An "Inspiring Community" Conference
/This year's Community Conference was truly something to "Inspire Communities" with some great presentations and contributions from groups across Northern Ireland
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This year's Community Conference was truly something to "Inspire Communities" with some great presentations and contributions from groups across Northern Ireland
Read MoreView the latest edition of Community Funding Bulletin
Supporting Communities staff members who attained their CIH Level 3 in Housing Practice
Read MoreRead about our training session on 'How to Develop Successful Funding Applications'
Read MoreCome along to a free seminar focusing on the new accounting and reporting rules and regulations that have come into being which all charitable voluntary and community organisations must adhere to.
Read MoreSeptember 2016 edition of Community Funding Bulletin online now
Sharing Space in Belfast Blackmountain (picture courtesy of NIHE)
Read MoreGet a flying start to your career in the housing sector with the GEM Programme's paid internship at the Housing Executive.
Read MoreHousing Executive tenants are being offered a new free, impartial and confidential advice service through Citizens Advice.
Read MoreSupporting Communities making a positive IMPACT
Read MoreA special getting to know our neighbours event was held on Saturday 6th August 2016 in Carrickfergus complete with dancing, drumming, and BBQ for all!
Read MoreIs your Board of Trustees doing an amazing job? Enter them to win the Leadership and Good Governance Award worth £1000.
Read MoreRural Housing Association and NB Housing took part in tailored tenant participation training with Supporting Communities. Find out what they had to say!
Read MoreThe last edition of our E-zine included a bit of a teaser for our response to the government's Draft Programme for Government. If that whet your whistle, then you'll be itching to read the full version!
Read MoreCatch up on the latest Community Funding Bulletin
Read MoreShelia Taylor, Housing Manager at Helm Housing, shares her story of how Helm worked with Supporting Communities to refresh their tenant engagement strategy to develop a diverse, inclusive and flexible involvement structure that gives tenants a real voice and empowers them to make a difference.
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Read all about more funding opportunities in our 'Extra Summer Special Funding Update'!
A new social impact report from Gauge NI has revealed that for every £1 invested in Supporting Communities, £8 of social value is generated.
Read MoreSupporting Communities is closed for the week of July 11-15th and we'll be back in the office on the 18th.
See you then!
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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HMRC Charity registration number: XR27102
Northern Ireland Charity Commission Number: NIC100005
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.