C3SC - Cardiff Third Sector Council

Making a Welsh Metro Happen
2013-03-25 08:45 - 16:00 (Europe/London) | L03, Cardiff Business School, Colum Road, Cardiff, L03, Cardiff Business School, Colum Road, Cardiff
With the support of Capita Symonds, Cardiff Business Partnership, Heads of the Valleys Development Company, Cardiff Business School, Powell Dobson Urbanists, Jones Lang LaSalle and Wardell Armstrong
This conference explores the practical challenges facing policy-makers in making a reality of proposals for creating a successful Metro for south-eastern Wales. It comes two years after the IWA and the Cardiff Business Partnership launched A Metro for Wales’ Capital City Region. It argued that, using the electrification of Great Western Main Line to Swansea and the Valley lines as a catalyst, a Metro linking the Welsh capital with the Valleys would create the connectivity essential to economic development in the 21st Century. This, it said, should be a major priority for the governments at both Cardiff and Westminster, and for local authorities and the business community. A year later, with electrification of the Great Western Main line agreed, now is the time to press for the advantages to flow through Cardiff’s hinterland. How can we seize the initiative to create an integrated Metro that will connect together the whole of the region? How can we raise the finance to put the project into effect? What kind of delivery mechanisms will be needed? How can local authorities, the Welsh Government and the private sector work together to produce practical answers to these questions?
A new report engaging with the policy initiatives needed to make a Welsh Metro happen will be launched at the conference.
– £56 for IWA members – £70 for non-members – £90 for a conference place and 1 year’s IWA membership, which includes unlimited digital access to all IWA publications
For a full conference programme, visit http://www.iwa.org.uk/en/events/view/211
Tickets can either be booked on the website or alternatively please email wales@iwa.org.uk or telephone 029 2066 0820.

'Forced Marriage' play
2013-03-25 09:00 - 13:00 | Shree Kutchi Leva Patel Samaj Community Centre, Mardy Street, Cardiff CF11 6QT, Shree Kutchi Leva Patel Samaj Community Centre, Mardy Street, Cardiff CF11 6QT
As part of International Women’s Day, BAWSO, in association with Cardiff & Vale College, Cathays High School, Cardiff High School, Henna Foundation, Bangladeshi Reference Group and Sklp Samaj Cardiff, presents:‘The Forced Marriage Play’ – Empowering Women and Girls
Main Speaker: Jane Hutt AM, Minister for Finance and Leader of the HouseThere will also be an opportunity to hear a testimonial and join a discussion with the actors.
All welcome. Lunch will be provided.Please email angelique@bawso.org.uk or call (029) 2064 4633 to confirm your attendance and any childcare, interpreting or dietary requirements.

Free training for third sector organisations involved in community safety
2013-03-26 09:00 - 12:00 | WCVA, Baltic House, Mount Stuart Square, Cardiff CF10 5FH, WCVA, Baltic House, Mount Stuart Square, Cardiff CF10 5FH
As part of the Safer Future Communities Project, WCVA is organising free training: An introduction to tendering
Funding streams for community safety in Wales are changing and grant funding is becoming more challenging to secure. Third sector organisations increasingly need to diversify their income sources by incorporating strategies and techniques to achieve a sustainable funding base. Tendering for the delivery of services under the terms of a contract is one option that can be considered to generate income.
This short introductory course is intended to provide a brief overview of tendering in this context.
The course aims:
– To improve understanding of the differences between grants and contracts – To increase knowledge in the area of procurement – To better understand the process of tendering for a contract

Working Across the Generations - free seminar
2013-03-26 09:00 - 13:00 | Wales Audit Office, 24 Cathedral Road, Cardiff CF11 9LJ, Wales Audit Office, 24 Cathedral Road, Cardiff CF11 9LJ
Do you have a public sector workforce aged 16 – 69? This seminar will help you successfully manage across generations and deliver better public or third sector improvement.
Purpose of Seminar
Wales Audit Office is hosting a seminar with Viv Du Feu, Partner at Capital Law, Cardiff, as part of its continued commitment to sharing innovative solutions to enable the Welsh public and third sectors to manage service delivery during austere times. This seminar is aiming to address common workforce issues facing organisations. Attendance is free.
Find out more about the seminar here.

