C3SC Training: Getting Your Message Across
2013-10-03 10:00 - 16:00 (Europe/London) | C3SC Offices, Brunel House, Cardiff, C3SC Offices, Brunel House, Cardiff
We regret that today’s course has been cancelled. Apologies for any inconvenience.
Getting Your Message Across
Content: Effective communication is essential for your organisation to communicate with those who use your service, fund it and run it. This course looks at how to design a clear way of telling people what you do, and explores the processes required to produce an effective communication strategy.
Registration 9.45 am
Ideal for: anyone in an organisation who wishes to improve the way they communicate with others.

Llamau's AGM
2013-10-03 | Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff, Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff
Join Llamau as they explode the myths surrounding homelessness!
The BBC’s very own Jason Mohammed who is this year’s inspiring key speaker.
Hoddinott Hall is located within the Wales Millennium centre and is accessed on the second floor. Directions and parking information will be sent nearer the day.
To RSVP please email

Total Wipe Out
2013-10-06 01:00 - 15:30 | At the ground of the Western Leisure Centre, At the ground of the Western Leisure Centre
Funded by the Big Lottery and hosted by Friends of The Rec in partnership with Ely Garden Villagers & Cardiff Hibernian FC.Exciting and fun games team bonding Colourful… Exciting… Entertaining… Enthralling… An “It’s A Knockout” from Knockout dressing up games, colourful inflatable obstacles, games that use bubbles, foam and water, providing a thrilling atmosphere!
10 teams taking part in a fun day Total Wipe Out event. Come along and cheer on the teams taking part. Contact Peter on 07500 220379 or Lynda on 07825 517555 or Kevin on 07557 798161 for more information if you would like to join a team.

Wales third sector funding conference 2013
2013-10-08 | Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff City Stadium
Unlocking the secrets to fundraising success
Many third sector groups are finding that demand for their services is increasing, yet funding is becoming harder to come by. Unlocking the secrets to fundraising success can help you boost your organisation’s funding and open the door to a more secure future.
WCVA has a whole host of experts on hand to help you reach your fundraising potential. Peter Lewis of the Institute of Fundraising will look at how charities diversify their income streams, while Tim Hobbs of the Social Research Unit, Dartington, will examine the journey from innovation to impact. Michael Hearty, Director General of Finance and Corporate Services at the Welsh Government, will also be addressing delegates.
There are 25 stunning workshops to choose from too, covering all sorts of topics within the fields of community fundraising, digital fundraising, individual giving, trusts and foundations, trading, statutory, social investment and personal development.
There will also be a facilitated breakfast networking session, where you can meet other delegates and explore opportunities for collaboration. Read the full programme here (PDF) and download a booking form here.

C3SC Training: Governing Your Organisation
2013-10-08 10:00 - 16:00 | C3SC Offices, Brunel House, Cardiff, C3SC Offices, Brunel House, Cardiff
We regret that this course has been cancelled. Apologies for any inconvenience.
Aims: To enable you to understand good governance and the systems by which organisations are run.
Content: On this course you will explore the principles of good governance, consider how your organisation measures up to them, and look at the systems and codes of practice you need to put in place to demonstrate you are a good and effective voluntary organisation.
Registration 9.45am
Ideal for: Trustees, potential trustees and staff working with them.

Hate Crime Framework for Action consultation event
2013-10-08 14:00 - 16:00 | County Hall, Committee Room 3, Cardiff, County Hall, Committee Room 3, Cardiff
Welsh Government is hosting a consultation event in Cardiff on 8th October.
This is a great opportunity to contribute to the final framework document and give your comments on Welsh Government’s recommendations.
If you would like to attend the event, please email hbegum@cardiff.gov.uk
Find out more about the consultation here.

Alzheimer's Society - Carers' Group
2013-10-08 19:00 - 21:00 | Oldwell Court, Ty Gwyn Road, Penylan, Cardiff CF23 5DA, Oldwell Court, Ty Gwyn Road, Penylan, Cardiff CF23 5DA
Carers’ Group – specifically for all those in a caring role. Support for the cared for can be arranged at the day centre and transport provided.

