Impact of Ireland’s 2014 Budget
Ireland’s sector body The Wheel takes a look at the implications of the Irish government’s Budget 2014 for community and voluntary organisations in the Republic.
Month: October 2013
Small Charity Index shows high demand, low income
The Small Charity Index, launched by the Foundation for Social Improvement in June to “create a stronger voice for charities by providing a monthly ‘pulse of the sector’ report”, has produced its first quarterly review. It finds a huge increase in demand for the services from small charities while seeing a drop in voluntary income. FSI says that the index publishes reports from a database of charities that are representative of the small charity sector as a whole by income, cause type, and geographical location. » Continue reading news item ... “Small Charity Index shows high demand, low income”
High demand for neighbourhood planning support
Community organisation support body Locality has narrowed the criteria for groups it is able to give direct support under its Neighbourhood Planning programme, due to high demand. Grants are still available, however.
New eligibility criteria can be found at http://mycommunityrights.org.uk/neighbourhood-planning/.
(Source: ACRE Headlines)
Guidance for NI community planning
Northern Ireland’s Department of the Environment has published guidance on the new duty of community planning for local councils coming in from April 2015.
See CommunityNI article, which has a copy of the guidance (pdf, 1.69MB).
Membership body for charity chairs
The Association of Chairs launched 24th October as a membership body which will champion the role, develop best-practice standards, foster peer networking and other professional development. Membership starts at twenty five pounds a year for chairs of the smallest charities.
Third Sector news http://www.thirdsector.co.uk/news/1217815 or direct to http://associationofchairs.com.
Volunteers come at a cost
Stephen Bubb, of charity chief executives body ACEVO, tells George Osborne and others that it costs to recruit and manage volunteers, and to take this into account in any involvement of the sector in the Help to Work scheme. On The Guardian’s Voluntary Sector Network.
Another article on that Voluntary Sector Network asks whether, with the number of elderly volunteers rising, are NGOs and charities investing enough time and resources to make the most of their experience and skills? » Continue reading news item ... “Volunteers come at a cost”