WCVA Funding news November 2007 / Newyddion nawdd WCVA Tachwedd 2007
Catch the funding bug! Daliwch y byg cyllid!This is a bilingual message, click here for the Welsh version. Mae hon yn neges ddwyieithog, cliciwch yma am y fersiwn Cymraeg.
Catch the funding bug at our new website!Visit now to find practical help and support on sustainable funding. Useful information on various funding options, case studies, training and sources of further help – www.sustainablefundingcymru.org.uk
Welcome to Funding news! This newsletter is produced for WCVA e-members who have signed up to receive information about funding and replaces the previously successful e-Xtra. Funding news will continue to provide information on funding opportunities and much, much more.
Funding news is produced by WCVA’s Sustainable funding team. This is a new resource funded by the Big Lottery Fund that has been developed to meet the needs of organisations wishing to adopt a sustainable funding approach and are looking for funding, ranging from grants, loan finance and payroll giving through to trading, procurement or public service delivery. We aim to bring you all the latest news on funding issues affecting the third sector and signpost you to information sources, training and events.
Funding news will be sent out on a monthly basis and if you haven't already signed up, please complete the simple online form at the following link www.wcva.org.uk/emembership, where you can also subscribe to WCVA’s trustee and volunteer e-newsletters.
If you would like to contribute to a future edition of Funding news please email us at scarroll@wcva.org.uk
Inside Funding news this month:
- Charitable trusts
- Lottery
- Government
- Corporate
- European
- Awards
- Sustainable Funding Cymru
- Training and events
- Planning
- Giving and public fundraising
- Loan finance
- Trading
- Procurement and public service delivery
- Asset based development
- Oddballs
- WCVA Membership and Helpdesk
Charitable trusts
UK trusts give £2.3 billion a year
The top 400 UK trusts gave away £2.3 billion last year, according to new figures published in the Guide to the Major Trusts. The figures for the top 25, which excluded gifts from The Big Lottery Fund and Awards for All, compared with a total gift of £217 million in 1991. Tom Traynor, editor of the guide said ‘the need for support and funding from charitable trusts and foundations is greater today than it has ever been’. Traynor added ‘this is largely the case due to the proportion of funding in the form of grants from the government falling in favour of contracts to deliver public services’. The guide is available from the Directory of Social Change www.dsc.org.uk
The Tudor Trust welcomes applications from Wales
The Tudor Trust is an independent grant-making charitable trust which supports organisations working across the UK and welcomes applications from Wales. This grant making trust does not have any deadlines for applications and has a simple two stage application process. Tudor aims to support work which addresses the social, emotional and financial needs of people at the margins of our society. The Tudor Trust is interested in how organisations tackle these needs, and their root causes.
Full guidelines can be downloaded from Tudor’s website.
The Batty Charitable Trust
The Trust supports UK registered charities and other charitable objectives where grants of £1,000 and £10,000 are likely to make a significant difference. The Trust will generally support smaller charities, especially those working at grass roots or community level. Further details are available from here or tel 020 7405 0225.
Historic Churches Preservation Trust
The trust will fund structural repairs to churches, chapels, meeting houses and other places of worship in England and Wales that are over 100 years old. All applications received are considered on an individual basis and grants awarded are divided into four categories: Cornerstone grants – churches that have outstanding architectural, social and historic value that have a funding deficit of over £15,000; Standard grants – churches which have a deficit of over £15,000 but need less urgent help than cornerstone candidates: Foundation grants – churches looking for £4,000 - £15,000; and Facilities grants – help towards the installation of new facilities such as toilets, heating or to provide assistance towards improving access. Further information can be found here.
Oxfam Cymru small grant scheme
Are you passionate about overcoming poverty and suffering? Do you have a great campaigning idea but don’t have the money? Well this may be the grant for you. Oxfam Cymru’s small grant scheme is aimed at supporting individuals or groups who want to campaign to relieve poverty, suffering and distress. The deadline for applications is 25 January 2008. Grants of up to £4,000 are available for projects lasting from three months to one year. For more information, including an application form and terms and conditions, please contact Julie Lewis, Oxfam Cymru, tel 0870 010 9008, email jlewis@oxfam.org.uk.
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Lottery
Government
Funding inquiry launched
The Assembly Communities and Culture Committee is carrying out a scrutiny inquiry into the funding of voluntary sector organisations in Wales. The Committee is planning to examine the Welsh Assembly Government’s policy for funding voluntary organisations, the policy directions issued to relevant funding bodies, and procedures for monitoring the outcomes of funding. It will also examine 'gender budgeting’ issues, and the ease or difficulty experienced by organisations in accessing funding. Following the inquiry the Committee will submit a report and recommendations to the appropriate Welsh Minister.
The wide-ranging inquiry will consider the extent to which there is a consistent strategic vision across Welsh Assembly Government and its departments and other bodies who distribute Assembly Government funding to voluntary sector organisations; and how that vision addresses the following key issues:
- The role of the voluntary sector in delivering Assembly Government goals, including linking funding to desired outcomes;
- The relationship between social enterprises and established commercial enterprises;
- Charitable giving;
- Distribution of National Lottery funds;
- Differential benefits associated with voluntary sector funding for different groups; for example, by age, gender or ethnicity; and
- Issues associated with short term and non recurrent funding.
WCVA has been asked to give evidence to the committee, and has posed the question; why do so many local groups still struggle to secure funds for their day-to-day services, despite increased funding for parts of the sector from public bodies?
The Committee has issued a call for written evidence, with a deadline of 14 December 2007.
For details of the inquiry and WCVA’s evidence, go to the Communities and Culture Scrutiny Committee page of the Assembly website,
Welsh Assembly examines funding from European Investment Bank
More money could be pumped into regeneration projects in Wales after an inquiry was launched into the funding opportunities offered by the European Investment Bank (EIB). The Welsh Assembly’s European committee has revealed it will probe whether funding from the bank is being properly exploited. It will look at the potential to use EIB money for infrastructure projects and to help finance a range of schemes in areas not covered by support from the convergence fund.
Sandy Mewies AM, chair of the assembly’s European committee, said: ‘We want to look at the extent to which the Welsh Assembly government can work with the EIB, and how other organisations in Wales are benefiting from this source of funding. We will be identifying the opportunities this funding offers to Wales, and also any obstacles that exist.’ The committee will report next spring.