South East Wales Participation Network
2013-10-09 10:00 - 13:00 | Tredomen Park, Caerphilly, Tredomen Park, Caerphilly
Theme – accessible information
This WCVA Participation Cymru event looks at the strengths and weaknesses of different ways to provide information, including digital formats, websites, use of language and assistive technology.
There will also be an ice-breaker and evaluation exercise, and participants will have a chance to network and tell each other about your organisation’s latest work and projects.
It is essential that you book your space early as spaces are limited and these events fill up very quickly.
If you would like to book a place please return a booking form to us on participationcymru@wcva.org.uk or call 029 2043 1757.
This participation network is suitable for anyone working in the field of participation and citizen engagement. Attendees come from a range of different organisations in the public and third sector that focus on a variety of issues. The events are suitable for anyone from any level within an organisation that has an interest in practical participatory work, including consultation officers, trustees, volunteers, development workers and managers.

C3SC Training: Marketing Planning
2013-10-10 10:00 - 16:00 | C3SC Offices, Brunel House, Cardiff, C3SC Offices, Brunel House, Cardiff
Content: This course looks at practical ways of developing marketing and publicity media, including printed media, online presentations and contemporary methods, and also new media streams.
Registration: 9.45 am
Ideal for: any organisation that wishes to further develop the way they communicate with others.

Theatre Versus Oppression presents SOLD
2013-10-12 - 2013-10-13 | Chapter, Cardiff, Chapter, Cardiff
Created by J S Hartley Six characters collide at a city centre bus stop on a series of winter evenings, human suffering finding solace in its fellow’s pain. Sold is a play based on the testimonies of individuals who have all suffered at the hands of traffickers in Wales. They come from different backgrounds and circumstances, all different ages and each with their own individual shocking story of how they have been trafficked. Moving and darkly humourous, this insight into victims’ lives shows us how close to home the problem lies. Suitable for ages 13+ with guidance – strong language is used and discussions centre around trafficking issues at times.

Theatre Versus Oppression is working with Welsh Assembly Member for Mid and West Wales; Joyce Watson in raising awareness and addressing the issue of human trafficking through SOLD. More information on Joyce Watson’s campaign to raise awareness of human trafficking can be found at http://www.human-trafficking.co.uk/

Cardiff Volunteer Co-ordinators' Network event
2013-10-14 09:30 - 13:00 | Bute Park Education Centre, Bute Park Education Centre
FULLY BOOKED
The next Cardiff Volunteer Co-Ordinators’ event run by VCS The Cardiff Volunteer Centre and C3SC will cover the topic of encouraging youth engagement in volunteering. The event will also promote further training opportunities for those working in the statutory and third sectors.
You can download the agenda for the event here.
To become a member of the Cardiff Volunteer Co-ordinators’ Network, please complete this form and send it to: nathan.w@vcscardiff.org.uk

Universal Credit
2013-10-15 | Cardiff, Cardiff
Course Outline
Introduced in pathfinder areas from April 2013 and rolled out nationally from October 2013, universal credit (UC) will transform the current means-tested benefits and tax credit systems. This Citizens’ Advice Bureau course will look in-depth at the detailed rules, including how entitlement is assessed and the claims and administration procedures. Recommended for those with existing knowledge of the benefits system.

By the end of this course you will be able to:
· explain how and when UC will affect new and existing claimants
· describe who is entitled and how to qualify
· explain how to calculate UC, including help towards housing costs
· outline the claims and administration procedures
· explain the rules around transitional protection, conditionality and sanctions, disputes and appeal rights

Level: Intermediate
Tutor: Jane Nelson

In order to receive your 25% discount, please quote the following promotional code on the booking form: OFFERWBOCT25. Deadline: Tuesday 24th September 2013.
Full details for all our courses, including fees and an online booking form, can be found at: http://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/advisertraining

C3SC Training: Board of Trustees - who does what?
2013-10-15 10:00 - 16:00 | C3SC Offices, Brunel House, Cardiff, C3SC Offices, Brunel House, Cardiff
We regret that this training course has been cancelled. Apologies for any inconvenience.
Offering a complete guide to the various roles found within a Board of Trustees or committee, this course will help refine your understanding of various positions, for example, Chair, Secretary, Treasurer, and the responsibilities they cover.
Registration: 9.45am
Ideal for: those who hold positions within a committee or on a Board of Trustees looking to develop their understanding further.

