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CARETAKER CA/07/22

28th July 2022 admin

NICVA requires a Caretaker to join our busy team, on a part-time basis (28 hours per week). Closing date: 12noon, Thursday 4

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Transformation Leadership Programme Participant Story- Ciana Bradley West Belfast

23rd July 2022 admin

Ciana Bradley from West Belfast Partnership Board participated in the West Belfast TLP course in June 2022. The participants were from the

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NICVA 

Growing talent through apprenticeships

21st July 2022 admin

This blog from Richard Kirk, CEO of Workplus gives an overview of how apprenticeships can work for you in your organisation,

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NICVA 

Latest on the UK Shared Prosperity NI Programme – Update from Dept for Levelling Up

16th July 2022 admin

The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC), has just released an update on the process and timetable for

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NICVA 

Guest Blog: Claire Smyth from Will to Give asks “Are you ready for legacy fundraising?”

6th July 2022 admin

You’ve heard it a million times, but we’re going to say it again, ‘A lot has changed since the pandemic.’

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Guest Blog: Will to Give asks “Are you ready for legacy fundraising?”

5th July 2022 admin

You’ve heard it a million times, but we’re going to say it again, ‘A lot has changed since the pandemic.’

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NICVA 

NICVA members give their views on getting NI government back

1st July 2022 admin

In May, we surveyed NICVA members on the current lack of government in Northern Ireland.  Read here what members’ top

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TLP Participant Story: Anna Devlin South Belfast

29th June 2022 admin

Anna Delvin from South Belfast Sure Start, participated in The Transformative Leadership Programme (TLP) in South Belfast from April to June

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NICVA 

Transform for Change final event celebrates impact

28th June 2022 admin

The Transformative Leadership Programme (TLP) has been running for over two and a half years in Belfast. It was part of

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NICVA 

Why your health really is your wealth

24th June 2022 admin

Whenever we discuss how to improve health we invariably neglect the biggest factor of all in making us ill: poverty.

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NICVA 

Members’ Survey 2022 responses

23rd June 2022 admin

The members’ survey was disseminated in May 2022 to heads of member organisations, with a response rate of 12%. Thank

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NICVA 

Training for Autumn 2022

22nd June 2022 admin

We have a wide range of training planned for our Autumn term in NICVA, from accredited training to webinars on

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NICVA launches partnership with USEL and Ability Cafe

21st June 2022 admin

We are delighted to launch our partnership with Ability Café, a social enterprise which recently won the tender to cater

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NICVA 

Impact Practice: Making it work for you

16th June 2022 admin

NICVA is delighted to announce it’s new initiative on impact practice. This will include guidance, networking and training to enable impact

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NICVA 

APPROVED MILEAGE ALLOWANCE SCHEME

12th June 2022 admin

With the spiralling cost of fuel NICVA have been approached by several charities about the implications of increasing the mileage

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NICVA 

Governance Health Check launched

11th June 2022 admin

The revised Governance Health Check was launched today by the Developing Governance Group at a special online seminar.  If you

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NICVA 

Caretaker – C’22 Part-time

2nd June 2022 admin

NICVA requires a Caretaker on a part-time basis (28 hours per week Monday, Thursday and Friday).  The role requires flexibility

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NICVA 

Policy and Public Affairs Officer (PAO ‘22)

28th May 2022 admin

We are recruiting for the position of Policy and Public Affairs Officer to contribute to NICVA’s policy work.

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NICVA 

NEW Capacity Building Accelerator and Mentoring Programme Launched

27th May 2022 admin

A new capacity building accelerator programme, exclusively for recipients of the Department of Health’s Cancer, Carers and Mental Health Funds, has

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NICVA 

Catch up with new episodes of the iCommunity Podcast

25th May 2022 admin

Across Divides is an exciting new podcast- a must listen for anyone with an interest in the voluntary and community

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NICVA 

Last chance to take part in TLP

24th May 2022 admin

The Transformative Leadership Programme (TLP) funded by Peace IV through Belfast City Council has been running since Autumn 2019 and ends in June

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Guest Blogs for the voluntary and community sector

23rd May 2022 admin

NICVA works with a wide range of organisations to support the voluntary and community sector. 

