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WCVA Funding news May 2008 / Newyddion nawdd WCVA Mai 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

Biffaward
A number of changes are about to affect the Biffaward scheme, and the latest bidding round for Flagship Grants has opened with significantly updated guidelines. Grants are made from income received from the Landfill Communities Fund, and the scheme is managed by the Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts. Environmental, cultural and educational projects are funded throughout the UK, the main requirement being that the project has to be within a certain distance of a Biffa Waste Services operation and ten miles of an active landfill site (owned by anybody). Biffawards comprise three schemes: small grants, main grants, and the flagship scheme. Further details are available from www.biffaward.org, tel 01636 67000 or email biffaward@rswt.org.
(Source: www.fundinginformation.org)

St Modwen Environmental Trust
A new environmental trust, largely supported by the Landfill Communities Fund, has been set up by St Modwen Properties PLC. The Trust will support communities in which the company operates, and which are near to landfill sites within the UK, by offering grants to improve the local environment. There will be two grant levels: large projects grants of above £10,000 and small projects grants, which will offer fast-tracking of applications for below £10,000. Applications are invited from community groups and charities, and from schools and other public sector agencies where mainstream funding is not available. Grants will mainly be for capital needs, though some front-line revenue costs could be covered. The Trust’s primary focus will be environmental schemes, historic buildings and public amenities. Further details and application forms are available by calling 0121 222 9400. Applications are dealt with as received. For large grants above £10,000 the Trustees meet four times a year. Smaller grant decisions can be made within one month.
(Source: www.fundinginformation.org)

Russell Commission Youth Volunteering Grants 2008 - 09
‘Opportunities’ and ‘Promotion’
Can your organisation encourage more young people to volunteer?
The Welsh Assembly Government has made £370,000 available through WCVA to support projects that will bring about a step change in the number of young people volunteering and the diversity of volunteers. The aim of the new Russell Commission Youth Volunteering Grants scheme is to support the delivery and promotion of a wide range of new volunteering opportunities by third sector organisations in Wales, especially for disadvantaged young people. Separate application packs are available for ‘Opportunities’ or ‘Promotion’ grants.

Priority young people:
The grants scheme aims to prioritise opportunities with and for a diverse range of young people (aged 16 – 25), particularly: young people from disadvantaged communities: particularly Communities First areas and black, asian and minority ethnic communities; young people with physical or learning disabilities; young people aged 16 – 18.

How much is available?

  • ‘Opportunities’: project funding of up to £10,000 for activities that will deliver a wide range of new and innovative volunteering experiences for young people aged 16-25, either with your own or another organisation.
  • ‘Promotion’: project funding of up to £5,000 will promote volunteering to and for young people aged 16-25, eg through promotional events, websites, exhibitions, or visits.

You must be able to give a clear description of how you will approach and attract young people; particularly those that are disadvantaged or excluded; how you will measure success and how you will spend the money. All projects must be completed and accounted for by 31 March 2010. Any funding not spent by that date must be repaid.

When can you apply?
There will be two opportunities to apply, in April and October 2008. All complete applications for this round, with all supporting documents, must be received by 30 June 2008 at the latest. No late applications will be considered. Application packs are available from WCVA Helpdesk 0800 2888 329 or www.wcva.org.uk or email help@wcva.org.uk.

Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation
The Foundation supports activities throughout the UK that relate to four programme areas: arts; education; social change and Anglo-Portuguese cultural relations. The Trustees prefer to support new ideas that are genuinely original in their field. Projects must be new; funding will not be given for the simple continuation of existing work. 2008 is the last year of the programme to support Arts in Public Places. The Foundation is now most interested in projects in rural areas, especially in Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.

There is an initial application enquiry form, which must be used before full applications are sent in, and applications should be as succinct as possible. You should also note that in some cases preliminary contact with the Foundation is a necessity. Initial approaches must be made at least three months before your project is due to start. If you are invited to submit a full application the remaining closing dates for 2008 are 23 May and 10 October. For more information visit www.gulbenkian.org.uk. The Foundation will be updating its guidelines during 2008 with a view to publishing new ones towards the end of 2008.
(Source: www.fundinginformation.org, 3 April 08)

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Lottery

Heritage Lottery Fund to make grants 'quicker and easier'
The Heritage Lottery Fund has said it will make it quicker and easier for voluntary organisations to apply for £1bn worth of grants over the next five years. The fund, which launched a new strategic plan in April, said it would offer more help to applicants and make decisions earlier in project development. Charities seeking funding will also be able to apply online for the first time.