Dementia Awareness Day
2013-03-26 09:30 - 16:00 | UNSION Cymru / Wales Office, Custom House Street, Cardiff CF10 1AP, UNSION Cymru / Wales Office, Custom House Street, Cardiff CF10 1AP
This is an introductory level course for support staff, care workers, volunteers and family who are supporting older people who may have dementia.

During this course you will cover areas such as:
– The ageing process – Why do we age? – What is Dementia? – Types of Dementia? – Stages of the process of Dementia – Detecting the signs of Dementia & Diagnosis – What can we do to help a person with Dementia? – Activity, predictability & environment – Communication Mental Capacity – Challenges, crises and planning ahead

Confidentiality is assured at all times and you do not have to take part in any of the exercises if you do not wish.

Cardiff and Vale Substance Misuse Area Planning Board Final Consultation
2013-03-26 10:00 - 12:30 | Copthorne Hotel, Culverhouse Cross, Copthorne Hotel, Culverhouse Cross
Thank you to everyone that attended the Cardiff and Vale Substance Misuse Commissioning Strategy consultation day at City Hall on 8th February. The day was extremely successful with a great deal of positive input from all involved.
The consultation period ends on 26th March 2013 and as such the APB will be holding a final consultation event that day, with lunch provided.
The final session will give an overview of what comments and feedback have been received to date, and how these have been incorporated into the strategy document in preparation for final publication. Attendees will also have the chance to find out what steps will be taken with regards to implementation of the new strategy in the coming months.
If you would like to attend the event on 26th March please email smaidment@valeofglamorgan.gov.uk – places are limited.

Hayaat Women IWD Somali Culture and Language Event
2013-03-27 01:30 - 18:00 | Culture & Media Centre 1st Floor, @Loudoun, Loudoun Square, Butetown, Cardiff CF10 5HW, Culture & Media Centre 1st Floor, @Loudoun, Loudoun Square, Butetown, Cardiff CF10 5HW
Sustain our Language, Culture & HeritageAll welcome
– Somali Women’s contributions to above
– Recitation from well-known Somali Poet
– Presentation by Galool Home of Somali Education
– Representatives from Cardiff Central Library (Languages)
– Somali Books and Traditional items on display
– Pampering Sessions & Refreshments available
– Agencies Stalls with information & much more

Information session on the benefit changes for service users and carers
2013-03-27 10:30 - 14:30 | Presidents’ Suite – Brewery Field – Bridgend Rugby Club, Presidents' Suite – Brewery Field – Bridgend Rugby Club
In collaboration with PROMHS, Hafal would like to present:
An information session on the benefit changes for service users and carers.
The Welfare Reform Act received Royal Ascent in March 2012 and a number of changes to the benefit system are already in motion. However, come April 2013 it is said the changes expected are likely to be the most significant changes in over 65 years. As such we have experts in the welfare reforms who will aim to provide participants with up to the minute information on the changes. Briefing Outline Concentrating specifically on benefits, we aim to unpick and explain the changes expected within:
– Personal Independent Payments – Universal Credit – Benefit Cap – Changes to council tax – Housing benefit / bedroom tax

All participants will also have a 1 side sheet with the main points covered within the session to take away as reminders. This sessions aims to be informative but in a very informal setting. The speakers are experts in their field and will where possible take questions. Who should apply? This information session is primarily for service users and carers. However, consideration will also be provided for community workers who support people with mental ill health. Also note a separate session will be provided later in the year within the carers link group.

Building Bridges: Community - University Partnerships for Social Justice
2013-03-28 | Cardiff School of Education, Cyncoed Campus, Cardiff School of Education, Cyncoed Campus
A conference to increase awareness of social justice – examining best practice in developing sustainable community – university partnerships and community-based learning to facilitate regeneration.
Price: £70 (including lunch and refreshments)

Introduction to Time Banking
2013-03-28 | Cartrefi Cymru, Brecon, Cartrefi Cymru, Brecon
The aim of this WCVA Participation Cymru course is to outline different methodologies for the practical implementation of Time 4 Young People.

