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Building the Community Pharmacy Partnership Programme – Level 2 Funding |
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Barclays Community Finance Fund open for nominations until March 25th The Barclays Community Finance Fund for 2011/12 is open to organisations providing affordable credit to those who may otherwise access high cost credit or resort to taking out illegal loans. The £250,000 fund builds on 6 grants made last year and forms part of Barclays' ongoing commitment to improve financial inclusion, enabling everyone to have access to appropriate and affordable financial services in the UK.
The delivery of the Fund is being administered by Transact, the national forum for financial inclusion.
The Fund, which can be applied for via a nominations process, will be divided into several smaller grants (of approximately £30,000-£50,000) and distributed to those organisations that best demonstrate how its use will help meet one or more of the Fund's objectives. Those projects selected will be funded to deliver services over the course of a 12 month period between June 2011 and May 2012.
The deadline for applications to the 2011/12 fund is March 25th 2011. For further details on the Barclays Community Finance Fund and the nominations process, or to download nomination and proposal forms, please visit www.transact.org.uk/cff |
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Building the Community Pharmacy Partnership Programme – Level 2 Funding Now Available
CDHN’s Building the Community Pharmacy Partnership programme promotes and support local communities to work in partnership with community pharmacists to address local health and social wellbeing needs using a community development approach.
Our latest round of Level 2 funding is now open for applications.
Level 2 funding is for those with established partnerships who have a clear vision of what the project wants to achieve. It consists of a maximum of £10,000 for a project that can last up to 2 years.
Application forms and guidance notes are available on our website at www.cdhn.org/bcpp. You can also access information on other groups that have been supported through the programme, information on our toolkit for evaluation and valuable advice on how to fill out your application.
If you require any help or want to talk to us about your idea, please feel free to call us on T: 028 3026 4606 for advice, support or guidance with your application.
The closing date for applications is 20 April 2011. |
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Better Together - third sector collaboration conference
CO3, NICVA and Stellar Leadership have joined forces to form a new service called CollaborationNI funded by Building Change Trust. To launch this, CollaborationNI invite you to Better Together – a conference for organisations and their leaders who want to learn more about collaboration and what it has to offer the third sector.
30 March 2011 9.30am – 4.00pm NICVA
CollaborationNI aims to support organisations in the third sector interested in working collaboratively, from informal partnerships through to full mergers of organisations. Support available from CollaborationNI includes advice, support, information, coaching, facilitation and study visits as well as more bespoke support packages depending on your need. The Better Together conference is an important start to this service and will begin the process of sharing practice, research and information to help organisations and leaders consider the role of mergers, collaboration and partnership particularly in the current economic climate.
As well as research evidence and examples of collaboration the conference will include speakers from Volunteer Now, Age NI and the Shared Services Project as well as experts from Northern Ireland and Britain. In addition, all those who attend will receive a free copy of the Good Practice Guide based on Age NI’s work to develop a new organisational culture in their merged organisation.
To download a copy of the conference programme and a booking form visit http://www.nicva.org/events/better-together-conference-consider-role-collaboration-third-sector. For more information contact Úna McKernan at una.mckernan@nicva.org or on 028 9087 7777. |
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What The 2011 Census Means For Derry
Patrick Loughran, the Census Area Manager for Derry has urged everyone in the area to complete the 2011 Census questionnaire.
“Census Day is Sunday 27th March 2011. On this day the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency, which is responsible for the Census in Northern Ireland, is calling every man, woman and child in Londonderry to be included in the 2011 Census.
“People in Derry can take part by completing the paper questionnaire which will be delivered to their house – or for the first time in Census history – complete the form online. Most of the forms will be delivered in the week beginning Monday 14 March. “
Patrick outlined why it is important for everyone in Derry to take part: “The simple fact is that knowing how many people live in the Derry area, allows us to understand what types of services they need now and in the future. The statistics gathered by the Census will affect the future development of local communities and particularly future policy on important services such as houses, schools and roads. ”
The Census provides an estimate of the population of Northern Ireland and is held every ten years. Everyone is asked the same questions on the same day to get an accurate snapshot of the population. Robert Beatty, from NISRA, who is responsible for the operation of the Census, explains how it will work: “A Census questionnaire will be sent to every household in Northern Ireland. The form should be completed on Sunday 27th March or as soon as possible afterwards - and posted back in the pre-paid envelope provided.
“Those who wish can complete the questionnaire online using the access code number, which they will find on the paper form. The number is unique for each household to ensure that their information is kept secure and confidential.
It is a top priority to keep participants Census data both secure and confidential. The data is protected by law and all Census personnel sign an undertaking to protect the privacy of information.
For further information please log on to www.census.gov.uk/ni or www.nidirect.gov.uk/2011-census. |
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Measuring your Social Impact has just got easier.....
