Information
Friends of the Earth invite you to join their protest, “Energy for who?” outside Dáil Éireann, on Tuesday 30 September at 1.00pm, which aims to stop households falling into energy poverty this winter, as data centre profits increase, year on year. Further details about the protest here, however, you don’t need to register, just show up on the day.
Dublin Northwest Partnership invite you to their Older Person’s Information Fair, at the Axis Centre in Ballymun, on 01 October, from 11.00am – 1.00pm Come along to find out more about the supports, services and social activities available for older people. Come along to find out more information about the PPN!
The Sustainable Mobility Academy invite you to attend a 90 minute, FREE, information session which will give member groups knowledge and tools to advocate for sustainable mobility and active travel, from within their communities. Further information and a sign up form for the sessions, are here.
The Charities Regulator (and other groups) invite you to celebrate Charity Trustees’ Week from 10 – 14 November. The week is a “thank you” to charity trustees across Ireland, for the important and tireless work they carry out throughout the year, in the governance and leadership of Ireland’s charities.
PPN Training (and support)
You are invited to a Focus Group Discussion (FGD), with Shane Murphy from Dublin City University (DCU), about the impact disinformation is having in Ireland’s voluntary sector. Shane will facilitate a one-hour session, which will inform training sessions to take place later in the year, and a report about the impact of disinformation on the voluntary sector. Shane is a postdoctoral researcher in DCU, working as part of the Irish hub for the European Digital Media Observatory. The session takes place from 10.30am – 12.00pm at SPADE, on 01 October, and there are 6 – 10 places available. Please email if you would like to attend, however, as places are so limited, please only sign up if you are quite sure you can attend.
Funding and Grant Writing Tips with Evelyn Fitzpatrick
These sessions are designed for those who are new to writing grant applications, or those who would like feedback on applications they are currently completing. The workshops provide opportunities to identify the challenges, the most common mistakes and which errors cause disqualifications from grant and funding applications. Participants will come away with a better understanding of appropriate language and wording, to help better make the case for their application.
Online on Zoom on Thursday 09 October, from 7.00pm – 8.30pm
In person, at Carmichael, on Monday 13 October, from 10.00am – 12.30pm
You are welcome to browse all the autumn season of training sessions on the Events Section of our website here and please share with your groups and organisations.
Updates from the Secretariat and Representatives
There are currently two vacant seats for member groups from the Community and Voluntary Pillar. One seat is on the Secretariat and one seat is for the Mobility and Public Realm Strategic Policy Committee (SPC), and you can read more about the responsibilities for both roles, how to fill out the nomination form, and the deadline for nominations here.
You can watch the Strategic Policy Committee (SPC) meetings live on the web portal here.
Coming up…
Climate Action and Urban Resilience
Wednesday 24 September at 11.30am (or you can watch it back from the archives).
Planning and Urban Regeneration
Tuesday 30 September at 2.00pm
Recent webcasts
Community, Gaeilge, Sport, Arts and Culture
Finance