Content:
Person to agency timebanking has become a well evidenced and recognised resource in Wales within a relatively short time frame. The New Economics Foundation in “The New Wealth of Time: How Timebanking helps people build better public services” evidences that person to agency timebanking is a cost effective and high impact method of engaging ‘people as a resource to co-produce services’. Timebanking has had a dramatic impact in engaging young people as positive contributors to their communities in areas suffering from high levels of disengagement and anti-social behaviour. Many of these young people passively attend youth services, but are difficult to actively engage. This 1-day session outlines different methodologies for the practical implementation of Time 4 Young People enabling youth services to successfully and actively engage young people into constructive patterns of behaviour.

By attending this course you will be able to:
– Move youth work out of closed youth club environments: promote inclusion – Increase levels of membership and participation: engage collective action

Outcomes for young people:
– Builds a positive image of young people: young people feel more valued – Engages young people in community projects: develops life skills and confidence – Gives young people responsibility: assists transition into adulthood

Outcomes for communities
– Builds new relationships and social networks and social networks: creating respect and trust – Young people become active citizens: lowering levels of anti-social behaviour – Improves the environment: increases the feeling of ownership and pride

Who is this course for? Organisations working with young people who wish to develop Timebanking opportunities.
Price
WCVA Members £125 Voluntary Organisations £155 Others £185

Working with Co-occurring Domestic Abuse and Substance Misuse
2013-03-28 | Cardiff, Cardiff
This NewLink Wales course is designed for practitioners who are working with individuals who are in an abusive relationship and have the added complexity of substance misuse.
Voluntary Sector £125, Statutory Sector £135

Llamau Easter Party
2013-03-28
Llamau, Wales’ leading homeless charity, is pleased to invite you to our first EASTER PARTY for grown ups, hosted by Barocco Cardiff.
Tickets £5 each in advance.
Compering the event – Comedian Chris Chopping: “He makes this comedy lark look easy” – South Wales EchoLive Music from Tomos Lewis: “Tomos Lewis, mines lilting folk melodies similar to Irish balladeer Damien Rice” – Big Issue
Easter Bonnet competition starts @ 6.00pm and the winners will be judged by Frances Beecher, Chief Executive of Llamau, and Gwyneth Moore of Cardiff Fashion.To enter the competition, please also donate an Easter Egg which will be given to service users at Easter. First prize is a meal for two and a bottle of wine at Barocco!GENTLEMEN – this isn’t just for the ladies! The Easter Bonnets need not be just flowers or chickens – put your own spin on it and show us your masculine style!Please RSVP by contacting Sue O’Brien at Sueobrien@llamau.org.uk

Introduction to Benefits 2013
2013-03-29 | Cardiff, Cardiff
Never has there been a time before, when the UK welfare benefit system was so confusing and complicated, with so many radical changes being proposed and implimented.
This Train on the Tracks one-day introductory course has been designed to enable delegates to recognise and understand the purpose of the most commonly claimed benefits, focusing on jobseekers and incapacity for work, the social fund, housing benefit and Disability Living Allowance changes.
If you want help to introduce and form a model of the benefits system that is manageable and simple, this is the course is for you.
Course content:
– simple method of clarity, around contributory, universal, means-tested and earnings replacement benefits, including benefit maximisation – detailed look at Income Support, income based Jobseekers Allowance and income related Employment & Support Allowance, including an understanding of premiums and joint claims. – Housing Benefit (including Local Housing Allowance changes) – discretionary Social Fund including Crisis Loans, Budgeting Loans and Community Care Grants – Disability Living Allowance and the new Personal Independence Payment – Welfare reform and benefit changes 2012-14 onwards

Methods of delivery:
Delegates are supplied with a course companion containing comprehensive reference material for future use. The day is broken up by a series of exercises focussing on each of the areas covered, and the trainer employs visual aids and prompts to ensure the complexity of the subject is communicated in a user-friendly way

