Future Trends in Community & Voluntary Sector Funding and Policy
What factors currently drive government policy on the Community and Voluntary Sector?
What changes in direction are possible or likely in the years ahead?
Robert Watt, Secretary General of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, will address these and other vital topics in his Keynote Address to the 2014 Annual Conference of Clann Credo - the Social Investment Fund.
The venue is the Ashling hotel, Dublin on Thurs. Oct. 16th next - two days after the announcement of Budget 2015. It runs from 9am to 1pm, followed by light lunch.
Robert Watt will provide a first-hand analysis and explanation of factors currently influencing official decision making in government - and likely directions for future policy and funding for the sector.
The session will be Chaired by Prof Brian McCraith, President of Dublin City University.
Other speakers include Brother Kevin Crowley, Founder, Capuchin Day Centre and Avila Kilmurray, until recently the Director of the Community Foundation for Northern Ireland.
As Ireland prepares to come out of recession what are the needs and requirements of communities around the country?
Can innovative new measures like social impact investing address key issues, including homelessness?
Don't miss this opportunity!
Agenda
09.00 REGISTRATION - Tea / Coffee on arrival
09.30 WELCOME - Jim Rourke, Vice-Chairperson, Clann Credo - the Social Investment Fund
Opening Address
Philanthropy promoting Social Justice and Peace
Avila Kilmurray, Former Director, Community Foundation for Northern Ireland
10.00 IDENTIFYING NEEDS
Brother Kevin Crowley, ofm cap - Capuchin Day Centre
The Reality of Homelessness
Margaret Daly, Foscadh Housing Association, Drogheda Co Louth
Case Study - Social Finance for Social Housing
Gary Brennan, Chair Social Impact Investing Committee, Clann Credo
Families who are homeless
Followed by Discussion
11.30 Tea/Coffee Break
11.50 KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Social Investment: Aligning capital with Economic and Social Justice
Chair: Brian MacCraith, President, Dublin City University
Robert Watt, Secretary General, Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
Future trends in Community & Voluntary Sector Funding
Anna Lee, Community Development and anti-poverty expert & former CEO, Dodder Valley Partnership
The view from the frontline
13.00 CLOSING REMARKS:
Paul O’Sullivan, CEO, Clann Credo - the Social Investment Fund
13.10 Lunch