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International Volunteer Day 2018 International Volunteer Day 2018 was on 5 December, designated by the United Nations in 1985 as

The new year is on the horizon and 2019 is NCVO’s centenary year. We are offering ten frontline organisations the

Four ACEVO members talk to Maisie Hulbert about the changes #HearMeToo could prompt across the sector The first blog for

Last month, charities’ right to speak out was once again in the spotlight. An investigation by the Times uncovered how

A guest blog reflecting on the Fundraising Regulator’s work with NI charities since March 2018 and its future plans.

Happy International Volunteer Day! Today is the day to celebrate volunteering around the world. Led by the UN, this year’s

Thursday 22 November saw yet another busy networking event take place in East Belfast as part of the SIF funded

It’s the time of year again when NICVA will be participating in a food drive to support families living in

Each year, when we publish the Civil Society Almanac, we focus on answering top-level questions. For example: how many people

Gary Shipsey , managing director at Protecture, talks about the links between data protection and the Charity Commission’s statement of

Trustees’ report and consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2018

Adverse publicity clauses in government contracts Last month the Times reported that charities and companies working with Universal Credit claimants have

Four ACEVO members talk to Heloisa Righetto about what #HearMeToo means for them Every year, 25 November marks the International

Autumn budget recap This year’s autumn budget was notable for pushing back major spending decisions – particularly on public services issues –

Technology is ever-evolving: mainframes, minis, desktops, laptops, mobiles, networks, the web and now the Cloud. There used to be lots

This article provides a brief legal update and offers some practical advice to guide organisations through the festive party season.

Since October 2017, NICVA has been involved as a partner of The Next Chapter Project. 

It was great to see over 80 members at the Building resilience and managing risk members’ event on 12 November

This month’s #NICVAPeople interview is with Dr Helena Mc Elhinney.

Last Monday something really exciting happened. My Twitter timeline – and the rest of the UK’s, according to what was

NICVA joined with Rural Community Network and Nature Matters NI to issue the following joint letter welcoming the progress made in

Gillian Murray talks about how you can take forward the Charity Digital Code of Practice in your charity.  Gillian is CEO

Our latest update on what’s going on in Westminster that might impact charities includes a new civil society minister, news

VODG has supported Skills for Care to develop illustrate case examples, which are based on real-life scenarios of people with

NICVA welcomes the significant step forward made by the draft EU withdrawal agreement towards addressing many key issues of concern

This week John Penrose MP was appointed as Minister of State at the Northern Ireland Office.

VODG and its members are constructively challenging the narrative of voluntary sector provision. Despite the glaring hole in social care

The Fundraising Regulator (FR) has been consulting on a new, redrafted Code of Fundraising Practice, and the consultation closed on

Making conversations count is a sector brief for social care providers who are committed to good practice in responding to

Alex Hendra from Inclusion London provides business and finance support to Deaf and Disabled people’s organisations. Inclusion London provides support

Sophie Livingstone is managing director of Trustees Unlimited. In 2016 she received the Mayor’s Fund for London Individual Award for ‘outstanding achievement

NHS Digital has awarded £784,000 to the members of the Care Provider Alliance, of which the Voluntary Organisations Disability Group

VODG’s focus in 2018 has been on constructively challenging approaches that underpin care and support to improve services and the

Lizzie Beale is an ambassador for Step Up To Serve’s #iwill campaign and sits on NCVO’s advisory council. She graduated

Karen Lam is a junior consultant at the Social Change Agency. As a young person herself who is interested in

The challenges of embedding volunteering are well-documented – from the shifting sands of voluntary services to staff perceptions and the

Menai Owen-Jones, ACEVO trustee and CEO of The Pituitary Foundation, reflects on some of the reasons that trustees may not

N.I. Charities and public bodies are being impersonated in order to spread Malware, along with other email extortion tactics in

Last year I joined the board of Hands Inc – a small health and well-being charity in Hackney, east London

VODG welcomes the Local Government Association’s analysis following its own green paper, ‘the lives we want to lead’, as an

The Charity Commission is proposing to change the ‘up-to-date’ status display information in relation to the annual reporting information on a

In October 2018, type 1 diabetes charities JDRF and INPUT Patient Advocacy announced they were merging, so they could reach

With fewer than 150 days to go until we leave the European Union, a document leaked from the Department for

The Fundraising Regulator is consulting on changes to The Code fo Fundraising Practice until 16 November. The intention is to make

In July 2018 the UK Home Office published guidance on a new EU citizen settlement scheme in which all EU

International Volunteer Managers Day 2018 International Volunteer Managers Day (#IVMDay2018) was on 5 November, celebrating the contribution of volunteer managers

Trustees’ Week 2018 takes place during 12-16 November to celebrate the great work that trustees contribute to charities.  It is

Happy Trustees’ Week! 12–16 November This month’s governance roundup is focused on Trustees’ Week. The week is an annual celebration

It’s one thing to decide that you want to work with young volunteers, but where do you start and how

The Commission is developing a new strategic plan to guide its work from 2019-2022.  It’s consultation is open until 5pm

Report November 2018 European Venture Philanthropy Association EVPA launched a new publication “Investing for Impact | The EVPA Survey 2017/2108”.