Learning outcomes:
– To gain knowledge of how to claim the correct benefits, including maximisation – Delegates will form an understanding of the common qualifying rules and problems claiming different benefits – Delegates will be better equipped to advise and support clients as to how to make effective claims for the most popular benefits available – Understanding the proposed changes to housing benefit and their impact on claimants, including an overview of the current welfare reform programme

Who should attend?
Anyone who requires an introduction to the UK benefits system; also, anyone who requires refreshment or an update on recent changes to employment and incapacity benefits.

To book
Email bookings@trainonthetracks.com or call (029) 2041 1155.

Places cost £120 each

Introduction to ITEP: International Treatment Effectiveness Programme
2013-04-03 | Cardiff, Cardiff
This NewLink Wales course is aimed at people with little or no experience of ITEP. International Treatment Effectiveness Programme is a mechanism by which quality of drug treatment can be developed and measured in order to improve delivery of treatment services.
Voluntary Sector £135, Statutory Sector £145

Top Doctors
2013-04-04 08:00 - 16:00 | Radisson Blu Hotel, Meridian Gate, Bute Terrace, Cardiff CF10 2FL, Radisson Blu Hotel, Meridian Gate, Bute Terrace, Cardiff CF10 2FL
Macular Society presents… Top Doctors
Entry by ticket only.Ticket price £5.
SpeakersMr Christopher Blyth, Consultant Ophthalmologist, Royal Gwent Hospital – Macular TreatmentsDr Alison Binns, Cardiff University – Research ProspectsDr Barbara Ryan, Low Vision Service Wales – Low Vision and Daily Living
Talks from 2-4pm. Free low vision exhibition from 11am to 4pm. No booking required.

Visible Women: Empowering Girls and Women in Wales
2013-04-04 13:00 - 17:00 | Mercure Cardiff Holland House Hotel and Spa, 24-26 Newport Road, Cardiff CF24 0DD, Mercure Cardiff Holland House Hotel and Spa, 24-26 Newport Road, Cardiff CF24 0DD
Visible Women: Empowering Girls and Women in WalesRedefining the Gender Agenda
African Mothers Foundation International (AMFI) is a woman-led, non-profit organisation based in Cardiff. AMFI brings communities in Britain and Sub-Saharan Africa together to work in partnership, to be the voice of the voiceless, to challenge gender disparity and to help end global poverty through educating girls and enabling them to become powerful agents of change within their families, communities and nations.
According to global statistics, just 39 percent of girls from developing countries attend secondary school while in Wales we have different issues. Join African Mothers Foundation International to celebrate International Women’s Day and discuss how to accelerate the gender agenda. This will be a fun-filled, informative and empowering event.
The event is free, however, please feel free to donate £10 towards your meal. Please make cheques payable to AMFI and post to
African Mothers Foundation International, Temple of Peace and Health, King Edward VII, Cardiff CF10 3AP.
This event is funded by the Welsh Government.

The Welsh Council on Alcohol and Other Drugs 'Love and Forgiveness' Retreat
2013-04-05 - 2013-04-07 | Trefeca, Brecon, Trefeca, Brecon
The Welsh Council on Alcohol and Other Drugs is holding their ‘Love and Forgiveness’ retreat over the first weekend of April in association with Living Room Cardiff (The day-care recovery centre for Cardiff and South Wales, http://www.livingroom-cardiff.com)Many things make up recoveryThink carefully … Is something important to your recovery missing today?“I found what I was looking for – I had been missing it for a long time, it was peace an fulfillment”
Families affected by addiction CAN and DO recover. Addictions and alcoholism are not just a matter of the addict or the alcoholic recovering, the family also needs to be able to acknowledge their pain, and often guilt and shame. With active addiction the family can become dysfunctional and often falls into chaos and crisis. Not all family members can or will support us in our recovery and can be a destructive force to deal with. It is paramount to gain an understanding of the many complex family dynamics and learn coping strategies to deal with them. Some of the issues addressed will include:
– Identifying the “roles and games people play” – diseased relationships often disintegrate upon close inspection – learn to put an end to harmful behaviours; – Uncover, discover and discard the often unspoken family “rules and regulations” that keep us trapped in toxic thoughts and behaviours; – Healing through love from painful memories of the breakdown in the relationships between the child and mum and/or dad.

