Charities Governance

Code Training

Carlow PPN are delighted to announce we are getting back to facilitating in person with Charities Governance Code training.

Commencing September 1st from 10am to 1pm at Carlow Cathedral Parish Centre, for three consecutive Wednesdays (8th & 15th).

Training is free and lunch is on us!

Please share with your members.

Give Trish a call on 0599172495/0872760139 or email carlowppn@carlowcoco.ie

This event is open to community groups in Carlow and the wider community.

Numbers are limited so don't delay booking on Eventbrite here

Vacancies on Boards & Committees

Information around Vacancies for Carlow PPN seats on: Secretariat, Planning, Environmental, Climate and Biodiversity Action, Energy and Agriculture SPC, Transportation and Infrastructure SPC, Culture, Libraries and Digital Development, Tourism, Enterprise and Economic Development SPC, Joint Policing Committee & Carlow Tourism Board can be found here

Open Consultations

Organisation Resilience

in Action

In June of this year, Carmichael worked with TU Dublin to examine the impact of Covid-19 on Irish nonprofits.

The overall findings suggest that the nonprofits surveyed demonstrated huge resilience in terms of coping with increased demand for their services while experiencing a drop in funding, and in the decreased availability of volunteers.

Read the full report here

Culture Night 2021

Culture Night is a national moment, celebrating all that makes up the richness and diversity of Culture in Ireland today, connecting people to cultural activities locally and nationally. The sixteenth edition will take place Friday, September 17th 2021.

Information

Volunteering Opportunity

Are you looking to volunteer? Are you are interested in joining a new group to deal with the issues of some badly littered areas that are in need of attention in Carlow. The work involved would be on a quarterly basis. If anyone is interested then message David E. Rea on the Facebook page 'Its All About Carlow'.

Social Enterprise Development

On Tuesday, August 7th, Rethink Ireland announced the 34 Awardees of their Social Enterprise Development Fund; 16 enterprises will receive cash grants and business support, and a further 18 enterprises will receive strategic support to help expand their impact through their ‘Genesis Programme’.

Full report

Advocacy Training for

People with Disabilities

This training will focus on helping people with disabilities to use the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities as an advocacy tool. The training will use the UN CRPD to demonstrate advocacy and group skills, such as how to approach public officials, and how to decide on an approach and a goal as a group.

East Region (15th Sept, 6th Oct & 3rd Nov ) - Register here
South Region (22nd Sept, 13th Oct & 10th Nov) - Register here

Carlow Sports Partnership

Five Bullet Friday from Carlow Sports Partnership 27/8/2021

Age Friendly Ireland

Age Friendly Ireland’s vision is to make Ireland a great country in which to grow old.

Age Friendly Ireland E-Bulletin 27/8/21

September E-zine from Carlow Volunteer Centre

Membership

Who can join?
Online Membership Registration Form
Submission to the Public Consultation on ‘Ireland 2040 – Our Plan’ National Planning Framework
Members Handbook
Click here for further information on the Benefits of
Joining and Membership Criteria
Secretariat Members
Take a few moments to watch this short video on the PPN structure
Become a member of a Linkage Group and connect with other community groups and organisations with shared interests and diverse perspectives on everything from community, environment and health.
Strategic Plan 2018 – 2021

If your group has something of interest to the County, please avail of the opportunity to advertise with Carlow PPN by phoning Fiona on 059/9172495 or email:

Email: carlowppn@carlowcoco.ie /

fbroadbery@carlowcoco.ie

Updated!
Funding Opportunities

How Carlow PPN Works

Keep in Contact

There are many ways to keep in touch and up to date, follow Carlow PPN on Social Media for current news and updates!

Carlow PPN Website

Membership Profile

Borris House Festival of

Writing & Ideas

The Borris House Festival of Writing & Ideas is an annual festival full of dialogue and discourse, gathering together intriguing international minds from all over the world and inviting them to Borris Village for a few days. Prize-winning novelists, poet laureates, genre-changing musicians, mind-expanding academics, journalists from far reaches of the globe, but also artists, film-makers, political commentators, musicians, architects - and regular people who have experienced the extraordinary - grace the stages across the weekend.

The Festival of Writing & Ideas has become known for its casual, friendly atmosphere, and for its extraordinary line-up of speakers, carefully curated by a small team led by Vivienne Guinness and Hugo Jellett.

It takes place each year in the magnificent surroundings of Borris House, the seat of the High Kings of Leinster, situated at the foot of the Blackstairs Mountains with the River Barrow meandering by. Spilling out into the pubs and halls of this idyllic village, the festival is a place that the curious find inspiring.

Borris Festival of Writing & Ideas is a Registered Charity: CHY 22121

Contact details:

w: www.festivalofwritingandideas.com

e: info@festivalofwritingandideas.com

f: @writingandideas

Free Painting Classes

Over 10 weeks, Oonagh Latchford will conduct online painting classes through Zoom, during which you will explore with her all the basics of how to paint with acrylics.
You can find the details of Broadband Connection Points near you here
Register your interest by emailing: boxoffice@wexfordartscentre.ie

Further information

Talking Art Online

The Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA), in collaboration with the
Department of Rural and Community Development, wishes to connect with groups or individuals in rural areas to participate in the free Programme of
‘Talking Art Online’ for adults.

Full information

Mná na hÉireann

The Mná na hÉireann, Women of Ireland Fund report outlines the extent to which the Covid-19 pandemic has affected women’s jobs and incomes, home care responsibilities and led to an increase in domestic violence and worsening mental health.
Read the report here

Connected Communities

Connected Communities is an initiative of the Government of Ireland, in partnership with Vodafone. It is the national communications name of the Broadband Connection Points (BCP) programme enabled by National Broadband Ireland, which will connect circa 300 centres and locations across rural Ireland to give them access to high-speed broadband services. The aim is to unlock the potential of communities across the country through best in class broadband connectivity, transforming how people all over Ireland live, work, learn and play.
Full information

Bunclody Library

Bunclody Library Newsletter August 2021