At the end of April this year, Wales introduced its own distinct way of dealing with homelessness. The Housing (Wales) Act 2014 created new duties for local authorities to help prevent homelessness for anyone who asks for help. At the same time the Housing Act created other major changes in the rights of people facing...
The way we use the written word to talk about our cause is paramount. This half-day WCVA practical course is designed to help those working in the charitable sector to produce fundraising copy that engages and persuades. Content The way we use the written word to talk about our cause is paramount. Whether you are...
Focus on practising making the verbal ask and preparing your case for support. This WCVA half-day course is designed to equip you to plan and engage prospects, so you can make the verbal ask at cultivation events, planned meetings and on the phone. Content If you have to ask a prospect or an existing donor...
Youth Mental Health First Aid training teaches the effective skills that could make a difference in a crisis or even save a life. To attend a course, you don’t need any qualifications, prior knowledge or experience. Please contact Laura White at Laura.White@cardiff.gov.uk if you are interested in booking a place.
C3SC is hosting two funding workshops in cooperation with the Cardiff Council Neighbourhood Partnerships, for organisations and community groups interested in applying for the Neighbourhood Partnership Fund. During the workshops, the C3SC team will offer you advice and guidelines on applying to the Neighbourhood Partnership Fund and Neighbourhood Partnership Officers will be on hand to...
Diverse Cymru is working with Women Connect First and Women Seeking Sanctuary to showcase advocacy organisations based in Cardiff and the Vale and the services that they provide. - Entertainment music - Refreshment - Information store For more information or to book a place contact: Zainab Nur zainab.nur@diversecymru.org.uk 029 2036 8888
This full-day Child Poverty Action Group course for advisers will examine the replacement of disability living allowance (DLA) for adults by a new ‘personal independence payment’ (PIP) from April 2013. Fully updated the course includes the final version of the PIP assessment regulations published in November 2012. PIP will replace DLA for working age clients from ...
One day, two chances to get your charity on the ball and up-to-date - a double header of seminars aimed at charity trustees delivered by Watts Gregory LLP and Whittingham Riddell Chartered Accounts. Come to one or both! Understanding and preparing accounts under the new SORP: The new charity SORP (Statement of Recommended Practice)...
This 3-day Cardiff Council course is for care/support workers, seniors, supervisors and management staff working in social care. No previous experience or training is necessary. Participants do not require any particular artistic ability. Course content: The relationship between creativity and well-being The evidence base for innovative working Experiential group work, understanding the process from the...
The aim of the Network is to support organisations to promote and protect the health and wellbeing of their employees. The Forum will explore: MENTAL HEALTH IN THE WORKPLACE The forum aims to provide employers with information about the best ways to create settings with a positive approach towards the promotion of mental health within...
A one-day Children in Wales course A focus on children and young people's issues within the Social Services and Well Being Act (Wales) 2014. The Act, which came into force in April 2014, will have a major impact upon all users of social services in Wales. The preamble to the Act describes its purpose as:...
You say you want a revolution: Getting to the heart of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 Followed by lunch and AGM “This is a transformational and radical Act which will have a direct impact on the lives of many of our citizens.” “We must stop just doing the same things differently, and...
