WCVA Newsletter w/c 29th May '19

Funding latest

Trusthouse Charitable Foundation Community Centres and Village Halls Grants Funding is available for capital projects at community centres in the most deprived urban areas and village halls in remote and economically deprived rural areas.

Paul Hamlyn Foundation Youth Fund Between £10,000 and £60,000 is available to organisations that support young people aged 14 – 25.

Viridor and Prosiect Gwyrdd Community Fund Any organisation or group, which is properly constituted, not-for-profit and not controlled by a local authority can apply for funding to community initiatives that operate in the Local Authority regions that make up Prosiect Gwyrdd.

Google.org Impact Challenge on Safety A €10m fund to support organisations across Europe that are working on challenges related to hate, extremism, and child safety, both online and offline.

New round of Sustainable Social Services Grant to launch soon Welsh Government is preparing to launch the next round of the Sustainable Social Services Grant for April 2020 onwards in the first week of June 2019.

Volunteering news

Not long til volunteers week! Volunteers' Week kicks off on Saturday - a great time to show your volunteers how valuable they are!

Testing new standards for induction of volunteers in health and social care

Standards are being developed by Helpforce, for publication bilingually, by the Open University. We are looking for volunteer managers in Wales who are willing to give feedback on how well the draft standards align with their current induction practices.

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Training and Events

Getting on Board - Trustee recruitment training Could a broader range of trustees with professional skills, networks and wide life experiences give your charity the impetus to reach the next level? 20 June, Rhyl

Planning your engagement strategy Make sure you’re engaging as effectively as possible – learn how to develop a strategy for engagement. 12 June 2019, Cardiff

Policy and projects

Measuring the Mountain awarded further funding to explore experiences of social care in Wales Measuring the Mountain (MtM) has been awarded further Welsh Government funding of over £140,000 to fund the second phase of its ground-breaking work understanding people’s experiences of social care in Wales.