CommunityBuyer tries to make your job easier with information on the purchase of more specialist products and services and downloadable checklists on how to carry out certain projects.
Our guidance can help you whether you are planning an event, considering purchasing insurance or thinking about issuing a press release.
Business services
General advice
nibusinessinfo.co.uk is Northern Ireland's online business advice service. It contains information on a range of areas including finances, health and safety and ICT.
Insurance
This is a general guide to insurance from NICVA which gives detailed explanations to highlight different types of insurance policies and examples to explain individual policies.
Advice from Marsh on categories of activities (graded red, amber and green).
Loan Finance
Guidance for voluntary and community organisations from Charity Bank.
Design and print
Press releases
On a normal day, a national news desk will get more than 100 press releases. Make sure that your press release gets noticed with this handy checklist.
Events management
Events Guide
This guide provides information on most of the aspects involved in the planning and execution of a seminar, launch or consultation.
Events Checklist
A handy checklist to ensure that your venue meets all your requirements.
Fair Trade
Ethical purchasing
Zoe Anderson from NICVA has produced this guide to some ethical shopping alternatives.
Fundraising and merchandise
Corporate Grant-makers
NICVA's advice note on fundraising from the corporate sector. This advice note provides introductory guidance on applying to companies in Northern Ireland.
Health and safety
Risk assessment
NICVA's advice note on risk assessment provides clear concise information and a straightforward guide to risk assessment. A risk assessment is a careful examination of what could potentially cause harm to people. It involves identifying the hazards present and then evaluating the extent of the risk they pose.
ICT services
The ICTHub Knowledgebase contains a range of articles on all aspects of ICT - from developing a web site to managing your ICT services.
