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| NICVA supports ‘Ending the Harm’ public awareness campaign | Article | NICVA is lending it's support to a new hard-hitting public awareness campaign, focusing on how paramilitary gangs use illegal money lending as a means to control and exploit vulnerable people. | Draft |
| Developing our approaches to blended working | Article | None of us could have predicted the impact COVID-19 would have on every area of our lives. | Draft |
| Executive allocates additional Covid funding support | Article | The Executive has agreed almost £220 million of Covid funding to support the social recovery from Covid. The health service, education, the arts, charities and sports organisations are among the beneficiaries. | Draft |
| Launch of third call for applications to the NI European Social Fund (ESF) Programme 2014-2020 | Article | The Department for the Economy is launching a new Call for funding for an initial 12 month period from April 2022. This will be the 3rd and final call for funding under the programme. | Draft |
| NICVA meet Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey to discuss Manifesto for Change | Article | NICVA met with the Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey on Tuesday 11 May 2021 to discuss the Manifesto for Change. | Draft |
| Job Start scheme - a guide for employers | Article | JobStart is a new employer incentive scheme from the Department for Communities that will help young people at risk of long term unemployment to get into the job market by providing government funding for employers to create job opportunities. | Published |
| Two free services that will help improve cyber security | Article | 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. | Published |
| Minister Hargey provides more opportunities for local voluntary groups and clubs to raise vital funds | Article | Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey is changing legislation to enable local voluntary groups and clubs to raise vital funds by selling tickets online. | Published |
| First Dormant Accounts Fund NI grants awarded | Article | A faith-based charity, an Irish language and cultural organisation and a theatre company are the first organisations to be awarded grants from The Dormant Accounts Fund NI. | Draft |
| Reflections on the Fundraising Regulator’s Annual event and future opportunities for collaboration | Article | Joanne McDowell, Northern Ireland Manager at the Fundraising Regulator reflects on the Fundraising Regulator’s recent Annual Event and collaborative work in Northern Ireland to promote, adapt and continue to build best practice in fundraising. | Published |
| Northern Ireland has highest levels of trust in charities, across the UK and Ireland | Article | Public trust and confidence in charities is higher in Northern Ireland than in Great Britain and the Republic of Ireland, research released by the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland has revealed. | Published |
| Shared Island Dialogue: Civil society cooperation key to addressing all-island challenges | Article | The Wheel and NICVA, the representative bodies for the community and voluntary sectors in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, today called for greater collaboration between civil society organisations across the island. | Published |
| Giving to charities drops amid Covid pandemic | Article | People in Northern Ireland gave significantly less to charity during the last 12 months compared to the same period in 2019. That’s according to new research from NICVA into charitable giving in Northern Ireland. | Published |
| Introducing CommunityNI’s new features | Article | NICVA’s online platform, CommunityNI is launching two new features to help widen access to services and better meet the needs of communities. | Published |
| Communities Minister announces release of £7.5 million to support charities | Article | Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey has announced the release of over £7.5 million of awards to support charities facing financial difficulty as a result of the pandemic. | Draft |
| NICVA supports Distance Aware campaign | Article | In the fight against Coronavirus, maintaining social distancing is everyone’s responsibility. | Draft |
| Accelerator Programme empowers voluntary sector | Article | Margaret Connolly from Monkstown Village Initiatives explains how she has benefited from the new skills and relationships she gained through taking part in the Accelerator programme. | Draft |
| Podcast: Capacity building in the Third sector | Article | Siofra Healy, Director of Philanthropy at the Community Foundation for NI and Sandra Bailie, Head of Organisational Development at NICVA discuss the capacity programme and the need for more of similar programmes to grow capacity in the sector. | Published |
| Rehabilitation of Offenders – Consultation | Article | DoJ has launched a consultation on proposals to reform rehabilitation periods in Northern Ireland. | Draft |
| Communities Minister reopens Voluntary, Community and Social Economy Sector Covid Recovery Fund | Article | Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey has today announced the opening of a second phase, worth £1m of the Voluntary, Community and Social Economy Sector (VCSE) Covid Recovery Fund. | Draft |
| Department for Communities Covid-19 support | Article | Information on the support and services available through the Department for Communities to individuals impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. | Draft |
| Dormant Accounts Fund NI now open | Article | The Dormant Accounts Fund NI is now open. This programme will support the VCSE sector in Northern Ireland to be more resilient and prepared for the future by funding activity that increases long term capacity and sustainability. | Draft |
| VCSE COVID Recovery Fund reopening for applications January 2021 | Article | The Department for Communities are reopening the Voluntary, Community and Social Economy (VCSE) COVID Recovery Fund for applications on 18 January 2021. | Draft |
| GP COVID-19 vaccination roll-out | Article | GP practices will start rolling out the free COVID-19 vaccination programme from today, Monday 4th January 2021. | Draft |
| NICVA launches Community Wellbeing and Resilience Programme | Article | NICVA has launched a new support package for community and voluntary sector staff and volunteers working on the frontline of the coronavirus response. | Draft |
