Fundraising

Groups need to diversify their fundraising and ensure they have durable and reliable sources of income to take them into the future. By developing a fundraising mix groups can be more sustainable and reduce the risk of having too much funding concentrated in one source. We provide resources, training and guidance on how to develop your fundraising techniques and sources. Find out more on our Fundraising Hub.

Belfast Activity Centre finds funding using GrantTracker

2 Oct 2015Deirdre Murphy FundraisingFunding, Fundraising

Belfast Activity Centre, a leader in providing personal and social development programmes to young people has sourced funding to deliver their new programme Challenge to Change, using www.grant-tracker.org  

Regulating Fundraising For The Future

23 Sep 2015Deirdre Murphy Fundraising, Governance and Charity AdviceFundraising, Governance

Sir Suart Etherington Chief Executive of NICVA’s sister organisation in England (NCVO), chaired a cross party review of fundraising regulation for the Minister for Civil Society.  

Meet The Fundraiser Success

21 Sep 2015Deirdre Murphy FundraisingFundraising

Participants from ten grass root community organisations were successful in their application to meet and chat to some of Northern Ireland’s most experienced fundraisers.

Fundraising Alternatives Part 4: Charity Shops

21 Sep 2015Deirdre Murphy FundraisingFundraising

The fourth in a series of articles looking at different ways to fundraise, focussing on Charity Shops as a fundraising model.

Sector Matters and NICVA HR cycle the Tour De Foyle 2015

3 Sep 2015Alex Hastings HR, Sector MattersFundraising

Sector Matters HR Consultant Louise Foster and NICVA HR Manager Alex McGimpsey were delighted to take part in the Tour De Foyle 2015 charity cycling event on Saturday 29th August.

GrantTracker users find funding success

13 Aug 2015Sandra Bailie FundraisingFunding, Fundraising

In June NICVA surveyed all GrantTracker subscribers to ask them what they thought of GrantTracker, what funding they had sourced through GrantTracker, the impact of GrantTracker and any suggestions they had for improvements.

Fundraising Alternatives Part 3: A focus on Online Fundraising

20 May 2015Deirdre Murphy FundraisingFundraising, Funding

The third in a series of articles looking at different ways to fundraise. This month Deirdre Murphy, Fundraising Advice Officer at NICVA looks at Online Fundraising as an opportunity to raise funds.

NICVA get ready to run!

30 Apr 2015Denise Copeland Communications, FundraisingFundraising

NICVA staff are getting ready to run the 2015 Belfast City Marathon relay race in an effort to raise funds for the Sunshine Foundation Romania.

Great GrantTracker Offer: 13 months for the price of 12

30 Mar 2015Deirdre Murphy FundraisingFunding, Fundraising

Now more than ever charities and voluntary groups are having to look for new sources of funding.  GrantTracker can help you do this.

Fundraising Alternatives Part 2: A focus on Direct Marketing

23 Mar 2015Deirdre Murphy FundraisingFunding, Fundraising

The second in a series of articles looking at different ways to fundraise. This month Deirdre Murphy, Fundraising Advice Officer at NICVA looks at Direct Marketing as an opportunity to raise funds.