Social Impact Tracker Online is a new secure online application that will provide organisations with the ability to capture and report on their social impact. Developed by Cúnamh ICT, a social enterprise from Derry, it has been designed to benefit third sector organisations including charities, voluntary & community groups, other social enterprises, funding bodies and statutory & government agencies.
Peter MacCafferty, Managing Director said “ Sometime ago we recognised that the excessive time spent by staff on manual records, gathering information for multiple funder’s resulted in less time working with people and delivering services. We wanted to make this process simpler, faster and with the minimum of fuss. We spoke with our clients, funders and other sector agencies on the difficulties they had in collating and reporting on their outputs/outcomes. It became clear that a combined single solution which is technology based, easy to use and affordable was required, that is how the ‘everything in one place’ idea took shape”.
The online version enables seamless access by multiple users, multiple projects, from multiple locations. It is hosted in a secure data centre using SSL technology to maintain data privacy and integrity. No bespoke software required on user’s computers and it provides real‐time update of data. The system has the ability to record both quantitative and qualitative data on organisation’s programmes, beneficiaries, groups and activities. The product can produce those cumbersome non‐financial reports to numerous funding bodies including the monitoring requirements of European Social Funds (ESF). Commenting further Peter stated, “We know that in this increasingly difficult operating environment, the demands on the groups to communicate their social value have become more important than ever. Social Impact Tracker is viewed as an effective tool to demonstrate accountability and an efficient method of providing necessary support documentation.”
With the community and voluntary sector made up of so many different types of groups, all delivering a range of activities the product has other add-on options such as a One‐to‐One module with Case Management, Correspondence Log and SMS Service. Furthermore Social Impact Tracker has been designed as a self‐managed application, basically meaning by it is customisable to the groups own needs.
Social Impact Tracker Online licenses are offered on a flexible subscription plan. Annual licenses start from £750 + VAT and inclusive of helpdesk support, training materials, maintenance and updates. For more information, pricing and demos of Social Impact Tracker go to www.socialimpacttracker.org Email: info@socialimpacttracker.org or telephone 028 71 308166. |
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Professor Brandon Hamber, Director of INCORE invites you to an INCORE public lecture by Professor Sabine Marschall, University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa
“Commemoration and Conflict: Exploring Collective Memory in Transitional Societies” On Thursday, 24 March 2011 at 6.00pmin the Great Hall, Magee campus RSVP By 11 March 2011 followed by refreshments
Memory and commemoration are integral components of conflict and it is widely believed that processes of memorialisation can make important contributions towards healing, reconciliation, peace and unity in post-conflict societies. Not only has little research been conducted on how individuals interpret memory sites and commemorative practices and what impact they have in transitional societies, but prevailing discourses on commemoration are often based on the assumption that commemoration always involves deliberate and intentional actions. Based on Kansteiner’s (2002) contention that collective memory is the result of the interaction between three overlapping elements, namely the media of memory, the makers and the users of memory, this paper presents commemoration as a complex, multifaceted, and fluid phenomenon, which includes informal, unpredictable and unintended dimensions.
Referencing examples from South Africa and a number of international case studies, four categories of collective remembrance are distinguished, namely officially sanctioned commemoration; unofficial or vernacular commemoration; unintended or silent commemoration; and lastly, commemoration through absence. It is argued that commemoration, like memory itself, cannot always be controlled, hence limiting the scope of action for those who want to encourage or discourage commemoration for the sake of peace and reconciliation. However, important lessons may be learnt from reflecting on the complexity and comprehensiveness of the commemorative phenomenon and the often overlapping groups of users and makers of collective memory in a context of globalization.
This lecture is part of a series of INCORE events being organised by Dr Sara McDowell and Professor Brian Graham as part of their ESRC funded project which explores the relationship between memory and peace processes.
Please contact Janet Farren to register or for more information je.farren@ulster.ac.uk |
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Mental Health and Learning Disability Services Information Events
In April 2009, following changes in health and social care structures in Northern Ireland, functions under the Mental Health Order transferred to the Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority (RQIA). Over the past two years RQIA has made significant progress in developing its role in mental health and learning disability services.
If you are a user, carer or a provider of these services, you can find out more at RQIA's information events, taking place across Northern Ireland during March:
Ballymena, Braid Centre, Monday 21 March 10am - 12noon Omagh, South West Regional College, Tuesday 22 March, 7pm - 9pm Belfast, NICVA, Monday 28 March, 10am - 12noon Newry, Ballybot House, Tuesday 29 March, 2pm - 4pm Londonderry/Derry, Red Cross, Gransha Park, Thursday 31 March, 2pm - 4pm
How to Book a Place: To attend, please complete the attached booking form and return to RQIA by email, post or fax, using the details provided at bottom of booking form.
