First Edition of Community Matters Unveiled
Welcome to our very first 'Community Matters' newsletter especially for Community Groups. It will be issued quarterly and will include our latest Grants news, as well as other developments in the sector. We are delighted to mark our tenth anniversary in 2010 and we have lots of exciting plans for the future. Finally, please let us know how we can improve this newsletter in any way.
Kind regards
Tina Roche
Chief Executive
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The Community Foundation for Ireland is calling on everyone around the country to make their nominations now for the 2010 Irish Philanthropist of the Year Awards. These awards publicly recognise people whose personal money has made an outstanding and lasting contribution in their communities and to society. The awards serve to highlight achievements and inspire others to give and to make a difference. Read on>>
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The Linkage Service is a social inclusion programme of our sister organisation, Business in the Community Ireland. Funded by Probation Service, this nationwide initiative assists former offenders to enter employment or access further training and education. The 2009 annual report is an interactive guide to the Service and within the report you will find 8 short video clips which both bring the work to life and enhance the readers understanding of the Service. Click here
to view the interactive report or visit www.bitc.ie for more information
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The Community Foundation for Ireland is encouraging community and voluntary groups to get involved in the fifth national Know your Neighbour Weekend, which takes place over the weekend of 24-25 July. For more information visit www.knowyourneighbour.ie
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Visible Lives is a research project that aims to explore the lives, experiences and needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in Ireland who are aged 55 and over. This study is commissioned by the Gay and Lesbian Equality Network (GLEN) and funded by Age and Opportunity and the HSE. For more information and to take part see www.visiblelives.ie
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ATS has launched an initiative whereby they will donate a phone system, handsets and voicemail system to schools, charities & not for profit organisations. The only cost is a small installation fee per system. See www.ats.ie
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