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The Institute of Fundraising has begun a project to survey the training and skills needs of fundraisers in Northern Ireland. Fundraisers are encouraged make time to complete the short survey.

A series of courses has been developed by the UNESCO Centre at the University of Ulster to meet the challenge of placing ‘A Shared Future’ at the centre of organisational cultures within the voluntary sector.

The Indian Community Centre in association with the Ulster Peoples College are offering an opportunity to explore the unique politics of Northern Ireland.

NICVA's latest members survey shows a big demand for training and information on governance, skills and policy development.

100 free training places available at regional Further Education Colleges across Northern Ireland. Learn more about the training at one of three Information Seminars, which the Parenting Forum NI will be running in June across Northern Ireland.

This month we turn our attention to Dungiven based Hands That Talk. This organisation is the only Deaf and hearing community organisation of its kind in the province and has grown to be the largest Deaf community group in the country in only seven years.

Potential bursaries on offer from INCORE to support up to 10 candidates from Northern Ireland to pacticipate in the 2007 International Summer School.

Training for project managers in the voluntary and community sector in Donegal and Monaghan

VSB is inviting applications to two of the Trust funds it administers; namely Pilgrim Trust Small Grants and The Women Caring Trust.

Digital Unite is partnering with Ofcom to deliver the sixth annual Silver Surfers' Day, on Friday 25 May 2007. Devised in 2002 by DU, Silver Surfers' Day is the biggest annual media literacy campaign aimed at older people.

A draft code of governance was launched for consultation by the Developing Governance Group at a special seminar held in NICVA.

NICVA’s calendar of half or full day workshops on topics that have been identified as an area of demand or need in the voluntary and community sector.
NICVA | Sandra Bailie | 23 Apr 2007
John McKeever from Belfast and former advisor to organisations such as WHO & UNAIDS, is one of only four people chosen by the Vodafone World of Difference programme

In the memory of David West, who was a company director of Proteus NI Ltd, a trust was established in July 2005, with the aim of providing small grants to individuals. The Trust plans to operate over a period of 5-8 years, beginning in 2006.

Local support group HURT are facilitating an OCN course on drugs and substances to the community including schools, Youth groups, parents, community groups & Health Professionals in many geographic areas.
Skills for Care and Development (SfC&D) is the UK Sector Skills Council for the Social Care, Children and Young People’s workforce.

More than 60 people from the voluntary and community sector and candidates from seven parties took part in NICVA’s election question time on Monday 12 February in the run-up to the Assembly elections in March.

The Beacon Fellowship Charitable Trust has put out the call for nominations for the 2007 Beacon Prize including for a Northern Ireland regional winner.

If you are interested in volunteer management practice then you will be interested in the National Occupational Standards for Managing Volunteers.

An emergency plan by the government has failed to defuse the controversy over the detention of adults and even children at Muckamore Hospital.
NICVA | Paul McGill | 30 Jan 2007
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