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The Department for Communities is consulting on its budget. Northern Ireland’s welfare mitigation payments are at risk. Those who want (at least some) payments that protect vulnerable people to continue should speak up.

On 15 June NICVA and The Wheel launched the new International Fund for Ireland (IFI) pilot programme - Transforming Local Leadership, with two information sessions for all IFI funded organisations.

Northern Ireland – and the rest of the UK - could have a bigger budget. It’s a matter of choice. Public spending now that saves money later is a good investment.

Small Charity Week is here, and it’s time to celebrate and raise awareness of the vital work of the small charity sector, who make an invaluable contribution to the lives of individuals, communities and causes every day.

NICVA have been delighted to partner with CES (Centre for Effective Services) to deliver an interactive and lively session on ‘An Introduction to Self-Evaluation’.

Since March 2023, NICVA delivered a series of interventions, funded by The Department for Communities, in response to the cost of living challenges experienced by organisations across the sector.

At NICVA we are really pleased to introduce our Menopause Policy to support staff affected by the menopause.

Employment is a tentpole for society. Working keeps people well, produces stuff we need, and gives people money to pay their bills and live a life. However, we have no idea what the jobs market will look like in the near future.

NICVA are proud to announce we will be the secretariat for a new All Party Group for the Voluntary and Community Sector at Stormont, giving our sector better and more direct access to elected representatives.

We've heard about the devastating effect funding cuts have had on our sector. Here is a collection of help and advice for organisations facing difficult times. 

NICVA encourages organisations to follow the Code of Fundraising Practice. This article provides information about The Code and The Fundraising Regulator.

Catch up on the most recent news and activity happening via the Government and Voluntary & Community Sector Joint Forum.

On 2 August NICVA welcomed John Edwards, the Information Commissioner, to NICVA, with over 50 people from our sector at the ICO event.

As part of our Future Thinking Series, we are excited to be working with partners to deliver a series of digital workshops and seminars in October 2023.

Feeling overwhelmed by soaring energy bills? Too overwhelmed to think about the climate crisis? On 8th September, NICVA held a special event to help voluntary and community organisations meet both of these big challenges.

On 8 September 2023 the first ever NI census of adult learning provision, delivered in connection with the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise Sector in NI was launched in the Long Gallery in Stormont

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).

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

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.