The Employment Services Board wishes to invite applications from suitably qualified individuals for inclusion in a select list of mentors to work with individuals employed by Social Enterprises under our Pilot Social Economy Fund for the West Belfast and Greater Shankill areas.
A competition aimed at encouraging a greater culture of enterprise and innovation through the development of creative business proposals has received an official welcome.
Belfast City Council has been awarded 6.3 million under priority 1.1 of the EU Peace III Programme. This programme supports peace and reconciliation and runs from 2008 to 2010.
Culture, Arts and Leisure Minister, Gregory Campbell MP, MLA has launched a £5million fund to stimulate Northern Ireland's creative industries.
A Belfast social enterprise has teamed up with the University of Ulster’s Knowledge Transfer Partnership Programme (KTP) to ensure its smooth transition to self-sustainability.
Extern Recycle have launched a free IT Amnesty to businesses and the general public across Northern Ireland.
The Big Idea is a competition funded by Invest NI and which seeks to support young social entrepreneurs who wish to develop a creative and innovative project that will make a positive impact on society.
Minister for Regional Development Conor Murphy praised the role social enterprises play in the economic and social life of Newry & Mourne, while addressing local Social Enterprises and supporters of the social enterprise sector who gathered to celebrate the success of the Social Enterprise Newry and Mourne Programme; at WIN Conference Centre.
Community festival organizers are being invited to a series of information sessions to hear about new funding arrangements.
'The Arts and Community Radio - a research report', commissioned by Arts Council England and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, has been published by the Community Media Association.
Arts & Business are hosting an information session on the Link Initiatives 08/09 programme
The newly restored Castle Gardens and Colin Glen Forest Park have both been classified as outstanding green spaces, following a stringent application and judging process by the Civic Trust which manages the award scheme.and Colin Glen Forest Park have both been classified as outstanding green spaces, following a stringent application and judging process by the Civic Trust which manages the award scheme.
The Prince’s Trust makes cash awards of up to £2,000 for young people to design and set up projects on a voluntary basis that will benefit their local community.
The Department for Social Development in Northern Ireland today launches a drive to recruit a board of commissioners for the province's forthcoming Charity Commission.
The Social Economy Network reports that all Central Procurement Directorate tendering activities are now being conducted through its new EBravo e-Sourcing Portal
The School for Social Entrepreneurs is now recruiting! There are 2 courses on offer – Sustainable Futures, Advanced Diploma in Management Practice and Ready, Steady, Grow!
The Arts Council of Northern Ireland and the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure are looking for your input to shape the forthcoming Cultural Olympiad of the London 2012 Games.
Just broadcasting as of noon, 11th April, is intercultural internet-based radio station The Homely Planet.
The Institute of Fundraising is offering ten free places to community groups wishing to attend its annual fundraising convention.
Arts and heritage organisations across Belfast are to benefit from almost one million pounds in funding from Belfast City Council.
The Irish News have launched their Workplace Awards 08, with closing date for applications on the 15th May 2008. The awards event is 19th June in the Ramada Hotel, Belfast.
Do you have the potential to make a significant contribution to the future of our arts, museums, libraries and creative industries sectors?
Edwin Poots, MLA, Minister for Culture, Arts and Leisure, and the Chairman of the Ulster-Scots Agency Mark Thompson have met to discuss the increased funding in the budget for the Ulster Scots Agency.
The programme below may be of interest to you regarding developing your creative enterprise. It is a programme for companies on an All Island Basis...so no matter what county you are from in Ireland, you are eligible to benefit from the programme.
The Centre for Social Justice Awards 2008 is looking for small grass roots charities, voluntary groups and community groups who are tackling poverty in your local area. If you are people focused, tackling causes as well as symptoms, driven by conviction and motivated by compassion then it wants to hear from you.
The Charity Commission has announced it is to introduce new measures that will ensure the removal of charities from the Register of Charities if they fail to return their accounts and returns on time.
Work West are delighted to announce that we have received support from the Lloyds TSB Foundation for Northern Ireland to develop our idea for a social enterprise BIG Black Book trade directory.
Today marks the official launch by Minister of Social Development Margaret Ritchie of Extern Recycle.
