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

NICVA briefed the Committee for Economy at Stormont today to highlight the Voluntary and Community Sector's role in tackling economic inactivity and the impending UK Shared Prosperity Fund funding cliff edge.

The Minister for Communities has given the green light to the Department for Communities to carry out a consultation on the introduction of a charity registration threshold for small charities in NI. 

Want to know how to demonstrate Social Value in bidding for public contracts? Read and watch this special info & Q&A session held by NICVA on 14th September to find out more

On 14 September The Fundraising Regulator met with NICVA members to outline the support they provide and inform the sector about their current consultation of the Code of Fundraising Practice.

The "Brexit 2020: What's happening with the protocol on Ireland and Northern Ireland?" webinar will take place on 30th October 2020 at 1:00pm.

UK public participation charity, Involve, have recently launched a handbook for Local Government on engaging purposefully and meaningfully with their communities.

If you missed our webinar on Identifying and Managing Risk on 7 October 2020 you can watch it now via the link below. 

On 14 October Lynn Kennedy from NICVA delivered a webinar on Success in Funding Applications as part of the CFNI Accelerator programme funded by Department for Communities (DfC). 

The Cliff Edge Coalition has welcomed the Minister for Communities commitment earlier this month to introduce new legislation to provide for an extension of the welfare mitigation payments.

On 15 October, Get Safe Online Global 24, NICVA hosted an Information Governance and Cyber Security webinar as part of the CFNI Accelerator Programme.

On 13th October representatives from the public and community sectors came together to reflect on lessons learned from the first six months of the COVID-19 pandemic, and what is required to continue a streamlined and effective response.

Terry McCallum works for Belfast City Council’s Community Services Department. Here she shares her TLP story.

Shannon Downey of Groundwork NI shares her TLP story here.

Lesley Doherty who runs her own tour guide business in the North Belfast area shares her TLP story here.

This group was made up of young people who had been engaged in an International Fund for Ireland Peace Walls programme, staff from Cliftonville Community Regeneration Forum and BCC, along with 2 political party representatives.

Ciaran Mc Neill is recreation manager at Ligoniel Improvement Association. He shares his TLP story here.

Here the first South Belfast TLP group share their story.

Here, participants on the second South Belfast TLP share their story.

Zoe Ferguson is Treasurer of Cliftonville Integrated Primary School PTFA. Here she shares her TLP story.

Here, John Williamson, local interface community worker, shares his story.

David Murphy works at South City Resource and Development Centre. Here he shares his TLP story.

The first Suffolk Lenadoon TLP group completed their course in Autumn 2019. We hear more about their TLP story.

The first group to do the TLP course in the Falls Shankill area completed in Autumn 2019. The majority of participants had not participated in any similar type of programmes. Here are their reflections on TLP.