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DESCRIPTION: THIS EVENT IS NOW FULLY BOOKED. WAITING LISTS ARE OPERATIONAL 
 \n\n 9:30am - 1:30pm (light lunch provided) \n\n Are you a business keen t
 o build stronger\, more impactful links with Voluntary\, Community and Soc
 ial Enterprise sector (VCSE) organisations? Or are you a charity keen to c
 onnect with businesses across NI? Are purposeful partnerships\, social val
 ue\, or sustainable futures on your radar? If you've answered yes\, then d
 on't miss this high-paced and impactful half-day conference. \n\n Why atte
 nd? \n\n \n Network: Make new connections in the business and Voluntary\, 
 Community and Social Enterprise Sector (VCSE). \n Build lasting relationsh
 ips: consider business/community relationships post-pandemic and how needs
  and opportunities have or are changing. \n Showcase: Find out about examp
 les of innovative partnership working between the sectors in NI\, and the 
 ways in which corporates and the VCSE are evolving\nrelationships. \n Enha
 nce your knowledge: of corporate/charity relationships beyond Northern\nIr
 eland. \n Discuss: the current challenges faced by VCSE organisations and 
 the communities they support\, along with issues faced by business when en
 gaging with the VSCE sector. \n \n\n Themed roundtable discussions\nBe par
 t of discussions on areas of mutual interest\, including for example: soci
 al value\, employee volunteering\, a sustainable future and more \n\n Keyn
 ote speaker \n\n \n John Brothers\, President of the T. Rowe Price Foundat
 ion and T. Rowe Price Charitable and Professor of Practice at Queen's Univ
 ersity Belfast. John* began his work serving in the local community\, insp
 ired by growing up in deep poverty\, serving as a community organiser and 
 family case manager in urban neighbourhoods in the Midwest USA to leadersh
 ip positions\, including CEO\, with local and national organisations on th
 e East Coast. He is proud that this work leaves a legacy of innovative eff
 orts that still serves a wide network of children and families\, including
  homeless women and children receiving emergency services in Northern Virg
 inia\, to after-school programmes for children in public housing in South 
 Brooklyn\, to transitional housing options for immigrant families in Bosto
 n who are suffering from domestic violence.* \n \n\n At the end of the day
  . . .\nHelp shape up a 2024 networking and shared learning event series t
 o strengthen relationships between the corporate and the Voluntary\, Commu
 nity and Social Enterprise Sector (VCSE). \n
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LOCATION:Allstate Northern Ireland\, Mays Meadow\, Belfast
ORGANIZER:mailto:noreply-calendar@tito.io
SUMMARY:Community Connections Conference
URL;VALUE=URI:https://ti.to/business-in-the-community-northern-ireland/conn
 ecting-communities-harnessing-the-power-of-business
URL;VALUE=URI:https://ti.to/business-in-the-community-northern-ireland/conn
 ecting-communities-harnessing-the-power-of-business
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