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| Cyber Security Guide - Managing | Resource | Like any security process, cybersecurity will need to be maintained. This section will provide some straightforward guidance to help with that, including how to get insurance and how to make sure your board has proper oversight. | Published |
| Cyber Security Guide - Actions | Resource | By following the tips on this page, you can make your organisation’s cybersecurity robust. | Published |
| Cyber Security Guide - Introduction | Resource | NICVA’s starter cybersecurity guide is easy to follow for anyone. It is designed to help any organisation, big or small, become cybersecure from a standing start. The changes you need to make should be quick and free of stress. | Published |
| DfC: Covid Recovery Programme for Organisations 2022 | Article | The Department for Communities (DfC) launch Covid Recovery Programme for Organisations to reduce or remove operating deficits, which have arisen in the 2021/22 financial year because of the pandemic. | Draft |
| All-Island initiative launched to help communities tackle shared challenges | Article | 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. | Published |
| Sir Kenneth Branagh, NICVA President’s first stop, North Belfast. | Article | 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. | Published |
| NICVA Raises Deep Concerns About the UK Internal Market Bill’s Impact on Future Peace and Prosperity in Northern Ireland | Article | NICVA is extremely concerned about the potential impact of the proposed UK Internal Market Bill on the future peace, stability, and economic well-being of people in Northern Ireland. | Draft |
| Anne Moore, Rest in Peace | Article | The Executive Committee and staff of NICVA are very sorry to hear of the death of their fellow Executive Committee member Anne Moore. | Draft |
| NICVA welcomes Charity Fund announcement by Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey | Article | Seamus McAleavey, Chief Executive of NICVA welcomed the DfC Minister’s announcement today on the £15.5m Charity Fund support package. | Draft |
| DfC COVID-19 Community Response Plan | Article | The Department for Communities has produced a COVID-19 Community Response Plan which summarises the range of actions being taken forward by the Department and its partners to enable the community response on the ground to COVID-19. | Draft |
| National Emergencies Trust launches appeal to help Civic Society support those affected by the Coronavirus outbreak | Article | The National Emergencies Trust has today launched an appeal to raise funds to help local charities support those individuals suffering hardship as a result of the coronavirus outbreak. | Draft |
| NICVA's advice on Managing the Impact of Coronavirus | Article | Regularly updated information for organisations managing the impact of the Coronavirus | Draft |
| NICVA welcomes progress and new Northern Ireland Executive | Article | NICVA welcomes the positive outcome of the Northern Ireland Talks process and the formation of a new Executive. | Draft |
| Data Protection Animation Series: Data Sharing | Article | Our fifth and final Data Protection Animation Series video looks at what should be considered when sharing data with others or using the services of a data processor. | Published |
| Payscales 2018 - 2020 | Article | [Update: check payscales for 2020/2021 here ] The payscales for 2018 - 2020 have been updated to reflect the changes to the NJC pay spine for 2019/20. | Published |
| Lyra McKee Journalist killed doing her job | Article | NICVA is appalled to learn of the senseless murder of Lyra McKee. Lyra was a great journalist interested in people and was making a positive contribution to society unlike her killers. | Draft |
| Welfare Reform Mitigations: Less than 1 year to cliffedge | Article | Advice NI and NICVA are warning that, with less than a year to go before Welfare Reform Mitigation runs out, thousands of vulnerable people across Northern Ireland may be facing a substantial drop in income and even eviction. | Draft |
| Data Protection Animation Series: Personal Data Breaches | Article | The third of our five GDPR animation videos covers personal data breaches. It's important to be able to recognise, react to and report data breaches. | Published |
| GDPR Animation Series | Resource | We'll be launching a new animation over the first five months of 2019 on a different data protection topic. Stay tuned to this blog and NICVA Enews for more! | Published |
| Data Protection Animation Series: Subject Access Requests | Article | The second of our five GDPR animation videos looks at how the right of access applies, and how you should respond to a Subject Access Request. | Published |
| Data Protection Animation Series: What is personal data? | Article | The first in our series of five GDPR animation videos introduces the concept of personal data, helping you to recognise where you have obligations under data protection laws. | Published |
| Time almost up to avoid No Deal disaster for NI society | Article | With the UK scheduled to leave the European Union in 12 weeks and less than a month left to agree a deal that the EU can ratify, society and services in NI could be on the receiving end of the worst consequences of a no deal. | Draft |
| #NICVAPeople - a minute with Dr Helena Mc Elhinney | Article | This month's #NICVAPeople interview is with Dr Helena Mc Elhinney. | Draft |
| The Priority for Northern Ireland must be to avoid a no deal outcome - Joint letter from Voluntary, Community, Environment and Rural sector | Article | NICVA joined with Rural Community Network and Nature Matters NI to issue the following joint letter welcoming the progress made in the draft UK Withdrawal Agreement. | Draft |
| Share your photos on #NICVA80 | Article | We're looking for your help to build a snapshot of voluntary action, community development and charity work in 2018. | Draft |
