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WCVA Funding news March 2008 / Newyddion nawdd WCVA Mawrth 2008

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

eaga Community Fund
The eaga Community Fund has been created to support community organisations as they seek to tackle at a local level the social and environmental issues that constitute eaga’s own business interests. These will primarily be environmental projects.

The fund will support projects that educate, raise awareness and demonstrate engagement in addressing environmental issues at a grass roots level. Because eaga wishes to see its employees engaged and contributing to their communities, we particularly welcome applications that also offer opportunities for participation and involvement by eaga staff.

Community groups, local charities and voluntary organisations are all encouraged to apply to the eaga Community Fund and priority will be given to practical projects that have the greatest environmental impact. The eaga Community Fund particularly welcomes applications for projects addressing environmental issues such as: climate change; energy efficiency; recycling; sustainable transport; natural environment, either urban or rural; fuel poverty; renewable energy technologies; responsible water use; conservation; and eco systems.

Grants of up to £2,000 are available to support revenue and capital projects. The closing date for applications is Thursday 20 March 2008. Application forms are available from: The Community Foundation in Wales, tel 029 2052 0250, email mail@cfiw.org.uk.

Lloyds TSB Foundation – update for Wales
Every year the Lloyds TSB Foundation funds thousands of charities working to tackle disadvantage across England and Wales. Their focus is on supporting small and medium under-funded charities that can make a significant difference to the lives of disadvantaged people by helping them to play a fuller role in the communities of their choice. Their strong local presence enables them to respond directly and promptly to local needs. In 2008 Wales will be divided into two regions/areas, namely North Wales and Mid & South Wales. They will have their own ring-fenced budgets based on population and deprivation. A Grants Manager will work in each area. They hope to have a North Wales Manager in place by April 2008. Mike Lewis, the previous Wales Manager will be the Mid & South Wales Manager and is presently in post. The contact number for him is 07802 540793, email mid&southwales@lloydstsbfoundations.org.uk. The website has been updated and contains full details of contact details, new application process, geographic areas and grant making programmes.

Millennium Stadium Charitable Trust
The grant scheme has recently re-opened for applications. In your application you will need to make it clear that the project will have a benefit to the people of Wales. One of the many aspects that the trust will look for is the maximum benefit for the minimum cost so you will need to clearly breakdown your costs and define what money you need and the exact use of that money.

The trust is more concerned about what the project will do for the people of Wales. So you will also need to clearly demonstrate the impact that this grant will have on the quality of life of those people who live and work in Wales. The trust particularly supports projects that are aimed at those who face discrimination or disadvantage. You will also need to present the argument of what category you fall in to and this obviously determines the amount of money that you can apply for. The categories are: sport, arts, environment and the community. The next deadline for applications is 4 April 2008. Further details are available from the Millennium Stadium Charitable Trust, tel 029 2049 4963, email msct@fusionuk.org.uk.

Barclays – Age Concern Small Grants Fund
This Fund aims to support a broad range of causes that will benefit older people. Voluntary or charitable clubs that provide social, recreational and other mutually beneficial purposes are eligible to apply. Grants of up to £500 are available to purchase equipment for new and expanding services, such as chairs, kitchen utensils and crockery. Items such as CD players, games and art and craft equipment that will develop or expand activities available to older people are also supported. Grants may also be used towards the cost of celebrations, outings, and one-off events, such as theatre trips, day outings and Christmas parties. The deadlines for applications in 2008 are 10 April, 15 May, 12 June & 17 July.
(Source: Grantfinder update, Feb 08)

Help the Hospices Income Generation Grants
The aim of the programme is to encourage senior staff/trustees within hospices to recognise the value of investing in income generation. Ideas should be new or be testing something you have not done before. This might include doing something that has succeeded elsewhere, but you will have to show how you have adapted such a practice to your own specific needs and how it will become a sustainable income stream. The grant range has changed, with levels raised compared with last year. Grants will now range from £2,000 to £10,000 and can cover up to 75 per cent of costs. The application form and details are available here or contact Karl E Benn, Grants Manager, tel 020 7520 8234, email k.benn@helpthehospices.org.uk. The single closing date is 30 April 2008.

Tree Council – community trees fund
The Community Trees Fund provides financial assistance for tree planting projects taking place on publicly accessible land during National Tree Week. The Tree Council is particularly concerned that the projects should actively engage children under the age of 16 in the planting of the trees. This could be formal groups (such as cubs, guides or youth clubs), or alternatively it could be a community team assembled for the purpose of the project.

Tree Council – trees for schools fund
The Trees for Schools Fund provides financial assistance for tree planting projects taking place in UK school grounds during National Tree Week.

For both schemes grants are available for projects where the tree planting costs are between £100 and £700. Eligible costs include the cost of the trees, labour for planting, and any necessary supports and aids to establishment: stakes, ties, guards, fertiliser, mulch and soil amelioration (where conditions make this appropriate). The Council is currently revising its guidelines with regard to the funding of fruit trees. The closing date for applications is 31 May 2008 (noon); however submissions are welcomed well in advance of the closing date.

Waterloo Foundation
The Waterloo Foundation is a recently created independent grant-making Foundation in the UK. The Foundation will be awarding grants to charitable organisations in both the UK and world-wide. It is most interested in projects that help globally, particularly in the areas of the disparity of wealth and climate-related issues, and the local community in Wales. The Foundation aims to make annual grants of around £2 million for charitable purposes in the four core programme areas of: world development; child development; the environment; projects in Wales.
(Source: Grantfinder update, Feb 08)

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Lottery

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Government

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Corporate

BT and Scope launch regular giving fundraising app on Facebook
Scope is launching a Facebook application (or 'app') with help from BT to encourage Facebook users to show their support and help fundraise for the disability charity. Users can now add the iDonate application, developed by BT agilemedia, to their Facebook page and make a small donation to Scope. They will then have a special Scope badge displayed on their profile page. The badge can also be sent to friends as a gift to show their support for the charity and encourage others to add the application. All donations are collected securely by BT Buynet, BT's own Payment Service Provider. There is a suggested minimum donation of £1.50. For further information http://apps.facebook.com/scopeapp

E.On Source Fund
E.ON Source supports community energy projects which either result in the production of energy from a sustainable source or which reduce the amount of energy used by a community organisation. Community groups, charities and not-for profit organisations are invited to apply for grants of up to £30,000 to implement sustainable energy projects in their buildings. Examples of organisations that may apply are schools, local-based and national charities, special education colleges and wildlife parks. Local authorities working with community organisations may apply, provided the community group leads the application. Priority will be given to projects that can be completed within 12 months of application. 2008 deadlines for receipt of applications are 25 April, 5 August and 8 December 2008. Further details are available from here.

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European

Structural Fund Guidance
The Welsh European Funding Office has recently issued guidance on project monitoring and management for European Structural Fund projects under the 2007-2013 programmes. Draft eligibility guidance for project sponsors has also been made available. Both documents can be accessed from the WEFO website.

