Sandra Bailie

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Title	Type	Summary
CAF Coronavirus Emergency Fund	Article	In this time of national crisis, CAF has launched this rapid response Fund to help smaller charitable organisations affected by the impact of COVID 19.	Draft
Fundraising advice and resources COVID-19	Resource	A list of useful guidance, resources and links to websites to help you during this difficult time	Published
Statements from key trusts & foundations on their COVID-19 responses	Article	Many funders have demonstrated flexibility during this time. Some with extra funding, others with allowing grant variations.  Below are links to statements by individual funders on how they are tackling COVID-19.	Published
Let’s #HelpEachOther: Volunteering to Support Covid-19	Article	Update from Volunteer Now on how they continue to encourage and support volunteering during this challenging time. Lots of useful resources and advice.	Draft
Volunteering and keeping adults safe	Article	Volunteer Now have produced some really useful guidance on volunteering during COVID 19	Draft
Halifax Foundation response to COVID-19	Article	The Halifax Foundation NI board have decided to focus on their small and medium grants over the coming months in direct response to COVID-19.	Draft
Working from home - checklist and tips	Article	Moving office staff to homeworking is going to offer new challenges. This article gives some practical advice.	Published
Ambitious partnerships	Article	Business in The Community held a Charity and Business Partnership event on 27 February 2020. Jonathan Andrews from Remarkable Partnerships was the speaker and gave us lots of tips on how to develop ambitious partnerships with business.	Draft
Providing effective support to your volunteers	Article	Providing support to our volunteers through developing a positive culture, listening to their feedback and giving constructive feedback is essential to helping them do a good job and feel valued.	Draft
Improving your communication skills with NICVA and Bespoke Communications	Article	We can help you effectively communicate the difference that you make through our new improved Communications Series in 2020 in partnership with Bespoke Communications.	Draft
New series of cyber security sessions funded by The Halifax Foundation	Article	A big thank you to The Halifax Foundation who have funded our new cyber security workshops. NICVA has teamed up with industry experts to provide these tailored cyber security sessions.	Draft
NICVA here to help Trustees all year round	Article	NICVA is celebrating Trustees' week this week. We want to recognise and value the important and yet often unnoticed work that Trustees do across Northern Ireland to lead organisations and ensure that they are well governed.	Draft
The difference TQUK has made	Article	Over the years many people have completed NICVA's TQUK level 3 Award in Training and Education. We contacted a few of them to ask them what they enjoyed and how they have used what they learnt on the course.	Draft
The difference the ILM Level 5 Diploma has made	Article	We asked two of our ILM level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management students from last year to tell us what they enjoyed most about the course and the difference it has made to them and their organisation.	Draft
Look to NICVA to meet your training needs	Article	September is approaching, we are thinking about “back to school” - are you thinking about your own learning and development needs in the next few months?	Draft
Impact of East Belfast Community Capacity and Leadership Programme	Article	NICVA was delighted to complete delivery of the East Belfast Community Capacity and Leadership Programme on 30 April 2019 with targets exceeded and excellent feedback from the East Belfast groups and organisations who took part.	Published
NICVA receives NI Diversity and Inclusion Charter Mark	Article	NICVA is delighted to be the first charity in NI to receive the NI Diversity and Inclusion Charter Mark. This demonstrates that we are committed to diversity and inclusion and have developed and implemented practices to support this.	Published
Impact at the heart of annual reporting	Resource	This resource outlines the importance of demonstrating impact in our reporting, how to get the most out of reporting, what you need to do to embed impact, as well as signposting to a range of useful resources.	Published
NICVA invites new associates to join the team	Article	NICVA works to help to build the capacity of organisations in the voluntary and community sector to be resilient and robust to respond to the challenge of change. We do this through practical support, information, advice and training.	Draft
Take time to celebrate your volunteers	Article	In this Volunteers’ Week 2019 we want to recognise, celebrate and thank all of the volunteers in Northern Ireland.	Draft
ILM level 7 delivery team ready to go	Article	NICVA is delighted to be working with a strong, experienced delivery team for its first ILM level 7 Award in Leadership and Management. The programme has been developed specifically for the Voluntary and Community Sector in Northern Ireland.	Draft
Celebrating success in East Belfast	Article	On 2 April NICVA joined with over 40 participants from the East Belfast Community Capacity and Leadership Programme to celebrate all that had been achieved and look to the future.	Published
Protecting Data when Home Working in Northern Ireland - NEW eLearning course just launched	Article	Legal Island’s eLearning training has now been used by over 35,000 Northern Ireland-based employees in top public, private and third sector organisations.	Draft
Gift Aid and Making tax digital	Article	From 6 April there will be an increase in the Gift Aid Small Donations Scheme and 1 April sees the introduction of Making Tax Digital (MTD) reporting requirements.	Draft
NICVA celebrates its learners	Article	On Friday 22 March we recognised and celebrated the achievement of our learners who gained ILM and TQUK qualifications. It was also a great chance to hear how their learning had impacted on their work.	Draft
Free webinars for NICVA members 2020	Article	NICVA is continuing to offer free webinars on a variety of topics to all members. We would love you to get in touch to let us know what other webinars you would like us to deliver.	Draft