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Fundraising Regulator: Five tips if you are in a new fundraising role

22nd May 2022 admin

Joanne McDowell, Northern Ireland Manager at the Fundraising Regulator, reflects on responses to enquiries from people moving into new fundraising

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NICVA 

UK Government: The Community Ownership Fund to launch updated prospectus

21st May 2022 admin

The Community Ownership Fund is a £150 million, UK wide Fund helping community groups to protect, through community ownership, assets in their

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NICVA 

Tapping into the potential of QUB students and graduates

20th May 2022 admin

Would you like to attract students and graduates to your organisation? This article outlines some ways that you can involve undergraduates

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NICVA 

Guest Blog: The Chartered Institute of Fundraising in Northern Ireland

19th May 2022 admin

Paul Montgomery, Chair of the Chartered Institute of Fundraising Northern Ireland gives an overview of the work they do and how you

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NICVA 

UK Government Levelling Up Fund Round 2

17th May 2022 admin

The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities have published a recording of their recent Northern Ireland informational webinar on

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NICVA 

TLP Participant Story: Grainne Gibson, North Belfast TLP Spring 2022

12th May 2022 admin

Grainne works for HERe NI and completed the course in North Belfast in Spring 2022

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NICVA 

Vacancy – Chief Executive

11th May 2022 admin

NICVA is seeking to appoint to this role following the announcement of the retirement of our current Chief Executive, Seamus McAleavey.  

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iCommunity Website Launched To Foster All-Island Collaboration On Key Social, Economic And Environmental Issues

5th May 2022 admin

NICVA and Ireland’s national association of charities, The Wheel, have launched www.icommunityhub.org, to foster collaboration between community and voluntary groups across the island.

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NICVA 

iCommunity Podcasts Launched

5th May 2022 admin

Across Divides is an exciting new podcast- a must listen for anyone with an interest in the voluntary and community

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NICVA 

Press Release:iCommunity Website Launched To Foster All-Island Collaboration On Key Social, Economic And Environmental Issues

30th April 2022 admin

NICVA and Ireland’s national association of charities, The Wheel, have launched www.icommunityhub.org, to foster collaboration between community and voluntary groups across the island.

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UK Government Host Information Webinar for Northern Ireland Applicants to Round 2 of the Levelling Up Fund

30th April 2022 admin

The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities recently hosted an Northern Ireland informational webinar on Round 2 of the Levelling Up Fund.

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NICVA 

Information for Sponsors Ukrainians arriving in Northern Ireland

29th April 2022 admin

Government departments, councils and the voluntary and community sector in Northern Ireland are working in partnership to ensure the necessary

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NICVA 

Society lottery tickets can now be sold for up to £100

27th April 2022 admin

The Betting, Gaming, Lotteries and Amusements (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 received Royal Assent on 26 April 2022.  

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NICVA scoops IiP Gold Award for the 4th time!

27th April 2022 admin

NICVA Staff and Executive Committee are once again delighted to have retained Investors in People Gold for the fourth time. 

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TLP Participant Story: Martina Strawbridge Klapkova, South Belfast TLP Spring 2022

26th April 2022 admin

Martina works with Harper’s Yard community pop up café and did the TLP in the Lower Ormeau and Markets area of South Belfast in Spring 2022.

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Finding out about apprenticeships

26th April 2022 admin

Have you ever considered taking on an apprentice? Would you like to find out more about it and how it

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NICVA 

Employment Opportunity: Mentors For DoH Accelerator Capacity Building And Mentoring Programme

22nd April 2022 admin

NICVA is recruiting a team of mentors who will work with the organisations funded under the Department of Health’s three health funds delivered

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NICVA 

Organisations Encouraged to plan bids to the second round of the UK Government Levelling Up Fund

16th April 2022 admin

The UK Government has announced the second round of the Levelling Up Fund and has published a refreshed prospectus, inviting

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NICVA 

Mentors For DoH Accelerator Capacity Building And Mentoring Programme

16th April 2022 admin

NICVA is recruiting a team of mentors who will work with the organisations funded under the Department of Health’s three health funds delivered

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NICVA 

Unhappy with a Charity Commission decision made prior to May 2019?

14th April 2022 admin

The Charities Act (NI) 2022 will reinstate the vast majority of decisions made by Charity Commission staff prior to the

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NICVA 

Top 10 Results from NICVA’s Annual Individual Charitable Giving Survey 2022

14th April 2022 admin

NICVA commissions an annual survey into charitable giving in Northern Ireland. The Individual Giving Survey 2022 was undertaken in January 2022.

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Minimum Wage increased rates – April 2022

30th March 2022 admin

The National Minimum and National Living Wage rates will increase on 1 April 2022.

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Invitation to iCommunity workshops

29th March 2022 admin

iCommunity, a joint project of NICVA and The Wheel that is bringing together nonprofits and social enterprises in Northern Ireland

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NICVA 

NI Assembly dissolved in advance of upcoming Assembly Elections 2022

29th March 2022 admin

The NI Assembly was today dissolved in advance of the Northern Ireland Assembly Elections due to take place on Thursday 5th

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NICVA 

The Investment Strategy for Northern Ireland – Consultation

26th March 2022 admin

SIB is currently in the process of developing a new Investment Strategy on behalf of the NI Executive and have

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NICVA 

Policy and Public Affairs Quarterly Update (January – March 2022)

26th March 2022 admin

Catch up on what NICVA’s Policy and Public Affairs team have been up to in the last quarter to highlight and support

