Government Cuts and NICVA’s Recession Watch

With the recession beginning to bite and government budgets being squeezed, NICVA would like to know if your organisation has been informed by your funder that they are cutting your funding and for what reason or if the recession is seriously impacting on you.

NICVA is in a stronger position to lobby against Government cuts if we can maintain an up-to-date picture of how the sector is being affected. We can also seek to help organisations seriously affected by the recession if we get a call early enough.

“Unfortunately we are beginning to hear about changes to previously agreed service level agreements and contracts with what appear to be for unreasonable reasons.” said Neil Irwin, Fundraising Advice Manager at NICVA.

“It is vital that organisations keep us informed about how they are being treated by their funder so we can react promptly and effectively”

Please let us know by emailing neil.irwin@nicva.org with the following information:

For Government Cuts

Your name, your organisation, your contact details, the funder making the cuts, the funding programme name and whether it is a grant, service level agreement or contract, and the reason given for the cut.

For Recession Watch

Your name; your organisation; your contact details; the nature of the problem and how serious it is; the timescale of impact; what help NICVA might be able to give – if you know.

Your information will not be used in publicity (without your prior permission) but it may be used to compile a report for lobbying purposes.

If you would rather speak to someone phone NICVA on 028 9087 7777.