This is an opportunity to stand back from the hustle and bustle of everyday living and to have some “me” time to reprioritise and place our recoveries at the very top of our agendas – to share experience, strength and hope with like-minded people. It will be centred around the 12-step recovery programme and the key principles of love and forgiveness – a life characterised by these profound ways of living will equip people to live a life of not only being “sober”, “clean” or “abstinent” but developing a way of living that will emotionally equip you to deal with whatever life throws at you.

Quotes from previous retreat guests:“I had felt that I was trapped forever – when the “cage door” was opened I was unsure of how I could survive – this weekend allowed me to step outside the cage and taught me skills to cope with my new found freedom – thank you!”“This weekend helped me to find out what was holding me back – in the safe environment and peaceful surroundings I was inspired and the very core of my soul was touched”

Price: £150 – this includes accommodation, all meals, tea and coffee throughout the weekend and study resource material.

3-day Strengthening Families Facilitator Training
2013-04-10 - 2013-04-12 | Llanedeyrn Community Education Centre (Powerhouse), Roundwood, Llanedeyrn, Cardiff CF23 9PN, Llanedeyrn Community Education Centre (Powerhouse), Roundwood, Llanedeyrn, Cardiff CF23 9PN
FREE 3-day course, from 9.30am – 4.30pm each day with lunch provided.Partnership
The success of the Strengthening Families Programme relies on a well co-ordinated, multi-agency, partnership approach. Programme facilitator training is generally available to workers employed in relevant roles within local partner organisations.
Aims
Workers attending the training must have the support of their organisation and line manager to be involved in the programme. Therefore it is important to consider whether the aims of the Strengthening Families Programme reflect and support the aims of your organisation and whether the programme would potentially assist families you are working with.
Teamwork and Values
Each 7-week programme is facilitated by a small multi-agency team, therefore it is vital for workers to be committed to working in partnership toward shared goals. It is of equal importance that workers demonstrate a values base which is appropriate to the programme.
Workers need to consider if they have an interest in supporting a strengths-based approach to working with families, and are able to recognise and promote family strengths and resources. Do you have enthusiasm for family skill-building programmes and a strong sense of responsibility for carrying out the programme as designed?
Whilst the programme is of a highly structured nature it is also important to ensure that workers are able to demonstrate high a degree of flexibility. Can you be flexible with individuals and activities within the confines of a standardised programme?
Experience
Whilst it is not essential, it is desirable if workers can demonstrate experience in any of the following areas:
· Experience, skills and confidence in working with groups
· Presentation & facilitation skills together with good organisational skills.
· Experience and skills in family/parenting/youth work
· Knowledge of child/youth development in age group 10-14
Availability
Workers are asked to facilitate on a minimum of 1 programme per year. Programmes are generally held in the early evening of a weekday, therefore workers need to consider if they will be able to attend from 4-8pm and also attend a separate 2-hour planning meeting during the day each week. This adds up to a commitment of approximately one day per week for the duration of any seven – week programme. Workers must be supported by their employing agency releasing them during this time.
Workers accepted for training are expected to attend an initial information day followed by three consecutive days programme training.
CRB checks
It is imperative that all programme facilitators have a current enhanced criminal records bureau check within their employing organisation.

