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Welcome to eNews! Updates this week include NICVA: Celebrating 80 Years of Voluntary Action, an update on the HSC Transformation Programme, Free finance training for small charities, as well as the usual selection of funding opportunities and jobs from CommunityNI.
 

News

Celebrating 80 Years of Voluntary Action

NICVA marked 80 years on 7th December, with a conference to celebrate the vital role the voluntary and community sector has played and continues to play in our society.  Over 100 people including NICVA members, previous staff and representatives from voluntary organisations in the sector – some started by NICVA, attended the special celebration event.

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Public Affairs Forum: Tips for campaigning in the absence of the NI Assembly


NICVA recently held the first meeting of the revamped Public Affairs Forum. This Forum brings together people working in policy, public affairs and lobbying from the voluntary and community sector. The meeting gave an opportunity to discuss the changes, challenges and opportunities of continuing to lobby and campaign in the absence of the NI Assembly resulting in 10 top tips.

Read the 10 top tips here

HSC Transformation Programme Update - December 2018


The Department of Health has provided an update on progress in health transformation including updates on workforce planning, progress of the 18/19 Transformation Fund and HSC planning for Brexit. 

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Tips and tools to check links in emails without clicking

Tips and tools to check links in emails without clicking
Despite knowing all the perils of spam, phishing and malware-laden emails you will still get one that looks fairly good but you are rightfully suspicious and cautious of the content. What can you do to check for yourself? Be protected and follow these simple steps.

Read the stay safe tips here

NICVA adds signature to Letter for International Human Rights Day


10 December marked 70 years since the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) at the UN in December 1948.  On this anniversary, NICVA took the opportunity to sign a letter alongside 25 other organisations, to highlight the rights deficit that exists here including the failure to implement a Bill of Rights for Northern Ireland which was a central commitment of the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement.

Read the full letter here

NI Human Rights Commission 2018 Annual Statement


The NI Human Rights Commission have published their 2018 annual statement. It provides an assessment of developments affecting human rights protections in Northern Ireland throughout 2018.

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CYPSP Family Support Survey 2018-2019


CYPSP would like to ensure that parents are involved in the design and development of support services for families across Northern Ireland and would value your feedback which will help to inform planning for future services. The aim of Family Support is to promote and protect health, wellbeing and rights of all children and young people and their families through a range of support services. Please respond by 31st January 2019 at 5pm.

Take the survey here

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News and insights into public policy to enhance civic society

Beleaguered Prime Minister Theresa has taken time off from her Brexit travails to intervene in the growing controversy over charities being forced to sign gagging clauses in public contracts.  Read more
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Events

Open Data Strategy #DataFridays

Date & Time: Friday, 18 January 2019 - 10.00am to 12.00pm
Venue: NICVA, 61 Duncairn Gardens, Belfast, BT15 2GB


The Open Data Strategy for Northern Ireland outlines the NI public sector approach to the publication of open data: data that anyone can access, share and use. At this event, the OpenDataNI team will be gathering the views of NICVA Members and others in the community and voluntary sector to help guide the new Strategy.

Register here

Social Spark

Date & Time: Wednesday 9 January 2019 - 10.30am – 4.30pm (lunch provided)

Venue: thinc Lab, Work West Social Economy Village, 1b Hannahstown Hill, Belfast 


Are you interested in learning more about design thinking or setting up a social enterprise or cooperative? If so, come along to the next Social Spark event. You can register for either the social enterprise / co-operative start-up workshop (10.30am-1.30pm) or the design thinking workshop (1.30-4.30pm) or both.  To attend this workshop you must be based in the Belfast City Council area.

Register here

Self Harm and Suicide Collection Day

Date & Time: Thursday, 20 December 2018, 10am - 5pm
Venue: Foyleside, Richmond Centre, Quayside shopping centre, Sainsburys, Derry/Londonderry


Zest Healing The Hurt of Self Harm and Suicide are holding their annual Christmas street collection day on Thursday 20th December 2018 and need volunteers for 1 or 2 hour slots between 10am and 5pm.

For more information contact Zest on 028 7126 6999.

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Training

ILM Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management

Dates: 19 January - 18 March 2019
Venue: Online training


This qualification focuses on improving your personal and professional development and developing key skills essential for leading and managing effective teams. Learners have 4 months access to training materials designed and developed by Global Management Academy.

Find out more and register

Basic finance for small charities - Derry /Londonderry

Date & Time: 14 January 2019 - 7:00pm to 9:30pm
Venue: Holywell DiverseCity Community Partnership, 8-14 Bishop St, Derry / Londonderry

A free practical workshop for treasurers, or those that keep the financial records, of small charities to help them establish appropriate financial systems to keep their organisation safe.

