C3SC - Cardiff Third Sector Council

Legacy Giving
2013-04-11 10:00 - 13:00 (Europe/London) | 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.

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).

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.

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

Would you like to handle conflict better?
2013-04-22 18:00 - 21:00 | Cardiff Quaker Meeting House, 43 Charles Street, Cardiff CF10 2GB, Cardiff Quaker Meeting House, 43 Charles Street, Cardiff CF10 2GB
‘Alternatives to Violence Project’ is holding this friendly workshop to help you handle conflict better and build more positive relationships.
Visit www.avpbritain.org.uk to find out more about Alternatives to Violence Project.

Developing One Page Profiles
2013-04-23 | Cardiff, Cardiff
This Learning Disability Wales course will help you work towards delivering personalised services by using One Page Profiles.
During the day you will:
– Develop the skills to use person centred thinking tools needed to develop a one page profile – Learn how to act on the profile – Gain an understanding of how using person centred thinking and one page profiles can help to deliver personalised services

Designed for:
This course is for people who provide direct support, their managers, professionals, parents and carers or those requiring an overview of the core person centred thinking tools.

Course includes:• how to use person centred thinking tools to develop one page profi les with people supported and others who are present in their lives; by idenifying and separating what is important to someone from what is important for them• ensuring that the one page profi le develops and grows• using learning logs based on what individuals are telling us is working and not working in their lives and the importance of the process being reviewed
– recording how someone communicates through using a communication chart – how a one page profile can be the beginning and the foundation of a support plan – how to decide which person centred thinking tools to use to develop a one page profile into a person centred essential lifestyle plan or a support plan

Take control of your charity's finances
2013-04-23 | Cardiff, Cardiff
These WCVA seminar double-headers aim to give you the tools and tips you need to get to grips with your charity’s finances.
Morning session: Charity accounts for trustees (9am – 12.30pm)
Charities have to cope with serious financial pressures, so it’s vital that trustees have a reasonable understanding of charity accounts and the financial information that they need to exercise proper governance.

This seminar will point you in the right direction and clarify many puzzles:
– A simple overview of the key elements of charity accounts – types of fund, activity based reporting, SOFAS, etc – Common errors in charity accounts as reported by the Charity Commission – What financial information should a trustee have to do the job properly
Lunch will be provided following the seminar.

Afternoon session: Financial management for trustees – adapting to survive (1.00pm – 4.30pm)
In times of financial pressure it is vital that charity trustees recognise how important it is for them to be in control of their finances, and learn to adapt in order to survive. This session will explain in practical terms exactly what this means and will explore possible strategies to help you not only survive, but prosper. We’ll help you lay the foundations of good financial management and examine the benefits of collaboration, mergers and how to respond to reduced or removed funding streams.

Lunch will be provided before the seminar, at 12.30pm.

In a tough economic climate you need all the know-how you can get to help your charity overcome its financial pressures, so make sure you book your place on these seminars fast.

Costs:
WCVA Members: £15 to attend an individual seminar, or £20 to attend both.
Non-members: £25 to attend an individual seminar, or £45 to attend both.

Cardiff Safer Communities Network event
2013-04-23 | C3SC offices, Brunel House, 2 Fitzalan Road, Cardiff CF24 0EB., C3SC offices, Brunel House, 2 Fitzalan Road, Cardiff CF24 0EB.
Does your organisation work around improving safety within communities in Cardiff? Are you a volunteer or paid worker managing, supporting or providing activities based around community safety? If you’ve answered ‘yes’ to any of the above, then membership of the Cardiff Safer Communities Network is for you.
To find out more about the network or to register for this free event, please email Katie Mallam (see below).

C3SC Training: Organising your Work
2013-04-23 13:00 - 17:00 | C3SC Offices, Brunel House, Cardiff, C3SC Offices, Brunel House, Cardiff
This session is aimed at giving young and newly formed groups and organisations the skills and tools to plan their work effectively – to produce a good, workable strategic plan that will give direction and focus to an organisation’s sense of purpose.
Ideal for: New and emerging groups.
Our training costs have changed; please enquire for details.

"Keeping Our Children Safe" Training for Designated Person for Child Protection
2013-04-24 - 2013-04-25 | Cardiff, Cardiff
A two-day Children in Wales course
All children have the right to live lives free from abuse and neglect but recent events highlight, yet again, how difficult it can be for so many adults to recognise, and act on concerns about the safety or welfare of a child. The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child states that all organisations concerned with children should work towards what’s best for each child. The Designated Person for Child Protection has a vital role within organisations helping to ensure that adequate safeguards are in place and that necessary action is taken when concerns about a child are raised.