Alzheimer's Society - Carers' Group
2013-10-15 11:00 - 12:30 | SandMartin Pub, Leckwith, Cardiff CF11 8WD, SandMartin Pub, Leckwith, Cardiff CF11 8WD
Carers’ Group – specifically for those caring for someone under the age of 65.

C3SC Training: Making the Most of Your Website
2013-10-15 17:00 - 20:00 | C3SC Offices, Brunel House, Cardiff, C3SC Offices, Brunel House, Cardiff
We regret that this course has been cancelled. Apologies for any inconvenience.
Looking at the basics of developing and hosting your own website, this course will consider the range of options to put your media on the internet. It provides guidance on the various tools and solutions that can be used to develop vibrant, informative and powerful websites.
Ideal for: Information officers, IT leads and those charged with communication in their organisation. Some ICT knowledge or skills will be valuable to get the most out of this course.
Registration: 4.45pm

What's Hot and What's Not: Trends in Development Thinking
2013-10-15 | Committee rooms, Glamorgan building, Cardiff University, Committee rooms, Glamorgan building, Cardiff University
Professor Duncan Green, Senior Strategic Adviser to Oxfam GB
The debate on international development is evolving fast, driven by events (Arab Spring, Climate Change, financial crises), politics (rise of the emerging powers; the debate on what should succeed the Millennium Development Goals in 2015) and new thinking (complexity and systems thinking, results agenda, new technologies, theories of change).
Find out more and register on the Cardiff University website.
5.30pm drinks for a 6pm lecture.

Alzheimer's Society - Film Club
2013-10-15 | Oldwell Court, Ty Gwyn Road, Penylan, Cardiff CF23 5DA, Oldwell Court, Ty Gwyn Road, Penylan, Cardiff CF23 5DA
Open to those with dementia and their families. This month showing ‘Ghost’.

Social Enterprise Awards Wales 2013
2013-10-15 19:00 - 22:00 | SWALEC Stadium, Cardiff, SWALEC Stadium, Cardiff
We will soon know who has scooped the top prizes at this year’s Social Enterprise Awards Wales.
You can be at the awards ceremony for FREE, simply by booking a place online. This year’s event is being held at the SWALEC Stadium in Cardiff, the night before the Social Enterprise Wales Conference 2013 is held in the same venue.
It’s the highlight of the social enterprise calendar in Wales, so make sure you don’t miss out! Book tickets for you and your colleagues and help celebrate the achievements of social enterprises in Wales. Details of the finalists have just been released.
The awards ceremony will open with a drinks reception, before a sit-down meal and the presentation of the prizes.
The Social Enterprise Awards is a national competition that recognises the best social enterprises in the UK. Winners from Wales will automatically gain entry to the UK Awards to compete alongside their counterparts from the other home nations.

Disability Wales Annual Conference and AGM
2013-10-16 | The Liberty Stadium, Swansea, The Liberty Stadium, Swansea
Information, Advice and Advocacy
During a time of Welfare Reform including significant changes to disability benefits, the provision of Information, Advice and Advocacy is crucial.Join Disability Wales and expert speakers for a lively debate and to have your say on how current provision should be improved for disabled people.Guest speakers include: Minister for Communities and Tackling Poverty, Huw LewisDisability Wales will also launch its new website providing an online rich source of information.
Further details to follow. To register your interest in attending, contact Disability Wales on Tel: 029 20887325 or email: kelly.stuart@disabilitywales.org

Creating Homes 2013
2013-10-16 09:15 - 16:00 | Future Inn, Cardiff, Future Inn, Cardiff
You are invited to Creating Homes 2013, Tai Pawb’s annual ideas and knowledge event on Wednesday 16th October 2013. The event will be followed by Tai Pawb’s AGM. You can book online at http://www.taipawb.org/booking.aspx?id=45 or email mair@taipawb.org for a booking form.
The event will include:
– 7 different workshops focused on good practice including Community Insight, Assessing Impact, Leadership and Equality, Rural Housing and more; – Legal and case law update on housing services and employment cases where Equality Act was used including ASB, possession, arrears etc; – Dr Victoria Winckler of Bevan Foundation speaking on the impact of welfare reform and poverty on equality and the role of housing providers; – Panel Discussion and debate on equality priorities for the housing sector; – Introduction to Equality for Board members in our workshop “What Boards Need to Know”; – And more!
There are a number of exhibitor spaces available at the event also. These spaces include two tickets for the event for those attending with your stall. This is a great opportunity for you to showcase your organisation’s commitment to equality and diversity as well as enabling you to further your professional networks.
If you are interested in having a stall, please call (029) 2053 7630 or email emma@taipawb.org .

