Each year at the Funding Conference delegates from across Wales gather to examine the myriad of funding strategies available to the sector, from grants and trusts to online trading and community fundraising. The third sector is continually asked to do more and more, but we’re asked to do this with less and less funding – and...
AimThe aim of this Diverse Cymru course is to increase your knowledge and understanding of issues relating to extremism and violent extremism.Learning OutcomesYou will understand: - Why people become extremists and undertake extremist acts - How factors in society can affect the onset of extremism - How prejudice, discrimination and hatred affects groups within society...
A half-day Children in Wales courseChildren are increasingly becoming regular users of internet connected devices from a very young age. A study 'Children and parents: Media use and attitudes in the nations', published by Ofcom in 2012 reported that in each of the four nations over 80% of children aged 5-15 use the internet at...
Two-day Diverse Cymru course (the second day is 6th October)MHFA (Wales) is a 12 hour course which is funded and supported by the Welsh Government and its partners include the Public Health Wales, Health Challenge Wales and Mind Cymru. MHFA is in 21 countries in the world. The idea of MHFA is that people should...
Dependence on alcohol and other drugs kills. It commits families to poverty. It causes untold levels of crime. The churches of Wales seek to discover how we can help them. But how? Sunday October 5th will be Wales’ third Recovery Sunday when Living Room Cardiff invites the Christians of Wales to unite in prayer for...
WCVA would like to invite you to a meeting to discuss your organisation’s experiences of grant funding from Welsh Government.A number of WCVA's members have raised concerns about their experiences of grant funding, for example, programmes changing from supporting core funding to becoming project funding. They are keen to hear your experiences of applying for...
The aim of this WCVA half-day course is to provide knowledge and understanding of data protection requirements, to ensure that organisations comply with the law and good practice.The Data Protection Act 1998 sets out a number of requirements that most organisations have a legal duty to comply with, including those working in the third sector....
The South East Wales regional participation network is suitable for anyone working in the field of participation and citizen engagement.The theme of the event will be participative tools and techniques. The event will offer the opportunity to learn and practise a number of participative techniques that can be used in face-to-face engagement activity. Participants are...
A WCVA seminar to explore volunteering policyWelsh Government’s volunteering policy for Wales will soon be finalised, and it’s important that organisations working with volunteers know what it means for them. That’s why WCVA has organised a half-day seminar, Developing volunteering in Wales, to explore this issue. Taking place on 8 October in Cardiff and Rhyl...
An Institute of Fundraising training courseHow to ensure your charity rides the wave of revival for community and events fundraising.By the end of the session fundraisers will be able to: develop a community fundraising plan to increase voluntary support for your charity take back practical hints and tips on getting community fundraisng embedded in your organisation know how to...
The aim of this WCVA one-day training course is to improve the ability of those working in the third sector to improve the level of influence they have in relation to policy decisions and legislationAssembly Members and Members of Parliament are subject to considerable lobbying but they are generally keen to support causes they believe...
Reaching the Most VulnerableConference contentThe costs of heating have increased significantly and more households are finding themselves in fuel poverty.The conference consists of workshops and speakers and will cover the correlation between fuel poverty and ill health, identifying the signs of fuel poverty, details of the new Citizens Advice prepayment meter campaign, and Big Energy...
