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Turn complex challenges into fresh ideas

Join us for a interactive, design‑led Innovation Lab where four real organisational impact challenges take centre stage. This is not a traditional workshop — it’s a creative problem‑solving space where participants experiment, ideate and build early prototypes together.

This three-hour online session will help you step back from the day-to-day and think about where your organisation is headed — and how to get there. 

Following the Community Connections Conference and pre-conference workshops, we are delighted to announce our next workshop to support VSCE organisations and businesses to continue to develop their partnerships and to provide additional networking opportunities. 

Unity Trust Bank will present this free webinar on everything you need to know about banking and building strong communications.  The session comprises practical insights and expert guidance on transactional banking. It's delivered by knowledgeable professionals from Unity Trust Bank who can answer your questions and concerns, relating to all your banking requirements. 

• Impact Practice Network in partnership with Sonrisa Solutions Ltd.

The voluntary, community and social enterprise sector works with some of the most vulnerable, socially isolated and economically disadvantaged individuals and communities across Northern Ireland. With extensive experience in delivering services in innovative and cost-effective ways, this work is essential in ensuring that these voices are heard, needs are made visible, and services are sustainably funded.

This OCN Level 2 Award in Community Development is the third of six courses developed and delivered by NICVA as part of the Community Empowerment Programme (CEP) and is only available to individuals living and/or working in the Belfast City Council area.

NICVA is hosting an online information session with Strategic Investment Board’s (SIB) Social Value Unit on 7 October 2026 from 10.00am - 11.30am

Conversations on Future Structures, Relationships & the Voice of Young People 

This event is part of a sector‑led process that began in 2024, when voluntary youth organisations came together to explore what the sector needs to thrive, led by the Voluntary Youth Work Co-ordinating Committee. Over 150 people contributed to that first phase, informing the report - The Future of Voluntary Youth Work in Northern Ireland

In 2025, the collaboration continued with further engagement and Dr Elizabeth McArdle’s research, How to grow the voluntary youth work sector in Northern Ireland 

From this work, the message was clear:

• the sector needs stronger infrastructure,
• deeper trust and relationships, and
• a more confident collective voice.

We are now entering a crucial next phase, and your insight is needed.

-Conversations on Future Structures, Relationships & the Voice of Young People 

This event is part of a sector‑led process that began in 2024, when voluntary youth organisations came together to explore what the sector needs to thrive, led by the Voluntary Youth Work Co-ordinating Committee. Over 150 people contributed to that first phase, informing the report - The Future of Voluntary Youth Work in Northern Ireland

In 2025, the collaboration continued with further engagement and Dr Elizabeth McArdle’s research, How to grow the voluntary youth work sector in Northern Ireland 

From this work, the message was clear:

• the sector needs stronger infrastructure,
• deeper trust and relationships, and
• a more confident collective voice.

We are now entering a crucial next phase, and your insight is needed.

Summer is a brilliant time to pause, take stock, and make sure you’re getting the support you need to keep your organisation thriving. Join us this Summer 2026 for NICVA’s Making the Most of Your Membership online session — designed to help both new and long-standing members reconnect, refocus, and make the most of the season ahead.

Following the highly engaged "Intro to AI" sessions, NICVA is pleased to partner once again with CiviCode for a new, hands-on workshop designed specifically for the Voluntary, Community, and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector.

Conversations on Future Structures, Relationships & the Voice of Young People

This event is part of a sector‑led process that began in 2024, when voluntary youth organisations came together to explore what the sector needs to thrive, led by the Voluntary Youth Work Co-ordinating Committee. Over 150 people contributed to that first phase, informing the report - The Future of Voluntary Youth Work in Northern Ireland

In 2025, the collaboration continued with further engagement and Dr Elizabeth McArdle’s research, How to grow the voluntary youth work sector in Northern Ireland 

From this work, the message was clear:

• the sector needs stronger infrastructure,
• deeper trust and relationships, and
• a more confident collective voice.

We are now entering a crucial next phase, and your insight is needed.

We invite you to an online information session about the ASCEND programme for ethnically minoritised groups.

Come along to this 2-hour in-person event to find out how you can be involved in a unique project to empower learner voice across Belfast. This event is organised by FALNI and funded by Belfast Learning City, Belfast City Council.