A right to be treated?
2013-10-16 09:30 - 14:00 | Angel Hotel, Cardiff, Angel Hotel, Cardiff
Taking personal responsibility for health In association with the Bevan Foundation
1 in 4 people smoke, and the same number are classed as clinically obese. Together these represent the largest causes of avoidable ill health and early death in Wales.
From this autumn smokers and the morbidly obese will not be able to join a waiting list for treatment unless they go on a course to encourage them to adopt a healthier lifestyle. Where Cardiff and the Vale Health Board is leading, the rest of Wales will soon follow.
Is this a fair response to a public health emergency, or a step too far by the State? Will it work? And what do the public think?
The IWA, in association with the Bevan Foundation, have teamed up with BBC Radio Wales to debate the issues.
The key decision makers will be joined by the BBC’s Jason Mohammad live from the conference to discuss the evidence, and to let the public have their say.

Speaker Highlights
– Dr Sharon Hopkins, Director of Public Health, Cardiff & Vale University Health Board – Tam Fry, Chairman, Child Growth Foundation – Victoria Winckler, Bevan Foundation
You can read the paper which sets out the detail of the Cardiff scheme
Delegates will receive a report of the conference within 48 hours.
Ticket price (non-member): £90.00 ex VAT Ticket price (member): £45.00 ex VAT
To book click here

C3SC Training: Developing Your Newsletter - Getting Your Message Across
2013-10-16 10:00 - 16:00 | C3SC Offices, Brunel House, Cardiff, C3SC Offices, Brunel House, Cardiff
This course looks at practical ways of developing and putting together your newsletter to ensure it communicates your message clearly.
Ideal for: organisations using newsletters as a key way to communicate.
Registration: 9.45am

Social Enterprise Wales 2013 conference
2013-10-16 10:00 - 16:15 | SWALEC Stadium, Cardiff CF11 9XR, SWALEC Stadium, Cardiff CF11 9XR
Social Enterprise Wales 2013 – the leading conference for social entrepreneurs in Wales
This Autumn, the event comes to Cardiff for the first time, and takes on a more interactive and fast-paced format.

Keynote Speakers:
High quality speakers from across the UK will inspire you, challenge you and create a buzz. There will also be a platform for home-grown social enterprises with success stories to share.

Discussion and debate:
An area where you get to speak out about the things that matter to you – engaging, interactive, challenging, and maybe even contentious!

Workshop learning:
High quality professional trainers will put you through your paces to provide you with new skills and knowledge.

Exhibition and networking:
The hub of the event where conversations will take place, new contacts get made, and business relationships formed.

The programme is taking shape and Wales Co-operative Centre would really like your input so that they can make the event as useful and as dynamic as possible.

To begin with, they’re keen to know:
· Who are the key social entrepreneurs that you’d like to hear from – inspiring, visionary figures from across the globe?
· What are the hot topics you’d like to debate and discuss with each other?
· What are the subjects that you’d like to develop new skills in through workshops?
Use this website form or email

Celebration of kinship care
2013-10-16 12:00 - 14:30 | Pierhead Building, Cardiff Bay, Pierhead Building, Cardiff Bay
A celebration of those grandparents, siblings and other relatives who take on the care of children because the parents can no longer care for them.
This Buttle UK event will also be a chance to hear about the findings of a groundbreaking piece of research on the issue: ‘The Poor Relations? Children and Informal Kinship Carers Speak Out’.
Ann Jones AM, Chair of the Children and Young People Committee, will chair the event. Professor Elaine Farmer from the University of Bristol will present the key findings of the research. The research was funded by the Big Lottery Fund, commissioned by Buttle UK and undertaken by the University of Bristol.
A sandwich lunch will be provided.
Please register for the event at http://buttleuk.eventbrite.co.uk/ or call Rachael Jones on 0207 798 6229 by Friday 27 September.