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Awards

Network Wales Awards
The Network Wales Awards have been established to promote and recognise the work of voluntary organisations across Wales. There are two categories in which you can nominate your own organisation and a third to nominate another organisation:

Category 1 – class award for best communications
Category 2 – green award
Category 3 – most admired organisation

The closing date for nominations is Friday 19 September 2008. Copies of the nomination forms are available from WCVA Helpdesk on 0800 2888 329, email help@wcva.org.uk. Nomination forms in Microsoft Word format are available by visiting www.wcva.org.uk.

The B&Q One Planet Living Awards
B&Q is pleased to announce that the all-new ‘One Planet Living’ (OPL) Awards for 2008 are now open for applications!

Is there an environmental group, community organisation, school, charity or sports club in your area that could be transformed with an award of between £1,000 and £10,000 of B&Q products? The B&Q awards will help regenerate local areas and will support environment/energy saving, natural habitats/wildlife and local culture/heritage projects.

In addition, B&Q is offering two awards of £5,000 combined cash/product to schools who submit innovative science-based proposals, showing a real understanding about the environment and the importance of tackling climate change. Apply for an award between Monday 28 January and Friday 28 March 2008 by calling the 24 hour application hotline on 0845 300 1001.

Learn Direct Achievement Awards
The Learndirect Achievement Awards have been created to recognise and celebrate the achievements of individual learners, businesses and the learndirect learning centres that support them. There are nine categories in the 2008 Awards. The deadline for entries is 28 March 2008.

Marks & Spencer Sieff Award
The Marks & Spencer Sieff Award was introduced in 2002 to coincide with Business in the Community’s 20th anniversary and the retirement of pioneering corporate leader and founder member, Sir David Sieff of Marks & Spencer. This Award pays tribute to the long history of corporate community involvement that the Sieff family has promoted. The Marks & Spencer Sieff Award provides the opportunity to nominate an outstanding community individual.

Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust
Covering a wide range of modern and traditional crafts, these scholarships are worth between £2,000 and £15,000. The scholarships can be used to fund further study, training and practical experience for the improvement of craft and trade skills. Scholarship winners have included antiques restorers, calligraphers, book conservators, potters, silversmiths and upholsterers. Eligible applicants are craftsmen and craftswomen of all ages who live and work permanently in the UK. Applicants must be able to demonstrate that they already have a high level of skill and are firmly committed to their craft or trade. The deadline for applications for the summer 2008 scholarships is 6 June 2008.

Tilley Awards
The 2008 Tilley Awards are open for applications and, in their tenth anniversary, a further ten awards are available. The Tilley Awards publicise the use of problem-orientated approaches to crime reduction and what can be achieved by tackling crime in a different and more strategic way. Entry is open to all member organisations of Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnerships in England and Community Safety Partnerships in Wales. The deadline for final applications is 25 April 2008.
(Source: Grantfinder update, Feb 08)

Val Feld Women and Homelessness Award
Now open to applications for 2008, this Award is intended to recognise innovation and new ways of responding to women in housing need throughout Wales. The Award may be used for services, action research or a piece of academic work. It may also assist groups with the setting up of a new project or help a further development of a proven project. Individuals and organisations undertaking research into the issues around women, housing and homelessness may apply. This year, the prize money has increased from £2,000 to £3,000. The deadline for receipt of applications is 31 May 2008.

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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.

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Training and events

More opportunities to catch the funding bug!
Keeping up to date with the latest developments in funding can seem sometimes daunting. There are a number of funding and finance opportunities available but which are right for your organisation? Sustainable Funding Cymru provides practical training and support to voluntary and community organisations across Wales with an interest in developing a sustainable funding approach. The initiative equips organisations with the skills and information to secure and maintain the resources they require in the long-term through diversifying their funding "mix".

Bookings are now being taken for Sustainable Funding Cymru’s spring/summer training programme by WCVA’s helpdesk on 0800 2888 329 or help@wcva.org.uk

Giving and public fundraising – increase your understanding of fundraising and tax-effective giving
15 April 2008, Caernarfon; 24 April 2008, Newtown
Earning – how to develop a sustainable income base through trading and contractual work
13 May 2008, Aberystwyth; 22 May 2008, Bridgend
Loan finance and asset based development – how they can assist you to become more financially sustainable
3 June 2008, Dolgellau; 12 June 2008, Cardiff

Sustainable Funding Cymru is a joint WCVA and CVC funding advice service supported by the Big Lottery Fund. This training is offered at subsidised rates for voluntary and community organisations operating in Wales.

Catch the funding bug in your back yard!
Sustainable Funding Cymru’s training programme is now being delivered across Wales by the Welsh county voluntary councils (CVCs).

The programme consists of seven training days which introduce organisations to the various income sources available to the sector and the approaches and skills required to adopt, manage, and maintain these sources.

Further information on dates and locations is available on the Sustainable Funding Cymru website

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Planning

Community Money Matters
Community Accountancy Self Help and Community Matters have produced Community Money Matters, a ‘comprehensive guide to financial management and accounting for small charities and community organisations’. Download the guide.

Steering through the funding environment
Adventures in Strategy 3: Steering through the funding environment is one of five new Performance Hub in England ‘think pieces’ addressing some of the main strategic choices facing third sector leaders and managers today.

The publication discusses how to balance delivering your mission with adapting to the funding environment, exploring theory and practice to help you consider your approach. It looks at how to make the most of funding opportunities whilst avoiding ‘mission drift’, illustrated by two case studies: KeyRing Living Support Networks and Thames Reach.

Visit website to download a PDF version or to find out how to order in hardcopy. (Source: NCVO)

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Giving and public fundraising

UK Giving 2007
Findings from the NCVO/CAF UK Giving 2007 report show that the number of people giving to charity fell by 3 per cent over the last year, triggering the same drop in the amount donated to the sector (£9.5bn in 2006/07). However, more positively, the latest stats reveal that the average amount (mean) given per donor in a month has actually risen by £1 to £29. Read the key findings or download the report.

Online fundraising the easy way
What opportunities are there to integrate ICT with fundraising efforts? The ICT Hub in England has produced an article hoping to clear up some misconceptions about raising funds online (for example, online fundraising is not an either/or decision. You can start small, invest a little time and money, and build up to something bigger). Read the full piece at ICT Hub
website.

‘How to’ on legacy fundraising
Legacy income is worth an estimated £1.6bn a year to the voluntary sector - about 12 per cent of all voluntary income. Although it's cost-effective, it takes a long time to see returns and there are sensitivities around asking supporters to include a legacy for your charity. Read the Third Sector magazine article for tips in this area.

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Loan finance

Loan helps youth group play role in Rhyl transformation
Plans to make Rhyl ‘a better place to live and work’ have taken a major leap forward with help from the Communities Investment Fund (CIF).

A £207,000 loan to Rhyl Youth Action Group (RYAG) will help equip young people with the skills required to fill an estimated 300-500 new jobs being created through the development of new retail parks just outside the town centre. The loan is allowing RYAG to buy premises next to its base in Wellington Road and develop the ground floor as an arts and crafts centre with a shop, providing a state-of-the-art accredited retail training facility.

