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...
Friday 10th October 2014 is World Mental Health Day and we would like to encourage you to attend the‘Footsteps – the Road to Recovery’ event, which will be held on Friday 10th October from 11am – 3pm at Cardiff Central Library. This event aims to raise awareness of World Mental Health Day and is hosted...
To raise awareness of World Mental Health day VCS Cardiff, Vale Volunteer Bureau and CAVAMH are holding an information day / workshop sessions.A partnership event presented by Vale Volunteer Bureau, VCS Cardiff and Cardiff & Vale Action for Mental Health, with the support of Cardiff Libraries. The partner organisations are looking for people who have...
BRIT award-winning artist Plan B will be helping young people access all areas of the music industry at The Big Music Project Live in Cardiff on Saturday October 11 2014.Funded by the Big Lottery Fund, it’s a chance for 16 - 24 year-olds to tap up key industry employers for roles from performance through to...