For further information about RQIA, you can visit our website at www.rqia.org.uk or telephone (028) 9051 7500. |
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Launch of Research - Community Relations and Integrating Children
Derry City Council, together with our partners, invites you to the launch the research from our COMMUNITY RELATIONS AND INTEGRATING CHILDREN project. The research is of particular relevance to policy makers, education practitioners, community relations practitioners, or individuals and parents with an interest in how our children learn about and deal with diversity and difference.
When: Friday 25th March, at 12.30pm (Lunch will be provided) Where: The Playtrail, 15 Racecourse Road, Derry/Londonderry Children are very welcome to come along!
RSVP by 18th March to: carol.stewart@derrycity.gov.uk or by phone on 028 7134 5160
A project supported by the PEACE III Programme managed by the Special EU Programmes Body and delivered by the NW Peace III Cluster |
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Training Programme for young people
The Western Education and Library Board Youth Service Inclusion Unit have developed a Training Programme to Promote Citizenship, Tolerance and Cultural Diversity for Key Influencers of Young People.
As part of the Inclusion Unit Influencer Training Programme we are offering a number of free training opportunities for those who engage with young people in a youth or community setting.
We would like to invite you, or a representative from your organisation to attend these training opportunities being held in Derry/Londonderry, Strabane and Omagh.
Organisational Change – Training to develop inclusion policies and practice: The key objective of this training is to devise, develop and implement a Charter for Inclusion for use within a Youth/Community work setting.
Training will take place over 5 modules and will create opportunities for open ended education, awareness raising and social interaction between different cultures to encourage respect for difference.
Participants will be empowered to create change within their organisation in order to integrate marginalized groups into the mainstream of society.
Friday 25 March, 10am – Saturday 26 March 2011, 4.00pm – Beechill Hotel, Derry/Londonderry Friday 01 April, 10am – Saturday 2 April 2011, 4.00pm – Mellon Country Inn, Omagh
Refreshments, lunch and dinner will be provided. There is a residential option with this training; we would encourage participants to stay overnight, however this is not compulsory
Delivered by Eddie Kerr and Colleagues from SEEDS.
Inclusive Youth Work Seminar: This seminar aims to raise awareness and understanding of the exclusion young people face in our communities and support those who work with young people to prepare their groups to accept those who are seen as different.
Through the use of practical exercises the session creates opportunities for those who work with young people to identify strategies to encourage the inclusion of young people from minority or marginalised groups.
This training is aimed at full-time, part-time or voluntary youth/community workers and representatives.
Derry/Londonderry Area, Wednesday 16 March, Beechill Hotel, 10.00 – 4.00pm Omagh Area, Tuesday 22 March, Mellon Country Inn, 10.00 – 4.00pm Strabane Area, Wednesday 30 March, Strabane Library, 10.00 – 4.00pm
Refreshments and lunch will be provided. Delivered by WELB Inclusion Unit Staff.
Places are limited, so please book early. If you would like to confirm your attendance contact Lynsey or Geraldine on 028 7131 3444 (option 4) or email: lynsey.cathcart@welbni.org or geraldine.mccrory@welbni.org |
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Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults – A Shared Responsibility
Standards And Guidance: Volunteer Now recently launched Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults - A Shared Responsibility, minimum standards of best practice and guidance for organisations working with vulnerable adults.
Volunteer Now was commissioned by the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety (DHSSPS), to develop this publication in consultation with a Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults Advisory Group. The publication is applicable to a wide range of organisations working with vulnerable adults, those working within the voluntary, community and independent sectors. Organisations providing Regulated Services will find that adherence to these standards will enable their compliance with the requirements for the Protection of Vulnerable Adults set out in the Minimum Standards published by the DHSSPS and in the Quality Assessment Framework under Supporting People.
A full colour copy and an easy print copy of Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults - A Shared Responsibility is available to download from our publications section at http://www.volunteering-ni.org.
Training: Volunteer Now is delivering a number of adult safeguarding training courses across NI to support the standards and guidance, details of which can also be found in the training calendar on our website. The training will raise awareness of vulnerability and assist voluntary, community and independent organisations working with vulnerable adults to achieve the minimum standards of best practice as outlined in the publication ‘Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults - A Shared Responsibility’.
To find out more about this publication and/or training please contact Ruth Mulholland on: 9081 8321 or email ruth.mulholland@volunteernow.co.uk. |
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Foyle Fairtrade’s Special Guest
This weekend Foyle Fairtrade is delighted to be welcoming Anna Michael Mlay as their special guest for FAIRTRADE Fortnight. Anna represents a FAIRTRADE coffee co-operative in Tanzania and will be speaking at two events this Saturday March 5th, and on Monday will be the keynote speaker at a FAIRTRADE event for the city’s secondary schools hosted by the Mayor. Anna is Personnel Manager of Karagwe District Co-operative Union in Tanzania, a union of village-level co-operatives known as rural primary societies. It currently made up of 76 primary societies with 17,838 individual members.