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Impact Practice Manager IPM’22

26th March 2022 admin

New role in NICVA, funded by the Department for Communities (DfC) under the Regional Infrastructure Support Programme (RISP) 

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NICVA 

Project Coordinator PC’22

26th March 2022 admin

This new role in NICVA will coordinate the delivery of a capacity building and mentoring programme for organisations funded under

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NICVA 

NICVA JOBS

26th March 2022 admin

Two new job opportunities at NICVA

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Value of the Sector – Resource launch

25th March 2022 admin

On 22 March NICVA launched the new ‘Value of the Sector’ resource. The information contained within the resource is a

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The Fundraising Regulator Strategy Consultation

25th March 2022 admin

An invitation to respond to the consultation on the FR strategy and a reminder about information and guidance available on their

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NICVA 

The Fundraising Regulator Strategy

23rd March 2022 admin

An invitation to respond to the consultation on the FR strategy and a reminder about information and guidance available on their

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NICVA 

JOINT FORUM COMMUNIQUÉ MARCH 2022

22nd March 2022 admin

Catch up on the most recent news & activity happening via the Government and Voluntary & Community Sector Joint Forum.

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NICVA 

BBC Children in Need announce £3m Youth Social Action Fund with the #iwill Fund

17th March 2022 admin

BBC Children in Need’s new partnership will deliver £3million to UK organisations embedding youth social action in their work. 

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NICVA 

Remarkable Partnerships Blog

16th March 2022 admin

This guest blog features Remarkable Partnerships which is a consultancy helping charities create major, long-term corporate partnerships.

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NICVA 

Learners’ impact stories – coaching and mentoring

15th March 2022 admin

NICVA  has been delivering ILM level 5 Certificate in Coaching and Mentoring for many years and has trained hundreds of coaches and

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NICVA 

New communication training series 2022

12th March 2022 admin

NICVA has launched its new communication training series March – September 2022. Working in partnership with Bespoke Communications and Roger Gowdy we

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NICVA 

Responding to the crisis in Ukraine

8th March 2022 admin

We all have been horrified by what is happening in Ukraine and naturally want to help. Charities are active in Ukraine

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NICVA 

Human Resources Manager (maternity cover) Part Time HRM’22

3rd March 2022 admin

A varied, standalone role, NICVA’s HR Manager is responsible for implementing the HR strategy & providing HR advice. NB: Readvertisement with amended criteria.

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NJC Payscales for 2021/22

3rd March 2022 admin

The National Joint Council for Local Government Services pay agreement has been confirmed, with a cost of living increase of

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NJC 2021 – 2022 PAY UPDATE

2nd March 2022 admin

The 2021 pay offer of 1.75% has been agreed with Unison and GMB unions.

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NICVA 

Non-functioning Northern Ireland Executive has negative impact on our daily lives. 

26th February 2022 admin

With the absence of a functioning Executive, we are in a further period of damaging inertia.  Important decisions legally cannot

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NICVA 

Accredited Online Cyber Security training opportunity from Belfast Met

26th February 2022 admin

Belfast Met are providing an opportunity for voluntary, community, charities and social enterprises to attend a five day Cisco Cybersecurity Essentials

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NICVA 

#AE2022: VCSE Sector Manifestos

26th February 2022 admin

On the 5 May 2022, Northern Ireland will head to the polls to elect a new cohort of MLAs for

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NICVA response on the draft gambling codes of practice

26th February 2022 admin

NICVA has submitted a response to the Department for Communities consultation on the draft code of practice for gambling operators

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Time is running out to save critical services to help the most vulnerable

25th February 2022 admin

NICVA issued a statement today to reflect the concern that members have expressed regarding the continuation of critical services funded

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Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust announce changes to autumn funding round

23rd February 2022 admin

Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust, whose programmes include supporting the ongoing transformation of the Northern Ireland conflict, announces closure of its autumn round.

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Changes to Microsoft software donation programme

23rd February 2022 admin

Microsoft are ending their donation programme for on-premises licenses on 25 March 2022.  Charities using on-premise Microsoft software should take

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NICVA 

HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE LEVY

22nd February 2022 admin

Have you budgeted for the increase to National Insurance contributions which will take effect from 6 April 2022?

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NICVA 

Charity regulation update

18th February 2022 admin

The Charities Bill 2021 has progressed through the various stages of the Assembly and is now waiting Royal Assent.  

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NICVA 

Annual reporting requirements for registered charities update

18th February 2022 admin

Annual reporting for all registered charities will soon be reinstated when the Charities Bill becomes legislation. 