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Corporate
Challenging businesses to help the community
Are you interested in gaining free support from the business community for your projects? Business in the Community (BiTC) and Cardiff ProHelp is running a number of workshops and surgery slots at their Power of Partnership event on Thursday 15 November in Dowlais, Merthyr. To receive further information please contact Tracy Rees, BiTC on 02920 483348 or email tracy.rees@bitc.org.uk
National Pro Bono Week 2007
National Pro Bono Week takes place on 12-16 November 2007 and will be the national week of action, collaboration and celebration of pro bono work across the UK. The purpose of the week is to alert the public and voluntary and community groups to the range of free professional advice and support available to them, and to promote the valuable contribution made by the professions in their communities and encourage more professionals to get involved in pro bono work. For further information visit the Pro Bono website.
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European
European funding for conservation
The European Union is providing match-funding support for environmental projects addressing nature conservation and environmental policy and has issued its call for proposals. LIFE+ is managed directly by the European Commission, and there is almost 15 million euros available across the UK, of which at least 50% must be allocated to nature and biodiversity projects. Deadline for this round 30th November. For further information click here.
The European Commission’s Lifelong Learning Programme 2007-2013
From 2007, the Lifelong Learning Programme brings together four existing programmes:
- Comenius addresses the teaching and learning needs of all those in pre-school and school education. Provides support for schools across Europe to work together on shared projects around language learning and other areas of the curriculum.
- Erasmus addresses the teaching and learning needs of staff and students in Higher Education. Provides support for Higher Education Institutions across Europe to work on shared projects including curriculum development and other areas.
- Leonardo da Vinci enables people who are involved in vocational education and training to benefit from work experience placements and career development opportunities in another country.
- Grundtvig funds small-scale, community-based activities. It is designed to develop basic skills and to enable learners to play a more active role in their communities. The programme is open to people involved in adult education.
Youth in Action - is the European Community programme for young people. It provides mobility programmes to young Europeans. Launched some ten years ago, the European Community's co-operation policy in the youth field has stimulated the development of national and local initiatives involving young people, aimed particularly at the less advantaged.
It has also offered an opportunity for opening up contact to other countries. The contact in Wales is Katie Antipass - katie.antipass@britishcouncil.org
Click here for further information on each programme.
Convergence Programme – Project Selection and Prioritisation
The draft guidance on Structural Funds (Convergence and Regional Competitiveness programmes) eligibility criteria and the project selection and prioritisation criteria are now available on the WEFO website. The eligibility criteria provide guidance on who may apply, what activity will be eligible and what expenditure will be eligible. The project selection and prioritisation criteria sets out the criteria by which project proposals will be selected, prioritised and approved i.e. the questions that will need to be answered when applying for funding.
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Awards
Leading Wales Awards
Do you know someone who always leads with a smile and a purpose; listens to your views; values your work and skills; can see where you should be going and helps you all get there; helps make your work or community project enjoyable and fulfilling? Tell us about that special person you know who is making a difference in your business, your community and your life. Nomination is quick and easy. The deadline for entries is 6 December 2007. You can either visit the website and fill in a form, or call 0845 082 2359 to request one in the post.
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Sustainable Funding Cymru
Sustainable Funding Cymru offers practical help and support to voluntary and community organisations in Wales with an interest in developing a sustainable funding approach. This is to be achieved by offering a combination of specialist training, advice, support and information services.
Working in partnership with county voluntary councils (CVCs) and other umbrella bodies, the initiative will equip organisations with the skills and information to secure and maintain the resources they require in the long-term through diversifying their funding ‘mix’.
What will Sustainable Funding Cymru deliver?
- A dedicated website (www.sustainablefundingcymru.org.uk) to access comprehensive information on the various sustainable funding methodologies, guidance, case studies, source of further help and other resources, tailored to Wales.
- Participate in a modular sustainable funding training programme, directly delivered by WCVA and cascaded through the CVCs and other umbrella organisations. Providing delegates with an understanding of each methodology and how it can be implemented.
- Access to advice and development support for around 30 organisations that have attended training courses. Be able to put into practice sustainable funding strategies for their own organisations.
The project is supported and funded by the Big Lottery Fund. Find out more by contacting Sara Carroll and Nicola Llewelyn on 01570 424175/6 or scarroll@wcva.org.uk and nllewelyn@wcva.org.uk.
Catch the funding bug at our new website!Visit now to find practical help and support on sustainable funding. Useful information on various funding options, case studies, training and sources of further help – www.sustainablefundingcymru.org.uk
Training and events
Catch the funding bug and sign up today!
Does your organisation worry about its financial future?
Would you like to become more financially sustainable?
Sustainable Funding Cymru’s training programme seeks to provide you with practical tools and resources to assist your organisation in working towards a more sustainable future.
Courses include:
- An introduction to sustainable funding
- Business and strategic planning
- Grants – fit for funding
- Earning
A selection of these courses are delivered through the medium of Welsh.
Further information on dates, locations and course content can be obtained by contacting WCVA's Helpdesk on 0800 2888 329 or help@wcva.org.uk. Alternatively, please visit the Sustainable Funding Cymru website www.sustainablefundingcymru.org.uk
Tax-Effective Giving Workshops – Rhyl, Builth Wells or Swansea
Join the Institute of Fundraising and WCVA’s one-day training workshop and find out how to increase your charity’s bottom line through tax-effective giving. Book early to avoid disappointment!
Builth Wells on Tuesday 27th November 2007 BOOK NOW
Rhyl on Wednesday 28th November 2007 BOOK NOW
Swansea on Tuesday 12th Feb 2008 BOOK NOW
Missing Millions
Find out what the forthcoming change in basic rate tax will cost your organisation, and identify new and innovative ways to increase your Gift Aid claims. You may already be making the most of Gift Aid, but what about Legacies, Shares and Payroll Giving?
Increasing Your Income Just Got Easier
These one-day tax-effective giving workshops are running at a subsidised cost of only £40, (inclusive of lunch refreshments and all course materials).
Book NOW!
Click here to book now or call: 0845 337 3801. For more information and a full list of dates and venues, visit: www.tax-effectivegiving.org.uk or email: taxback@institute-of-fundraising.org.uk .
Planning
Resources for strategic analysis
NCVO's Third Sector Foresight project has launched a new site – www.3s4.org.uk - bringing together a variety of resources to help voluntary and community organisations create effective plans with strategic insight and planning tools.
Successful strategies from experience
Successful strategies: Real learning from real experiences draws on five small and medium-sized voluntary organisations which took part in the Performance Hub's action research project on how to create a good strategy. For the top practical tips read the summary or full report.
Monitoring and evaluation resources
A catalogue of monitoring and evaluation resources has been compiled by Charities Evaluation Services (CES), detailing over 100 books, tools, discussion papers, websites etc. CES has also published summary findings from a survey on monitoring and evaluation practice in the third sector.
