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Status
Received: on time
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Income
£353.4K
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Spending
£368.7K
Public benefits
Purpose 1. The direct benefits which flow from this purpose is to make the voluntary and community organisations more effective in carrying out their work in local communities and that in turn develops more benefit for the local community. These benefits can be demonstrated by the feedback received from the groups on how effective they are in
delivering their projects in local communities and the information they in turn receive from the people they support. It is also indicated by the surveys NDCN conducts of its stake holders and their views on what it does. The beneficiaries of this purpose are initially our membership of local voluntary community groups which in turn provides benefit to their local communities within North Down. Purpose 2. The direct benefits which flow from this purpose include empowering the voice of the local community, developing good community development practices, actively working towards an equitable and peaceful society and promoting the sustainable development of local communities. These benefits can be demonstrated through the ongoing monitoring and evaluation of the work being carried out by the organisation which is summarized in our Annual report. Also via the number of joint initiatives between NDCN and the wide range of organisations which benefit. The beneficiaries of this purpose are local community groups and in turn the general public living within the North Down Area. Purpose 3. The direct benefits which flow from this purpose include increased educational and skills of our beneficiaries promoting a better educated and effective community sector in North Down. Decreased isolation through better access to services, increased social cohesion and confidence and better quality of life. These benefits can be demonstrated through attendance records, accredited and non accredited courses undertaken, and though our own evaluation processes. The beneficiaries of this purpose are local community groups and the general public living within the North Down Area. Purpose 4. The direct benefits which flow from this purpose arise from the information, training and advice which we provide to groups which encourages and facilitates for better cooperation networking. We believe that these links (which should include information sharing, trust, mutual cooperation and exchanges of ideas) will in turn lead to more effective community activity enable those groups to deliver more benefits to their members. These benefits can be demonstrated by the number of shared networking events, increased levels of interaction between groups the number of shared projects, increased knowledge and capacity of organisations leading to a more efficient and effective organisations. The beneficiaries of this purpose are local community groups and the general public living within the North Down Area. Purpose 5. The direct benefits which flow from this purpose is the identification of community needs which, if and when necessary can include a better more prosperous community sector within North Down which can delivery effective programmes meeting the needs of local residents and local communities. These benefits can be demonstrated by projects local groups develop and the number of funding applications they submit. The beneficiaries of this purpose are local voluntary community groups which are more pro active given the success of obtaining funding in delivering more professional programs in local communities. There is no harm flowing from any of the purposes of North Down Community Network.
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
To achieve this purpose NDCN acts as a focal point for the community and voluntary sectors within the area of the present Borough of North Down; represents the community and voluntary sectors on local issues at different levels; supports the growth and development of established groups whilst initiating activity in areas of weak infrastructure;
and, where appropriate, co-ordinates, encourages and supports local groups to work on projects of mutual benefit and facilitates the sharing of good practice amongst members. For instance currently: • Its Resource Centre offers meeting facilities, funding support, and training. • It is a contact point and offer facilities for local groups that do not have a base. • It works with the Public Health Agency through the Community Development and Health Worker to providing a series of programmes for local communities aimed at improving health and emotional wellbeing. • It works in partnership with communities to address a severe deficit in youth provision across six of the main housing areas across North Down through programmes and processes to empower young people (10 to 16 years old). • It develops joint initiatives between communities to explore experiences, views and understanding of their own and other cultures. • It brings local communities together and providing opportunities to network, build working relationships, share good practice and provide information on relevant topics to the community, voluntary and statutory sectors.
... [more] [less]The charity’s classifications
- The prevention or relief of poverty
- The advancement of education
- The advancement of citizenship or community development
- The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
- Other charitable purposes
Who the charity helps
- Children (5-13 year olds)
- Community safety/crime prevention
- General public
- Interface communities
- Older people
- Tenants
- Voluntary and community sector
- Volunteers
- Youth (14-25 year olds)
How the charity works
- Advice/advocacy/information
- Community development
- Education/training
- Grant making
- Relief of poverty
- Rural development
- Search and rescue
- Urban development
- Volunteer development
- Youth development
