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Charities Working Across Borders (in Ireland)

Tuesday 30 June 2009 from 11.00am to 3.30pm at NICVA

NICVA will co-host a conference "Charities Working Across Borders" with the
Wheel http://www.wheel.ie/ from the South of Ireland, to examine the regulation,
registration and reporting requirements for charities operating in the different
jurisdictions in the UK and Ireland.

The conference will examine the theoretical and practical realities facing
charities who work in more than one jurisdiction. Attendees will also hear from
NICVA's sister organisations in England and Scotland on how charities there work
within their current regulations. Furthermore, attendees will have the
opportunity to get the most up-to-date position on the development and delivery
of legislation and regulation on the island of Ireland.

It is anticipated that this will be the first in an ongoing series of annual
conferences which will allow cross-border charities to receive information on
the most current developments affecting them, discuss the implications of
regulations; and provide a platform from which to gather feedback which the
supporting agencies will take back to the responsible governments and
regulators.

Agenda

11.00 Registration and refreshment

11.30 Charity regulation in Britain and Ireland - a comparative analysis - Prof
Gareth Morgan, Sheffield Hallam University

12.00 Birth of the regulator - an insight on how Scottish charities have managed
with the relatively recent introduction of the Scottish Regulator - Nancy
Fancott, Policy Officer, SCVO

12:20 Living with the Regulator - The experience of English and Welsh charities
which have been regulated for some time now - Elizabeth Chamberlain, Policy
Support Officer, NCVO

12.40 Q&A

1.00 Lunch

1.30 The Charities Act 2009 - key provisions for the Republic Of Ireland - Ivan
Cooper, Director of Advocacy, The Wheel

2.00 Charities Act (NI) 2008 - key provisions and implementation in Northern
IreIand - Seamus Murray, Charity Commission of Northern Ireland Secretariat

2.30 Q&A

2.45 Roundtable discussion

3.30 Close

Registration

The event is free for full NICVA Members and Members of the Wheel (one free
place per organisation only).
Extra Member delegate rate is £30 per person.
Non Member rate is £70 per person. Price includes lunch.

Please download (via link below) and complete a  registration form and return it
to:
Georgie Finlay, NICVA, 61 Duncairn Gardens, Belfast, BT15 2GB by Wednesday 24
June 2009

http://www.nicva.org/index.cfm/section/events/key/NICVA-Wheel


Charities working across borders (in Ireland)

The recent introduction of charity legislation and the establishment of a
Charity Regulator in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland have
heightened interest and concerns about the implications of regulations on
charities. In particular the charities that work in more than one jurisdiction
are concerned that they may face further complications and requirements.

In responding to these concerns the Northern Ireland Council for Voluntary
Action (NICVA) has got together with the umbrella body for the voluntary and
community sector from the South of Ireland, The Wheel, to host a conference on
Tuesday 30 June . The Conference will examine potential issues that charities
may face when working across borders.

Seamus McAleavey, Chief Executive of NICVA stated:

'It is anticipated that this will be the first in an ongoing series of annual
conferences which will allow cross-border charities to receive information on
the most current developments affecting them, discuss the implications of
regulations; and provide a platform from which to gather feedback which the
supporting agencies will take back to the responsible governments and
regulators."

Key speakers at the event include Prof Gareth Morgan, Sheffield Hallam
University who has carried out comparative analysis on Charity regulation in
Britain and Ireland; Nancy Fancott, Policy Officer, SCVO giving an insight on
how Scottish charities have managed with the relatively recent introduction of
the Scottish Regulator; Elizabeth Chamberlain, Policy Support Officer, NCVO
giving an insight of English and Welsh charities which have been regulated for
some time now; and Seamus Murray, Charity Commission of Northern Ireland
Secretariat who will look at the key provisions and implementation of the
Charities Act (NI) 2008.

http://www.nicva.org/index.cfm/section/news/key/09062009Charities_working_across_borders