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Valentines flop?

How was your Valentine's Day... all red roses and romance, or was the postal strike a handy excuse for the lack of cards?
CommunityNI.org | Editor | 16 Feb 2006

Timber recycling social economy

A community wood recycling business is saving wood waste from landfill sites and in the process creating training and work experience for 15 local unemployed people.
Greater Village Regeneration Trust | TREE project | 16 Feb 2006

Parks for People

The Big Lottery Fund and Heritage Lottery Fund are working together to put an additional £90 million into making our parks community places as well as recreation spaces.

Internships and Leadership Development

Each year, the Washington-Ireland Program (formerly known as the Young Leaders Program) provides 30 third level students from Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland with training in leadership and public service alongside an exciting and challenging internship in Washington DC.
Washington Ireland Program | Admin | 14 Feb 2006

Celebrate Belfast 2006 Community Fund

As part of the Celebrate Belfast programme, Belfast City Council are asking community and sporting groups in the city to join in the celebrations!

New Community Festivals Fund

Culture Minister David Hanson MP has announced new funding arrangements for community festivals.

Sainsbury's support MS Society

Good news for the MS Society as Sainsbury’s Forestside chooses to support the charity for three months.
MS Society NI | Laura Byrne | 09 Feb 2006

Positive Steps - one year on

We invite NICVA members to complete a quick online survey to help us monitor the impact of the Positive Steps recommendations.
NICVA | Gordon McCullough | 09 Feb 2006

Children and Young People's Fund

The Secretary of State, Peter Hain recently announced the establishment of a Children and Young People’s Funding Package (CYPFP) with funding coming on stream in April 2006.

RESPECT project - a facilitator's view

Maria McManus facilitated the creative writing aspects of the RESPECT project. Here she shares her thoughts on how creativity can transform us and world in which we live.
WheelWorks | Maria McManus | 08 Feb 2006

You Can Do It Awards 2006

The B&Q You Can Do It Awards are launched every January, and 20 awards worth £5,000 of B&Q products are donated to community and charitable organisations across the UK and Ireland.

Policy Manifesto timetable 2006

The process of creating a third Policy Manifesto for the voluntary and community sector has begun. It will be published in the autumn and presented to policymakers. NICVA members are invited to sign up now to participate in the process.
NICVA | Policy Manifesto | 08 Feb 2006

Peace II extension rural measure reopen

The Northern Ireland Rural Development Council (RDC) announced the final call for applications in Measure 1.11 of the EU Peace II extension programme on 30th January 2006.

NICVA briefing on the Education Order

Briefing paper on The Education (Northern Ireland) Order 2006.
NICVA | Public Affairs Unit | 07 Feb 2006

Launch of Diana Award in NI

The Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Award for Young People was officially launched in Belfast.

If funding is tight, visit Grant Tracker

EU funding for voluntary and community groups is being reduced and government is putting a squeeze on through its efficiency saving. But all is not gloomy for charities' budgets - find out about the Grant Tracker database.
Grant Tracker | Paul McGill | 06 Feb 2006

ADAPT Incentive Grants

The deadline for applying to ADAPT is fast approaching. This is likely to be the last opportunity for arts organisation to secure an incentive grant for adaptations (with access guidance  & awareness training offered to staff & volunteer).

Cookstown LSP open Measure 3.1

Peace II Extension Measure 3.1 Local Economic Initiatives for Developing Local Communities
NICVA | James Laverty | 01 Feb 2006

Help stop elder abuse

Help the Aged survey shows that child abuse, cancer and poverty are public's top concerns, with only 2% saying that combating the abuse of older people is a priority.
Help The Aged In Northern Ireland | Joanne McKeirnan | 01 Feb 2006

New guidelines soon for Tudor Trust

Tudor Trust is launching new guidelines on 1 April 2006. They will still be a generalist trust, funding widely across the social welfare field in the UK.
Tudor Trust | Neil Irwin | 01 Feb 2006

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