Fundraising Tribute
/For those of you who knew and worked with our colleague Karen Brewster, we thought you'd be interested in this tribute to her memory.
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For those of you who knew and worked with our colleague Karen Brewster, we thought you'd be interested in this tribute to her memory.
Read MoreWith the help of Supporting Communities, the Disability Equality Group NI has developed an OCN accredited Disability Awareness training course.
Read MoreTake our quick survey of community groups. We want to know about you! You could even win £30 for your efforts :-)
FREE information event in Cafre-Enniskillen Camus on Tuesday 15th March 2016 9am-1pm
Read MoreAwards for all giving groups a quick and easy way to get small Lottery grants of between £500 and £10,000
Read MoreCauseway Coast & Glens Local Action Group announced that they will be holding FREE Information Sessions on NEW £7.87m funding available through the LEADER element of the NI Rural Development Programme 2014-2020.
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Check out the 48th Edition of our Ezine. This one is chock full of good things like the new Tenant Participation Strategy from the Department of Social Development, the Annual Housing Awards from CIH, and even a training course on how to book your MOT and TAX your car online!
Lloyds Bank Foundation for Northern Ireland which has contributed £33.8m to the Voluntary and Community sector over the past 30 years has been re-named the Halifax Foundation for Northern Ireland.
Read MoreSupporting Communities Liaison Officer Gillian Forest reports from an event celebrating the excellent work that the CDA has done and the support that has made it possible.
Read MoreSupporting Communities have long advocated the establishment of an appropriate context for tenant participation in Northern Ireland and welcome this new strategy setting out how social landlords and tenants can work together to improve services.
Read MoreSCENE is the new name of our rebranded publication providing updates, news and information from Supporting Communities. View the latest edition here.
Read MoreSupporting Communities is proud to report on the successful completion of a new pilot project. ‘Bridging the Digital Divide’ is a new model of engagement designed to encourage social housing tenants' use of digital technology and the Internet.
Read MoreGet 40 packed pages of exciting funding opportunities in our January edition of the Community Funding Bulletin.
Read MoreGet the latest news and best practice from the community sector; funding and training updates and policy developments in Northern Ireland, Great Britain and Republic of Ireland.
Read MoreThe 45th Edition of E-Zine is now available, bringing you best practice from the community sector; funding and training updates and policy developments in Northern Ireland, Great Britain and the Republic of Ireland. Get it while it's hot!
Read MoreDownload your copy of all the latest funding opportunities available.
Community Funding Bulletin - November 2015 (.pdf opens in a new window)
If you were, chances are you'll spot yourself or someone you know in our photos. Check out these great pictures from the day in our new photo gallery!
Supporting Communities promotes best practice in Community Participation in Northern Ireland through a 'grassroots' approach to Community Development, providing tailored support, advice, information and training to new and existing Community Groups, Statutory and Voluntary Organisations
Radius Housing has been awarded Supporting Communities' Platinum-level Tenant Participation Accreditation, the highest of the four accreditation levels, in recognition of sector-leading quality in its tenant engagement practices.
Choice Housing has become the first social housing provider in Northern Ireland to achieve Platinum Accreditation under Supporting Communities’ Tenant Participation (TP) Accreditation Framework, setting a new benchmark for tenant engagement across the sector.
A new community growing space is proving to be exactly what this Strabane community needed: a place to connect, to learn, and to grow together.
The team at The Warehouse in Newtownards looks back at their exciting visit from the King and Queen last month. We asked them to tell us what’s been happening since and if the royal visit left a lasting impact.
Book an online session with our Funding and Social Value Officer for some one-to-one funding support.
The aim of this session is to help participants improve their skills and knowledge when planning and completing a funding application.
This short online session will help you get a better understanding of what we mean when we talk about ‘Social Value’ and ‘Impact Measurement’.
The aim of this session is to help participants improve their skills and knowledge when planning and completing a funding application.
This short online session will help you get a better understanding of what we mean when we talk about ‘Social Value’ and ‘Impact Measurement’.
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The ONSIDE Evolution Project is set to launch next month, and we are so excited that we thought we’d introduce our training team in advance! Meet the team hard at work preparing materials to make technology more accessible and empower people to use digital tools with greater confidence.