Pioneering mental health charity puts lived experiences at the heart of new brand
Penumbra has a new tagline – Your Journey. Your Way.
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Penumbra has a new tagline – Your Journey. Your Way.
Read moreWe can’t talk a good game on the international stage and fail to deliver at home. We must give and
Read moreDivergent Influencers will hold conference this week
Read moreThe 2021 pay offer of 1.75% has been agreed with Unison and GMB unions.
Read moreAs well as raising awareness, Purple Friday aims to raise £20,000 towards the LGBT Youth Scotland’s services
Read moreWar is beginning to pay heavy toll on innocent lives
Read more“A real ban on fox hunting is something that the Scottish people overwhelmingly support.”
Read moreWe’ve just re-launched the Volunteering Wales grant scheme for projects that will support positive volunteering experience, tackle barriers to volunteering
Read morePlanned day was set to emulate major fundraisers like Comic Relief
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Read moreSave the Children is calling on all parties to agree to an immediate cessation of hostilities
Read moreWith the absence of a functioning Executive, we are in a further period of damaging inertia. Important decisions legally cannot
Read moreBelfast Met are providing an opportunity for voluntary, community, charities and social enterprises to attend a five day Cisco Cybersecurity Essentials
Read moreOn the 5 May 2022, Northern Ireland will head to the polls to elect a new cohort of MLAs for
Read moreNICVA has submitted a response to the Department for Communities consultation on the draft code of practice for gambling operators
Read moreWelcome to February’s volunteering round-up, with the latest sector updates and training opportunities. Vision for Volunteering launch The Vision for Volunteering is
Read moreHouse prices contributed to strong performance from legacies
Read moreCost of living increases is making life worse for those with cancer
Read moreNICVA issued a statement today to reflect the concern that members have expressed regarding the continuation of critical services funded
Read moreKids Company report This month saw the publication of the long-awaited Charity Commission report into the closure of Kids Company,
Read moreThe Scottish Attainment Challenge was launched in 2015.
Read moreThe ex-MSP will replace the outgoing Rob Hayward having been a member of the committee since 2020.
Read moreOne of the biggest fundraisers of the year
Read moreMore sensitive language needed to communicate with, and about, people impacted by crime
Read moreThe Good Food Nation Bill would see public bodies produce good food nation plans to support social and economic wellbeing
Read moreCharities from across the country underlined their opposition to the proposed legislation ahead of a Holyrood debate.
Read moreIn some areas 14 per cent of people saying they worry about running out of food.
Read moreThe news comes as the energy price cap is set to increase by £693 in April.
Read moreMinisters are under pressure to end the involvement of multinational consultants in setting up the public service
Read moreGarden has evolved into a place of safety
Read moreAlasdair McKee takes over from Rani Dhanda at PAIH
Read moreRight wing politicians’ attempts to silence charities has backfired
Read moreThe right to live in their own community will be prioritised
Read moreGlobal inequality of healthcare laid bare in report
Read moreCitizens Advice Scotland (CAS) has said an overhaul to Scotland’s housing policy should be at the forefront of attempts to
Read moreJoseph Rowntree Charitable Trust, whose programmes include supporting the ongoing transformation of the Northern Ireland conflict, announces closure of its autumn round.
Read moreMicrosoft are ending their donation programme for on-premises licenses on 25 March 2022. Charities using on-premise Microsoft software should take
Read moreThis round-up will help you to stay informed about our influencing work, and any government policy and funding announcements. For
Read moreAnnie Gunner Logan has led CCPS for more than 20 years
Read moreScottish Women’s Aid found victims of domestic violence rarely have control of their own money
Read moreAge Scotland surveyed over 50s across Scotland on their views of the policy
Read moreHave you budgeted for the increase to National Insurance contributions which will take effect from 6 April 2022?
Read moreAn overwhelming majority of workers in the energy sector support the proposal.
Read moreHundreds support ‘impossible dream’ in south of Scotland – but there’s still a long way to go
Read moreIn May 2019, the Scottish Government declared a climate emergency and has pledged to drastically reduce emissions from Scotland.
Read moreThe guidance says that trans men and trans women can answer the sex question in line with how they live
Read moreVoluntary organisations are in a unique position to help people all over Wales have their say on the future of
Read moreLast week, the Charity Commission published its long-awaited report into the closure of Kids Company, six years after the charity
Read moreAims to establish one million trees by 2023
Read moreCare should not be funded by companies whose products maim and kill
Read moreEvery Scot is responsible for 18.4 tonnes of waste materials every year
Read moreCharity is refurbishing old computers donated by the public to supply schools
Read moreMary’s Meals is already feeding around 70,000 hungry children every school day in South Sudan.