Child Protection
2013-04-10 09:00 - 17:00 | VaW Centre of Excellence, Cardiff, VaW Centre of Excellence, Cardiff
Children and Young people escaping from domestically abusive situations are amongst the most vulnerable in society. This Welsh Women’s Aid one-day course will address the impact of domestic abuse on children, how it can affect their development and mental health and how it intersects with other forms of abuse. It will consider the Child’s fundamental right to be safe and will examine factors that contribute towards a mother’s ability to safeguard her child/ren.
The core legislation and guidance relating to safeguarding children and young people within the Welsh context will be outlined and reporting procedures identified for where there are concerns about the safety or welfare of children.
Course Aim
To enable participants to respond appropriately, within national and local guidance, to concerns about the safety or welfare of a child or children and to contribute to maintaining a safe organisation.
Fee: £85 (member) / £120 (non-member)
Book your place via the Welsh Women’s Aid website.

C3SC Training: An introduction to Sustainable Funding
2013-04-10 10:00 - 15:00 | C3SC Offices, C3SC Offices
Content: This session looks at how to ensure your organisation has a sustainable and balanced funding approach. It will cover the basics of grants, commissioning and other funding sources, giving an overview of how to access these funding sources.
Ideal for: Small to medium groups that wish to operate a more diverse income stream.
Venue: C3SC, Brunel House, Cardiff
Our training charges have changed; please enquire for details.

Designated Person Child Protection
2013-04-11 09:30 - 16:00 | VaW Centre of Excellence, Cardiff, VaW Centre of Excellence, Cardiff
This Welsh Women’s Aid course will help you and your staff become familiar with the role and responsibilities of the designated senior person for safeguarding children.
Course Objectives
By the end of the course you should be able to:
– Identify core legislation and guidance in relation to safeguarding children within the Welsh context;
– Audit the safeguarding needs within your service and address these within Welsh Women’s Aid policy and procedures;
– Describe the effects of domestic abuse and witnessing violence on children and young people;
– Advise workers and others where there are concerns for the safety or welfare of a child;
– Ensure effective action is taken where a child may be in need of protection;
– Liaise closely with other professionals and agencies in safeguarding children;
– Ensure diversity issues are fully integrated into the child protection process.
Fee: £85 (member) / £120 (non-member)
Book your place via the Welsh Women’s Aid website.

Legacy Giving
2013-04-11 10:00 - 13:00 | Institute of Fundraising Cymru Office, Cardiff CF11 9HA, Institute of Fundraising Cymru Office, Cardiff CF11 9HA
The Institute of Fundraising session will begin by considering the latest academic research into why people leave legacies to charity, in order to understand what motivates your potential legacy supporters and developing a legacy strategy for your organisation, illustrated with best-practice examples. £20 Individual Members of Institute of Fundraising / £25 Non-Members To book, contact ceri@institute-of-fundraising.org.uk or call the office on 029 2034 0062.

Mental Health First Aid
2013-04-15 - 2013-04-16 | Cardiff, Cardiff
This Diverse Cymru course will help you to recognise the signs and symptoms of someone with mental health problems; to respond to various mental health crises, engage with, support and signpost people to appropriate professional help.
Find out more and book your place on the Diverse Cymru website.

Domestic Abuse, Stalking, Honour Based Violence and Harassment Risk Assessment Toolkit (Half day)
2013-04-16 09:30 - 13:00 | VaW Centre of Excellence, Cardiff, VaW Centre of Excellence, Cardiff
This Welsh Women’s Aid course will assist officers working within the Domestic Abuse sector learn how to refer domestic abuse victims to the most relevant local services. This course will enable staff to:
– Recognise and respond to the signs of domestic abuse.
– Understand the barriers faced when ‘asking the question’ and managing response to a disclosure.
– Identify a victim’s level of risk using the CAADA Domestic Abuse Stalking and Honour-based Violence (DASH) Risk Identification Checklist.
– Refer a victim to a specialist domestic violence service or Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conference (MARAC) so that they can receive the right support.
The introduction and implementation of the new DASH (2009) Model means that for the first time all police services and a large number of partner agencies across the UK will be using a common checklist for identifying and assessing risk, which will save lives. This training course aims at all agencies working in public protection with a responsibility for identifying high risk victims and high risk perpetrators and will provide an outline for referrals.
Fee: £45 (member) / £60 (non member)
Book your place via the Welsh Women’s Aid website.

