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Monday morning email roundup of news and events in the sector.
1. NICVA Research Event - Understanding Neighbourhood Statistics
Do you need to profile your area? Do you need statistical information for a funding application or a community audit? Do you need to highlight areas/pockets of deprivation or weak community infrastructure?
The Northern Ireland Neighbourhood Information Service (NINIS) is a website offering free access to Census statistics, other Government statistics (eg education, health, etc) and also offers access to the Noble Measures of Deprivation. Check ward-level statistics on your own area, or any area in Northern Ireland by simply typing in a postcode. This site provides access to all the statistics you will need at the touch of a button. The site can be found at http://www.ninis.nisra.gov.uk/ .
In addition to NINIS there is the NICA (Northern Ireland Census Access) website which provides access to the full range of results from the 2001 Census for a variety of geographical areas ranging from Northern Ireland as a whole down to each of the 5,022 Census Output Areas in Northern Ireland. The site can be found at http://www.nicensus2001.gov.uk/ .
NICVA is hosting an information and awareness-raising session on both these web-based resources. The event will take place in NICVA’s offices on 30 June 2004 between 11.00am and 1.00pm. Please register for this event by 25 June 2004 by contacting Stephen Reynolds on 
028 9087 7777 or by 
Stephen Reynolds .
2. Telephone Helplines Association needs your help!
Do you provide a service using the telephone and work in the fields of health or social services?
Do you receive funding from the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety? If so, Telephone Helplines Association wants to hear from you.
With generous funding from Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, THA is pleased to announce the development of a year-long research project to ascertain a complete picture of service provision by phone across Northern Ireland. The project will have three stages:
For more information contact Graeme Caul, Development Manager for Scotland and Ireland, on 0845 120 3767 (ext 7852).
3. e-CIVICUS: a free service to spread your civil society news.
CIVICUS, the world alliance for citizen participation, has improved its fortnightly e-newsletter, e-CIVICUS, which is currently being disseminated to over 6000 subscribers worldwide. It now includes a ‘Members News’ section which is entirely dedicated to CIVICUS members. In this section we raise awareness of member organisations, profiling their events, news, advocacy campaigns and useful resources. This is an entirely free service. All CIVICUS ask is that you forward your news to them at least a week before their dissemination date. To see a recent issue of the newsletter, visit our website at http://www.civicus.org/ .
You can email, Claudia Pillay at claudia@civicus.org with all your latest news.
4. NICVA Link Awards
The NICVA Link Awards for 2003 to 2004 have been completely revised and updated to ensure they properly reflect the nature of the relationship between businesses and the voluntary and community sector today.
There are six new categories which will showcase the very best in local business and voluntary and community sector partnerships and links. There are awards specifically for nominations made by small and medium sized organisations which may have more limited resources, making the support they receive all important. The closing date for nominations is 28 July 2004.
5. MSc Voluntary Sector Management - NICVA Management Development Programme
The prospectus is now available and has been sent to all NICVA members.
This Masters programme provided by Cass Business School, London, has been designed for senior managers who want to gain a sound understanding of the management of people and finances in a needs-led framework. Theory and practice are interwoven around subjects such as strategy, marketing, fundraising, diversity, finance and leadership.
The course will start on 24 September 2004; it is part-time and takes 24 months to complete. The learning is achieved in a variety of ways including lectures, residentials, group work, shadowing, action learning sets and a management project.
Applications for the course should be returned by 23 July 2004 and interviews will be held week beginning 2 August 2004.
Download an application form and details from the website www.nicva.org or contact Sandra Bailie by Sandra Bailie or 028 9087 7777.
6. Creative Youth Partnerships
Developed over the last year by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland, Education and Library Boards, the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure and the Department of Education, Creative Youth Partnerships (CYP) will provide opportunities for children and young people to participate in the arts within the formal education sector, the non-formal sector and in the context of voluntary and community groups. The main aim of CYP is to ensure that as many children and young people as possible have the opportunity to participate in programmes of creative arts activities, in contexts of their own choosing, and across all art forms.