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NICVA WELCOMES FINANCE MINISTER’S PROPOSAL TO CLOSE CRUCIAL EUROPEAN SOCIAL FUND GAP

16th February 2022 admin

NICVA welcomes the proposal in Conor Murphy’s Assembly budget statement for a way to close the current match-funding gap faced by

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Free Fundraising Clinics for NICVA Members

16th February 2022 admin

Free, one-hour fundraising advice clinics for NICVA members to discuss their fundraising needs.

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Halifax Foundation NI reflects on the past two years and the future

12th February 2022 admin

Brenda McMullan, Executive Director of the Halifax Foundation for Northern Ireland reflects on the past two years. 

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#DigitalFundraising series 2021 resources and webinar recordings

12th February 2022 admin

In December 2021 NICVA hosted the #Digitalfundraising series, consisting of 6 webinars. This article provides the webinar recordings and resources

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Receptionist (Part Time) R’22

10th February 2022 admin

Permanent Part Time Receptionist (3 days per week Wednesday, Thursday & Friday)

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Consultation on draft code of practice for gambling operators

8th February 2022 admin

The Department for Communities is undertaking a consultation on the introduction of a Code of Practice for gambling operators, ie

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NICVA 

Researchers at Queen’s University Belfast seek minority ethnic & migrant community representatives to join focus groups

5th February 2022 admin

Researchers at Queen’s University Belfast will be holding a series of online focus groups for staff and representatives of community

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NICVA 

Department for Communities launches a new £10million scheme

4th February 2022 admin

The Covid Recovery Programme Employment & Skills Initiative will provide funding to support individuals and not-for-profit organisations.

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TLP Participant Story: Aodhfionn McCambridge-Geraghty, North Belfast TLP Winter 2021

4th February 2022 admin

Aodhfionn works for Inspire Wellbeing and completed the TLP course in December 2021

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Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey launches a new £10million scheme

2nd February 2022 admin

The Covid Recovery Programme Employment & Skills Initiative will provide funding to support individuals and not-for-profit organisations.

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Tudor Trust – closing to new applications for a year from 1st April 2022

2nd February 2022 admin

The Tudor Trust, an independent grant-making trust supporting the voluntary and community sector, is closing temporarily to new applications.

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NICVA 

The Digital Divide in Northern Ireland: Horizon scan of digital policies

29th January 2022 admin

The aim of this article is to provide an overview of current policies and initiatives aimed at closing the digital divide

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NICVA 

TLP Participant Story: Zoreena Ahmed, North Belfast TLP Autumn 2021

27th January 2022 admin

Zoreena is part of the Northern Ireland Islamic Community and did the TLP course in North Belfast in November 2021.

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Independent Review of NI Charity Regulation Report launched

22nd January 2022 admin

The Independent Review Panel of Charity Regulation in NI has launched its report at a special stakeholder on 20 January

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What is a Poverty Truth Commission?

19th January 2022 admin

Poverty Truth Commissions help to bring about change and alter the ways people think about poverty.

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BBC Children in Need are making changes

15th January 2022 admin

BBC Children in Need are pausing their Main and Small Grants Programme.

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NICVA 

FAQ for Covid Recovery Programme 2022

13th January 2022 admin

This article lists frequently asked questions (FAQ) on the Covid Recovery Programme 2022 and will be updated on a regular basis.

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Trustee training series, 2022

8th January 2022 admin

This series of online training is designed specifically for charity trustees and those staff whose work contributes to the good governance

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TLP Case Study East Belfast – Group 3

23rd December 2021 admin

This group did the Transformative Leadership Programme in Autumn 2021 in East Belfast.

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Consultation event: draft Housing Supply Strategy

21st December 2021 admin

NICVA recently hosted an engagement event with the Department for Communities (DfC) on the recently published draft Housing Supply Strategy.

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NICVA Community Faiths’ Forum

21st December 2021 admin

The Community Faiths’ Forum (CFF) is open to all faith groups who seek to help disadvantaged, excluded, or marginalised people in local

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NICVA Faith Engagement Programme

21st December 2021 admin

Faith-based organisations in Northern Ireland have an important and distinctive place and reach in society and their work plays an

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DfC: Covid Recovery Programme for Organisations 2022

21st December 2021 admin

The Department for Communities (DfC) launch Covid Recovery Programme for Organisations to reduce or remove operating deficits, which have arisen in

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NICVA 

Policy and Public Affairs Update – December 2021

18th December 2021 admin

With another year of lockdowns & uncertainty facing so many within the community, the VCSE sector continued to demonstrate strength

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NI Assembly Election 2022: Guidance for non-party campaigners

16th December 2021 admin

The Electoral Commission guidance for non-party campaigners covers spending limits, donations, when you must register with the Commission, reporting requirements and

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FREE Training and learning for 2022

15th December 2021 admin

As we approach a new year we may be thinking about new opportunities and the skills we need. There are

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NICVA 

FREE Training and learning for 2022

15th December 2021 admin

As we approach a new year we may be thinking about new opportunities and the skills we need. There are

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