Learning from the members' day- building resilience and managing risk	Article	It was great to see over 80 members at the Building resilience and managing risk members' event on 12 November in NICVA. It gave us the opportunity to network and learn from the experts to improve our organisations.	Draft
ILM level 7 Award in Leadership and Management	Article	We have updated our ILM level 7 Award and excited to bring more learning support to this programme with Action learning sets and assignment support to help get the most out of the learning.	Draft
NICVA response to FR consultation on Fundraising Code	Article	The Fundraising Regulator is consulting on changes to The Code fo Fundraising Practice until 16 November. The intention is to make The Code more accessible, clearer and easier to use.	Published
Raising funds through Legacies	Article	As one of our series of guest blogs we asked Eimear McCooey, chair of Will to Give, to tell us about raising funds through legacies and promoting leaving a charitable gift in your will.	Draft
First NICVA online learner receives his ILM certificate	Article	We are delighted that Patrick Anderson, Training and Education Officer with AWARE has been awarded his well deserved ILM Level 3 Award in Leadership and Management. Well done Patrick!	Draft
The Fundraising Regulator wants to hear your views	Article	The Fundraising Regulator (FR) held a information and consultation event in NICVA to talk about the changes to the Code of Fundraising Practice and to hear the views of voluntary and community organisations in NI.	Published
Benefits of a coaching approach to managing people.	Article	Ever thought of using coaching and mentoring as a way of developing and managing your staff/volunteers? Coaching and mentoring can increase staff/volunteer effectiveness and improve organisational performance.	Published
Great discount for NICVA members on NICVA training	Article	All NICVA members benefit from 30% discount on all training -this includes our new online ILM courses, TQUK and ILM courses, full day and half day training sessions. In some cases this is a saving of £400 per person.	Draft
Useful resources from the Fundraising Regulation Seminar	Article	There was a full house in NICVA for the fundraising regulation seminar on 12 June with Stephen Dunmore CEO of the Fundraising Regulator.	Published
First learners complete online Coaching and Mentoring training	Article	We are delighted our first 20 learners have completed the online learning part of their ILM training from March to May through our partnership with Global Management Academy, with another 20 currently participating in online courses.	Draft
Data Protection - guidance and support	Article	NICVA has been working closely with the Information Commissioners Office (ICO) to help inform the sector about and prepare the sector for the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) taking effect from 25 May 2018.	Draft
Practical GDPR guidance from Fundraising Regulator and IOF	Article	NICVA welcomes the joint guidance on GDPR released by Institute of Fundraising (IoF) and the Fundraising Regulator (FR) and reviewed and co-badged by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).	Published
NICVA's online training options	Article	NICVA's partnership with Global Management Academy offers online courses in a range of topics and is going from strength to strength. In the first year from March 2018 to March 2019 we had 86 online learners.	Draft
Opportunities through the Social Innovation Programme	Article	The Social Innovation workshops provide a great opportunity for an overview of what is on offer through Phase 2 of the Social Innovation Programme, as well as to discuss innovation and practice the design thinking process.	Draft
Leadership in communities - why it matters	Article	To mark the launch of the new East Belfast Community Capacity and Leadership Programme, NICVA's Head of Organisational Development, Sandra Bailie, reflects on why effective leadership is of crucial importance.	Draft
New programme in East Belfast	Article	NICVA is pleased to be the lead partner delivering the East Belfast Community Capacity & Leadership Programme.	Draft
Guest Post: Introduction to The Fundraising Regulator (FR)	Article	This is the first in a series of blogs from The Fundraising Regulator. The first one, by Stephen Dunmore Chief Executive of the FR, is an introduction to the Fundraising Regulator, an update on what has been happening and plans for the future.	Published
Reflecting on five and a half years of the development and support for the connecting older people programme	Article	From October 2011 until March 2017 NICVA has had the privilege of working with the 65 BIG Lottery Fund Reaching Out - Connecting Older People programme grant holders.	Draft
Communicating Impact	Article	How can you effectively communicate the difference that you make? You collect information about the impact you make and analyse it, but sometimes it is a challenge to communicate it well to all your audiences.	Draft
Fundraising Regulator to oversee Charity Fundraising In Northern Ireland	Article	NICVA is pleased to announce it has invited the Fundraising Regulator to oversee and regulate fundraising in Northern Ireland.	Published
The Journey of Fundraising Regulation in NI	Article	Since September 2016 we have been consulting with the NI sector and we are pleased to announce that the Fundraising Regulator now has responsibility for fundraising regulation in NI.	Published
Volunteers' week 2017	Article	Volunteers’ Week 1-7 June  is a great way to celebrate the difference volunteers make to every community across the country.	Draft
Recognising your volunteers	Resource	It is vitally important that we recognise all the work that volunteers do – they are often the “life-blood” in our organisations. In the same way as donors give of their money, volunteers give of their time and we want to thank them for all that they do.	Published
New development opportunities	Article	The development of our staff and volunteers is key to the success of our organisations and providing effective services. Those that participate on our programmes tell us that the skills and confidence gained make a real difference.	Draft