The CYP programme will soon be available on line at http://www.cypni.org/ – a site which will provide a database of arts projects and activities for youth organisations.
To find out more, visit the CYP website at http://www.cypni.org/, contact the BELB Development Officer, Julianne McCormick, on 028 9056 4267 or cyp@belb.co.uk .
7. Count Me In
Save the Children and Northern Ireland Council for Ethnic Minorities (NICEM) have produced a report called Count Me In, which analyses the views and experiences of young people from minority ethnic communities here.
The report was commissioned by the Youth Council for Northern Ireland because of the concern that generally, children from minority and mixed ethnic backgrounds do not access provisions and services outside their own communities.
The report makes 15 recommendations on how the rights, interests and the representation of children from minority communities can be mainstreamed within Northern Ireland communities and society.
The young people interviewed also wrote a shorter booklet called, Think of Me, Think of You, which will be used as a training resource for those working with children and young people. Count Me In is available from Save the Children and NICEM, priced £10.
Think of Me, Think of You is available from Save the Children free of charge.
For further information please contact Christine King or Felicity Templeton at Save the Children on 028 9043 1123.
8. Free guide for Trustees
Charity law firm Bates, Wells and Braithwaite have published a free guide to trustee's duties and responsibilities. The passport-sized booklet, Duties of Charity Trustees is available from Philippa Hart at BWB, p.hart@bateswells.co.uk or download from www.bateswells.co.uk , clicking on publications within the Charity and Social Enterprise Department. For more information on the duties of Trustees, don't forget DSC's very own The Charity Trustees Handbook and Effective Boards.
9. RoSPA training packages
RoSPA Northern Ireland is launching two new training packages on the 14 June 2004.
The packages, Buy Wise Be Safe and Home Is Where The Harm Is , include a video or DVD and also handouts and support material. In order to maximise the potential of the training packages, we are running workshops for customers at the RoSPA office on 24 June and 27 July 2004 from 10am to 12noon. Numbers are limited so please book your place as soon as possible.
Bookings should be made through Heather Holland, 028 9050 1160, or hholland@rospa.com .
10. INCORE website
INCORE is the international conflict research unit of the University of Ulster and is affiliated to the United Nations University.
The new website is now live and accessible at: www.incore.ulster.ac.uk
11. New Exhibition at Belfast Exposed
Belfast Exposed Photography presents
THREE PROJECTS: 1998-2003
by Gareth McConnell
Opening Friday 11 June 2004, 7.00 to 9.00PM
Exhibition: 12 June to 23 July 2004
My Grandfather’s House - 2002
Undertakers - 1999
Details of Sectarian Murals - 1998-2003
Venue: Belfast Exposed Gallery, The Exchange Place, 23 Donegall Street, Belfast BT1 2FF 028 9023 0965, info@belfastexposed.org , website: www.belfastexposed.org
Gallery Opening Hours: Monday to Friday 10am to 5pm, Saturday 11.00am to 5.00pm
Admission: Free
13. Free office furniture
Opportunity Youth would like to donate some spare second-hand furniture to voluntary organisations which may need this type of assistance to help them start up or expand. We have approximately fifteen swivel chairs and some soft waiting-room chairs, three filing cabinets and two desks. Several of the items of furniture are in need of some minor repair. For further details contact Cara McHugh on 9043 5810 or cara@opportunity-youth.org .
14. On NICVA's website today
Julian Simmons popped into NICVA last week to present the annual SCOPE Communication Awards, providing a bit of frivolity in the midst of consultation on New TSN and the European Elections. The full list of winners is now on the site along with a few pics of Julian for the fans among you.
Poverty and poor relations - NICVA's submission on the annual Programme for Government
Event highlights in the sector this week include Carers Week , eEurope 4all and three NICVA consultation meetings on New TSN
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