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Funding Code of Practice Review

Views sought on funding code of practice for Wales.

Welsh Government’s Code of Practice for Funding the Third Sector is currently under review.

Webinar: Wednesday 27 September 2023, 10.30am-12.00pm (Online)

Attend the webinar on 27 September for the opportunity to learn more about the proposed changes to Welsh Government’s Code of Practice for Funding the Third Sector.

At this interactive session you will be invited to share your views which will ensure your invaluable insight and experience are considered in the production of a new Code. On the day Phil Fiander, the Chair of the Funding and Compliance Subcommittee along with Welsh Government and WCVA will be there.

For more context about the review see the WCVA website.

About WCVA

WCVA is the national membership body for voluntary organisations in Wales. It enables voluntary organisations in Wales to make a bigger difference together.

Third Sector Mental Health Forum

The next CTM (Cwm Taf Morgannwg) Third Sector Mental Health Forum is on 6 December 2023.

Where: Hybrid | in-person at Voluntary Action Merthyr Tydfil office or join online via Teams.

Time: 9.30am – 11.30am.

About the Forum

BAVO supports the CTM Third Sector Mental Health Forum with Voluntary Action Merthyr Tydfil (VAMT) and Interlink RCT (Rhondda Cynon Taf). The chair is Janet Whiteman, CEO of New Horizons.

Together we:

• Connect people and provide information
• Improve knowledge and awareness of mental health issues and services in the region
• Influence change and champion better services for all

The Forum brings the voluntary sector together. It draws upon the skills, resources, capacity and strengths of its members to develop and support partnership working, improve mental health service provision and share good practice. We strive to ensure services meet the needs of the people who need support and help people to access the right service at the right time. This includes people that stigma or circumstance hide from plain view.

Register for the meeting

If you want to attend or want the meeting link to join please register on Eventbrite

For any queries about meeting please contact Laura Dadic at BAVO on lauradadic@bavo.org.uk or 07850 700 377

Bitsize skills: Suicide Awareness 7th June from 1.30pm – 3pm at BAVO Office

Suicide Awareness Training Session

In Person Session @ BAVO, Maesteg 

Weds 7th June 1.30 – 3 pm 

Join us for this free awareness raising session run by CTM Mind as part of their Project ‘Speak’

We are living in challenging times and many people are experiencing difficulties affecting their mental health.  Sometimes all that is needed is someone to listen and bring their emotional state to manageable levels. 

This session will help you:

• Improve your awareness and understanding of suicide 
• Spot signs of a person having suicidal thoughts 
• Develop intervention skills 

Book your free place here:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/638636658437

Bitesize skills at Teatime – Chairing a meeting June 6th from 5-6pm

FREE Training from BAVO 

Bitesize Session: Chairing a Meeting 

On Line Teams Session 5 – 6 pm 

Tuesday 6th June 

Designed for those new to the role/running a small organisation, or just to refresh chairing skills – tips on getting the most out of your meetings 

To book your place please register here 

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bavo-bitesize-chairing-a-meeting-tickets-590184526807 

“Dragon’s Den” Funders Event comes to Bridgend this July

Weds 6^th July 1 pm – 4.30 pm

Westward Centre, Cefn Clas, Bridgend CF31 4JR

This will be a chance to “pitch” your funding needs whether that be for existing work or future project ideas/plans. You get to meet one-on-one with the funders of your choice to gain their feedback on eligibility and some tips on how to shape your bid to maximise chances of success.  It also means that if you can apply, they get to know about your project and organisation personally, it’s not just a faceless paper submission!

15 min slots will be pre-bookable with the funder(s) you want to discuss ideas with.

So far we have the following funders joining us:

• People & Places & Awards for All (National Lottery)
• Moondance Foundation
• Reach (Thriving Communities)
• Community Foundation in Wales
• Sport Wales
• Heritage Lottery
• BCBC Community Asset Transfer
• Coalfields Regeneration Trust

… with more to be announced

 

This is a diary-marker so you have chance to think more about your project ideas, maybe ideas that you have put on the back burner for a while?

Please check out our BAVO Development Facebook page – which  gives some more information on the funders and their priorities for funding too.

We hope this is of interest to many of our groups – large & small!

If you want to book a slot  please get in touch, email : alisonmawby@bavo.org.uk

We really want local groups to take advantage of this  fantastic opportunity to speak directly to the funders.

Book now for Wales premier Third sector conference – ‘gofod3’

gofod3 was first established in spring 2017 as an annual, one-day event in Cardiff. Forced to cancel the event in 2020 because of the Covid-19 pandemic, WCVA brought  gofod3 back last year, holding it online for the first time over the course of a week.

People really enjoyed the online format and many preferred it to face-to-face. Based on this feedback, gofod3 remains online this year but with the option of taking part in some face-to-face networking sessions, thanks to our TSSW partners. More information on the networking opportunities available here.

Whether you’re a trustee, staff member, volunteer or all three, this is your unique space to reflect, learn and plan for the future.

Online ‘Meet the Funder’ Event with Local Giving on 16 June at 2.30 pm

Join BAVO and Local Giving  on line via Teams

Book your space now, and unlock much needed funding for your organisation!

Email alisonmawby@bavo.org.uk

Localgiving is a UK-wide not-for-profit and an online donation platform that has helped over 7,000 charitable organisations to raise over £30million online.