With increasingly fewer grants available to charities and community groups, the £3m CIF was set up to help groups in Communities First Objective One areas to become more sustainable through learning financial acumen. It is proving particularly useful to organisations that have traditionally struggled to get help from banks.

The fund is managed by a partnership comprising WCVA, Development Trusts Association Wales and Wales Co-operative Centre on behalf of the Communities First Support Network. For information about the Communities Investment Fund, please contact Communities First Helpline on 0800 587 8898; or email enquiries@communitiesfirst.info

What Credit Crunch?
Triodos Bank lent £33 million to charities and social enterprises in 2007, more than doubling the previous year’s result. This, in spite of a financial climate that’s left many mainstream banks struggling to find the cash they need to meet their lending commitments. Triodos now lends over £65 million to the sector in the UK.

’It’s a great result, particularly given the current malaise in the financial markets,’ said Sue Cooper, Senior Manager of Triodos Bank’s Social Banking Team. ‘The result is a real indicator of the sector’s growing economic significance and the powerful impact charities and social enterprises have in their communities.’

£50m fund available for social enterprise from Unity Trust Bank
The funding has been allocated to meet the growing demand that the bank is experiencing for access to loan finance, particularly the increasing working capital requirements of charities, voluntary organisations, social enterprises and other social purpose bodies. For further information about the Social Economy Fund, call Mark Davies, Unity’s Charities Manager on 0121 616 4301, or email mark.davies@unitygroup.co.uk. (Source: NCVO)

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Trading

Social enterprise support in Wales
Community Enterprise Wales has warned a Welsh Assembly committee that European funding rules could threaten experienced organisations, which support social enterprises in Wales. Read the article in full.

Guide to social enterprise and the public sector
Social Enterprise and the Public Sector: a practical guide to law and policy is a guide, which identifies opportunities for the public sector to do more and better business with social enterprises. It also covers legal issues about the supply of social enterprise goods to the public sector and the delivery of public services.

The guide has been commissioned by the BEST Procurement Development Partnership to be useful to those involved in commissioning and procurement, service development, strategic policy development, social enterprise support bodies and social enterprises, which want to do business with the public sector. Find out more at the Seem UK website. (Source: NCVO)

Good governance for social enterprises
The Governance Hub and Social Enterprise Coalition's research into the governance needs of social enterprises has been published in the report For Love and Money: Governance and Social Enterprise.

The study has shown that better support and information for social enterprises is needed and that strengthening links with governance advisors and consultants working at local, regional and sectoral levels, and providing them with appropriate training and support was identified as an important priority. Read more at the Governance Hub website, where you can also download an Executive Summary of the report. (Source: NCVO)

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Procurement and public service delivery

Preparing for contracts
Sheffield Community Enterprise Development Unit has set up a blog to disseminate findings from work they are doing for the Finance Hub in England on 'Get Ready for that Local Authority Contract'. Case studies and other resources are available online.

Public put trust in charities to deliver public services
The public has given a vote of confidence to charities in the debate over public services, after 63 per cent said voluntary organisations were more suitable to provide them than the public sector. More than 1,000 adults were asked by Ipsos MORI if they thought charities and local voluntary groups could do a better job than local and national government in providing services, such as meals on wheels and playgroups for young children. Insurance company Zurich, which has published a report citing the increasing number of partnerships between charities and public sector organisations as the key challenge facing the voluntary sector, commissioned the poll.

Perception and reality – the real risks for public service and charitable organisations outlines the ‘real risks’ faced by the public and charitable sector in the UK. The report details what Zurich believes to be the top ten risks these organisations need to plan for and manage. To download a copy of the report please click here.

Public Service Delivery Network Report - Tips and practical advice
Designed as both an aide memoir for those who attended NCVO’s 2007 Public Service Delivery Annual Conference and as a summary for those unable to attend, From Policy to Practice: How is the environment enabling you to deliver or commission public services? contains contributions from both speakers and delegates. It provides up to date policy as well as practical 'how-to' tips on commissioning and procurement. Download the report from NCVO’s website.

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Asset based development

Legalities of acquisition of land by charities
A recent Third Sector article explains that there are three main circumstances in which a charity can find itself wishing to acquire land: to further its objects, as an investment, or to use for the administration of the charity. Read about the legal implications of charities acquiring land. (Source: NCVO)

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Oddballs

E-learning portal to go live with BLF cash
A new online learning portal for people working in the voluntary and community sector is to be launched with £2m of Big Lottery Fund money. The Cass Business School’s Centre for Charity Effectiveness will run the three-year project, which will begin with a pilot later this year. The project, which will be called the e-Learning Net, will have three zones, one for information on existing learning resources, one for problem solving, which will include online interaction, and another for study, which will include more formal learning such as e-learning and workshops. The site should become fully operational in 2009.

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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.

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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

Cronfa Gymunedol eaga
Crëwyd Cronfa Gymunedol eaga i gefnogi mudiadau cymunedol wrth iddynt geisio taclu’r materion cymdeithasol ac amgylcheddol sy’n cynnwys buddiannau busnes eaga ei hun, ar lefel leol. Prosiectau amgylcheddol fydd y rhain yn bennaf.

Bydd y gronfa’n cefnogi prosiectau sy’n addysgu, creu ymwybyddiaeth ac yn dangos ymrwymiad at ymdrin â materion amgylcheddol ar lefel sylfaenol. Oherwydd bod eaga yn dymuno gweld ei weithwyr yn ymrwymo ac yn cyfrannu yn eu cymunedau, rydym yn croesawu ceisiadau, yn arbennig, sydd hefyd yn cynnig cyfleoedd i staff eaga i gyfranogi ac ymglymu.

Anogir grwpiau cymunedol, elusennau lleol a mudiadau gwirfoddol i wneud cais i Gronfa Gymunedol eaga, a bydd blaenoriaeth yn cael ei roi i brosiectau ymarferol sydd â’r effaith amgylcheddol mwyaf. Yn arbennig, mae Cronfa Gymunedol eaga yn croesawu prosiectau sy’n ymdrin â materion amgylcheddol megis: newid yn yr hinsawdd; effeithlonrwydd ynni; ailgylchu; cludiant cynaliadwy; amgylchedd naturiol, boed yn drefol neu’n wledig; tlodi tanwydd; technoleg ynni adnewyddadwy; defnydd cyfrifol o ddwr; cadwraeth; eco systemau.

Mae grantiau o hyd at £2,000 ar gael i gefnogi prosiectau refeniw a chyfalaf. Y dyddiad cau ar gyfer derbyn ceisiadau yw Dydd Iau'r 20 Mawrth 2008 Mae ffurflenni cais ar gael oddi wrth: Y Sefydliad Cymunedol yng Nghymru, ffôn 029 2052 0250, ebost mail@cfiw.org.uk.

