time.  NICVA was first recognised as Investors in People in 2005 and has held Gold-level accreditation since 2012.

Organisations encouraged to plan bids to the second round of the UK Government Levelling Up Fund

15 Apr 2022 Suzanne ThompsonFundraisingfunding schemes

The UK Government has announced the second round of the Levelling Up Fund and has published a refreshed prospectus, inviting bids from all eligible organisations from Northern Ireland and across the UK

Unhappy with a Charity Commission decision made prior to May 2019?

13 Apr 2022 Denise CopelandCharity Regulation, Governance and Charity AdviceCharity Regulation, Charity commission

The Charities Act (NI) 2022 will reinstate the vast majority of decisions made by Charity Commission staff prior to the end of May 2019.     

Guest Blog: Getting started with using ads on Facebook for fundraising

23 Mar 2022 Jocelyn HortonFundraisingFundraising, digital, digital fundraising, Social Media

If you’re looking to try advertising on Facebook to recruit new donors, Tori Arthurs, Supporter Recruitment Manager at Friends of the Earth gives some pointers to get your project off the ground.

BBC Children in Need announce £3m Youth Social Action Fund with the #iwill Fund

16 Mar 2022 Jocelyn HortonFundraisingfunder, Fundraising, funding schemes

BBC Children in Need's new partnership will deliver £3million to UK organisations embedding youth social action in their work. 

Non-functioning Northern Ireland Executive has negative impact on our daily lives. 

25 Feb 2022 Suzanne ThompsonPolicy & Public AffairsBudget 2022-2025

With the absence of a functioning Executive, we are in a further period of damaging inertia.  Important decisions legally cannot now be made- the most obvious the finalising of a three-year budget 

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