Online application forms for the fund’s Heritage Grants, Your Heritage and Young Roots funding streams will be available from April from its website. All others will be available from July. A document outlining the details of the fund’s third five-year strategic plan, Valuing Our Heritage, Investing In Our Future, can be downloaded from the fund's site.
(Source: Third Sector)

People’s Millions Opens
The Big Lottery Fund has launched the 2008 People’s Millions programme. It operates across the UK. It’s the fourth year of this scheme, which allows people to vote on a regional basis for the projects they would like to see funded in their area. In every one of ITV’s 18 regions, five awards of up to £50,000 are available, a total of 90 awards across the UK. There are four themes, and projects must meet one of them: making the environment cleaner, safer or greener; improving the local natural environment; improving the design, appearance, or accessibility of local amenities; providing opportunities or facilities for enjoying the local environment or local amenities.

Grants will be available by December 2008, and projects must start between then and March 2009 and end by December 2009. Applications are welcome from community groups, local authorities, schools, statutory health bodies, or social enterprises. There’s a multi-stage application process. Application packs and more information are available by calling 08454 10 20 30 (textphone 0845 602 1659). The closing date for applications is 15 May 2008.

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Government

New charging structure for governmentfunding.org.uk
The Directory of Social Change (DSC) is to introduce charges to larger charities which use its
Voluntary and Community Sector Funding Portal at www.governmentfunding.org.uk. Only organisations with a turnover of less than £500,000 will continue to enjoy free access, due to support from the Cabinet Office. Organisations with a turnover of greater than £500,000 will be required to pay from 1 April 2008.

A single user license for the site is £75 plus VAT for voluntary organisations and more for statutory and commercial organisations and additional licenses. For all enquiries email info@governmentfunding.org.uk.
(Source: NCVO)

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Corporate

Charity and green brand link ups "are most popular with consumers"
Partnerships with charities and good causes are more likely to persuade consumers to buy a brand than links with sport, music, TV/entertainment, film, gaming and the arts according to new research conducted for marketing agency Ogilvy Action, part of marketing services group WPP.

The survey interviewed 10,000 consumers across ten global markets including the UK. Respondents were questioned about their lifestyle and product preferences to discover the links that they make between brands and categories of product. They were offered 180 sponsorship/linkage properties to choose from, across the arts, film, gaming, TV and entertainment, good causes, music and sports categories. Of the top ten partnerships that would make UK consumers more likely to buy a product or service, eight were corporate social responsibility (CSR) issues or charity brands.

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European

Europe Direct
Mid Wales residents are able to get instant access to information about the European Union, thanks to a service run by Wales Council for Voluntary Action (WCVA).

WCVA is one of six Europe Direct Relays across Wales and one of the 700 across Europe to link the service, which provides advice and information to the 450 million people across the 27 EU Member States.

Fiona Harris has just taken up a new position coordinating the Europe Direct Relay in Newtown, Powys. Europe Direct sets out to answer the questions of citizens about the EU’s institutions, legislation, policies, programmes and funding opportunities, as well as promoting local and regional debate. .

For further information please contact Fiona Harris, Europe Direct, 01686 611050 or fharris@wcva.org.uk

Progress on 2007-2013 European Programmes
As at the beginning of April, a total of 193 projects have registered their 'Expression of Interest' with the Welsh European Funding Office and are now under development by project sponsors; 85 of these have been formally submitted and are under assessment by WEFO, whilst 10 projects have been approved. A breakdown of such details, at Programme and Strategic Framework level, are available on the WEFO website, at the following link: Current projects in the Pipeline

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Awards

NEA Cymru Feel the Heat Award Scheme 2008
NEA Cymru in partnership with SWALEC and supported by the Welsh Assembly Government are offering awards to help deliver projects that will provide solutions for affordable warmth in Wales with the long-term outcome of eradicating fuel poverty. Projects must be carried out between the end of June 2008 and February 2009. Your entry should arrive for Gaynor Western’s attention at NEA by 12 noon 14 May. For further details visit the website or contact Gaynor Western on gaynor.western@nea.org.uk or tel 0191 261 5677.

Impetus awards - linking youth projects and human rights
Are you working with young people? Are you working on a project which could be linked to human rights (many can)? Do you want recognition for your work? Additional learning outcomes? The chance for your young people to meet and be inspired by other young people from Wales and the rest of the UK? Now is the time to put together an application for an Impetus award. The deadline for applications is 20 June 2008. Anti bullying projects, peer education activities, art and drama work investigating conflict, diversity and community have all achieved the award. Human rights are brought to life by applying them to innovative youth based work. For more information see www.impetusawards.org.uk or contact Rachel Lilley at rlilley@csv.org.uk, tel 01654 781373

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Sustainable Funding Cymru

Be informed! Fund
Are you a third sector organisation operating in Wales and committed to working towards financial sustainability?

