Northern Ireland

The long awaited charity legislation for Northern Ireland has taken a step forward with the introduction of the Charities Bill into the local Assembly which will amend the provisions of the Charities

A widely anticipated Big Lottery funding programme for capital projects in Northern Ireland will now not be available until at least 2013, according to the Northern Ireland Council for Voluntary Actio

The Northern Ireland Minister for Finance, Sammy Wilson, has announced his intention to channel dormant accounts funding in Northern Ireland as loans to social enterprise activity in 'faith based' org

The Community Foundation for Northern Ireland is working alongside Santander Bank in Northern Ireland to help deliver their Social Enterprise Development Award which can award up to £50,000 to social

Northern Ireland Hospice Care, Northern Ireland's biggest fundraising charity, has appointed Siofra Healy as their new director of income generation, PR and marketing.

The Big Lottery Fund in Northern Ireland has allocated £15 million to support families from 2012 to 2015.

A major charitable foundation says that the standard of applications it receives from Northern Ireland is poor.

Ulster Garden Villages, Northern Ireland’s largest independent charitable trust, distributed just over £1.3 million in donations in 2011, a reduction of £267,000 on the previous year, according to its

Arts and Business NI is holding a one day seminar on 30 April in Belfast on funding from trusts and foundations.

One of Northern Ireland’s newest electricity suppliers, Airtricity, has established a Community Fund to support community projects in the areas surrounding its wind farms.