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Giving and public fundraising
Tax efficient giving guide
Arts & Business, the charity dedicated to increasing private investment in the arts has launched an online guide to the tax implications for both donors and beneficiaries of charitable giving. The guide, which has been set up in collaboration with the Department for Culture, Media, and Sport and accountancy firm Deloitte, is designed to help donors give as tax-efficiently as possible.
Small charities urged to avoid using direct mail
The Small Charities Coalition urges its members to ditch direct mail in favour of cheaper fundraising methods that it believes are more relevant to organisations with lower profiles. The suggestion appears in a fundraising strategy for small charities, released by coalition founder Patrick Cox to coincide with the launch of the umbrella organisation. The coalition will look at different ways in which small charities can make more successful grant applications. Cox urges the coalition's members to focus on approaches that do not require big investment, such as cash collections, face-to-face fundraising, legacy fundraising and donations collectable through the charities' own websites.
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Loan finance
New website dedicated to charity ethical investment
www.charitysri.org has been developed by the EIRIS Foundation and the UK Social Investment Forum (UKSIF) as a free online resource to boost the number of charities investing ethically in the UK. The site seeks to address the disparity that exists between those charities who express an interest in investing their money ethically and those actually doing it. It provides information on why and how to invest ethically and guidance on the approaches, issues and options available. The website also includes a section for charity supporters to help them learn more about ethical investment and encourage the charity they support to adopt socially responsible investment.
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Trading
Have you planned your event for Social Enterprise Day yet?
Social Enterprise Day falls on Thursday 15 November and the Social Enterprise Coalition is encouraging everyone to take part. The coalition will be showcasing all events on their website and in a special edition of their newsletter. Learn about the day, get ideas for events, download press templates and more at Social Enterprise Day.
Social economy ambassadors appointed
The Social Enterprise Coalition has announced the names of 25 ambassadors who will work to promote social enterprise across the UK. The list includes social economy champions such as Nigel Kershaw, chief executive of social finance provider Big Issue Invest, Dai Powell, chief executive of Hackney Community Transport, and Reed Paget, managing director of bottled water enterprise Belu. See the full list at www.socialenterpriseambassadors.org. The ambassador concept was a central theme of the English Government’s Social Enterprise Action Plan.
Report shows value of social enterprise to environment
A new report has demonstrated the vital role social enterprise can play in helping local authorities deliver on corporate environmental targets. Saving Money, Saving the Planet from the Scottish Social Enterprise Coalition and Triodos Bank, demonstrates that social enterprises are not only saving the environment, but in doing so are making money. The report emphasises the need for strong co-planning relationships between local authorities and the business sector in tailoring recycling and energy efficiency services in order to capitalise on these strengths. A greater role for local authorities must mean greater engagement with social enterprises. For further information click here.
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Procurement and public service delivery
Procurement guidance
ACEVO and the Development Trust Association have produced 4 new briefings on various aspects of procurement covering: tendering, impact, negotiation and VAT.
Tendering for contracts online information
Organisations looking for help and guidance on tendering will soon find helpful information at www.tenderingforcare.com. Tendering for Care provides information, advice and support services for organisations large and small in the care, housing, support, and voluntary sectors.
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Asset based development
Buying property gives charities lucrative benefits
Charities should consider investment in property as an addition to their other income streams because planning legislation can bring lucrative partnerships with the commercial sector, a legal expert has said. Under the terms of Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, a local planning authority can stipulate that a commercial development must include additional community benefits, such as providing a community centre or visitor attraction - known as 'planning gain'. Faced with such a requirement, a commercial firm will often look for a voluntary sector partner to take on the facility and run it.
‘Charities can use this requirement to seek opportunities with local development agencies and planning authorities’, according to Lynne Abbess, a partner with law firm Hempsons. ‘To benefit from such partnerships, charities should keep control over the planning process by working with their own advisers and design consultants’, said Abbess. She also advised that ‘funds be ring fenced in a specific trustee account with safeguards to protect overall funding, future income and expenditure on good causes’. (Source: Third Sector)
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Oddballs
National Strategic Framework for Community Development
The framework can be downloaded from the Community Development Cymru website or hard copies are available admin@cdc.cymru.org.
Creating an Immpact on sustainable funding
IMMPACT is a new capacity building, training, mentoring and learning support programme led by the Social Economy Agency in Northern Ireland which wants to be a ‘first-stop shop’ encouraging and enabling voluntary and community organisations to develop a sustainable funding mix.
Guide to governance and organisational structures
Co-operatives UK, commissioned by the Governance Hub, has produced a publication explaining the common organisational and legal structures available to voluntary and community organisations. This includes the newer forms outlined in the Charities Act 2006: Community Interest Companies and Charitable Incorporated Organisations. Download the guide.
WCVA Membership and Helpdesk
Full membership with WCVA
Each month, over 1,000 voluntary organisations take advantage of the information, news, funding updates and cost savings they receive as part of the benefits of full membership with WCVA.
Full membership starts at just £25 per year and includes a twice-monthly voluntary sector magazine, fortnightly members' e-briefing, and personalised grantfinder searches. Members are also entitled to discounts on computer software and hardware, telecommunications, translation services, insurance, corporate products and publicity materials.
To request a membership information pack and application form, please email help@wcva.org.uk or call the WCVA Helpdesk on 0800 2888 329.
Newyddion Nawdd
Daliwch y byg cyllid ar ein wefan newydd!
Ymwelwch â hi’nawr i gael cymorth a chefnogaeth ymarferol am gyllid cynaliadwy. Ceir gwybodaeth ddefnyddiol am amrywiol opsiynau cyllido, astudiaethau achos, hyfforddiant a ffynellau o gymorth pellach – www.sustainablefundingcymru.org.uk
Croeso i Newyddion nawdd! Cynhyrchir y cylchlythyr hwn ar gyfer e-aelodau WCVA sydd wedi cofrestru i dderbyn gwybodaeth am nawdd, ac y mae’n disodli’r cylchlythyr llwyddiannus e-Xtra. Bydd Newyddion nawdd yn dal ati i roi gwybodaeth am gyfleoedd nawdd a llawer iawn mwy.
Cynhyrchir Newyddion nawdd gan dîm Cyllid cynaliadwy WCVA. Datblygwyd yr adnodd newydd, a gyllidir gan y Gronfa Loteri Fawr, er mwyn diwallu anghenion mudiadau sy’n dymuno mabwysiadu dull cynaliadwy o gyllido, ac sy’n chwilio am nawdd - yn amrywio o grantiau, benthyciadau a rhoi trwy’r gyflogres i fasnachu, caffael neu ddarparu gwasanaethau cyhoeddus. Anelwn at roi’r newyddion diweddaraf i chi ynghylch materion nawdd sy’n effeithio ar y trydydd sector, a rhoi gwybod i chi am ffynonellau gwybodaeth, hyfforddiant a gweithgareddau.
