C3SC - Cardiff Third Sector Council

Disability Wales dinner, annual seminar and AGM
2012-10-17 - 2012-10-18 | Wrexham, Wrexham
Join Disability Wales as they continue their 40th anniversary celebrations.
– On the evening of 17 October, there will be a 70s themed anniversary and disco – Annual Seminar on 18 October: expert speakers and depate on forty years of campaigning for disabled people’s rights – AGM and Election of Board Members

Introduction to e-participation and new social media
2012-10-18 | CAVS, Carmarthen, CAVS, Carmarthen
This Participation Cymru WCVA course will help you explore how to use social media within your own organisation to engage with service users and communities.
Target audience:Frontline staff and managers looking to develop the use of technology as a method to engage with service users and communities.
Content:Participants will explore the use of social media as tools for citizen, community and service user engagement. This course will enable participants to explore and identify opportunities for using e-participation and social networking technology within their area of work. Participants will evaluate methods of e-participation and social networking; identifying opportunities and limitations. With a focus on current technologies and relevance within Wales, this participative course will draw on participant’s experiences, case studies and examples where social media have been used in engagement and participation activities.Learning outcomes:
By the end of the course participants will be able to:
– Discuss methods for engaging people through use of social media, and identify those that may be relevant to their needs – Evaluate methods of e-participation and social networking in relation to their area of work – Analyse case studies where e-participation has been used – Explore the technology – Identify barriers to participation using social media – Recognise the needs of different audiences and steps to meet needs – Know how to access additional information and resources
Learning objectives
– To present a range of social media which can be used in participation – Present case studies where e-participation has been used – Evaluate the opportunities and barriers to using technology in participation – Discuss the wider context of social networking and digital inclusion – Draw on current technology – Draw on relevance within Wales – Identify resources needed to implement e-participation

Introduction to Person Centred Planning in Transition
2012-10-18 | Cardiff, Cardiff
This half-day Learning Disability Wales course serves as an introduction to PCP in transition and looks at how transition can impact young people. It looks to examine how the Real Opportunities Project works with young people, families and professionals to overcome some of the difficulties faced around transition.The course will look forward to the statutory reform and how PCP will be used within the new Individual Development Plans.

Black History Month Celebration
2012-10-18 04:30 - 18:30 (Europe/London) | Cardiff Central Library, Cardiff Central Library
Cardiff Central Library, in partnership with Black Voluntary Sector Network Wales (BVSNW), presents Black History Month Celebration – with inspirational community champions: Betty Campbell, Glenn Jordan, Steve Khaireh and Sheila Hendrickson-Brown.
FREE admission.

NewLink Wales Annual General Meeting
2012-10-18 13:00 - 16:00 | NewLink Wales, Meridian Court, North Road, Cardiff CF14 3BE, NewLink Wales, Meridian Court, North Road, Cardiff CF14 3BE
NewLink Wales invites you to their AGM.
Speakers include Dr Josie Smith, Public Health Wales; Mark Erica, G4S; and Charlotte Hopkins, NewLink Wales.
Refreshments will be provided.
