Month: January 2020
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How Can We Recognise People Volunteering Their Time in N Ireland?
31 January 2020
Unfortunately the information session that was schedule to take place on 22 April 2020 has been postponed. We hope to rearrange the session for later in the year. The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service is the highest civil Award given to local volunteer groups across the UK to recognise outstanding work done in their own […]
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Struggle IS Part of Our Story………
30 January 2020
Volunteer Now responds to the wide-ranging nature of volunteering in Northern Ireland. With a legacy stretching back 50 years, the organisation works in partnership with an ever growing number of organisations across the voluntary and community, public and private sectors . Volunteer Now also supports a network of volunteer led older persons groups and forums […]
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Congratulations!
29 January 2020
Congratulations to the following organisations who successfully achieved the Investing in Volunteers Award! Action Cancer Belfast Hills Partnership Brain Injury Matters Lagan Valley Regional Park Southern Health & Social Care Trust Ulster Wildlife Want to know more? Investing in Volunteers (IiV) is the UK quality standard for all organisations which involve volunteers in their work. […]
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Broadcast Appeals on BBC Northern Ireland
27 January 2020
Sharing stories, meeting needs, changing lives…. Applications are now being invited for upcoming Broadcast Appeal slots on local television and radio. These opportunities will be available from June 2020 onwards. Application forms and assessment criteria for Appeal slots can be downloaded at www.bbc.com/aboutthebbc/northernireland/appeals/. Completed application forms should be submitted no later than 12 noon Friday 21 […]
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International Year of the Nurse & Midwife 2020
20 January 2020
2020 is the first ever global Year of the Nurse and Midwife. And 2020 is also Florence Nightingale’s bicentennial year, designated by World Health Organisation. Nurses and midwives make up the largest numbers of the NHS workforce. They are highly skilled, multi-faceted professionals from a host of backgrounds that represent our diverse communities. 2020 is […]
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#TimesAreChanging NOW!
10 January 2020
You might have heard that we have changed our volunteer opportunities search system through social media or our recent newsletters. This is now a reality – our new platform is powered by Be Collective and has been launched on Volunteer Now’s website. If you’ve already completed the registration process, you can now share your volunteer […]
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Leadership and Good Governance Awards 2020
3 January 2020
A New Year and a perfect opportunity to pay tribute to the many Trustees in Northern Ireland who give their time freely to ensure that good governance and leadership is essential for local charities to be effective, accountable and sustainable. The Leadership and Good Governance Awards, organised by VSB Foundation in partnership with CO3 and […]
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