Bydd Newyddion nawdd yn cael ei anfon bob mis, ac os hoffech ddal ati i'w dderbyn, llenwch y ffurflen syml a geir ar-lein drwy ddilyn y ddolen hon: www.wcva.org.uk/emembership. Yma, gallwch hefyd danysgrifio i e-gylchlythyron ar gyfer ymddiriedolwyr a gwirfoddolwyr WCVA.
Os hoffech gyfrannu at Newyddion nawdd yn y dyfodol, ebostiwch ni ar scarroll@wcva.org.uk
Yn Newyddion nawdd mis hwn:
- Ymddiriedolaethau elusennol
- Y Loteri
- Y Llywodraeth
- Corfforaethol
- Ewropeaidd
- Gwobrau a Dyfarniadau
- Cyllid Cynaliadwy Cymru
- Hyfforddiant a digwyddiadau
- Cynllunio
- Rhoi a chodi arian cyhoeddus
- Cyllid benthyca
- Masnachu
- Caffael a darpau gwasanaethau cyhoeddus
- Datblygu ar sail asedau
- Manion
- Aelodaeth a Lein Gymorth WCVA
Ymddiriedolaethau elusennol
Ymddiriedolaethau yn y DU yn rhoi £2.3 biliwn y flwyddyn
Rhoddodd y 400 o ymddiriedolaethau mwyaf yn y DU gyfanswm o £2.3 biliwn y llynedd, yn ôl ffigurau newydd a gyhoeddwyd yn y Guide to the Major Trusts. Mae’r ffigurau ar gyfer y 25 mwyaf, nad ydynt yn cynnwys rhoddion gan y Gronfa Loteri Fawr ac Arian i Bawb, yn cymharu â chyfanswm rhoddion o £217 miliwn ym 1991. Dywedodd Tom Traynor, golygydd y cyfeiriadur ‘bod yr angen am gefnogaeth ac arian gan ymddiriedolaethau elusennol a sefydliadau’n fwy heddiw nag erioed’. Ychwanegodd Traynor ‘bod hyn yn digwydd i raddau helaeth oherwydd bod cyfran yr arian sy’n dod ar ffurf grantiau gan y llywodraeth yn gostwng a bod mwy o bwyslais yn cael ei roi ar gontractau i ddarparu gwasanaethau cyhoeddus’. Mae’r cyfeiriadur ar gael oddi wrth y Cyfeiriadur Newid Cymdeithasol www.dsc.org.uk
Mae Ymddiriedolaeth Tudor yn croesawu ceisiadau o Gymru
Ymddiriedolaeth elusennol annibynnol sy’n rhoi grantiau yw Ymddiriedolaeth Tudor. Mae’n cefnogi mudiadau sy’n gweithio ledled y DU ac yn croesawu ceisiadau o Gymru. Nid oes gan yr ymddiriedolaeth hon sy’n rhoi grantiau unrhyw ddyddiadau cau ar gyfer derbyn ceisiadau ac mae dau gam i’w phroses ymgeisio syml. Nod ymddiriedolaeth Tudor yw cefnogi gwaith sy’n rhoi sylw i anghenion cymdeithasol, emosiynol ac ariannol pobl sydd ar gyrion ein cymdeithas. Mae gan Ymddiriedolaeth Tudor ddiddordeb mewn sut mae mudiadau’n mynd i’r afael â’r anghenion hynny a’r hyn sy’n eu hachosi. Mae modd llwytho canllawiau llawn oddi ar wefan Ymddiriedolaeth Tudor.
Ymddiriedolaeth Elusennol Batty
Mae’r Ymddiriedolaeth yn cefnogi elusennau cofrestredig a chyrff elusennol eraill yn y DU lle gallai grantiau o £1,000 a £10,000 wneud gwahaniaeth arwyddocaol. Fel arfer, bydd yr Ymddiriedolaeth yn cefnogi elusennau llai, yn enwedig y rheini sy’n gweithio ar lawr gwlad ac ar lefel gymunedol. Ceir mwy o fanylion wrth clicio yma neu drwy ffonio 020 7405 0225.
Ymddiriedolaeth Gwarchod Eglwysi Hanesyddol
Bydd yr ymddiriedolaeth yn ariannu gwaith trwsio strwythurol i eglwysi, capeli, tai cwrdd a mannau addoli eraill yng Nghymru a Lloegr sydd dros 100 oed. Ystyrir pob cais yn ôl ei rinweddau arbennig ei hun, a rhennir y grantiau a ddyfernir yn bedwar categori: Grantiau conglfaen - eglwysi â gwerth pensaernïol, cymdeithasol a hanesyddol eithriadol sydd â diffyg ariannol o dros £15,000; Grantiau safonol - eglwysi sydd â diffyg o dros £15,000 ond sydd ag angen cymorth llai brys nag ymgeiswyr conglfaen; Grantiau sylfaen - eglwysi sy’n chwilio am rwng £4,000 a £15,000; a Grantiau cyfleusterau - cymorth tuag at osod cyfleusterau newydd megis toiledau, gwres neu gymorth tuag at hwyluso mynediad. Ceir mwy o fanylion yma.
Cynllun grantiau bach Oxfam Cymru
Ydych chi ar dân dros ddileu tlodi a dioddefaint? Oes ennych chi syniad gwych am ymgyrch, ond dim arian I’w wireddu? Mae’n bosib taw hwn yr’r union grant I chi, felly. Nod cynllun grantiau bach Oxfam Cymru yw cefnodi unigolion neu grwpiau sydd eisiau ymgyrchu dros liniaru tlodi, dioddefaint a thrallod. Y dyddiad olaf ar gyfer derbyn ceisiadau yw 25 Ionawr 2008. Mae grantiau o hyd at £4,000 ar gael ar gyfer prosiectau sy’n para rhwng tri mis a blwyddyn. Am fwy o wybodaeth, gan gynnwys ffurflen gais a thelerau ac amodau, cysylltwch â Julie Lewis, Oxfam Cymru, ffôn 0870 010 9008, ebost jlewis@oxfam.org.uk.
