Members News

CO3 loves to celebrate the impact its members have on their beneficiaries’ lives, and to promote their vital work.

Read about some of the excellent projects happening in our network in this week’s Member News.

If you are a CO3 member and have any news you would like to share with the wider CO3 network please email jonny@co3.bz for more information.

Topics:

The Fundraising Regulator- Code of Fundraising Practice

Community Foundation for Northern Ireland- C omic Relief Fund

Community Relations Council- Good Relations Week 2020

Interchange- Available Opportunities

CO3- Calls For Help

Our #CallsForHelp service allows members to request help and assistance from our wider network.

If you have any questions or issues you would like to feature in this weeks email, send a 100 word description to jonny@co3.bz.

All Calls For Help will be handled confidentially. Permission will be requested before any contact information is shared at any point throughout the help process.

The Fundraising Regulator- Code of Fundraising Practice

View the Fundraising Regulator’s new webinar on the Code of Fundraising Practice.

The webinar is designed to help charity staff, volunteers and trustees understand what the code is, who it applies to, what the code covers and how to use the code, both online and offline. We hope that leaders of smaller charities may find this especially helpful as a resource for training those new to fundraising.

Community Foundation for Northern Ireland- Comic Relief Fund

The Community Foundations Comic Relief Community Support Programme is now open offering grants between £5,000 and £20,000. Recognising and addressing injustices and inequalities in communities that have been deepened by Covid19 and ensuring #No-oneLeftBehind. As we collectively contribute to developing a more caring, equitable and inclusive society that rebuilds, renews and brings hope for the future this programme encourages communities to #BuildBackBetter. Online information and application support workshops are available, you can find these here.

Community Relations Council- Good Relations Week

Good Relations Week 2020 is going to be a little different this year. It will be a FREE online experience, running from 14 to 21 September 2020.

The theme for Good Relations Week 2020 is: “Celebrating Our Journey. Embracing Our Future.” And the programme of events will celebrate the efforts of people and communities in tackling sectarianism and racism and promoting cultural diversity in Northern Ireland.

The Community Relations Council is encouraging local charities, voluntary groups and organisations, and statutory bodies to get involved and host an online event or create a piece of digital content that demonstrates the spirit of good community relations in 2020.

Archive material from the past 30 years of building united communities together is also welcome and could comprise of a compilation video of film footage, photography, or interviews.

Help us make Good Relations Week 2020 a modern celebration of Northern Ireland’s diverse culture and heritage.

Get involved by clicking here>>>

DFC- Public Appointments

The Department of Communities has released information on the following public appointment vacancies:

Members to the board of the Northern Ireland Housing Executive (NIHE)
Appointment of school Governors

For more information on the current public appointment vacancies available with the Department of Communities visit their website by clicking here>>>

Interchange- Available Interchange Opportunities

The Interchange Scheme is flexible, providing cost-effective benefits to those organisations who are partners to the Scheme. It allows employees from the participating organisations the opportunity to learn from each other and to share good practice, ideas and experience.

Current opportunities that are available with interchange are:

The NI Assembly Commission has an Interchange opportunity for Legal Advisers (1 x full-time and 1 x part-time), based at The Legal Services Office in Parliament Buildings, Stormont Estate, BT4 3XX (Ref: I/C 29/20) which closes on Friday 28 August 2020.

Full details of the post, including salary range, contact for further information and how to apply etc, is available on the Interchange Website