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Aurion Learning

Award-winning E-Learning company Aurion Learning has announced the launch of its first Corporate Responsibility Report in a bid to encourage social responsibility and accountability within small businesses.

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Carnegie UK Trust

A new £30k pilot scheme aimed at encouraging enterprise in the food growing industry and providing people across the UK and Ireland with the opportunity to create a sustainable livelihood has been launched.

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Housing Rights

Housing Rights Service (HRS) has been working to improve lives by tackling homelessness and housing problems since 1964. The charity is celebrating 50 years of service by launching a vision of a Northern Ireland where everyone has a home.

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Barnardo's NI

Barnardo's NI recently held an event to recognise and celebrate its volunteers as part of Volunteer Week 2014.

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Barnardo's NI

Barnardo's NI is encouraging 5 year olds and under to get toddling this summer. Barnardo's Big Toddle 2014 has an outer-space theme so it will be 'out of this world'!

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SOS BUS NI

SOS Bus NI Chief Executive, Joe Hyland, has been awarded an MBE for Services to the Community in Northern Ireland in this year's Birthday Honours List

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Men's Health Forum in Ireland (MHFI)

Research findings being launched today provide a roadmap for how to tackle obesity in men.

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CARDI

Two new reports reveal stark inequalities in wealth and income among older people in Northern Ireland. The research finds significant difference in income within this group.

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Walking In Your Community

The Lakeland County of Fermanagh hosted a Community Walk Leader training day at Florence Court, Thursday 5th June 2014.

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Aurion Learning

The Scottish Prison Service (SPS) has partnered with Aurion Learning to develop a new E-Learning programme to support the training of team members in both the use of new eProcurement software and the business processes in the SPS.

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Men's Health Forum in Ireland (MHFI)

The countdown clock has been ticking for quite a while now, but International Men's Health Week (MHW) begins today. This year, it will run from Monday 9th until Sunday 15th June 2014.

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Cancer Focus Northern Ireland

As part of Men's Health Week - and month (June) - Cancer Focus Northern Ireland is urging local men to look after themselves better to lower their risk of cancer and to get checked out early if they have any health worries. Early detection saves lives!

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Social Farming Across Borders

The Social Farming Across Borders (SoFAB) project is offering a 10 evening training course at CAFRE College Greenmount Antrim, and Fermanagh House Enniskillen from June to the end of August.

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Mencap

Iain Foster has been appointed Mencap’s new director for Northern Ireland.

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Sonya Cassidy PR

Bryson Energy has installed the first oil boiler to a home in Omagh, under the Bryson Energy Retrofit Scheme. The pilot scheme, which was launched in November 2013, will see 116 boilers installed to help eligible households in Omagh and Strabane.

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Woodland Trust Northern Ireland

Nature lovers are invited to discover the beauty and hidden gems of Carrickfergus’ Oakfield Glen. Join conservation charity the Woodland Trust for a guided summer stroll on Wednesday 18 June at 7pm.

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NISRA

NISRA would like those in the voluntary and community sector to provide them with feedback on the NISRA website.

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Inspiring Impact NI

Could your organisation be a leader for impact?

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Carnegie UK Trust

Carnegie UK Trust prize recognises community led efforts to improve public spaces in Northern Ireland and Scotland

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Carnegie UK Trust

Carnegie UK Trust prize recognises community led efforts to improve public spaces in Northern Ireland and Scotland

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Sonya Cassidy PR

Design students of the University of Kansas inspire residents in Palmerston Residential Care Home, East Belfast, which is owned and managed by Abbeyfield & Wesley Housing Association, through an ‘outside space project’ last week.

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Macmillan Cancer Support

As it is Volunteers' Week we would like to say a huge thank you to all of our volunteers. We think you are amazing!

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International Fund for Ireland

Newtownbutler Together has revealed details of a major new initiative aimed at addressing community division, unemployment and limited opportunities for young people in the border area.

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Aurion Learning

Aurion Learning is pleased to announce the beta availability of their new digital storytelling tool; storee.

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Volunteer Now

111 outstanding volunteering groups across the UK have been honoured as recipients of the prestigious Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service.