Find out more and register / More dates and locations

Recruitment and Selection

Date & Time: Tuesday, 29 January 2019 - 10.00am to 1.00pm
Venue: NICVA, 61 Duncairn Gardens, Belfast

This course will inform participants of the best practice approach to recruiting and selecting staff. The session is targeted at voluntary and community organisations recruiting people for the first time or those with experience wishing to refresh their knowledge.

Find out more and register

Mental Health First Aid Training - Pancreatic Cancer Fundraiser

Date & Time: Tuesday 15 January and Wed, 16 Jan 2019 - 9.30am - 4.30pm
Venue: Children In Northern Ireland, 40 Montgomery Road, Belfast

Mental Health First Aid 2 Day Training - Certificate Active for 3 years and is is suitable for staff at all levels and those who want to support someone experiencing a crisis / mental ill-health.

Find out more and register

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This Week's Funding News

6 of NI's Key Funders


The last funding news of 2018 focuses on 6 key NI funders who have been tirelessly supporting NI groups over the years. 
 

Halifax Foundation for Northern Ireland: Community Grant Programme


Supports underfunded, grassroots charities that enable people, especially disabled and disadvantaged people, to play a fuller role in society. The programme is open to registered charities with an income of less than £1 million. Grants are for one year only and the average grant is currently £3700.


Enkalon Foundation


Since 1985 Enkalon Foundation awards have been are open to community groups and organisations across NI. The Enkalon Foundation is a local grant-making trust which makes small grants primarily in the fields of cross-community, unemployment and generally helping disadvantaged people. Grants are up to £6000 although the average grant size is between £500 and £1,000.  

Big Lottery Fund: Awards for All


A small grants programme delivered and funded by the Big Lottery Fund in NI. The main aim is to bring real improvements to communities and to the lives of people most in need by funding projects which involve people in their communities, bringing them together to enjoy a wide range of charitable, community, educational, environmental and health-related activities. Grants awarded are between £300 to £10,000.  (Larger grants are also available under the Empowering Young People and People and Communities grant programmes).  

The Honourable The Irish Society: Northern Ireland Small Grants Fund


A fund created in 2014 by The Honourable The Irish Society, an historic charity which operates mainly in County Londonderry, to make grants of up to £2,000 for capital items to small across the whole of NI.  Priority is given to projects relating to Alcohol & substance misuse, Elderly people, Disabled people, Homelessness, Disadvantaged minority communities, Prisoners & Ex offenders, Disadvantaged young people, Visual impairment, Domestic & sexual violence.  (Also runs a grant programme just for organisations in Derry and neighbouring areas.)  

The Fermanagh Trust Grants Programme


The Fermanagh Trust has since its inception supported over 400 voluntary and community charitable groups from throughout the County and its hinterland through its grant-making function and developmental support programmes. This support is focused on facilitating these groups in their efforts to improve and promote the well-being of those who are disadvantaged and socially excluded from throughout the community.  Grants range from £150 - £3,000 maximum.    

BBC Children in Need


Open to charities and not-for-profit organisations applying for any amount up to and including £10,000 per year for up to 3 years.  The scheme gives grants for children and young people of 18 years and under experiencing disadvantage through Illness, distress, abuse or neglect, any kind of disability, behavioural or psychological difficulties or Living in poverty or situations of deprivation. (Large grants are also available.)

For a full list of upcoming dates see GrantTracker

 

To sign up to GrantTracker as a non-member of NICVA see here

Don't miss out - NICVA's 80th Anniversary GrantTracker Offer for Members 


NICVA is 80 this year. What better way to celebrate than by thanking our members for their fantastic support with a full year's access to GrantTracker for just £80!

To take advantage, simply go to https://www.grant-tracker.org/user/register choose the £145/Year option and use the discount code ANNIVERSARY80 by 14th January 2019.

Funding at your Fingertips

Northern Ireland’s leading funding toolkit. Helping charities and communities thrive.
www.grant-tracker.org

Jobs

A selection of jobs currently listed on CommunityNI
 

Development Education Impact And Advocacy Officer (Derry/Londonderry) - Children In Crossfire
Programme Co-Ordinator #Notjustforboys (Re-Advertisement) - WOMEN'STEC
Finance and Admin Officer - Mid & East Antrim Agewell Partnership
Programme Manager (North Belfast) - Reach Programme - Right To Succeed
Counselling Co-Ordinator - Antrim Youth Information And Counselling Centre
Part Qualified Accountant - The Welcome Organisation
Operations Manager - Powered By Sport
OUT North West Youth Worker - The Rainbow Project Belfast
Fundraising Officer - Friends Of The Cancer Centre
Early Years Special Education Needs Co-Ordinator (SENCO) - Ballybeen Women's Centre

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