• Debt advice for non-debt advisers

    Cardiff Cardiff

    This Citizens' Advice course is specifically for those who are not trained debt advisers but who work with people in debt. It is intended as an awareness-raising course, with a focus on understanding the debt advice process and recognising when to make a referral. It will also offer a brief overview of the main priority...

  • Cardiff Volunteer Co-ordinators’ Network meeting

    CMC @Loudoun Square, Plas Iona, Butetown, Cardiff, CF10 5HW CMC @Loudoun Square, Plas Iona, Butetown, Cardiff, CF10 5HW

    During this network meeting we'll be focussing on:Supported volunteering and involving organisations in volunteering projectsSocial Media: current Third Sector strategies in Cardiff - group exercise  Here's the agenda for the meeting:10.00-10:20am - Registration (Tea and Coffee available on arrival)  10.20-10.30am - Welcome  10.30-11:50am - Supported volunteering and involving organisations in volunteering projects  A talk on involving volunteers with additional...

  • Introduction to charity finance

    YMCA, The Walk, Roath, Cardiff CF24 3AG YMCA, The Walk, Roath, Cardiff CF24 3AG

    Practise Training & Consultancy for third sector stakeholders is pleased to support Trustees Week in Wales by offering 15 free places for a one-day course on the charity finance function.This introductory course on charity finance is aimed at potential and new trustees, and will help individuals contribute to their committee or board meetings from the...

  • Guide Dogs Cymru information stand and drop-in session

    C2C, Ground Floor, Cardiff Central Library C2C, Ground Floor, Cardiff Central Library

    Guide Dogs Cymru Engagement Officer Nathan Foy will be holding a quarterly afternoon information stand and drop-in session at the Connect to Cardiff (C2C) on the ground floor in Cardiff Central Library.With an aim to be more accessible to people who would like some information about the Guide Dogs range of services, either for themselves...

  • Carers Health Forum

    Cardiff and Vale University Health Board Headquarters (in the grounds of Whitchurch Hospital), Park Road, Whitchurch Cardiff and Vale University Health Board Headquarters (in the grounds of Whitchurch Hospital), Park Road, Whitchurch

    Do you look after someone as a carer? Would you like advice and information to help you in this role?Cardiff and the Vale University Health Board has a FREE Carers Health Forum that can give you practical advice and demonstrations to help with: - Managing medicines - Manual handling - Continence care - Skin care...

  • Planning for financial sustainability: a trustee’s guide

    Newport YMCA Newport YMCA

    Effective planning structures and systems are vital in helping an organisation achieve its goals – and trustees have a key role to play in this process. This seminar aims to provide you with the tools and techniques to plan for a financially sustainable future.The WCVA seminar will take a look at the importance of good...

  • Governance and Risk Management update event

    Village Hotel & Leisure Club, 29 Pendwyallt Road, Coryton, Cardiff CF14 7EF Village Hotel & Leisure Club, 29 Pendwyallt Road, Coryton, Cardiff CF14 7EF

    As part of Trustees Week 2012, you are invited to an ACCA and KTS Owens Thomas Charity event on Governance and Risk Management.This FREE event is aimed at trustees and others involved in charities.KTS Owens Thomas, a leading accountancy practice based in Cardiff, which has a specialised charity and not for profit department, will update...

  • Coffee shop debate: The Future of Work – with Norma Jarboe OBE

    Meeting Room 1, Chapter Arts Centre, Canton, Cardiff Meeting Room 1, Chapter Arts Centre, Canton, Cardiff

    FREE ENTRYAs Director of Opportunity Now, Norma Jarboe led the UK’s largest employer organisation seeking to advance women in the workplace. Her work in diversity led to a keen interest in the workplace of the future and what it will mean for both men and women. On leaving Opportunity Now, she produced a thought piece,...

  • Children in the Asylum Process – the Challenge of Border Control and Child Protection

    Park Inn, Cardiff Park Inn, Cardiff

    Asylum-seeking children and young people in Wales should receive the same safeguards as any other child living in Wales. This conference aims to share learning and best practice from a range of disciplines and partners across the UK and will be useful for practitioners, policy makers and children's advocates. Speakers include: - Clare Tudor, Scottish Refugee Council...

  • Mental Health Awareness

    Jasmine Enterprise Centre, Cardiff Jasmine Enterprise Centre, Cardiff

    A Diverse Cymru courseIncrease your awareness of mental health and the issues facing people from the BME communities with mental health issues.Price: £30.Find out more on the Diverse Cymru website.

  • Social Media Surgery

    Chapter Arts, Canton, Cardiff Chapter Arts, Canton, Cardiff

    4.30pm - 6.30pm Surgery 6.30pm - 7.30pm What You Can and Cannot Say on Twitter, Facebook & Blogs Barrister David Hughes, a member of Thirty Park Place Chambers, will give a short talk followed by Q & As. Please sign up / register to attend here.

  • Introductory Certificate in Fundraising

    Cardiff Cardiff

    Are you new to fundraising?If so, the Introductory Certificate in Fundraising course will help you develop a better understanding of fundraising tools and techniques. Find out why and how donors give and discover tools you can use to measure fundraising success.   By the end of this course you will be able to: - Describe the fundraising...