Sefydliad Lloyds TSB – y wybodaeth ddiweddaraf ar gyfer Cymru
Bob blwyddyn bydd Sefydliad Lloyds TSB yn cyllido miloedd o elusennau sy’n gweithio i fynd i’r afael ag anfanteision ledled Cymru a Lloegr. Maent yn canolbwyntio ar gefnogi elusennau bach a chanolig a dangyllidir ac sy’n gallu gwneud gwahaniaeth sylweddol i fywydau pobl ddifreintiedig drwy eu helpu i chwarae rhan lawnach yn y cymunedau o’u dewis. Mae eu presenoldeb lleol cryf yn eu galluogi i ymateb yn uniongyrchol ac yn brydlon i anghenion lleol. Yn 2008 caiff Cymru ei rhannu yn ddau ranbarth/ardal, sef Gogledd Cymru a Chanolbarth a De Cymru. Bydd ganddynt eu cyllidebau eu hunain a fydd wedi’u neilltuo ar sail y boblogaeth ac amddifadedd. Bydd Rheolwr Grantiau yn gweithio ym mhob ardal. Maent yn gobeithio y bydd Rheolwr Gogledd Cymru yn ei swydd erbyn mis Ebrill 2008. Mike Lewis, Rheolwr blaenorol Cymru fydd Rheolwr Canolbarth a De Cymru ac mae yn ei swydd ar hyn o bryd. Y rhif cyswllt ar ei gyfer ef yw 07802 540793, e-bost mid&southwales@lloydstsbfoundations.org.uk. Mae’r wefan wedi cael ei diweddar ac mae’n cynnwys manylion llawn manylion cyswllt, y broses ymgeisio newydd, ardaloedd daearyddol a rhaglennu creu grantiau.

Ymddiriedolaeth Elusennol Stadiwm y Mileniwm
Ailagorwyd y cynllun grantiau yn ddiweddar ar gyfer ceisiadau. Yn eich cais bydd yn rhaid i chi egluro y bydd y prosiect yn rhoi budd i bobl Cymru. Un o'r agweddau lu y bydd yr ymddiriedolaeth yn chwilio amdani fydd y budd mwyaf ar y gost isaf felly bydd angen i chi ddadansoddi eich costau’n glir a diffinio pa arian fydd ei angen arnoch ac ar gyfer beth yn union fydd yr arian hwnnw’n cael ei ddefnyddio.

Mae’r ymddiriedolaeth yn ymwneud yn anad dim â beth fydd y prosiect yn ei wneud i bobl Cymru. Felly bydd hefyd angen i chi ddangos yn glir effaith y grant hwn ar ansawdd bywyd y bobl hynny sy’n byw ac yn gweithio yng Nghymru. Mae’r ymddiriedolaeth yn cefnogi’n benodol prosiectau a anelir at y rheini sy’n wynebu camwahaniaethu neu anfantais. Bydd hefyd angen i chi gyflwyno’r ddadl ynghylch pa gategori rydych chi’n perthyn iddi ac yn amlwg mae hyn yn pennu faint o arian y cewch chi wneud cais amdano. Dyma’r categorïau: chwaraeon, y celfyddydau, yr amgylchedd a’r gymuned. Y dyddiad cau nesaf ar gyfer ceisiadau yw 4 Ebrill 2008. Mae rhagor o fanylion ar gael gan Ymddiriedolaeth Elusennol Stadiwm y Mileniwm, ffôn 029 2049 4963, e-bost msct@fusionuk.org.uk.

Barclays – Cronfa Grantiau Bach Age Concern
Nod y Gronfa hon yw cefnogi amrywiaeth eang o achosion y bydd pobl hyn yn elwa arnynt. Mae clybiau gwirfoddol neu elusennol gyda dibenion cymdeithasol, hamdden neu gydfuddiannol eraill yn gymwys i wneud cais. Mae grantiau hyd at £500 ar gael i brynu offer ar gyfer gwasanaethau newydd a rhai sydd am ehangu, megis cadeiriau, offer cegin a llestri. Mae hefyd yn caniatáu eitemau megis chwaraewyr CD, gemau ac offer celf a chrefft a fydd yn datblygu neu ehangu’r gweithgareddau sydd ar gael i bobl hyn. Gellir defnyddio’r grantiau hefyd tuag at gostau dathliadau, tripiau a digwyddiadau untro, megis tripiau i’r theatr, tripiau diwrnod a phartïon Nadolig. Y dyddiadau cau ar gyfer ceisiadau yn 2008 yw 10 Ebrill, 15 Mai, 12 Mehefin a 17 Gorffennaf.
(Ffynhonnell: diweddariad Grantfinder, Chwefror 08)

Grantiau Creu Incwm Cymorth i’r Hosbisau
Nod y rhaglen hon yw annog uwch staff / ymddiriedolwyr hosbisau i gydnabod gwerth buddsoddi mewn creu incwm. Dylai’r syniadau fod yn rhai newydd neu rai sy’n rhoi prawf ar rywbeth nad ydych wedi’i wneud o’r blaen. Gallai hyn gynnwys rhywbeth sydd wedi llwyddo yn rhywle arall, ond bydd yn rhaid i chi ddangos eich bod wedi addasu’r syniad ar gyfer eich anghenion penodol chi a sut y bydd yn datblygu i fod yn ffynhonnell incwm gynaliadwy. Mae amrediad y grant wedi newid, gyda’r lefelau wedi codi ers y llynedd. Bydd y grantiau’n awr yn amrywio o £2,000 i £10,000 a gallant dalu am hyd at 75 y cant o’r costau. Mae’r ffurflen gais a’r manylion ar gael yma neu gallwch gysylltu â Karl E Benn, Rheolwr Grantiau, ffôn 020 7520 8234, e-bost k.benn@helpthehospices.org.uk. Ceir un dyddiad cau yn unig a hwnnw yw 30 Ebrill 2008.

Y Cyngor Coed – cronfa coed cymunedol
Mae’r Gronfa Coed Cymunedol yn cynnig cymorth ariannol i brosiectau plannu coed ar dir sy’n agored i’r cyhoedd yn ystod Wythnos Genedlaethol y Coed. Mae’r Cyngor Coed yn arbennig o awyddus i ariannu prosiectau sy’n annog plant o dan 16 oed i blannu coed. Gallai hyn fod ar ffurf grwpiau ffurfiol (megis cybiau, geidiaid neu glybiau ieuenctid), neu gall fod yn dîm cymunedol sydd wedi dod at ei gilydd yn unswydd i ddibenion y prosiect.

Y Cyngor Coed – cronfa coed i ysgolion
Mae’r Gronfa Coed i Ysgolion yn cynnig cymorth ariannol i brosiectau plannu coed ar diroedd ysgolion y DU yn ystod Wythnos Genedlaethol y Coed.

