Policy
2016 Assembly Elections - Key Dates
17 Feb 2016Jenna Maghie Policy, Lobbying Bill, Policy Manifesto
In the run up to the 2016 Assembly Elections there are a number of key dates organisations should be aware of to plan their work and ensure they are abiding by the rules set out by the Lobbying Act.
Houses of Parliament Training Day
29 Jan 2016Jenna Maghie Policy & Public AffairsPolicy
On Friday 19th of February representatives on the UK Parliament are hosting events in NICVA to help people discover more about the work of the Parliament and how they can get involved.
Evason Report: Too Long, Didn't Read
20 Jan 2016Jenna Maghie Policy & Public AffairsPolicy, Welfare Reform
On 19th January the Evason Group, or the Welfare Reform Working Group, established by the 'A Fresh Start' Agreement published their recommendations for the mitigation of the impacts of welfare reform.
How could the rates review affect your organisation?
9 Dec 2015Bob Harper Policy & Public AffairsRates, Finance, accounting, Policy
The review of the non-domestic rating system makes some proposals around the current exemptions that charitable organisations receive on their properties. Voluntary and community organisations could be affected. Here we examine how.
RO:COP Lobbying and Campaigning Roundtable Networking Event
13 Nov 2015Roisin Kelly Reaching Out: Connecting Older PeoplePolicy
The bi-annual RO:COP roundtable event took place on Wednesday, 11 November in NICVA and was a great success.
Manifesto Engagement Events
15 Oct 2015Jenna Maghie Policy & Public AffairsPolicy, Policy Manifesto
As the 2016 Assembly Elections approach many organisations in our sector will already in engaged in the process of writing their manifestos and talking with political parties to influence the content of their manifestos
Twitter workshop with Nick Pickles, Head of Policy at Twitter UK
13 Oct 2015Jenny McEneaney Policy & Public AffairsPolicy
A workshop in collaboration with the Centre for Democracy and Peace Building which covered campaigning best practices on the platform.
Fourth Data Story: People seeking asylum in Northern Ireland
2 Oct 2015Bob Harper Detail DataPolicy
Almost 500 refugees, a record number, from countries across the world are currently seeking asylum in Northern Ireland.
Public perceptions of charities, using open data
1 Oct 2015Bob Harper Detail DataOpen Data, Policy
One of the many benefits of Open Data is that users are free to combine and explore similarities between overlapping datasets.
Proposed new accounting regulations will affect ALL charities
14 Sep 2015Denise Copeland Charity RegulationCharity Regulation, Policy
New rules for the accounting, audit and reporting of all charities are currently being consulted on. These proposed new rules will have an impact on every charity, especially small to medium sized charities.