This two-day training course will consider:
– The role of the Designated Person and how this can be incorporated into your organisation – Legislation and guidance on safeguarding children and young people, particularly within the Welsh context – Essential safeguarding measures that need to be in place – The ‘abuse of trust’ and how to remain alert to potential sexual offences within the organisation – Assessing concerns about a child and making a referral to social services if necessary – The statutory child protection system and what may be expected of you – Confidentiality and good record keeping – Diversity and the additional vulnerabilities for some children

Price: Members £165 Non-members £195

An introduction to legacy fundraising
2013-04-25 | Cardiff, Cardiff
Do you have a plan in place for legacy fundraising?
Legacies are a significant source of income for many third sector organisations, small and large, providing around £2 billion last year. However, there is much potential for growth in legacy fundraising. Although 56 per cent of the public gave to charity in a typical month last year, only 7 per cent of those who die currently leave a legacy. WCVA’s Introduction to legacy fundraising course explores how to maximise legacy fundraising opportunities.
You can book via the WCVA website or use the contact details below.

By the end of this course you will be able to:
– Create a plan for legacy fundraising – Understand what motivates people to leave a legacy – Develop appropriate cases for support – Implement legacy fundraising activity – Ensure your organisation complies with relevant legislation and best practice – Know where to go for further information, help and advice
If you are seeking practical information and knowledge on how to create and implement a a strategy for legacy fundraising within your organisation, then this course is for you.
Price: Voluntary and community organisation: £10

Action Learning Sets
2013-04-25 10:00 - 13:00 | Delta Lakes Enterprise Centre, Llanelli, Delta Lakes Enterprise Centre, Llanelli
This course consists of four ½-day sessions. The other dates are Wednesday 5 June, Tuesday 25 June and Wednesday 17 July 2013 (all from 10am to 1pm).
Aim:
To train practitioners in the principles and practical skills needed to set up, develop and facilitate action learning sets.
Content:
Would you like to enhance your learning by being able to reflect with colleagues on current work issues? Action Learning Sets offer this opportunity in a safe and positive environment.
Over the four half-day sessions you will learn what Action Learning Sets are and how to set one up for your own situation. The group will come together as a real Action Learning Set and over the sessions you will support each other, having a real opportunity to put the theory into practice. An invaluable tool for better collaborative working.

By the end of the course participants will be able to…
– Describe how action learning sets works – Use the learnt skills to set up and develop an action learning set – Offer support to others in setting up an action learning set – Monitor and evaluate action learning sets
Who is this course for?
Practitioners wanting to set up and facilitate Action Learning Sets.

GwirVol Youth Involving Grants
2013-04-25 11:00 - 13:00 | The Pavilion, Butetown, Cardiff CF10 5FE, The Pavilion, Butetown, Cardiff CF10 5FE
VCS, the volunteer centre for Cardiff, is hosting an event to promote the GwirVol youth volunteering scheme and to advise on funding that is available through the scheme in Cardiff.
David Heald and Fi Gilliagan from GwirVol will discuss the grant process and how to apply. They will also be holding workshops where you can discuss any potential applications.
The aim of the GwirVol Youth Volunteering Grants scheme is to support the delivery of a wide range of new volunteering opportunities in Wales and overseas that will support the step change in access to volunteering for young people aged 14-25 and especially for disadvantaged young people. The GwirVol grant scheme offers three different strands of funding:
GwirVol grant strands:
(1) Creating Opportunities: for organisations looking to create new youth volunteering projects, new youth volunteering roles or to recruit more young people into existing volunteering roles. Creating Opportunities grant applications can be for up to a maximum amount of £10,000.
(2) Millennium Volunteers: for organisations looking to recognise the commitment young people give to volunteering through offering the 200 hour award of excellence. Millennium Volunteers grant applications can be for up to a maximum amount of £10,000.
(3) International: for organisations looking to develop overseas volunteering opportunities that benefit young people and their communities in Wales as well. International grant applications can be for up to a maximum amount of £30,000.
Spaces for the event are limited. If you would like to attend, please email

C3SC Training: Grants - Fit for Funding
2013-04-25 13:00 - 17:00 | C3SC Offices, Brunel House, Cardiff, C3SC Offices, Brunel House, Cardiff
Looking at how your organisation can increase its chances to secure grant funding by having appropriate policies and strategies in place, this course covers an excellent introduction to how to secure vital funding through a range of grant bodies.
Ideal for: New and developing organisations seeking funding from grants for the first time.