Yn achos y ddau gynllun mae grantiau ar gael i brosiectau lle mae’r gwaith plannu coed yn costio rhwng £100 a £700. Mae’r costau cymwys yn cynnwys cost y coed, y llafur ar gyfer eu plannu, ac unrhyw ddeunydd cynnal sydd ei angen i’w helpu i sefydlu; stanciau, offer clymu, offer amddiffyn, gwrtaith, gwasarn a gwella’r pridd (os yw’r amodau’n gwneud hyn yn briodol). Mae’r Cyngor yn adolygu ei ganllawiau o ran ariannu coed ffrwythau ar hyn o bryd. Y dyddiad cau ar gyfer derbyn ceisiadau yw 31 Mai 2008 (hanner dydd); fodd bynnag, croesewir ceisiadau ymhell cyn y dyddiad cau.

Sefydliad Waterloo
Mae Sefydliad Waterloo yn sefydliad dyfarnu grantiau annibynnol yn y DU a sefydlwyd yn ddiweddar. Bydd y Sefydliad yn dyfarnu grantiau i fudiadau elusennol yn y DU ac yn fyd-eang. Mae’n ymddiddori’n bennaf mewn prosiectau sy’n helpu ar raddfa fyd-eang, yn enwedig ym meysydd anghyfartaledd cyfoeth a newid yn yr hinsawdd, ac ar lefel gymunedol yng Nghymru. Mae’r Sefydliad yn anelu at ddyfarnu gwerth oddeutu £2 miliwn mewn grantiau i ddibenion elusennol bob blwyddyn a hynny yn y pedwar maes craidd: datblygu byd; datblygiad plant; yr amgylchedd; prosiectau yng Nghymru.
(Ffynhonnell: diweddariad Grantfinder, Chwefror 08)

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Y Loteri

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Y Llywodraeth

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Corfforaethol

BT a Scope yn lansio cymhwysiad codi arian rhoddi rheolaidd ar Facebook
Mae Scope yn lansio cymhwysiad ar Facebook gyda help gan BT er mwyn annog defnyddwyr Facebook i ddangos eu cefnogaeth a helpu i godi arian ar gyfer yr elusen anabledd. Gall defnyddwyr yn awr ychwanegu’r cymhwysiad iDonate, a ddatblygwyd gan BT agilemedia, i’w tudalen ar Facebook a rhoi rhodd fechan i Scope. Yna bydd bathodyn Scope bychan yn ymddangos ar eu tudalen broffil. Gallwch hefyd anfon y bathodyn at eich ffrindiau fel rhodd i ddangos eu cefnogaeth i’r elusen ac i annog eraill i ychwanegu’r cymhwysiad. Cesglir pob rhodd gan BT Buynet, sef Darparwr Gwasanaeth Talu BT. Awgrymir lleiafswm rhodd o £1.50. I gael rhagor o wybodaeth http://apps.facebook.com/scopeapp

Cronfa E.On Source
Mae Cronfa E.ON SOURCE yn cefnogi prosiectau ynni cymunedol sydd un ai’n arwain at gynhyrchu ynni o ffynhonnell gynaliadwy neu sy’n lleihau faint o ynni a ddefnyddir gan fudiad cymunedol. Gwahoddir grwpiau cymunedol, elusennau a mudiadau dielw i wneud cais am grantiau hyd at £30,000 i roi prosiectau ynni cynaliadwy ar waith yn eu hadeiladau. Mae enghreifftiau o’r sefydliadau a all wneud cais yn cynnwys ysgolion, elusennau lleol a chenedlaethol, colegau addysg arbennig a pharciau bywyd gwyllt. Gall awdurdodau lleol sy’n gweithio gyda mudiadau cymunedol hefyd wneud cais, ar yr amod mai’r grwp cymunedol sy’n arwain y cais. Rhoddir blaenoriaeth i brosiectau y gellir eu cwblhau o fewn 12 mis ar ôl y cais. Y dyddiadau cau ar gyfer derbyn ceisiadau yn 2008 yw 25 Ebrill, 5 Awst ac 8 Rhagfyr 2008. Mae rhagor o fanylion ar gael yma.

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Ewropeaidd

Cyfarwyddyd Y Gronfa Strwythurol
Bu i Swyddfa Cyllid Ewropeaidd Cymru (SCEC) gyflwyno cyfarwyddyd yn ddiweddar ynghylch rheoli a monitro prosiectau o ran prosiectau'r Gronfa Strwythurol Ewropeaidd o dan raglenni 2007-2013. Hefyd, mae cyfarwyddyd drafft ynghylch bod yn gymwys ar gael i noddwyr
prosiectau. Gellir cael golwg ar y ddwy ddogfen drwy gyrchu gwefan SCEC.

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Gwobrau a Dyfarniadau

Gwobrau Rhwydwaith Cymru
Sefydlwyd Gwobrau Rhwydwaith Cymru i hyrwyddo a chydnabod gwaith mudiadau gwirfoddol ledled Cymru. Gallwch enwebu eich mudiad eich hun mewn dau gategori, ac enwebu mudiad arall yn y trydydd category:

Categori 1 – gwobr class am y weithgaredd cyfathrebu gorau
Categori 2 – gwobr werdd
Categori 3 – y mudiad a edmygir fwyaf

Y dyddiad olaf ar gyfer derbyn enwebiadau yw dydd Gwener 19 Medi 2008. Mae copïai o’r ffurflenni enwebu ar gael gan Lein Gymorth WCVA ar 0800 2888 329, ebost help@wcva.org.uk. Mae ffurflenni enwebu ar fformat Microsoft Word ar gael drwy ymweld â www.wcva.org.uk.

Gwobrau Byw Un Planed B&Q
Mae B&Q yn falch o gyhoeddi’r Gwobrau ‘Byw Un Planed’ ar gyfer 2008 sydd bellach ar agor ar gyfer derbyn ceisiadau!

A oes grwp amgylcheddol, mudiad cymunedol, ysgol, elusen neu glwb chwaraeon yn eich ardal y gellid ei weddnewid gyda gwobr gwerth rhwng £1,000 a £10,000 o gynnyrch B&Q? Bydd gwobrau B&Q yn helpu i adfywio ardaloedd lleol ac yn cefnogi prosiectau amgylcheddol/arbed ynni, cynefinoedd naturiol/bywyd gwyllt a threftadaeth/diwylliant lleol.

Ar ben hynny, mae B&Q yn cynnig dwy wobr gwerth £5,000 sy’n gyfuniad o arian a chynnyrch i ysgolion sy’n cyflwyno cynigion arloesol ar sail gwyddoniaeth, gan ddangos dealltwriaeth go iawn o’r amgylchedd a phwysigrwydd mynd i’r afael â newid yn yr hinsawdd. Gwnewch gais am wobr rhwng dydd Llun 28 Ionawr a dydd Gwener 28 Mawrth 2008 drwy ffonio’r llinell ymgeisio 24 awr ar 0845 300 1001.

