Sligo County Community Forum is planning to run management committee training on the evening of the 22nd, 29th and 5th June 6-9pm in the Teeling Centre in Collooney.
The course will cover management committee functions and roles, Establishing structures for your organisation, Developing strategies, plans and policies, Managing staff and managing finances for community group,   Managing communications and relationships [...]

Sligo County Community Forum has been working to support CE schemes who are facing cuts.  ”CE schemes in County Sligo employ hundreds of CE workers to deliver vital and essential services to our communities, at a minimum cost to the taxpayer.  Over the years, voluntary management committees have given their time freely to oversee successfully [...]

Management Committee training – starting in May 2012
Forum Elections – September 2012 – to take part you need to be a member for at least 3 months
Elections to the LEADER board – this will happen in 2012 but date is yet to be decided
Community Planning – if you are interested in getting a facilitator to [...]

The Sligo Forum annual report is now available:  annual report 2011

This report is an examination of the cumulative impact of the cuts in spending
on the voluntary and community sector in Ireland over 2008-12, specifically
examining their effect on employment.  The voluntary and community sector
had, at the start of the financial crisis in 2008, a value of €6.5bn, received about
€1.89bn in state funding and employed 53,098 people [...]

With elections to the community forum coming up this year it is important to renew your membership.  See our membership form attached.   The cost of renewing your membership is just ten euros, and this will entitle you to attend forum events, training sessions, ask for support and receive information.

Sligo County Community Forum, on behalf of its membership groups, is asking TD’s to use their influence to protect CE schemes in County Sligo:  ”No cuts should be imposed until a thorough review has been carried out.  The maintenance of the materials grant is vital to cover the core costs of running the scheme.  In [...]

We have had a great response from all our membership groups who have chosen to renew their membership for 2012.  We have decided to extend the deadline for renewing your membership until February 2012 to give everyone a chance to get their forms back to us in time.  An election of members to the forum [...]

Sligo Forum is a voluntary group established to support the needs of the community and voluntary sector in County Sligo.  As a member of Sligo Forum you receive our monthly e-bulletin service, access to information and support, community based training, access to Sligo County Council community grants and representation [...]

Find attached our latest E Bulletin!  News on funding, training and events.  Keep up to date with the Sligo County Council Winter Ready Campaign by logging onto sligococo.ie.  December EBulletin pdf