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NICVA is offering fundraising advice clinics and training across Northern Ireland.

NICVA's Fundraising Advice staff will be providing training and consultancy support across Northern Ireland in the coming weeks and months. These are some of the dates already scheduled but we are looking to add more. The fundraising advice team are open to offers from venues/organisations wishing to host clinics.

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Community Fundraising with NICVA on 9th March 2012

This is an introduction or refresher course for people who want to learn more about raising money from the general public delivered by the people behind NICVA's fundraisingNI and GrantTracker websites

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Funding Clinics & Grant Tracker Demonstrations - North West Community Network

NICVA, in conjunction with North-West Community Network, has arranged a day of funding advice sessions in Derry~Londonderry on Tuesday 14 February 2012. Only two places left.

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IOF Video Guide to External Fundraising Environment

Start to get a sense of how the world around you impacts on your fundraising in this five minute YouTube video by the Institute of Fundraising (IOF)

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JustTextGiving now free to NI Charities

JustTextGiving is now open to Northern Ireland charities. JustGiving responded positively to a enquiry from NICVA's Head of Governance to include NI charities in the UK scheme.

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Is JustTextGiving for free to charities in Northern Ireland?

You have probably seen the great ads on TV for JustTextGiving by Vodafone but there are some loopholes for Northern Ireland 'charities' to jump through before it becomes truly free.

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How to Win in the Apprentice Fundraiser's Den

NICVA is delivering innovative training on fundraising pitches that pays tribute (very loosely) to Dragon's Den and the Apprentice. If you want to know how to win in the Apprentice Fundraiser's Den then watch "How to Win in the Den" still available on the BBC iPlayer.

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Inspiring charities to use the web

Need to convince someone of the potential of social media for charities and fundraising. This 4 minute video might help.

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Want to be a philanthropist like Bill Gates for £10 per month?

Want to make a big difference to charity like Bill Gates but don't have much to give? You could set up a giving circle on Facebook and choose the causes you want to support each week, month or year. You could get the same buzz from giving a few hundred pounds collectively as Bill and his billionnaire friends.

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Crowdfunding website Sponsume

Crowdfunding is a new way of helping turn great ideas into reality. It means gathering funding and support for great projects from a crowd of people who choose to back them. Sponsume is one such example of crowdfunding

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