Gwobrau e-Les
Mae Gwobrau e-Les 2008 bellach ar agor ar gyfer enwebiadau gan brosiectau sy’n dangos sut y gall TGCh helpu i wella bywydau pobl a lleihau ein heffaith ar yr amgylchedd. Dyluniwyd y gwobrau i hyrwyddo’r manteision pendant y gall TGCh eu cynnig i gymdeithas, yr economi a’r amgylchedd. Mae’r categorïau eleni yn cynnwys: adeiladu rhwydweithiau cymunedol; cyrraedd y rheini sydd wedi’u hallgáu yn ddigidol; gwneud TG yn fwy gwyrdd; byw’n annibynnol.
(Ffynhonnell: Computanews, Ionawr 08)

Gwobrau Cyflawniad Learn Direct
Crëwyd Gwobrau Cyflawniad Learndirect i gydnabod a dathlu cyflawniadau dysgwyr unigol, busnesau a’r canolfannau dysgu Learndirect sy’n eu cefnogi. Ceir naw categori yng Ngwobrau 2008. Y dyddiad cau ar gyfer derbyn enwebiadau yw 28 Mawrth 2008.

Gwobr Sieff Marks & Spencer
Sefydlwyd Gwobr Sieff Marks & Spencer yn 2002 i gyd-fynd ag 20fed pen blwydd Busnes yn y Gymuned ac ymddeoliad yr arweinydd corfforaethol a’r sylfaenydd, Syr David Sieff o Marks & Spencer. Mae’r Wobr yn talu teyrnged i hanes hir cysylltiadau cymunedol corfforaethol y teulu Sieff. Mae Gwobr Sieff Marks & Spencer yn gyfle i enwebu unigolyn neilltuol yn y gymuned.

Ymddiriedolaeth Ysgoloriaeth y Frenhines Elizabeth
Gan gynnwys amrywiaeth eang o grefftau modern a thraddodiadol, mae’r ysgoloriaethau hyn yn werth rhwng £2,000 a £15,000. Gellir defnyddio’r ysgoloriaethau i ariannu astudiaethau pellach, hyfforddiant a phrofiad ymarferol i wella sgiliau crefft a masnachol. Mae enillwyr yr ysgoloriaeth yn y gorffennol wedi cynnwys adferwyr hen bethau, ceinlythrenwyr, cadwraethwyr llyfrau, crochenwyr, gofaint arian a chlustogwyr. Bydd yr ymgeiswyr cymwys yn grefftwyr o bob oed sy’n byw’n barhaol yn y DU. Rhaid i ymgeiswyr allu dangos bod ganddynt lefel uchel o sgiliau eisoes a’u bod yn gwbl ymroddedig i’w crefft neu fasnach. Y dyddiad cau ar gyfer derbyn ceisiadau am ysgoloriaethau haf 2008 yw 6 Mehefin 2008.

Gwobrau Tilley
Mae Gwobrau Tilley 2008 yn derbyn ceisiadau yn awr ac, ar eu degfed pen blwydd, mae deg grant ychwanegol ar gael. Mae Gwobrau Tilley yn tynnu sylw at ddulliau o ostwng troseddu a’r hyn y gellir ei gyflawni trwy fynd i’r afael â throseddu mewn ffordd wahanol a mwy strategol. Mae’r grantiau’n agored i aelodau Partneriaethau Gostwng Troseddau ac Anhrefn yn Lloegr a Phartneriaethau Diogelwch Cymunedol yng Nghymru. Y dyddiad cau ar gyfer derbyn ceisiadau terfynol yw 25 Ebrill 2008.
(Ffynhonnell: diweddariad Grantfinder, Chwefror 08)

Gwobr Menywod a Digartrefedd Val Feld
Mae’r Wobr hon, sydd yn awr yn derbyn ceisiadau ar gyfer 2008, yn cydnabod arloesed a ffyrdd newydd o ymateb i fenywod gydag anghenion tai ledled Cymru. Gellir defnyddio’r Wobr ar gyfer gwasanaethau, ymchwil weithredol neu ddarn o waith academaidd. Gall hefyd gynorthwyo grwpiau i sefydlu prosiectau newydd neu gynorthwyo i ddatblygu prosiectau sydd ar waith eisoes. Gall unigolion a mudiadau sy’n ymgymryd ag ymchwil i bynciau sy’n ymdrin â menywod, tai a digartrefedd wneud cais. Eleni, mae’r wobr wedi cynyddu o £2,000 i £3,000. Y dyddiad cau ar gyfer derbyn ceisiadau yw 31 Mai 2008.

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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.

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Hyfforddiant a digwyddiadau

Mwy o gyfleoedd i gael blas ar chwilio am gyllid!
Gall sicrhau eich bod yn cael gwybod am y datblygiadau diweddaraf ym maes cyllid fod yn gamp weithiau. Mae nifer o gyfleoedd cyllido a nawdd ar gael ond pa rai sy’n briodol i’ch mudiad chi? Mae Cyllid Cynaliadwy Cymru yn cynnig cymorth a hyfforddiant ymarferol i fudiadau gwirfoddol a chymunedol ledled Cymru sydd â diddordeb mewn datblygu dull cyllido cynaliadwy. Mae’r cynllun yn arfogi mudiadau gyda sgiliau a gwybodaeth er mwyn sicrhau a chynnal yr adnoddau sydd eu hangen arnynt yn y tymor hir trwy arallgyfeirio "cymysgedd" eu cyllid.

Cymerir enwau yn awr ar gyfer rhaglen hyfforddiant Cyllid Cynaliadwy Cymru yn y gwanwyn/yr haf drwy ddesg gymorth WCVA ar 0800 2888 329 neu help@wcva.org.uk

Rhoi a chodi arian gan y cyhoedd - deall mwy ar godi arian a rhoi mewn ffordd dreth-effeithiol
15 Ebrill 2008, Caernarfon; 24 Ebrill 2008, Y Drenewydd
Ennill Incwm – sut i ddatblygu sylfaen incwm gynaliadwy drwy fasnachu a gwneud gwaith contract
13 Mai 2008, Aberystwyth; 22 Mai 2008, Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr
Cyllid benthyca a datblyguyn seiliedig ar asedau – sut y gall y rhain eich helpu i ddod yn fwy ariannol gynaliadwy
3 Mehefin 2008, Dolgellau; 12 Mehefin 2008, Caerdydd

Mae Cyllid Cynaliadwy Cymru yn wasanaeth cyngor ariannu ar y cyd rhwng WCVA a Chynghorau Gwirfoddol Sirol, ac fe’i noddir gan y Gronfa Loteri Fawr. Cynigir yr hyfforddiant hwn am bris gostyngol i fudiadau gwirfoddol a chymunedol sy’n gweithio yng Nghymru.

Dysgwch fwy am gyllido ar drothwy eich drws!
Mae rhaglen hyfforddiant Cyllid Cynaliadwy Cymru yn cael ei chyflwyno bellach ledled Cymru gan gynghorau gwirfoddol sirol (CGSau) Cymru.

Mae’r rhaglen yn cynnwys saith diwrnod hyfforddi sy’n cyflwyno sefydliadau i’r ffynonellau incwm amrywiol sydd ar gael i’r sector a’r ymagweddau a’r sgiliau sydd eu hangen i fabwysiadu, rheoli a chynnal y ffynonellau hyn.