– “I thought it was a really good course as I have no previous funding & grants experience” – “Very good and friendly” – “Extremely useful” – “Good, clear information; fantastic tutor” – “I’ve come away with lots of ideas and useful information for grant applications” – “Excellent course, and well prepared and presented”
Our training costs have changed; please enquire for details.

Forum for Small Events Organisers
2013-04-26 18:00 - 20:00 | County Hall, Cardiff (free parking available), County Hall, Cardiff (free parking available)
Cardiff Events Liaison Panel [ELP] is Safety Advisory Group for Outdoor Events in Cardiff. It is a non-statutory group of multi-agency officers from the Council and emergency services whose main role is providing advice and information to the promoters and organisers of major outdoor events within Cardiff.
The ELP operates as a one-stop shop for event organisers and promoters to discuss and received advice on the public safety elements of their event to all regulatory and emergency services officers. Unfortunately there is no similar Forum for the smaller but probably more numerous charitable and community events. As a result, they are running Forum specifically for Small Events organiser.
The Forum will provide technical and practical advice in the following areas:
– Managing crowds – Health and Safety – Electrical Safety – Food Safety – Structural waste management

The Forum will provide an informal opportunity to listen to a number of short presentations delivered by specialist officers and view a range of information stands offering one to one advice.

If you would like to attend the Forum, please email SafetyEnforcement@cardiff.gov.uk

The Second Welsh Asian Women Achievement Award Ceremony
2013-04-27 | Cardiff City Hall, Cardiff City Hall
This ground breaking occasion will recognise those Asian women who have made a signifi cant contribution to Wales and to Welsh Life, and also to those who have used their talents to help and inspire others.
The celebrations will include delicious feast of Asian cuisine, exciting guest speakers, and entertainment throughout the evening.
Tickets £30Table of 10: £295 per table

Gypsy and Traveller Awareness training course
2013-04-29 | Jasmine Centre, Cardiff, Jasmine Centre, Cardiff
This Diverse Cymru course is suitable for anyone interested in ensuring that their services are inclusive and accessible for the Gypsy and Traveller community. It would be particularly useful for those who work in Planning, Housing, Equality, Health, Education and the Community.
It will assist you to:
– Ensure effective engagement with the Gypsy and Traveller community – Be confident in your interactions with people from the Gypsy and Traveller community – Provide services that address the needs of people from the Gypsy and Traveller community
Find out more and book your place on the Diverse Cymru website.

CIO - Is it right for you? (Charitable Incorporated Organisations)
2013-04-30 | Glamorgan Archives, Cardiff, Glamorgan Archives, Cardiff
This WCVA course, delivered by Geldards Law Firm aims to give participants an understanding of the legal structures available (including the CIO), how to decide which structure is right for their organisation, and what is specifically involved in becoming a CIO if that structure is chosen.

This course covers:
– a brief overview of charitable status, and its advantages and restrictions; – a brief overview of unincorporated and incorporated structures, and the advantages and disadvantages of each; – for unincorporated organisations, issues to consider when deciding whether to remain unincorporated or to incorporate; – the differences between charitable companies and CIOs, and how to decide which is right for their organisation and if they choose CIO, how to decide whether foundation or association model is appropriate; – CIO model constitutions; – the process of changing from unincorporated association or trust to CIO or converting from charitable company or Industrial & Provident Association to CIO; – practical implications of becoming a CIO.

By the end of the course participants should:
– be able to explain the basics of charitable status and the difference between unincorporated and incorporated organisations, together with their advantages and disadvantages; – understand the main differences between foundation model and association model CIOs, and which is likely to be appropriate for their organisation; – understand the factors their organisations may want to consider when deciding whether to be a CIO or charitable company, and be aware that CIO may not automatically be the best structure for their organisation; – understand the steps that need to be taken to change from unincorporated to incorporated or from charitable company or Industrial & Provident Association to CIO, the basics of the registration process for CIOs, and the main changes their organisation is likely to have to implement if it becomes a CIO

Who is this course for?
Staff (paid or voluntary) and trustees/management committee members of voluntary organisations, who are considering whether the charitableincorporated structure is appropriate for their organisation. No prior knowledge of charitable status and incorporation is necessary.
Fees: £125 WCVA members; £155 Voluntary/community organisations You can book via the WCVA website or see below for contact details.