Y Loteri
Y Llywodraeth
Lansio ymchwiliad cyllido
Mae Pwyllgor Cymunedau a Diwylliant y Cynulliad yn cynnal ymchwiliad craffu ynghylch cyllido mudiadau sector gwirfoddol yng nghymru. Mae’r Pwyllgor yn bwriadu archwilio polisi Llywodraeth y Cynulliad ym maes cyllido mudiadau gwirfoddol, y cyfarwyddiadau polisi a roddir i gyrff cyllido perthnasol a gweithdrefnau ar gyfer monitro canlyniadau cyllido. Bydd hefyd yn ymchwilio i faterion yn ymwneud â chyllidebu ar sail rhyw, a’r hawster neu’r anhawster a wynebir gan fudiadau o ran cael mynediad at gyllid. Yn dilyn yr ymchwiliad, bydd y Pwyllgor yn cyflwyno adroddiad ac argymhellion i’r Gweinidog Cymreig priodol.
Bydd yr ymchwiliad helaeth yn ystyried a oes gweledigaeth strategol gyson yn bodoli o fewn Llywodraeth y Cynulliad a’i hadrannau a chyrff eraill sy’n dosbarthu cyllid Llywodraeth y Cynulliad i fudiadau sector gwirfoddol; a sut mae’r weledigaeth honno’n mynd i’r afael â’r materion allweddol isod?
- Rôl y sector gwirfoddol yn cyflawni nodau Llywodraeth y Cynulliad, gan gynnwys cysylltu cyllid â’r canlyniadau a ddeisyfir;
- Y berthynas rhwng mentrau cymdeithasol a mentrau masnachol sefydledig;
- Rhoi i elusennau;
- Dosbarthu cronfeydd y Loteri Genedlaethol;
- Manteision gwahaniaethol sy’n gysylltiedig â chyllid y sector gwirfoddol i wahanol grwpiau; er enghraifft, yn ôl oed, rhyw neu ethnigrwydd; a
- Materion sy’n ymwneud â chyllido tymor byr a chyllido ar sail untro.
Gofynnwyd i WCVA roi tystiolaeth i’r pwyllgor, a gofynnodd, pam fod cymaint o grwpiau lleol dal yn ei chael hi'n anodd cael cyllid ar gyfer eu gweithgareddau beunyddiol, er gwaetha’r ffaith bod rhannau o’r sector yn cael mwy o gyllid gan gyrff cyhoeddus.
Mae’r Pwyllgor wedi gofyn am dystiolaeth ysgrifenedig, gan bennu 14 Rhagfyr fel y diwrnod olaf ar gyfer derbyn deunydd.
Ceir manylion yr ymchwiliad a thystiolaeth WCVA trwy ymweld â thudalen y Pwyllgor Craffu ar Gymunedau a Diwylliant ar wefan y Cynulliad.
Yn ôl i’r brig
Corfforaethol
Herio busnesau i helpu’r gymuned
A hoffech chi dderbyn cefnogaeth am ddim i’ch prosiectau gan y gymuned fusnes? Mae Busnes yn y Gymuned (BiTC) a ProHelp Caerdydd yn cynnal nifer o weithdai a chymorthfeydd yn ystod eu digwyddiad Power of Partnership yn Nowlais, Merthyr ddydd Iau 15 Tachwedd. Os hoffech gael rhagor o wybodaeth, cysylltwch â Tracy Rees, BiTC ar 02920 483348 neu e-bostiwch tracy.rees@bitc.org.uk
Wythnos Genedlaethol Pro Bono 2007
Cynhelir Wythnos Genedlaethol Pro Bono eleni rhwng 12 a 16 Tachwedd 2007 a bydd yn wythnos o weithredu, cydweithredu a dathlu gwaith pro bono ledled y DU. Nod yr wythnos yw codi ymwybyddiaeth y cyhoedd a grwpiau gwirfoddol a chymunedol o’r amrywiaeth o gyngor a chefnogaeth broffesiynol sydd ar gael iddynt am ddim, ac i hyrwyddo’r cyfraniad gwerthfawr a wneir eisoes gan y proffesiynau yn eu cymunedau ac i annog mwy o weithwyr proffesiynol i wneud gwaith pro bono. Am ragor o wybodaeth, ewch i wefan Pro Bono.
Ewropeaidd
Arian Ewropeaidd ar gyfer cadwraeth
Mae’r Undeb Ewropeaidd yn cynnig nawdd cyfatebol i brosiectau amgylcheddol sy’n rhoi sylw i bolisïau cadwraeth natur ac amgylcheddol, ac mae wedi gwahodd ceisiadau am yr arian. Mae LIFE+ yn cael ei reoli’n uniongyrchol gan y Comisiwn Ewropeaidd, ac mae bron i 15 miliwn ewro ar gael i’r DU, a bydd rhaid i o leiaf 50% ohono gael ei glustnodi ar gyfer prosiectau natur a bioamrywiaeth. Y dyddiad cau ar gyfer y rownd hon yw 30 Tachwedd. Am ragor o wybodaeth, cliciwch yma.
Rhaglen Dysgu Gydol Oes y Comisiwn Ewropeaidd 2007-2013
Ers 2007, mae’r Rhaglen Dysgu Gydol Oes yn dwyn pedair rhaglen a fodolai eisoes at ei gilydd:
- Mae Comenius yn canolbwyntio ar anghenion dysgu ac addysgu pawb mewn addysg ysgol a chyn ysgol. Mae’n darparu cefnogaeth i ysgolion ledled Ewrop i weithio â’i gilydd ar brosiectau ar y cyd sy’n ymwneud â dysgu ieithoedd ac agweddau eraill o’r cwricwlwm.
- Mae Erasmus yn canolbwyntio ar anghenion dysgu ac addysgu staff a myfyrwyr mewn Addysg Uwch. Mae’n darparu cefnogaeth i Sefydliadau Addysg Uwch ar hyd a lled Ewrop i weithio ar y cyd ar brosiectau gan gynnwys datblygu cwricwlwm a meysydd eraill.
- Mae Leonardo da Vinci yn galluogi pobl sy’n gysylltiedig ag addysg a hyfforddiant galwedigaethol i elwa ar leoliadau profiad gwaith a chyfleoedd datblygiad gyrfaol mewn gwlad arall.
- Mae Grundtvig yn ariannu gweithgareddau cymunedol, bach. Mae wedi’i gynllunio i ddatblygu sgiliau sylfaenol ac i alluogi dysgwyr i chwarae rhan fwy gweithredol yn eu cymunedau. Mae’r rhaglen yn agored i bobl sydd mewn addysg i oedolion.