Jon Murdoch Memorial Lecture: Representing the Anthropocene: Who Will Get to Speak for Everything and How?
2013-10-16 | Glamorgan Building Committee Rooms, Cardiff University, Glamorgan Building Committee Rooms, Cardiff University
Professor Noel Castree, The University of Manchester, Professor of Geography
Public lecture hosted by the Innovation and Engagement Unit.
‘The Anthropocene’ has morphed from a neologism to a buzzword in the academic world, but has yet to become a keyword in the wider world. An unusually big and future facing idea with far-reaching implications for the present, the Anthropocene may in time become part of the lingua franca in the commercial, political and public realms.
This lecture engages in some ‘anticipatory semantics’. It explores who might seek to represent the Anthropocene, including but going beyond the epistemic community of scientists who have so far made most of the discursive running.
Find out more and register your place on the Cardiff University website.

The Basics of the Equality Act (2010)
2013-10-17 | Newport, Newport
Introduction
On 1 October 2010 all existing anti-discrimination legislation was replaced by the Equality Act 2010. The Act has removed inconsistencies, making legislation simpler to understand and comply with. It also strengthens the law, making it easier to tackle disadvantage and inequality.
Who should attend?
This Diverse Cymru course is particularly relevant for employers and service providers from the public, private or voluntary sectors.
Find out more on the Diverse Cymru website.

Disability Wales Annual Conference and AGM 2013
2013-10-17
Disability Rights and Resilience: the role of information, advice and advocacy #dwconf2013
Access to Information, Advice and Advocacy is crucial if disabled people are to achieve their right to live independently in the community. However at a time of cuts in benefits, services and jobs it has never been a more challenging environment to develop such vital provision across Wales.
Join Disability Wales and expert speakers for a lively debate and to have your say on how we can create the necessary networks of support.
Keynote speakers include:
· Jeff Cuthbert AM, Minister for Communities and Tackling Poverty
· Kirsten Hearn, Disability rights activist since 1980
· Lindsey Kearton, Head of Policy and Campaigns, Citizens Advice Cymru
· Andrew Dunning, Social Policy, Swansea University
· Kate Cassidy, Director for Communities and Social Justice at Welsh Government
During the conference the Minister will launch DW’s new website funded through the Welsh Government’s Communities 2.0 digital inclusion project.
Find out more on the Disability Wales website. The closing date for bookings is 3 October 2013.

Introduction to storytelling in organisations
2013-10-17 | Wales Council for Voluntary Action – Baltic House, Cardiff Bay, Wales Council for Voluntary Action - Baltic House, Cardiff Bay
The aim of this WCVA Participation Cymru course is to explore the opportunities of using storytelling to share experience and engage service users.Many organisations are seeing the benefit of gathering “real-life” stories from service users, staff and volunteers to help improve their service delivery. This session explores the range of methodology being used to collect and share stories and offers some practical exercises to get you thinking about how you might approach story gathering in your work.By attending this course you will be able to: – Discuss the range of ways in which real-life stories are being used across the public and third sector – Explain story-gathering and story-sharing methodology – Describe some basic storytelling techniquesWho this course is forFrontline staff and managers looking to use story telling to engage service users, citizens and communities.Book online via the WCVA website.

Making Information Easy to Read and Understand Level 1
2013-10-17 | Cardiff, Cardiff
An introduction on how to make written and printed information more accessible for people with a learning disability.
Find out more in the Learning Disability Wales online flyer.

Patient engagement event for patients and families affected by rare conditions
2013-10-17 10:30 - 14:00 | Maldron Hotel, Cardiff, Maldron Hotel, Cardiff
The event will provide an opportunity for patients and families to come together to highlight their experiences and discuss recommendations for improving fair access to services and therapies for patients.
Complimentary refreshments including a buffet lunch will be provided.You are welcome to circulate details of the events to patients and families in your networks. For further information, contact: Emma Hughes, Wales Development Officer. T: 029 20 687 648 E: emma@geneticalliance.org.uk
Find out more here.