| #NICVAPeople - a minute with Bob Harper | Article | The third #NICVAPeople interview is with Bob Harper. | Draft |
| Northern Ireland Health Transformation Process: an Update on progress from the Department for Health | Article | On 25 October 2016, the then Minister of Health, Michelle O’Neill launched “Health and Wellbeing 2026: Delivering Together”. | Draft |
| Business and civic society make urgent appeal to local politicians | Article | During the month of April nineteen years ago, people across Northern Ireland were presented with an amazing agreement which would deliver a path for peace and prosperity in the years ahead. | Draft |
| Collaboration and Partnership Support – an End and a Beginning | Article | Collaboration support for the voluntary and community sector in Northern Ireland enters a new phase this week – with an end and a beginning. | Draft |
| Breakthrough in Funding Crisis | Article | NICVA met last night with the Head of the Northern Ireland Civil Service Sir Malcolm McKibben, Permanent Secretaries David Sterling DoF, Leo O’Reilly DfC, Nick Perry DoJ, Noel Lavery DAERA and Deputy Secretaries from the other Departments. | Draft |
| Five key messages as Brexit negotiations go live | Article | As the UK triggers Article 50 to begin Brexit negotiations, we still have no Northern Ireland government to represent our interests, and no clear position put forward in these negotiations. | Draft |
| No government, no budget - Budget uncertainty and instability already hitting voluntary and community sector | Article | NICVA's Funding Watch survey shows consequences of political uncertainty and lack of an agreed budget is already impacting on services provided by the voluntary and community sector. | Draft |
| Funding Watch Survey shows budget uncertainty already hitting sector | Article | Last month we launched a ‘Funding Watch’ survey to assess how the current political uncertainty and lack of a budget for 17/18 was affecting organisations in the sector. | Draft |
| NI Assembly Election: Business and Civic Society call for compromise and respect | Article | A broad range of organisations in Northern Ireland, including NICVA, have come together to articulate their views to political parties before the election. | Draft |
| Brexit – How will it affect you? | Article | The terms under which the UK will leave the European Union following last year’s EU referendum result will impact on a huge range of areas of public life and, by extension, on a huge range of the sector’s activities and areas of concern. | Draft |
| Future Funding Watch – Calling for evidence from the sector | Article | Less than two years after NICVA’s 2015 Cutswatch campaign, we may be facing into yet another funding crisis for the community and voluntary sector. | Draft |
| Political Developments and the Northern Ireland Budget 2017/18 | Article | Speaking in response to the resignation of the deputy First Minister yesterday, NICVA Chief Executive Seamus McAleavey said: | Draft |
| NICVA Update on EU Referendum. | Article | An update on Brexit for the Northern Ireland voluntary and community sector. | Draft |
| NICVA Chief Executive urges members to vote to REMAIN in the EU | Article | The Chief Executive of the Northern Ireland Council for Voluntary Action (NICVA) has written to its members urging them to vote Remain in the upcoming EU referendum. | Draft |
| Charities claim £5.5m for good causes threatened by rates row | Article | Thirteen charities warned today that a hike in charity shop rates in Northern Ireland could mean they would have £5.5m less to spend on the most vulnerable. | Draft |
| BIG Lottery Funding could be slashed by Government in Comprehensive Spending Review | Article | There are strong indications that John Whittingdale MP, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sports has proposed slashing BIG Lottery funding by as much as 40%. | Draft |
| Sector Matters Supports Charity Trustees | Article | Over the past 8 years Sector Matter’s, NICVA’s social enterprise business, has worked with Trustees helping them meet their duties and responsibilities. | Draft |
| Concordia responds to current political crisis | Article | Press statement issued by Concordia, representing CBI Northern Ireland, Irish Congress of Trade Unions, NICVA, and Ulster Farmers’ Union. | Draft |
| Review of HSC Commissioning Arrangements | Article | In January the previous Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety announced a review of the arrangements for commissioning health and social care services in Northern Ireland. The terms of reference for the review are attached. | Draft |
| Winding up and closure services which help create a legacy | Article | The sustained financial pressures on our sector have unfortunately led to more organisations having to consider winding up or closure. | Draft |
| NICVA Celebrates Success | Article | Over forty people attended NICVA’s Certificate Presentation on Friday, 24 April 2015, celebrating the work of more than a hundred participants who completed accredited qualifications over the last year. | Draft |
| Diversity in Volunteering Survey | Article | In conjunction with DSD we are asking volunteers to complete a short survey to ensure that volunteering opportunities are open to everyone. | Draft |
| Food Bank Donations Needed | Article | NICVA are participating as a collection point for a North Belfast food bank to help local people in food crisis. | Draft |
| Protecting the voluntary and community sector from disproportate cuts | Article | Voluntary and community organisations with funding relationships with government are asked to feedback to NICVA, as soon as possible, any information on funding cuts they are advised about. | Draft |
| NICVA Calls for Full Debate on Welfare Reform Bill | Article | NICVA is calling for the Northern Ireland Executive to agree its position on the Welfare Reform Bill and have it tabled in the Assembly for a full open debate. | Draft |