Ieuenctid ar Waith – yw rhaglen y Gymuned Ewropeaidd ar gyfer pobl ifanc. Mae’n darparu rhaglenni symudedd i Ewropeaid ifanc. Cafodd ei lansio tua deng mlynedd yn ôl, ac mae polisi cydweithredu’r Gymuned Ewropeaidd ym maes pobl ifanc wedi symbylu datblygiad cynlluniau cenedlaethol a lleol sy’n cynnwys pobl ifanc, ac mae wedi’i anelu’n bennaf at rai difreintiedig. Mae hefyd wedi cynnig cyfle i greu cysylltiadau â gwledydd eraill. Y person cyswllt yng Nghymru yw Katie Antipass - katie.antipass@britishcouncil.org
Cliciwch yma am wybodaeth bellach am bob rhaglen.
Rhaglen Gydgyfeirio – Dethol a rhoi Blaenoriaethau i Brosiectau
Mae’r canllaw drafft ar feini prawf cymhwysedd Cronfeydd Strwythurol (rhaglenni Cydgyfeirio a Chystadleurwydd Rhanbarthol) a dethol a rhoi blaenoriaeth i brosiectau a meini prawf ar gael ar wefan WEFO. Mae’r meini prawf cymhwysedd yn rhoi canllawiau ynghylch pwy all wneud cais, pa weithgarwch fydd yn gymwys a pha wariant fydd yn gymwys. Mae’r meini prawf dethol a blaenoriaeth i brosiectau’n amlinellu’r meini prawf a ddefnyddir i ddethol, rhoi blaenoriaeth a chymeradwyo prosiectau, h.y. y cwestiynau y bydd rhaid eu hateb wrth wneud cais am arian.
Gwobrau a Dyfarniadau
Gwobrau Arwain Cymru
Ydych chi’n adnabod rhywun sydd bob amser yn arwain gyda gwên a phwrpas; yn gwrando ar eich safbwynt; yn gwerthfawrogi eich gwaith a’ch sgiliau; yn gallu gweld i ble y dylech chi fynd ac yn eich helpu i gyrraedd yno; yn helpu i wneud eich gwaith neu brosiect cymunedol yn hwyl ac yn foddhad? Rhowch wybod i ni am y person arbennig yna yr ydych yn ei adnabod sy’n gwneud cymaint o wahaniaeth yn eich busnes, eich cymuned a’ch bywyd. Mae enwebu’n gyflym ac yn hawdd. Y dyddiad olaf ar gyfer derbyn enwebiadau yw 6 Rhagfyr 2007. Gallwch naill ai ymweld â wefan a llenwi ffurflen, neu ffonio 0845 082 2359 i ofyn am gael un trwy’r post.
Cyllid Cynaliadwy Cymru
Mae Cyllid Cynaliadwy Cymru yn cynnig cymorth a chefnogaeth ymarferol i fudiadau gwirfoddol a chymunedol yng Nghymru sydd â diddordeb mewn datblygu ymagwedd cyllid cynaliadwy. Cyflawnir hyn drwy gynnig cyfuniad o wasanaethau hyfforddi, cynghori, cefnogi a gwybodaeth arbenigol.
Drwy weithio mewn partneriaeth â Chynghorau Gwirfoddol Sirol a chyrff ymbarél eraill, bydd y fenter yn rhoi’r sgiliau a’r wybodaeth i fudiadau sicrhau a chynnal yr adnoddau sydd eu hangen arnynt yn y tymor hir drwy arallgyfeirio eu ‘cymysgedd’ cyllid.
Beth fydd Cyllid Cynaliadwy Cymru yn ei gyflwyno?
- Gwefan un pwrpas (www.sustainablefundingcymru.org.uk) i gael gwybodaeth gynhwysfawr am yr amrywiaeth o fethodoleg cyllid cynaliadwy, arweiniad, astudiaethau achos, ffynonellau cymorth pellach ac adnoddau eraill, yn arbennig i Gymru.
- Cyfranogi mewn rhaglen hyfforddiant cyllid cynaliadwy modiwlaidd, a gyflwynir yn uniongyrchol gan WCVA ac a raeadrir drwy Gynghorau Gwirfoddol Sirol a mudiadau ymbarél eraill. Rhoi dealltwriaeth i gynrychiolwyr o bob methodoleg a sut y gellir ei rhoi ar waith.
- Cynnig cyngor a chymorth datblygu i ryw 30 o fudiadau sydd wedi mynychu cyrsiau hyfforddiant. Gallu rhoi strategaethau cyllid cynaliadwy ar waith ar gyfer eu mudiadau eu hunain.
Cefnogir ac ariennir y prosiect hwn gan y Gronfa Loteri Fawr. I gael mwy o wybodaeth, cysylltwch â Sara Carroll a Nicola Llewelyn ar 01570 424175/6 neu scarroll@wcva.org.uk a nllewelyn@wcva.org.uk.
Daliwch y byg cyllid ar ein wefan newydd!Ymwelwch â hi’nawr i gael cymorth a chefnogaeth ymarferol am gyllid cynaliadwy. Ceir gwybodaeth ddefnyddiol am amrywiol opsiynau cyllido, astudiaethau achos, hyfforddiant a ffynellau o gymorth pellach – www.sustainablefundingcymru.org.uk
Hyfforddiant a digwyddiadau
Daliwch y byg cyllid a chofrestrwch heddiw!
Ydy’ch mudiad yn poeni am ei ddyfodol ariannol?
Hoffech chi ddod yn fwy cynaliadwy o ran eich cyllid?
Nod rhaglen hyfforddi Cyllid Cynaliadwy Cymru yw rhoi i chi’r cyfryngau a’r adnoddau ymarferol sydd eu hangen arnoch i helpu eich mudiad weithio tuag at ddyfodol mwy cynaliadwy.
Mae'r cyrsiau’n cynnwys:
- Cyflwyniad i gyllid cynaliadwy
- Busnes a strategol
- Grantiau – addas ar gyfer nawdd
- Ennill incwm
Cynigir detholiad o’r cyrsiau hyn drwy gyfrwng y Gymraeg.
Ceir mwy o wybodaeth am ddyddiadau, lleoliadau a chynnwys cyrsiau trwy gysylltu â Lein Gymorth WCVA ar 0800 2888 329 neu help@wcva.org.uk. Fel arall, galwch ymweld â gwefan Cyllid Cynaliadwy Cymru www.sustainablefunding.cymru.org.uk.
Gweithdai Rhoi mewn ffordd Dreth-effeithiol - Y Rhyl, Llanfair-ym-Muallt neu Abertawe
Ymunwch â gweithdai hyfforddiant undydd y Sefydliad Codi Arian a WCVA i weld sut mae cynyddu llwyddiant ariannol eich elusen drwy roi mewn ffordd dreth-effeithiol. Archebwch yn fuan fel na chewch chi mo’ch siomi.