Diversity
2013-04-30 | Cardiff, Cardiff
This NewLink Wales course is aimed at people with little or no knowledge of different cultures. It aims to bring a broad understanding about the different cultures and the impact that substance misuse has on these communities.
Price: Voluntary Sector £115, Statutory Sector £125

How to prevent and cope with victims' trauma and protect yourself - About Vicarious Trauma (1 full-day course)
2013-04-30 | VaW Centre of Excellence, Cardiff, VaW Centre of Excellence, Cardiff
Vicarious trauma is inherent to humanitarian work. Sector workers in all roles (working with women, children and families) regularly hear distressing stories, and face the realities of domestic abuse / violence. This second-hand exposure to suffering and violence places the workers in this sector at high risk of experiencing some form of secondary traumatic stress response. This one-day Welsh Women’s Aid course is designed to provide a forum for workers to become more aware of vicarious trauma and its effects. It will provide workers with coping strategies on how best to deal with their workloads and cases.
Fee: £85 (member) / £120 (non-member)
Book your place via the Welsh Women’s Aid website.

C3SC Training: Formalising your Organisation
2013-04-30 13:00 - 17:00 | C3SC Offices, Brunel House, Cardiff, C3SC Offices, Brunel House, Cardiff
This course offers a formal explanation of constituting and other legal structures organisations can take, and the benefits and drawbacks of each model.
Ideal for: New groups looking to understand the options available on how to set themselves up. Formal explanation of constituting and other legal structures organisations can take – early version of ‘How to Incorporate’.

Our training fees have changed; please enquire for details.

Effective partnership working (accredited by Agored Cymru)
2013-05-01 | Media Resource Centre, Llandrindod Wells, Media Resource Centre, Llandrindod Wells
This 3-day WCVA course continues on 2 May and 11 June.
This course will enable you to gain a greater understanding of what partnership working is and what makes it effective. The course aims to enable learners to develop skills and knowledge around effective partnership working and promoting collaboration. You will learn how to work in partnership with organisations, groups and individuals and apply this knowledge through practical assessments. Please see our website for information about the assessment and accreditation of this course.
Find out more and book your place on the WCVA website.

FREE Healthy Hearts Kit Training
2013-05-01 10:00 - 16:00 | Barry Community Enterprise Centre, Barry Community Enterprise Centre
Who is this workshop for?
This FREE British Heart Foundation training is for people who want to deliver heart health messages to groups using the Healthy Hearts Kit, already know about the risk factors for coronary heart disease, but lack the confidence and/or skills to deliver the training.
The course is open to health care professionals and health promotion specialists who want to know more about the kit, and members of the public and community workers who want to deliver Heart Health messages out in their community.

This interactive workshop covers how you can use the Healthy Hearts Kit to deliver training to groups.

The day includes:
– ·an introduction to the kit – ·a selection of activities from various sessions – ·how to recruit the right people to attend your course – ·how to plan and deliver a course

This workshop does not cover information on the risk factors for coronary heart disease. However, this information is in the training manual inside the kit.
The workshop will start promptly at 10am and the day will finish at 4pm.
Tea, coffee and a light sandwich lunch are included. Participants will receive a free copy of the Healthy Hearts Kit before they attend the day.

Advanced Substance Misuse Awareness
2013-05-02 - 2013-05-03 | NewLink Wales, Meridian Court, North Road, Cardiff CF14 3BE, NewLink Wales, Meridian Court, North Road, Cardiff CF14 3BE
This NewLink Wales course is aimed at people who have completed NewLink Wales’ Substance Misuse Awareness course and it may also be suitable for people who have some knowledge of substance misuse already.
Price: Voluntary Sector £155, Statutory Sector £165

Shelter Cymru 'Creating Change' seminar
2013-05-02 09:30 - 15:30 | The Conference Centre, Ty Dysgu, Cefn Coed, Nantgarw, Cardiff CF15 7QQ, The Conference Centre, Ty Dysgu, Cefn Coed, Nantgarw, Cardiff CF15 7QQ
Creating change – best practice in citizen-centred services
Within Wales it is a commonly heard maxim that citizens are the experts on how services should be delivered. Across the Welsh housing sector, and the wider public arena, many organisations are working to develop better ways of listening to service users. But despite this, actual examples of initiatives where engagement has led to positive change remain thin on the ground.
This seminar brings together some of the best examples of citizen engagement for a day of learning and information-sharing.
Price: Standard: £95 Concession: £55
