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Food banks: A good or bad sign of the times?
22 October, 2014Last updated2 August, 2024The biggest growth area for the charitable sector over the past few years has been that of food banks. Bob Stronge chief executive of Advice NI says there will be many more once Welfare “Reform” kicks in.Charities: how the public rate us
22 October, 2014Last updated2 August, 2024People in Northern Ireland do not understand how charities are funded nor how they are run, according to a new survey carried out by MORI on behalf of NICVA in the wake of the chief executive pay controversy.Appendices to Childcare Cost Benefit Analysis Report
1 November, 2014Last modified10 December, 2024Les Allamby: why human rights matter
27 October, 2014Last updated2 August, 2024Les Allamby had been in post a few days when David Cameron set his party on a course that could plunge Northern Ireland into a constitutional crisis with Allamby's office at its centre.The Funders Viewpoint
27 October, 2014Last updated2 August, 2024It is a mystery to some organisations what a funder is actually looking for in an application. To help you, we put this question to three prestigious funders at our recent Fundraising Expo.Meet the new boss: Kevin Doherty from Disability Action
20 October, 2014Last updated2 August, 2024In the first of this series of articles where we meet new senior managers in the sector, Scope interviews Kevin Doherty from Disability Action.Welfare Reform, Live
NICVA, alongside colleagues in the Advice Services Consortium (CAB, Advice NI and the Law Centre) are hosting a half day conference examining the practical implementation of welfare reform in England and Scotland.
News You Can Use: November
3 November, 2014Last updated2 August, 2024Scope's picks of the month - we read the news so you don't have to.Big Lottery makes major new appointments
6 November, 2014Last updated2 August, 2024The Big Lottery Fund has appointed three new Northern Ireland committee members to make decisions on how National Lottery funding is invested.CollaborationNI supporting the Homeless Prevention Floating Support Forum
6 November, 2014Last updated2 August, 2024CollaborationNI have been involved in supporting the Homelessness Prevention over the past year.Health boss goes to war over negative media coverage
10 November, 2014Last updated2 August, 2024The tension between the media and health authorities has exploded into open warfare and the dispute goes to the heart of the function of the Press. Scope investigates.Suicide survivor’s moving story of hope
11 November, 2014Last updated2 August, 2024Kevin Hines jumped off the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco – and lived.Two brave women campaigners should learn from
14 November, 2014Last updated2 August, 2024Doing good work is not always the same as doing work that has widespread popular support.Budget analysis: half baked and two speed
20 November, 2014Last updated2 August, 2024A look at the consequences for the third sector, and beyond, stemming from Stormont's Draft Budget for 2015/16Getting your message across
20 November, 2014Last modified10 December, 2024Do you need advice and guidance on PR, Social Media, Press releases?Why is integrated education getting nowhere?
20 November, 2014Last updated2 August, 2024The founders of Northern Ireland realised that having segregated education would make division worse. They wanted kids to be taught together. Almost 100 years later this prospect looks as distant as ever. Scope asks why.Sharing Back Office Services
13 January, 2016Last modified10 December, 2024A volatile financial environment and increasing operating expenses and demand for services are causing organisations to look at innovation and change. This guidance note explores ‘shared services’ and some of the processes, risks and benefits involved.Joint Working for Public Service Delivery: a model of collaborative working
13 January, 2016Last modified10 December, 2024This guidance is designed to assist VCSE organisations considering joint working arrangements to deliver public services. It highlights the importance of putting a collaboration agreement in place to outline how costs and responsibility will be shared.Advice to Boards on Collaboration
13 January, 2016Last modified10 December, 2024This guidance outlines the responsibilities of directors and trustees of VCSE organisations in relation to collaboration and provides useful information to ensure good governance oversight and appropriate board involvement in any collaborative process.Mergers
13 January, 2016Last modified10 December, 2024Interest in mergers across the VCSE sector is growing and these may be appropriate where organisations are sufficiently compatible. This guidance gives an overview of the merger process and uses local case studies to illustrate some of the challenges.Collaborating to Win Tenders
13 January, 2016Last modified10 December, 2024As commissioners demand more innovation and expertise in contracted services collaboration between organisations is an attractive option. This guidance explains the potential challenges of joint tendering and how organisations can best prepare to respond.Good Governance: fundamental principles for collaboration
13 January, 2016Last modified10 December, 2024This guidance outlines the eight fundamental principles and duties of trustees of boards of VCSE organisations. Together these form the building blocks of good governance for collaboration.Open Data - an ongoing revolution
15 September, 2014Last updated2 August, 2024The influence of open data is increasingly driving policy - and improving enterprise. So, what is it, and how can it help the third sector?The fight to block the Transparency of Lobbying Bill
15 September, 2014Last updated2 August, 2024The Lobby Bill was changed but not halted. We asked NICVA's Lisa McElherron about what this means for the future.Step by step guide to creating a social media strategy
15 September, 2014Last updated2 August, 2024Organisations no longer see social media as an optional extra, it's now and integral part of any communications strategy. This guide will give you a few tips to get started.