Llanfair-ym-Muallt ddydd Mawrth 27ain Tachwedd 2007 ARCHEBWCH YN AWR
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Miliynau Coll
Dysgwch fwy am faint fydd y newid arfaethedig yn y gyfradd dreth sylfaenol yn ei gostio i’ch mudiad, a nodwch ffyrdd newydd ac arloesol o gynyddu eich hawliadau Cymorth Rhodd. Efallai eich bod yn gwneud y mwyaf o Gymorth Rhodd eisoes, ond beth am Gymynroddion, Cyfranddaliadau a Rhoi trwy’r Gyflogres?
Mae Cynyddu eich Incwm Newydd Ddod yn Haws
Cynhelir y gweithdai undydd hyn ar roi mewn ffordd dreth-effeithiol am gost is o £40 yn unig (gan gynnwys lluniaeth amser cinio a holl ddeunyddiau’r cwrs).
Archebwch NAWR!
Cliciwch yma i archebu’n awr neu ffoniwch: 0845 337 3801. I gael rhagor o wybodaeth a rhestr lawn o ddyddiadau a lleoliadau, ymwelwch â www.tax-effectivegiving.org.uk neu anfonwch e-bost at: taxback@institute-of-fundraising.org.uk .
Cynllunio
Adnoddau ar gyfer dadansoddi strategol
Mae prosiect Third Sector Foresight NCVO wedi lansio gwefan newydd – www.3s4.org.uk – sy’n dwyn amrywiaeth o adnoddau at ei gilydd i gynorthwyo mudiadau gwirfoddol a chymunedol i greu cynlluniau effeithiol gyda golwg strategol a chyfarpar cynllunio.
Strategaethau llwyddiannus yn seiliedig ar brofiad
Mae Successful strategies: Real learning from real experiences yn manteisio ar brofiad pum mudiad gwirfoddol bach a chanolig a fu’n cymryd rhan ym mhrosiect ymchwil weithredol y Ganolfan Perfformiad ar greu strategaeth dda. Am awgrymiadau defnyddiol, darllenwch y crynodeb neu'r adroddiad llawn.
Monitro a gwerthuso adnoddau
Mae catalog o adnoddau monitro a gwerthuso wedi cael ei gynhyrchu gan y Gwasanaeth Gwerthuso Elusennau (CES), sy’n cynnwys manylion am dros 100 o lyfrau, pecynnau cymorth, papurau trafod, gwefannau ayb, Mae CES hefyd wedi cyhoeddi crynodeb o ganfyddiadau arolwg ar arferion monitro a gwerthuso yn y trydydd sector.
Rhoi a chodi arian cyhoeddus
Canllaw ar roi treth ffeithiol
Mae Celf a Busnes, yr elusen sy’n gweithio i gynyddu buddsoddiad preifat yn y celfyddydau wedi lansio canllaw ar-lein sy’n egluro goblygiadau treth rhoi elusennol i roddwyr a buddiolwyr. Mae’r canllaw, a sefydlwyd mewn partneriaeth â’r Adran dros Ddiwylliant, y Cyfryngau a Chwaraeon a’r cwmni o gyfrifyddion Deloitte, wedi ei gynllunio i gynorthwyo rhoddwyr i roi mewn ffordd mor dreth effeithiol â phosibl.
Elusennau bach yn cael eu hannog i beidio defnyddio postio uniongyrchol
Mae’r Cynghrair Elusennau Bach yn annog ei aelodau i beidio defnyddio postio uniongyrchol gan bwyso arnynt yn hytrach i ddefnyddio dulliau codi arian rhatach y mae’n ei gredu sy’n fwy perthnasol i fudiadau â phroffil is. Mae’r awgrym yn ymddangos mewn strategaeth godi arian i elusennau bach, a gyhoeddwyd gan sylfaenydd y cynghrair, Patrick Cox, i gyd-fynd â lansiad y mudiad ymbarél. Bydd y cynghrair yn edrych ar y gwahanol ffyrdd sydd ar gael i elusennau i wneud ceisiadau mwy llwyddiannus am grantiau. Mae Cox yn annog aelodau’r cynghrair i ganolbwyntio ar ddulliau lle nad oes angen buddsoddiad mawr, megis casgliadau arian, codi arian wyneb yn wyneb, codi arian trwy gymynroddion a rhoddion y gellir eu casglu trwy wefannau’r elusennau eu hunain.
Cyllid benthyca
Gwefan newydd sy’n canolbwyntio ar fuddsoddi moesegol i elusennau
Datblygwyd www.charitysri.org gan Sefydliad EIRIS a Fforwm Buddsoddi Cymdeithasol y DU (UKSIF) fel adnodd ar-lein am ddim i hybu nifer yr elusennau sy’n buddsoddi’n foesegol. Nod y wefan yw mynd i’r afael â’r gwahaniaeth sy’n bodoli rhwng yr elusennau hynny sy’n mynegi awydd i fuddsoddi eu harian yn foesegol a’r nifer sy’n gwneud hynny mewn gwirionedd. Mae’n rhoi gwybodaeth i egluro pam a sut i fuddsoddi’n foesegol ac arweiniad i’r dulliau a’r opsiynau sydd ar gael, a’r problemau a all godi. Mae’r wefan hefyd yn cynnwys adran i gefnogwyr elusennau i’w helpu i ddysgu mwy am fuddsoddi moesegol ac i annog yr elusen maent yn ei chefnogi i fabwysiadu buddsoddi mwy cyfrifol o safbwynt cymdeithasol.
Masnachu
A ydych chi wedi cynllunio’ch digwyddiad ar gyfer y Diwrnod Mentrau Cymdeithasol eto?
Cynhelir y Diwrnod Mentrau Cymdeithasol ar 15 Tachwedd ac mae’r Cynghrair Mentrau Cymdeithasol yn annog pawb i gymryd rhan yn y digwyddiad. Bydd y cynghrair yn rhoi sylw i bob digwyddiad ar ei wefan ac mewn rhifyn arbennig o’i gylchlythyr. Cewch wybod mwy am y diwrnod, lawrlwytho templadau ar gyfer y wasg, a llawer mwy yn Niwrnod Mentrau Cymdeithasol
Penodi llysgenhadon economi gymdeithasol
Mae’r Cynghrair Mentrau Cymdeithasol wedi cyhoeddi enwau’r 25 llysgennad a fydd yn gweithio i hyrwyddo mentrau cymdeithasol yn y DU. Mae’r rhestr yn cynnwys hyrwyddwyr yr economi gymdeithasol, megis Nigel Kershaw, prif weithredwr y darparwyr cyllid cymdeithasol Big Issue Invest, Dai Powell, prif weithredwr Trafnidiaeth Gymunedol Hackney, a Reed Paget, rheolwr gyfarwyddwr y busnes dŵr potel Belu. Gellir gweld y rhestr gyflawn yn www.socialenterpriseambassadors.org. Y cysyniad o gael llysgenhadon oedd prif thema Cynllun Gweithredu Mentrau Cymdeithasol Llywodraeth Lloegr.