For the last three years, they have supported over 350 organisations across all 22 counties in Wales to raise over £1.8million through a dedicated Wales programme.

Are you interested in building sustainable income streams, developing your supporter base and raising unrestricted funding? Online fundraising is easy and very cost effective.

Through their programme, Crowdfund Wales, Localgiving provides a free year of membership, Gift Aid and training in how to fundraise online.

They will support each member to run an online campaign to raise £1,750 towards a need of your choice, which will then unlock £250 of match funding.

To take up this offer, organisations need use promo code WALES150 to claim the full subsidy for their first year: join.localgiving.org/wales

 

Not sure how to get online?  give us a ring on 01656 810400

Cardiff Capital Region Skills Partnership Workshop – Young Persons Guarantee

The Cardiff Capital Region Skills Partnership invites you to attend a virtual workshop on Wednesday 4th May at 2-3pm to discuss the Young Persons Guarantee recently launched by Welsh Government.

The Young Persons Guarantee aims to give everyone under 25 the offer of support into work, education, training, or self-employment. The guarantee was set to ensure no lost generation across Wales due to the predicted economic downturn and the huge rise in unemployment as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic and Brexit.

The objective of the workshop is to:

• Communicate the broad aims and objectives of the Young Persons Guarantee
• Review the current provision available to young people aged under 25 and discuss if processes could be strengthened across the region to support those furthest from the labour market
• Develop an understanding of how the current provision benefits different groups within society and what may need to change

The workshop is for voluntary organisations that work with and support young people in the Cardiff Capital Region. The Cardiff Capital Region is made up of the 10 local authority areas that cover South East Wales – Blaenau Gwent, Bridgend, Caerphilly, Cardiff, Merthyr Tydfil, Monmouthshire, Newport, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Torfaen and the Vale of Glamorgan.

Register at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cardiff-capital-region-skills-partnership-workshopyoung-persons-guarantee-tickets-316602846637

Cwm Taf Morgannwg Social Value Network Spring Event 2022

The Cwm Taf Social Value Virtual Event took place on the 8 February 2022 and was supported by the three County Voluntary Councils, Bridgend Association of Voluntary Organisations (BAVO), Interlink RCT, Voluntary Action Merthyr Tydfil (VAMT), and the Cwm Taf Morgannwg Regional Partnership Board (RPB). The Partnership Board exists to improve the health, social care and wellbeing of people living in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Bridgend and Merthyr Tydfil.
The event was attended by over 100 participants from community and voluntary groups and public services from across the region. The main purpose of the event was to look at how we promote, develop and measure social value in the region, and to raise awareness about the development of the new regional plan as well as the Social Value and the Health and Social Care Regional Integration Fund.

The Social Services and Well-being Act (Part 2, Section 16) places a duty on local authorities and local health boards to promote the development of not-for-profit organisations to provide care and support for carers, and preventative services, in their areas. They must also establish regional forums to support social value-based providers. The aim of the forum is to encourage a flourishing social value sector which is able and willing to fulfil service delivery opportunities. The purpose of the forum is to: maximise the positive outcomes and well-being of local people; influence local service provision; and add value and focus to what matters to people in a way that exceeds exclusively monetary value. In this event and report, ‘social value organisations’ is an inclusive term and includes not-for-profit, community and voluntary, third sector and service-user led organisations, social enterprises and cooperatives.

The event was very successful based on the number of attendees, the quality of the presentations and films, the workshop discussions, and the feedback. The event provided an opportunity to learn from ‘on the ground’ experiences of how groups deliver and measure ‘social value’ to improve wellbeing alongside promoting awareness of the plans of the RPB. This includes co-producing a population needs assessment, and addressing these identified needs through investing in a regional plan through a Health and Social Care Regional Integration Fund.

The feedback from the event workshops will be evaluated as part of a piece of work being undertaken by Leon Quinn of the Social Effectiveness Research Centre and funded by the RPB. This work will provide recommendations on how partners can work together to promote social value in Cwm Taf Morgannwg.

“We are all like family basically…definitely enjoy coming to like a space where people know what I’m going through and I understand what they are going through to…” – Young carer, Barnardo’s Cymru Young Carers Service.

‘It’s important to be able to keep it simple so that it is achievable for organisations in the third sector to evidence social value without negatively impacting on the people that we are helping…’ – Workshop participant.

The full event report is available to read below.

CTM Social Value Event Report 8 Feb 22 FINAL

Bridgend Carers Centre Running Club

Bridgend Carers Trust have began a running club for those of all abilities. A couch to 5k, they’re welcoming all , especially those who may be nervous or uncertain about kickstarting their new year with healthy habits.

Meeting outside Halo every Tuesday and Friday at 11:30.

Contact Rhiannon for more information on 07876872235 or 01656 658479

Running Event Carers Trust

Digwyddiad Rhwydweithio Rhithiol Gwanwyn 2022 Cwm Taf Morgannwg (CTM) Gwerth Cymdeithasol

9.30 – 12.30pm Dydd Mawrth 8 Chwefror 2022

Mynnwch yr wybodaeth ddiweddaraf am ein Cynllun Rhanbarthol CTM a’r trefniadau cyllido newydd – Y Gronfa Integreiddio Rhanbarthol ar gyfer Iechyd a Gofal Cymdeithasol.

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