Mae gwybodaeth bellach am ddyddiadau a lleoliadau ar gael ar wefan Cyllid Cynaliadwy Cymru.

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Cynllunio

Materion Ariannol Cymunedol
Mae Hunan Gymorth Cyfrifeg Gymunedol a Materion Cymunedol wedi cynhyrchu Community Money Matters, sy’n arweiniad cynhwysfawr i reolaeth ariannol a chyfrifo ar gyfer elusennau bach a sefydliadau cymunedol. Lawrlwytho’r arweiniad

Llywio drwy’r amgylchedd noddi
Mae Adventures in Strategy 3: Steering through the funding environment yn un o bum ‘cydran meddwl’ newydd y Ganolfan Berfformiad yn Lloegr, sy’n rhoi sylw i rai o’r prif ddewisiadau strategol sy’n wynebu rheolwyr ac arweinyddion y trydydd sector heddiw .

Mae’r cyhoeddiad yn trafod sut i gael cydbwysedd rhwng eich cenhadaeth ac addasu i’r amgylchedd noddi, gan archwilio’r theori a’r ymarfer er mwyn eich helpu i ystyried eich dull gweithredu. Mae’n edrych ar sut i wneud y gorau o gyfleoedd am nawdd a pheidio â gwyro oddi ar eich cenhadaeth, a chaiff hyn ei ddarlunio gan ddwy astudiaeth achos: KeyRing Living Support Networks a Thames Reach.

Ymwelwch â’r wefan er mwyn lawrlwytho fersiwn PDF neu i gael gwybod sut i archebu copi caled. (Ffynhonnell: NCVO)

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Rhoi a chodi arian cyhoeddus

Rhoddi yn y DU 2007
Mae’r canfyddiadau yn adroddiad UK Giving 2007 NCVO/CAF yn dangos bod nifer y bobl sy’n rhoi i elusennau wedi syrthio 3 y cant dros y flwyddyn diwethaf, gan sbarduno’r un gwymp yn y swm a roddir i’r sector (£9.5bn yn 2006/07). Er hynny, ar nodyn mwy cadarnhaol, dengys yr ystadegau diweddaraf bod y swm cyfartalog (cymedr) a rodda pob rhoddwr wedi codi £1 i £29. Darllenwch y canfyddiadau allweddol neu lawrlwytho’r adroddiad.

Codi arian ar-lein y ffordd hawdd
Pa gyfleoedd geir i integreiddio TGCh gydag ymdrechion codi arian? Mae’r Ganolfan TGCh yn Lloegr wedi cynhyrchu erthygl yn y gobaith o egluro rhai camsyniadau am godi arian ar-lein (er enghraifft, nid penderfyniad naill ai/neu ydy codi arian ar-lein. Gallwch ddechrau’n araf, buddsoddi ychydig o amser ac arian, a’i ddatblygu’n rhywbeth mwy). Darllenwch y darn cyflawn ar wefan y Ganolfan TGCh.

Sut i godi arian etifeddol
Mae incwm etifeddol yn werth tua £1.6bn y flwyddyn i’r sector gwirfoddol - tua 12 y cant o’r holl incwm gwirfoddol. Er ei fod yn gost-effeithiol, mae’n cymryd amser maith i weld yr arian ac mae gofyn i gefnogwyr gynnwys rhodd yn eu hewyllys i’ch elusen yn fater sensitif. Darllenwch erthygl y Trydydd Sector am awgrymiadau yn y maes hwn.

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Cyllid benthyca

Benthyciad yn helpu grwp ieuenctid i gyfrannu at drawsnewid y Rhyl
Mae cynlluniau i wneud y Rhyl yn "lle gwell i fyw ac i weithio" wedi cymryd cam anferth ymlaen gyda chymorth gan y Gronfa Fuddsoddi Gymunedol.

Bydd y benthyciad gwerth £207,000 i Grwp Gweithredu Ieuenctid y Rhyl (RYAG) yn gymorth i arfogi’r bobl ifanc â’r sgiliau y mae eu hangen arnynt er mwyn llenwi oddeutu 300-500 o swyddi newydd – swyddi a fydd yn cael eu creu drwy ddatblygu parciau adwerthu newydd y tu allan i ganol y dref.

Mae'r benthyciad yn galluogi RYAG i brynu eiddo drws nesaf i'w ganolfan yn Ffordd Wellington, ac i ddatblygu’r llawr gwaelod yn ganolfan celf a chrefft gyda siop a fydd yn darparu cyfleusterau hyfforddiant adwerthu achrededig o’r radd flaenaf.

Gyda llai a llai o grantiau ar gael i grwpiau cymunedol ac elusennau, sefydlwyd y Gronfa Fuddsoddi Gymunedol, sy’n werth £3m, er mwyn cynorthwyo grwpiau yn ardaloedd Amcan Un Cymunedau yn Gyntaf i fod yn fwy cynaliadwy, a hynny drwy ddysgu sut mae rheoli materion ariannol. Mae'n hynod ddefnyddiol i fudiadau sydd wastad wedi ei chael yn anodd cael cymorth gan fanciau.

Rheolir y gronfa gan bartneriaeth sy’n cynnwys Cyngor Gweithredu Gwirfoddol Cymru (WCVA), Cymdeithas Ymddiriedolaethau Datblygu Cymru a Chanolfan Cydweithredol Cymru ar ran Rhwydwaith Cefnogi Cymunedau yn Gyntaf. Os carech chi gael gwybodaeth am y Gronfa Fuddsoddi Gymunedol, cysylltwch â Llinell Gymorth Cymunedau yn Gyntaf ar 0800 587 8898 neu ebostiwch enquiries@communitiesfirst.info.

Pa Argyfwng Credyd?
Benthycodd Triodos Bank £33 miliwn i elusennau a mentrau cymdeithasol yn 2007, gan fwy na dyblu canlyniadau’r llynedd. Digwyddodd hyn er gwaetha’r hinsawdd ariannol sydd wedi gadael nifer o’r banciau prif ffrwd yn brwydro i ddod o hyd i’r arian y mae arnynt ei angen i dalu eu hymrwymiadau benthyca. Mae Triodos yn awr yn benthyca dros £65 miliwn i’r sector yn y DU.

’Mae’n ganlyniad gwych, yn enwedig o ystyried yr anniddigrwydd presennol yn y marchnadoedd ariannol,’ meddai Sue Cooper, Uwch Reolwr Tîm Bancio Cymdeithasol Triodos Bank. ‘Mae’r canlyniad yn dangos yn glir bwysigrwydd economaidd cynyddol y sector a’r effaith bwerus a gaiff elusennau a mentrau cymdeithasol yn eu cymunedau.’