Drugs, Housing and Homelessness
2013-04-18 | Gorseinon, Swansea, Gorseinon, Swansea
This Shelter Cymru course highlights the linked problems of increased levels of drug use amongst people who are homeless, the increased risk that this drug use poses, and the barriers to services for people who are homeless and use drugs. Participants will gain an understanding of the links between homelessness and drug use and how to address key risk factors for homeless people who use drugs.
By attending this course delegates will be able to identify barriers to services, and strategies to overcome these barriers. Delegates will gain an increased awareness of different services for homeless drug users, and will be able to develop strategies for addressing the short, medium and long-term needs of drug users who are homeless and vulnerably housed.
Standard price : £130 CPD Price : £185 Concession : £85
Find out more and book your place on the Shelter Cymru website.

Person Centred Planning in Transition
2013-04-18 | Carmarthen, Carmarthen
This course will help you improve the life experiences of young people in “transition” between the ages of 14 and 19.
Designed for anyone working to support someone else through changes, particularly people working with young people or people with learning disabilities. School staff, social services, Learning Difficulties and Disabilities Careers Advisors, and parents have already benefited from this course.
You can download the flyer and booking form on the Learning Disability Wales website (PDF).

Proving your worth – demonstrating the difference your volunteers make
2013-04-18 00:30 - 16:30 | WCVA, Cardiff Bay, WCVA, Cardiff Bay
What impact does volunteering really have – on volunteers, on the community, on your organisation? How do you demonstrate the impact and outcomes of your volunteers’ involvement? This half-day seminar, aimed at those who involve volunteers in their work, will look at how you can make this work. We will explore some of the tools available to you, provide some guidance on how to get it right for your organisation and signpost you to further learning and resources. Lunch will be provided before the seminar.

C3SC Training: Business and Strategic Planning
2013-04-18 09:00 - 12:30 | C3SC Offices, C3SC Offices
Covering the need for accurate and timely business planning within the third sector, this introductory course looks as how to set a strategy for your organisation, and evaluate your progress against it.
Ideal for: Small to medium organisations that wish to develop a more secure business plan by which to develop from. Participants will benefit from having a basic understanding of the objectives for their organisation over the next few years.
– “Excellent; really helped me to focus on plans within my charity” – “It has helped me understand planning better, what is required and how to ensure the needs of the projects are understood by all” – “Clear advice and instructions given; content was well explained” – “Good facilitating”
Our training charges have changed; please enquire.

Working together for service delivery
2013-04-18 09:30 - 16:00 | New Sandfields, Aberavon SA12 7RX, New Sandfields, Aberavon SA12 7RX
Third sector organisations are increasingly being encouraged to work more collaboratively and form consortia. But working across organisational boundaries can bring difficulties and risks. This WCVA training course aims to explore the opportunities offered by working with partners, and to help organisations understand some of the key principles and practical considerations, such as choosing an appropriate structure and developing written agreements.
Find out more and book your place on the WCVA website.

The big society in a small country
2013-04-18 18:30 - 20:00 | Pierhead, Cardiff Bay, Pierhead, Cardiff Bay
Cultural historian Peter Stead in conversation with Lord Griffiths of Fforestfach and Dan Boucher.
This Institute of Welsh Affairs event is being held to launch Dan Boucher’s new book, The Big Society in a small country: Wales, social capital, mutualism and self-help, published by the Institute of Welsh Affairs. The book argues that, far from being an alien, English import that Wales can well do without, the big society concept is, in a real sense, more Welsh than English. It contends that Wales can certainly add value to the development of big society ideas in practice and at the same time renew its own economic life, identity and traditions.
Dan Boucher was the Welsh Conservative Assembly Candidate in Swansea East in the 2011 election. Today he works in public affairs at Westminster, also managing a team covering Stormont, Holyrood, Brussels and Strasbourg. Lord Griffiths, former Head of the Cabinet Office Policy Unit in Downing Street, has written a Foreword to the book.
Light refreshments will be served.
The event is free but to attend please register your details with the IWA on (029) 2066 0820 or email