When we spoke to small charities across the UK about the work that they do, as part of The value

Following months of campaigning and nearly four months after the Court of Appeal judgement the Government has revised its guidance

This is a question that trustees should be considering as part of their role on the board.  

Deon Kloppers, managing director at MCM Net Limited, gives his top 5 tips for getting the most out of your

Norma Young has worked with volunteers, Government Departments and charities to create volunteering opportunities that upskill people and for organisations to

Helen Timbrell is an independent consultant working with the voluntary sector on people and organisational development.   She previously held director

News (International, UK) 2 November 2018   The Beacon Fellowship Charitable Trust has merged with the Philanthropy Collaborative with the

Government’s troubled Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill continues to attract criticism because of the conflict of interest embedded within some of

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) is launching a month-long communications campaign to promote jobs in the adult

It is one year to the day since social care employers were encouraged to identify back pay for essential overnight

Welcome to our October impact round-up. Each month at NCVO Charities Evaluation Services we summarise the latest news in impact

There is so much to update you on that I will skip my usual introduction and go straight into it.

Ask, Listen, Do is an NHS England project that works with the social care Quality Matters initiative aimed at making high-quality, person-centred

Ann Longley, digital director at the Prince’s Trust, reflects on key pieces of digital learning from ACEVO’s recent annual conference

The last time a Budget was held on a Monday was 1962, the same year that saw John Glenn launch

On all accounts, we are living through extraordinarily uncertain times. Even discounting the many political crises of late, most charities

Today’s budget overlooks the need to bolster the nation’s fragile social care system, according to the national body representing not-for-profit

Today (Thursday 29 October), the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond MP, delivered what is expected to be the last budget

Social Care Future is a national initiative designed to bring about positive change in the sector. VODG’s involvement builds on

When we ask the public what they want to hear from charities, one thing comes through loud and clear: they

As one of our series of guest blogs we asked Eimear McCooey, chair of Will to Give, to tell us about

One of the things that at NCVO we are often asked is ‘What is the impact of the voluntary sector?’

Budget 2018 On Monday 29 October the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond, will present his Budget to Parliament. The Institute

Dr Diarmuid McDonnell is Research Fellow at the University of Birmingham. His blog is based on a research paper co-authored

At Refugee Action, we value the opportunity to report on the impact of our work to our funders. We want

ACEVO CEO, Vicky Browning, reflects on the recruitment process for ACEVO’s new chair   On Monday, I was thrilled to

We’re looking for your help to build a snapshot of voluntary action, community development and charity work in 2018.

Last week I attended the #safeguarding2018 summit organised by the Department for International Development to take forward its plans to

This month’s public services news will focus on finances, with the Autumn Budget due, along with new funding from the

As peers prepare to scrutinise reforms to mental capacity legislation, care sector leaders are calling on government to listen, engage

Trustees’ Week 12 – 16 November Trustees’ Week is the annual celebration of trustees. Like volunteers week it serves as an opportunity

News (UK) 18 October 2018   After consultation with the network of supporters of the Living Legacies Campaign it was

The Charity Commission has updated its guidance on how to complete the annual monitoring return with helpful screenshots of the

We are re-launching our Public Affairs forum (previously Policy and Lobbying Forum) and are inviting new members to join!

NICVA’s Conversation Zone will be returning on Saturday 20th October for the UUP Conference at the Armagh City Hotel.

Professor Sheila Payne is a health psychologist with a background in nursing.  She has a long track-record in palliative care

The third #NICVAPeople interview is with Bob Harper.

Charities are once again front page news Following reports at the beginning of the year about safeguarding problems at Oxfam

Every year since 2015 we’ve asked our members to tell us how we’re doing. This year we opened up the

NVF: Incentivised volunteering and rewarding volunteers We held our National Volunteering Forum on 2 October in Birmingham. It was a

All ACEVO Fellowship winners will receive a free place on a Leadership Trust programme worth up to £4,200. John Knight,

We all know that effective volunteer management means rewarding and recognising volunteers for the great stuff they do. But is

As part of VODG’s (Voluntary Organisations Disability Group) commitment to the NHS England Ask, Listen, Do campaign, the infrastructure body

The NICVA story started in the boardroom of the recently built Royal Courts of Justice in Belfast, on 5 July

Welcome to our latest update on what’s going on in Westminster that might impact charities. This month’s round-up includes threats

Justin Hort, Head of Savings at Charity Bank, calls on charities and social enterprises to save with a bank that

Today’s influential report into England’s care and health services reflects the high quality of provision, but also underlines the urgent

This World Mental Health Day, David Smith, CEO of Hull and East Yorkshire Mind and ACEVO trustee, discusses how attitudes

Leading social care interest groups from across the care sector are calling on the Government to urgently rethink its Mental