Cronfa £50m ar gael i fentrau cymdeithasol gan Unity Trust Bank
Dyrannwyd y nawdd i fodloni’r galw cynyddol a gaiff y banc am fynediad at gyllid benthyca, yn enwedig gofynion cyfalaf cynyddol gwaith elusennau, mudiadau gwirfoddol, mentrau cymdeithasol a chyrff dibenion cymdeithasol eraill. I gael rhagor o wybodaeth am Gronfa’r Economi Gymdeithasol, ffoniwch Mark Davies, Rheolwr Elusennau Unity ar 0121 616 4301, neu e-bostio mark.davies@unitygroup.co.uk. (Ffynhonnell NCVO)

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Masnachu

Cymorth i fentrau cymdeithasol yng Nghymru
Mae Mentrau Cymdeithasol Cymru wedi rhybuddio un o bwyllgorau’r Cynulliad y gallai rheolau nawdd Ewropeaidd fygwth sefydliadau profiadol sy’n cefnogi mentrau cymdeithasol yng Nghymru. Darllenwch yr erthygl yn llawn.

Arweiniad i fentrau cymdeithasol a’r sector cyhoeddus
Mae Social Enterprise and the Public Sector: a practical guide to law and policy yn arweiniad sy’n canfod cyfleoedd i’r sector cyhoeddus wneud busnes cynyddol a gwell gyda mentrau cymdeithasol. Mae hefyd yn delio â materion cyfreithiol ynghylch cyflenwi cynhyrchion mentrau cymdeithasol i’r sector cyhoeddus a chyflwyno gwasanaethau cyhoeddus.

Comisiynwyd yr arweiniad gan Bartneriaeth Datblygu Caffael BEST i fod yn ddefnyddiol i’r rheini sy’n ymwneud â chomisiynu a chaffael, datblygu gwasanaethau, datblygu polisïau strategol, cyrff cefnogi mentrau cymdeithasol a mentrau cymdeithasol sydd eisiau gwneud busnes gyda’r sector cyhoeddus. I gael rhagor o wybodaeth ewch i wefan Seem UK. (Ffynhonnell NCVO)

Trefn lywodraethu dda i fentrau cymdeithasol
Mae ymchwil Clymblaid Mentrau Cymdeithasol a’r Ganolfan Trefn Lywodraethu i anghenion llywodraethu mentrau cymdeithasol wedi cael ei gyhoeddi yn yr adroddiad For Love and Money: Governance and Social Enterprise.

Mae’r astudiaeth wedi dangos bod gwell cefnogaeth a gwybodaeth i fentrau cymdeithasol yn angenrheidiol ac mae cryfhau’r cysylltiadau gydag ymgynghorwyr a chynghorwyr llywodraethu sy’n gweithio ar lefel leol, ranbarthol ac ar lefelau sectorau, gan roi iddynt yr hyfforddiant a’r gefnogaeth briodol, yn cael ei henwi fel un o’r blaenoriaethau pwysig. Darllenwch ragor ar wefan y Ganolfan Trefn Lywodraethu, lle gallwch hefyd lawrlwytho Adroddiad Gweithredol o’r adroddiad. (Ffynhonnell NCVO)

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Caffael a darparu gwasanaethau cyhoeddus

Paratoi ar gyfer contractau
Mae Uned Datblygu Mentrau Cymdeithasol Sheffield wedi sefydlu blog i ledaenu’r canfyddiadau o waith y maent yn ei wneud i’r Ganolfan Gyllid yn Lloegr ar 'Get Ready for that Local Authority Contract'. Mae astudiaethau achos ac adnoddau eraill ar gael ar-lein.

Y cyhoedd yn rhoi’u ffydd mewn elusennau i gyflwyno gwasanaethau cyhoeddus
Mae’r cyhoedd wedi rhoi pleidlais ffydd i elusennau yn y ddadl dros wasanaethau cyhoeddus, ar ôl i 63 y cant ddweud bod mudiadau gwirfoddol yn fwy addas i’w darparu na’r sector cyhoeddus. Gofynnwyd i dros 1,000 o oedolion gan Ipsos MORI a gredent y gallai elusennau a grwpiau gwirfoddol lleol wneud gwaith gwell na llywodraeth leol a chenedlaethol i ddarparu gwasanaethau megis pryd ar glud a grwpiau chwarae i blant ifanc. Comisiynwyd yr arolwg gan gwmni yswiriant Zurich sydd wedi cyhoeddi adroddiad sy’n dyfynnu mai’r nifer gynyddol o bartneriaethau rhwng elusennau a sefydliadau’r sector cyhoeddus yw’r sialens allweddol sy’n wynebu’r sector gwirfoddol.

Mae’r adroddiad Perception and reality – the real risks for public service and charitable organisations yn amlinellu’r ‘gwir risgiau’ y mae’r sector elusennol a chyhoeddus yn y DU yn eu hwynebu. Mae’r adroddiad yn cyfeirio at yr hyn y cred Zurich yw’r deg risg fwyaf y mae angen i’r sefydliadau hyn gynllunio ar eu cyfer a’u rheoli. I lawrlwytho copi o’r adroddiad cliciwch yma.

Adroddiad y Rhwydwaith Cyflwyno Gwasanaethau Cyhoeddus – Awgrymiadau a chyngor ymarferol
Bwriedir yr adroddiad From Policy to Practice: How is the environment enabling you to deliver or commission public services? i brocio cof y rheini a fu yng Nghynhadledd Flynyddol NCVO’s 2007 ar Gyflwyno Gwasanaethau Cyhoeddus ac fel crynodeb i’r rheini a fethodd â bod yn bresennol. Mae’n cynnwys cyfraniadau oddi wrth y siaradwyr a’r cynrychiolwyr. Mae’n cynnwys y polisïau diweddaraf ynghyd ag awgrymiadau ymarferol ar gomisiynu a chaffael. Cewch lawrlwytho’r adroddiad oddi ar wefan NCVO.

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Datblygu ar sail asedau

Cyfreithlondeb elusennau’n caffael tir
Mae erthygl yn ddiweddar gan y Trydydd Sector yn esbonio bod tair prif sefyllfa pryd y bydd ar elusen eisiau caffael tir: er mwyn hybu ei hamcanion, fel buddsoddiad, neu i’w ddefnyddio er mwyn gweinyddu elusen. Darllenwch am y goblygiadau cyfreithiol wrth gaffael tir. (Ffynhonnell NCVO)

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Manion

Porth e-ddysgu yn mynd ar yr awyr gydag arian o’r Gronfa Loteri Fawr
Bydd porth dysgu ar-lein newydd i bobl sy’n gweithio yn y sector gwirfoddol a chymunedol yn cael ei lansio gyda £2m o arian y Gronfa Loteri Fawr. Bydd Canolfan er Effeithiolrwydd Elusennau Ysgol Fusnes Cass yn cynnal rhaglen tair blynedd a fydd yn dechrau gyda rhaglen beilot eleni. Bydd gan y prosiect e-learning Net dri pharth, un ar gyfer gwybodaeth am adnoddau dysgu sy’n bodoli eisoes, un ar gyfer datrys problemau, a fydd yn cynnwys rhyngweithio ar-lein, ac un arall ar gyfer astudio, gan gynnwys dysgu mwy ffurfiol megis e-ddysgu a gweithdai. Dylai’r wefan ddod yn gwbl weithredol yn 2009.

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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.

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