• Motivational Interviewing

    NewLink Wales, Meridian Court, North Road, Cardiff CF14 3BE NewLink Wales, Meridian Court, North Road, Cardiff CF14 3BE

    Fully funded This NewLink Wales course is specifically for people who have undertaken a two-day Motivational Interviewing course within the last 4 years and want to refresh and update their knowledge and skills. All too often practitioners attend a two-day course and several months later they either forget all about it, or can’t quite remember...

  • Priorities for the future of health and social care in Wales

    Cardiff Cardiff

    Policy Forum for Wales Keynote Seminar with Elin Jones AM, Deputy Leader and Shadow Minister for Health and Well-being, Plaid Cymru; Darren Millar AM, Shadow Minister for Health, Welsh Conservatives and Kirsty Williams AM, Leader and Health Spokesperson, Welsh Liberal Democrats and Tony Rucinski, Board of Community Health Councils in Wales Book online

  • Maximising Gift Aid

    : CAVS, 18 Queen Street, Carmarthen : CAVS, 18 Queen Street, Carmarthen

    Gift Aid can make a donation from an individual, who is a tax-payer (and most of us are), worth an extra 25p for each £1 donated for charitable, benevolent or philanthropic purposes. This Institute of Fundraising interactive session will help you to maximise your income from Gift Aid by offering practical hints & tips, alongside...

  • GVS and C3SC – Lloyds Bank Foundation funding presentation event

    : Barry Community Enterprise Centre, Skomer Road, Barry CF62 9DA : Barry Community Enterprise Centre, Skomer Road, Barry CF62 9DA

    Funding programmes presentation with Mike Lewis, Wales Grant Manager **FREE OF CHARGE ** Glamorgan Voluntary Services and Cardiff Third Sector Council are jointly organising a presentation by the Lloyds Bank Foundation. Lloyds Bank Foundation is seeking to invest in registered charities that support people at critical points in their lives to break out of poverty...

  • Bilingualism at Work

    : Wales Council for Voluntary Action, Baltic House, Cardiff : Wales Council for Voluntary Action, Baltic House, Cardiff

    FREE training What is the role of the Welsh language within the third sector? How is it relevant to you, your organisation and your service users? How can you plan to ensure you meet the needs of your audience? This half-day WCVA training session, run by the Welsh Language Commissioner, will look at the advantages...

  • Engaging Online

    Orbit Business Centre, Merthyr Tydfil CF48 1DL Orbit Business Centre, Merthyr Tydfil CF48 1DL

    Participation Cymru training courseAimsEngage more effectively with your online audience.ContentIf you're already using social media to engage with the public but would like to know how to create more engaging content, improve your reach and discover some new ideas and free tools, this session is for you!Find out more and book via the Participation Cymru...

  • Self harming behaviours: Improving responses and minimising harm

    Cardiff Cardiff

    A one-day Children in Wales course  This Children in Wales course is for all practitioners working with young people who want to increase their understanding of why young people self harm, and how best to support those who do. Research has shown that self harm is viewed as a highly sensitive topic by professionals, parents...

  • Free Dementia-friendly Creative Writing Workshop

    : National Museum Cardiff, Cathays Park, Cardiff CF10 3NP : National Museum Cardiff, Cathays Park, Cardiff CF10 3NP

    Join poet Patrick Jones for a workshop for people living with dementia and their friends, families or carers using the Silent Explosion: Ivor Davies and Destruction in Art exhibition as inspiration. After a brief visit to the exhibition we will be taking some of its key elements as springboards to telling our own stories, our...

  • Can Welfare Work for Wales?

    : Wales Millennium Centre - Bute Place, Cardiff Bay CF10 5AL GB : Wales Millennium Centre - Bute Place, Cardiff Bay CF10 5AL GB

    As part of the Bevan Foundation's work on how the benefits system can fit better with Wales' needs, you are invited to hear Craig Williams MP, Member for Cardiff North, member of the House of Commons Work and Pensions Select Committee and member of the Welsh Affairs Select Committee.  This is a superb influencing opportunity given Craig's...

  • Young Wales Conference

    Mercure Holland House Hotel, Cardiff Mercure Holland House Hotel, Cardiff

    Young people's participation in Wales today - what does it look like? The overall aims of the Children in Wales conference will be to explore young people's understanding of participation, their aspirations and identifying opportunities for the wider and more meaningful participation of young people in Wales. There will also be an active Market Place...

  • Celebrate International Women’s Day 2016 with the Women’s Equality Network (WEN) Wales

    Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff

    Hear from inspirational speakers, join in the debate, have a go at one of the workshops and be entertained by a wide range of local performers. Inspirational talks from: Gillian Clarke (National Poet of Wales), Laura Bates (Everyday Sexism project) and Dawn Foster (Guardian journalist and author). The talks are FREE but ticketed, so click...