Communications

NICVA's Information team provide up to date information on issues relating to and affecting the voluntary and community sector in Northern Ireland.

Communications Channels

Member Bulletin

Our Member Bulletin is sent out each month to all our members to let them know what we are doing and to highlight research and events. If you are a member and not receiving the bulletin, get in touch or click here to find out more about becoming a member.

eNews

eNews is a weekly update on events, news and jobs in the sector distributed every Monday. To submit an article for inclusion in eNews please use this online form. Subscribe to eNews here.

Assembly Insider

Assembly Insider is a weekly email bulletin providing information on the work of the Northern Ireland Assembly and in particular the issues which are of interest to the voluntary and community sector. Sign up here.

Jobs Bulletin

Our weekly email bulletin delivers the latest voluntary and community sector vacancies direct to your inbox every Thursday. Sign up now.

CommunityNI

CommunityNI is a website for promoting the work and sharing the information of the voluntary and community sector, as well as for those who have products or services to offer the sector. You can sign up for a free account to create content and contribute news, jobs, events and opportunities on behalf of your organisation.

GrantTracker

GrantTracker is Northern Ireland's leading funding website dedicated to finding grants, and helping fundraisers follow schemes and manage their applications. NICVA hosts the site and keeps it up to date with the latest funding opportunities. You can subscribe to GrantTracker from as little as £10.

Social Media

We have a range of Twitter channels to help keep you up to up to date with the latest NICVA news, sector news, funding information, policy, economic analysisresearch and ICT information. You can also like us on Facebook.

Press & Media

If you are a member of the press, and are looking to speak to us or someone within the sector on a certain issue, then contact Shauna O'Neill on 028 9087 7777 and we can help put you in touch with the right person.

Updates

All-Island initiative launched to help communities tackle shared challenges

Press Release

NICVA and The Wheel launch Shared Island, Shared Practices, a new all-island initiative that will bring together communities from across the island to discuss solutions to their shared challenges.

Sir Kenneth Branagh, NICVA President’s first stop, North Belfast.

Kenneth Branagh is back in Belfast for a showing of his new Film Belfast. The new movie goes on release here on the 21 January 2022.

Running for Sunshine

This Sunday, staff from NICVA will be pounding the streets of Belfast in an effort to raise funds for Sunshine Foundation Romania.  

Free data scheme for registered charities

Vodafone has launched charities.connected, an initiative giving UK charities the opportunity to apply for free data to help the communities they support.

Have you registered to vote?

From 1 July 2021, the electoral register in Northern Ireland will be renewed as part of the national canvass. If you want to vote in future elections, you must register to vote after 1 July, even if you’ve registered before.

Sharing Impact through brief and vivid stories RECORDING

This session on sharing impact was delivered by Jane Turnball as part of the CFNI Accelerator Programme funded by The Department for Communities. The resources and recording from the online session are included.

 

Two free services that will help improve cyber security

Charities are encouraged to take up two free services from the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) to help protect their websites and email servers from cyber attacks.

Introducing CommunityNI’s new features

NICVA’s online platform, CommunityNI is launching two new features to help widen access to services and better meet the needs of communities. 

Digital Fundraising CFNI recording

This webinar on Digital Fundraising was part of the CFNI Accelerator programme and delivered by professional fundraisers: Nadine Campbell, Matthew Allen and Rosie Forsythe.

Using LinkedIn to Connect Recording

Camilla Long from Bespoke Communications delivered a session on Using LinkedIn to connect on 11 February as part of the CFNI Accelerator Programme funded by The Department for Communities.

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