Read moreThe Charities Bill 2021 has progressed through the various stages of the Assembly and is now waiting Royal Assent.
Read moreAnnual reporting for all registered charities will soon be reinstated when the Charities Bill becomes legislation.
Read moreThe project In summer 2021 the evaluation team at NCVO received an invite to tender from FareShare, to evaluate their
Read moreCash will be given to innovative projects seeking to create new opportunities for large-scale nature restoration
Read moreFor families subject to the benefit cap, the loss will be even greater.
Read moreA new pilot scheme will offer financial support to budding Welsh social businesses to get trading or investment ready, plus
Read moreThe UK Shared Prosperity Fund (SPF) was first mentioned in the 2017 Conservative Party manifesto. It was designed to replace
Read morePolicy is outdated and unfair
Read moreMany would need to leave work and claim benefits to afford accommodation
Read more“There really hasn’t been a better time to join the environmental movement to ensure we leave a long-lasting legacy for
Read moreThis month we take a look at the cost of living crisis
Read moreTrustees should have acted sooner to improve financial stability
Read moreThousands in Yemen have died from aircraft and arms supplied by BAE Systems
Read moreNICVA welcomes the proposal in Conor Murphy’s Assembly budget statement for a way to close the current match-funding gap faced by
Read moreFree, one-hour fundraising advice clinics for NICVA members to discuss their fundraising needs.
Read moreOn Thursday the Scottish Government announced a package of support, including a payment to some households across Scotland to tackle
Read moreAfter a decade of supporting voluntary organisations to improve their impact practice, the UK-wide initiative Inspiring Impact will close in
Read moreAlex Fox is chief executive of Mayday Trust. You can join Alex at the Lifting the Lid on PTS: Strengths-Based
Read moreGot something to share with voluntary organisations in Wales? gofod3 – Wales’ space for the voluntary sector – is back.
Read moreWe’re currently looking for a ‘Payroll and Finance Officer’ and ‘European Finance Manager’ to join our brilliant finance team. Find
Read moreKey findings include 74 per cent of organisations are struggling with staff capacity to deliver services.
Read moreToo often it is left to employees to make flexible working work
Read more“There needs to be certain funding in place, direct funding from the Home Office, on a partnership basis.”
Read moreThe warning comes amid increasing concerns about household finances.
Read moreBrenda McMullan, Executive Director of the Halifax Foundation for Northern Ireland reflects on the past two years.
Read moreIn December 2021 NICVA hosted the #Digitalfundraising series, consisting of 6 webinars. This article provides the webinar recordings and resources
Read moreVoluntary organisations in Wales are being called on to take part in the 2022 Charity Property Matters Survey. The COVID-19
Read moreThe findings come after it was announced that April’s energy price cap rise is set to add £693 to average
Read moreAccounts are being examined by the Charity Commission
Read moreLast year, the Assembly set out 16 goals and 81 recommendations for how Scotland should tackle the climate emergency in
Read moreAmbitious fundraising project is underway
Read moreThe charity, formerly known as Highland Children & Young People’s Forum, has rebranded after more than 20 years.
Read more“The UK’s energy system is fundamentally broken and this is clear evidence that it doesn’t work for people or the
Read morePermanent Part Time Receptionist (3 days per week Wednesday, Thursday & Friday)
Read moreThe Levelling Up white paper was published last week, alongside the government’s response to the Kruger report on civil society.
Read moreSupport to get women back into work
Read moreThe charity’s CEO, Tressa Burke, said the campaigner was a warrior for disabled people.
Read more“Extending the immigration health surcharge exemption to international volunteers would be an important step in the right direction”.
Read moreCaptain Tom Foundation has £700,000 unspent donations
Read moreAverage-earning families can’t cope with spiralling household expenses
Read moreResearch looked at charities in the broadest possible sense – including private schools and universities
Read moreScots struggling with their rising energy bills have been urged to seek out the help of experts as the cost
Read moreManifesto highlights the attainment gap between schoolchildren with sight loss and their peers
Read moreTaliban will never change from their murderous regime they say
Read moreThe charity has went from strength to strength
Read moreShe will take up the position in May
Read moreThe Department for Communities is undertaking a consultation on the introduction of a Code of Practice for gambling operators, ie
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