Adroddiad yn dangos gwerth mentrau cymdeithasol i’r amgylchedd
Mae adroddiad newydd wedi dangos y rôl allweddol y gall mentrau cymdeithasol ei chwarae i gynorthwyo awdurdodau lleol i gyflawni eu targedau amgylcheddol corfforaethol. Mae Saving Money, Saving the Planet gan y Scottish Social Enterprise Coalition a Banc Triodos, yn dangos bod mentrau cymdeithasol yn gwneud mwy nag achub yr amgylchedd; maent yn gwneud arian hefyd.
Mae’r adroddiad yn pwysleisio’r angen am berthynas gyd-gynllunio gref rhwng awdurdodau lleol a’r sector busnes i gynllunio gwasanaethau ailgylchu ac effeithlonrwydd ynni er mwyn manteisio ar y cryfderau hyn. Rhaid i rôl ehangach i awdurdodau lleol olygu cysylltiadau mwy clos â mentrau cymdeithasol. Am ragor o wybodaeth, cliciwch yma.
Caffael a darparu gwasanaethau cyhoeddus
Canllawiau caffael
Mae ACEVO a’r Gymdeithas Ymddiriedolaethau Datblygu wedi cynhyrchu 4 brîff newydd ar wahanol agweddau ar gaffael, gan gynnwys: tendro, effaith, negodi a TAW.
Gwybodaeth ar-lein ar dendro am gontractau
Cyn hir bydd mudiadau sy’n chwilio am gyngor ac arweiniad ar dendro’n gallu dod o hyd i wybodaeth ddefnyddiol yn www.tenderingforcare.com. Mae Tendering for Care yn darparu gwybodaeth, gwasanaethau cynghori a chefnogi i fudiadau bach a mawr yn y sectorau gofal, tai, cefnogi a gwirfoddol.
Datblygu ar sail asedau
Prynu eiddo’n arwain at fuddiannau i elusennau
Dylai elusennau ystyried buddsoddi mewn eiddo i ychwanegu at eu ffrydiau incwm eraill oherwydd bod y ddeddfwriaeth gynllunio’n gallu golygu partneriaethau llewyrchus â’r sector masnachol, yn ôl arbenigwr yn y gyfraith. O dan Adran 106 Deddf Cynllunio Gwlad a Thref 1990, gall awdurdod cynllunio lleol bennu bod rhaid i ddatblygiad masnachol gynnwys buddiannau cymunedol ychwanegol, megis darparu canolfan gymunedol neu atyniad i ymwelwyr - sy’n cael ei adnabod fel ‘enillion cynllunio’. Os byddant yn wynebu gofyniad o’r fath, bydd cwmnïau masnachol yn aml yn chwilio am bartner o’r sector gwirfoddol i dderbyn cyfrifoldeb am y cyfleuster ac am ei redeg.
‘Gall elusennau ddefnyddio’r gofyniad hwn i chwilio am gyfleoedd gydag asiantaethau datblygu ac awdurdodau cynllunio lleol, yn ôl Lynne Abbess, partner gyda’r cwmni cyfreithwyr Hempsons. ‘Er mwyn elwa ar bartneriaethau o’r fath, dylai elusennau gadw rheolaeth dros y broses gynllunio trwy weithio â’u hymgynghorwyr a’u hymgynghorwyr dylunio eu hunain, meddai Abbess. Dywedodd hefyd y bydd ‘cronfeydd yn cael eu diogelu mewn cyfrif ymgynghorwyr penodol gyda mesurau diogelu i amddiffyn yr arian, incwm y dyfodol a gwariant ar achosion da’. (Ffynhonnell: Third Sector)
Manion
Fframwaith Strategol Cenedlaethol ar gyfer Datblygu Cymunedol
Gellir lawrlwytho’r fframwaith o wefan Datblygu Cymunedol Cymru neu mae copïau caled ar gael o admin@cdc.cymru.org.
Immpact yn cael effaith ar gyllid cynaliadwy
Mae IMMPACT yn rhaglen meithrin galluoedd, hyfforddi, mentora a chefnogaeth dysgu newydd sy’n cael ei harwain gan Asiantaeth yr Economi Gymdeithasol yng Ngogledd Iwerddon sy’n awyddus i weithredu fel y pwynt cyswllt cyntaf sy’n annog ac yn galluogi mudiadau gwirfoddol a chymdeithasol i ddatblygu cymysgedd cyllido cynaliadwy.
Canllaw ar strwythurau llywodraethu a chyfundrefnol
Mae Co-operatives UK, a gomisiynwyd gan y Ganolfan Lywodraethu, wedi cyhoeddi dogfen sy’n esbonio’r strwythurau cyfundrefnol a chyfreithiol cyffredin sydd ar gael i fudiadau gwirfoddol a chymunedol. Mae hyn yn cynnwys y ffurfiau diweddaraf a amlinellir yn Neddf Elusennau 2006: Cwmnïau Buddiannau Cymunedol a Sefydliadau Corfforaethol Elusennol. Gellir lawrlwytho'r canllaw yma.
Yn ôl i’r brig
Aelodaeth a Lein Gymorth WCVA
Bob mis, mae dros 1,000 o fudiadau gwirfoddol yn elwa ar y wybodaeth, y newyddion, y wybodaeth ariannol a’r arbedion y byddant yn eu derbyn fel rhan o'r manteision o fod yn aelodau llawn o WCVA.
Mae aelodaeth lawn yn dechrau ar gyn rhated â £25 y flwyddyn, ac mae’n cynnwys: cylchgrawn i’r sector gwirfoddol ddwywaith y mis, e-hysbys ar gyfer aelodau bob pythefnos, a chwiliadau grant personol. Mae aelodau hefyd yn gallu hawlio disgownt oddi ar y canlynol: meddalwedd a chaledwedd cyfrifiaduron, telegyfathrebu, gwasanaethau cyfieithu, yswiriant, cynhyrchion corfforaethol a deunyddiau cyhoeddusrwydd. Os carech chi gael pecyn gwybodaeth am ymaelodi, a ffurflen gais, anfonwch e-bost at help@wcva.org.uk neu ffoniwch Lein Gymorth WCVA ar 0800 2888 329.