On Saturday morning she will speak at ‘A Dialogue Event’ in The Rathmor Centre, hosted in association with Creggan Enterprises and the Social Economy Agency. The event starts at 10.30 and goes on until 12.30. It will focus on the role of Fairtrade, co-operatives and the social economy in generating an ethical and sustainable economic vision for our city/region in bleak times.
Later that evening there will be a more informal chance to hear Anna speak over a fairtrade cup of coffee in Café Del Mundo as part of ‘An Evening of Conversation, Poetry, Music & Craic’ reflecting on the city, Fairtrade, and global justice. This event takes place from 7 until 9pm, and is organised by Foyle Ethical Investment Campaign. Both of these events are free and open to the public, so come along and get informed.
Commenting on Anna’s visit a spokesperson for Foyle Fairtrade said, ‘Clearly Anna’s visit and these events are the primary focus of our activities this year but the demand for FAIRTRADE is on the up and up as is the energy within the campaign to achieve Fairtrade Status for the city by this time next year. In addition to Anna being here there are lots of in-store tastings and other promotions of FAIRTRADE products happening so don’t just spectate, get involved.’
For further information contact Jim Keys on 07803268790 |
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Rural Support was formed as a charity in 2002. At that time the Foot and Mouth epidemic was having a severe impact on the rural community in Northern Ireland and the need for a support service was identified. Since then, Rural Support has been providing a helpline which offers a listening and signposting service for farming and rural families. Callers to the helpline are of all ages and backgrounds and come from every part of Northern Ireland. The types of issues that we address include emotional distress, suicide risk, financial problems, inheritance issues, physical and mental health, farming paperwork and bureaucracy.
Rural Support is also able to deliver an information session about stress awareness and stress management. If you or any other members of your organisation would like to avail of this service, then please do not hesitate to contact us.
As a small charity, we work to raise funds on an ongoing basis. At a time when groups are finding it increasingly difficult to source funding, we would be delighted if you were able to help us with our fundraising. If you would like to find out more, please visit the ‘How you can help’ section of our website www.ruralsupport.org.uk
For any further information please call 028 8676 0040 or email info@ruralsupport.org.uk |
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You are invited to attend the following half day workshop facilitated by the Belfast Islamic Centre.
A Taste of Islam In The Waterfoot Hotel On Thursday 10th March 2011 From 10am followed by Lunch
RSVP to Joanna Boyd at Joanna.boyd@derrycity.gov.uk |
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Get to know how Northern Ireland is governed
Do you want to find out more about politicians and their parties, government departments, councils or maybe just understand the processes a bit more? Then why not come and take part in a free NICVA training event.
The next free training sessions will all take place in Kilcranny House in Coleraine as follows:
Get to know the Assembly, 10 March 2011, 9.30am – 1.00pm Making policy work for you, 24 March 2011, 9.30 – 1.00pm Successful lobbying and campaigning, 24 March 2011, 1.30pm – 4.00pm How government departments get and spend their budgets, 31 March 2011, 9.30am – 1.00pm
For more information and to register please visit Vital Links on the NICVA website, www.nicva.org or contact Colm Burns on 028 9087 7777 or email colm.burns@nicva.org |
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Lunchtime event with Holywell Trust
The next in the series of Holywell Trust's Thursday Lunchtime Events will be on 10th March in The Junction when Jim Roddy of City Centre Initiative will give a presentation on his work followed by discussion.
The event kicks off at 12-30-2pm and Lunch will be provided. You are welcome to attend. |
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Foyle
Men fight Omagh hard
During the second half initially saw Foyle men possession increase to create scoring chances. S. Black flicked wide from a penalty corner and D. Donaghy was unlucky not to score from a deflection at the post. Omagh did force further penalty corners and looked menacing with shots whistling just wide from D. Maguire striking. J. Ellis (GK) pulled off terrific saves from those shots on target and S. Burnside marshalled defensive clearances along with A. Arias whose blocking skills were first class followed by cool headed short safe distribution to wide team mates. The final result could have gone either way such was the tempo, physicality and commitment shown by both sides.
Spectator’s vocalised support very well indeed for Foyle but the battle ended 1-0 to the visitors, and all concerned would be content with this scoreline following past form. A lot can be taken from this game indeed particularly defensively. A solid performance here now needs complemented by a regular cohesive strike force and this will happen with time.
So if any readers out there would like to view and experience men's hockey practice and training please come along to St Columb's Pk Limavady Road on Thursday nights at 8.30pm where you will be made welcome. Alternatively you can text or call 07764 499 495 |
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