| Finance Minister launches £20.5 million Dormant Accounts Fund | Article | Finance Minister, Conor Murphy today launched the £20.5 million Dormant Accounts Fund which will provide vital funding to the voluntary, community and social enterprise sectors. | Draft |
| Sir Kenneth Branagh opens NICVA's 82nd AGM | Article | For the first time, NICVA held its AGM virtually with members joining us to hear how we have been supporting the sector and a special welcome address from Honorary President, Sir Kenneth Branagh. | Published |
| Ní Chuilín announces £11.7million support for charities | Article | Communities Minister Carál Ní Chuilín has announced a second phase of the Covid-19 Charities Fund. | Draft |
| Preparing to Tender - webinar recording and resources | Article | On 3 December Úna McKernan from NICVA delivered a webinar on Preparing to Tender as part of the CFNI Accelerator programme funded by Department for Communities (DfC). | Published |
| £25m Sport Sustainability Fund launches | Article | Communities Minister Carál Ní Chuilín has announced that the £25M Sports Sustainability Fund is opening today (4 December). | Draft |
| QUB Students available for internship or placement opportunities | Article | Level 3 QUB politics students are keen to gain first hand experience in the voluntary and community sector. Would your organisation be interested in hosting some of them in January 2021? | Published |
| £3.3million Voluntary, Community and Social Economy Sector Covid Recovery Fund launched | Article | The Voluntary, Community and Social Economy Sector (VCSE) Covid Recovery Fund has been launched today to help the sector to safely deliver essential services during the Covid-19 crisis. | Draft |
| Civil society urges Chancellor to urgently make job scheme fit for purpose | Article | A coalition of civil society leaders has written to Rishi Sunak to urge him to develop a Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) fit for purpose for social change organisations. | Draft |
| Funding announced for culture, languages, arts and heritage sectors | Article | Communities Minister Carál Ní Chuilín has given the green light for further financial support to be released to support the culture, language, arts and heritage sectors. | Draft |
| Public Appointment: National Lottery Community Fund - Chair of Northern Ireland Funding Committee | Article | Applications are sought for a new chair of the Northern Ireland Committee, who will also sit as a member of The National Lottery Community Fund Board | Draft |
| £100,000 grants scheme for community led road safety initiatives launches | Article | Infrastructure Minister Nichola Mallon has launched the 2020/21 Road Safety Grant Scheme which offers individuals and community groups an opportunity to apply for funding of up to £10,000 to develop and deliver local road safety initiatives. | Draft |
| Help ‘StopCOVID’ in its tracks | Article | Since going live the ‘StopCOVID NI’ app has had over 250,000 downloads and NICVA is now urging those who already have the app to share it with family and friends. | Draft |
| StopCOVID NI mobile app launched | Article | Northern Ireland’s Health service has launched this mobile phone App to help ‘contact tracing’ of people potentially infected by the virus. It is a major aid in the battle to control the spread and stop a return to lockdown. | Draft |
| Charities urged to apply for emergency funding | Article | Seamus McAleavey, NICVA Chief Executive welcomes the Communities Minister's announcement today on the reopening of the COVID-19 Charities Fund and the further opportunity for organisations to access help. | Draft |
| HR mentoring support for small charities – CIPD offer to NICVA members | Article | Navigating through the workplace and people challenges caused by Covid-19 can be difficult. This is particularly the case for small charities – many of whom have either a limited or no HR function. | Draft |
| Support for childcare during COVID19 | Article | Childcare has been a critical issue throughout the COVID19 pandemic. | Draft |
| Keeping Well at Home booklet launched | Article | Age Friendly Network NI and the Public Health Agency have produced a 'Keeping Well at Home' booklet for older people who are digitally excluded while self-isolating during COVID-19. | Draft |
| The impact of COVID-19 on carers in Northern Ireland | Article | A statement by the Coalition of Carers Organisations NI. | Draft |
| £15.5m fund to support charity sector during COVID-19 crisis to open on Monday | Article | Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey MLA has said a £15.5million COVID-19 Charities Fund to help local charities facing financial difficulties as a result of the current public health emergency, will open on Monday 15 June. | Draft |
| Featured member - Trans Pride NI | Article | On the 31st of May and 1st of June 2019 history will be made, when the first multi-event Trans Pride NI Festival takes place, celebrating gender diversity and transgender people at events in Belfast city centre. | Draft |
| Double Check Your Annual Reporting Documents, Warns Charity Regulator | Article | Charity bank statements, instructions on how to play Bridge and a grant application are just some of the unexpected information submitted to Northern Ireland’s charity regulator under the annual reporting programme, it has been revealed. | Draft |
| Department of Health extends deadlines for consultations to 19 July 2019 | Article | The Department of Health has extended the public consultation process on proposals to reshape stroke services and breast assessment. | Draft |
| Health summit planned on the review of urgent and emergency care | Article | A Health service summit is to be held on the future shape of urgent and emergency care in N Ireland. | Draft |
| JustGiving drops platform fees for UK charities | Article | JustGiving, the online giving platform, is removing fees from all fundraising campaigns and charitable donations in the UK from today (26 March 2019). | Draft |
| Could your charity benefit from an intern? | Article | We have teamed up with Queen’s University Belfast to launch a specific call to voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations in a position to offer short internships to QUB students over the summer. | Published |