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Derry to host CO3 conference


TOP Third Sector leaders from the USA will address CO3 – the Chief Officers Third Sec- tor organisation – at its conference in Derry. Dr John Brothers


from the Support Center for Non Profit Managers in New York and Rick Moyers of the Meyer Foundation, Washington DC will be speaking to lead- ers from Northern Ireland’s community and voluntary sector. And leaders of the Third Sector in Northern Ireland will be recog- nised in the CO3 Awards at the conference. John Brothers is an expert in the field of execu-


Majella McCloskey


tive leadership, nonprofit effectiveness, sustainability and assisting organisations in both organisational growth and decline. He will share his experience of organisational lifecycle and the impact of change on Third Sector leadership. Rick Moyers, who works for the Meyer Founda-


Wrap up warm for a good walk


FOR the seventh consecutive year, Northern Ireland Cancer Fund for Chil- dren has urged people to wrap up warm and join the charity for its annual Winter Woolie Walk. On Saturday, February 25, 12 venues across the province will be hosting a Winter Woolie Walk. Registration is £5 per adult and free for children and man’s best friend. Each participant will be given


a sponsorship pack and all money raised will be used to provide vital support to children, teenagers and young adults up to the age of 24 living with cancer in Northern Ireland. UTV’s Alison Fleming, (above), with her children Finn, Kitty and Annie, said: “The Winter Woolie Walks are a perfect event for family, friends, colleagues and com- munity groups.”


tion – a leading funder of non-profit organisations in Washington DC – will discuss which executive practices are most associated with sustainable or- ganisations. “It’s important that we recognise the excellent


work of leaders in the voluntary and community sector; it is this work that makes a real difference to civic society,” Majella McCloskey, the chief exec- utive of C03 said. “It’s easy for those who work in the Third Sector to be dismayed by funding cuts, but I hope that the CO3 awards and conference will inspire and instill a new sense of optimism.” The CO3 Leadership Awards and Conference


takes place in the City Hotel, Derry, on February 23.


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