If so, you could receive funding to visit other organisations with first hand experience of developing a sustainable funding approach.

Find out more by contacting WCVA’s Helpdesk on 0800 2888 329, email help@wcva.org.uk or visit www.sustainablefundingcymru.org.uk

What’s new for the funding bug?
A what’s new section has been added to Sustainable Funding Cymru’s website. This new section lets you know about additions to the website as well as related news and events. Visit the website now – www.sustainablefundingcymru.org.uk - to find practical help and support on sustainable funding, various funding and planning guides, case studies, training and sources of further help.

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

Learn how to invest in your future
Voluntary organisations in Wales working towards becoming sustainable will be able to see what support is available – and how other groups have benefited from it – by visiting the Sustainable Funding Cymru (SFC) website. WCVA’s successful training and advice initiative provides real life examples of community organisations working towards or implementing a sustainable funding approach.

The most popular resource downloads from the website to date have been the case studies, with nine of them included in the 10 most downloaded items from the site and over 3,200 downloads since it was launched in September last year. If you want to read the case studies or find out more about Sustainable Funding Cymru, please visit the website – www.sustainablefundingcymru.org.uk.

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Training and events

Help your Communities First area find the right funding mix!
WCVA’s Sustainable Funding Cymru is able offer bespoke training to Communities First officers who provide funding advice and development support.

If you help others to explore their funding and finance options, we can offer training on the various tools and techniques to assist you in your work.

Sustainable Funding Cymru can help you understand more about sustainable funding and how to assist others work towards financial sustainability.

Please register your interest by contacting the Communities First helpline on 0800 587 8898 or alternatively email enquiries@communitiesfirst.info, quoting SFC training.

As Sustainable Funding Cymru is supported by the Big Lottery Fund, this training will be offered at a subsidised rate of £10 per person.

Spring into funding!
Places are still available on the following Sustainable Funding Cymru training days:

Visit www.sustainablefundingcymru.org.uk/events for further information on these opportunities. To book your place please contact the WCVA Helpdesk on 0800 2888 329 or help@wcva.org.uk.

Sustainable Funding Cymru is a WCVA project supported by the Big Lottery Fund. This training is offered at a subsidised rate of £10 per person per course for voluntary and community organisations operating in Wales.

Courses for Communities Cymru
Courses for Communities Cymru is a new, nationwide programme of affordable training for community and voluntary groups, delivered through a partnership between local county voluntary councils (CVCs), volunteer centres and WCVA. The programme consists of 54 training courses and covers the ‘A to Z’ of running a voluntary or community group – from how to turn your ideas into a project, to sourcing funding, employing people, managing your money and promoting your project.

This dedicated voluntary sector training is available for £20* per person or less (*courses are subsidised by WAG) – putting it within the reach of voluntary groups, large and small. For general enquiries on the Courses for Communities programme, please contact the WCVA Helpdesk on 0800 2888 329 or help@wcva.org.uk

Wales Charity Law Conference 2008
The WCVA Wales Charity Law Conference 2008 will be held on 13 May at the Angel Hotel in Cardiff. This year’s programme introduces a number of changes including more workshop choices, and a Panel discussion where delegates can submit written questions in advance or raise them directly from the floor.

Andrew Hind, Chief Executive of the Charity Commission will be presenting a Keynote speech on public benefit, and the day also includes sessions on: Campaigning and political activities; Letting and hiring premises; The Charities and Companies Acts; Websites and the law; an Employment update, and much more. The full programme and brochure is available on the WCVA website, or you can contact the WCVA Helpdesk on 0800 2888 329, email help@wcva.org.uk.

NCVO’s Sustainable Funding Project’s Annual Gathering
Now in its eighth year, NCVO’s Sustainable Funding Project’s Annual Gathering will take place on 3 June 2008 at the Wellcome Collection Conference Centre, London. The aim of the conference is to provide delegates with ideas, information and inspiration to make sustainable funding a reality. The programme will include an update on current and future trends in voluntary sector income, using the web to generate income and key issues to consider when managing an asset. For more information visit the website.


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Planning

Intelligent Funding report
A new report commissioned by the Finance Hub examines how improving 'financial fitness' might be of benefit to Third Sector organisations (TSOs) looking for a more intelligent approach to funding their activities. This research report explores how to bridge the gap between what funders and service commissioners are willing to fund or purchase, and the capacity building needs that should be prioritised by TSOs. See www.financehub.org.uk/intelligent_funding.aspa.
(Source: NCVO)

Shift happens
This is a great tool for organisations to use when they’re doing their strategic planning, developing scenarios or generally doing any futures work to help get people thinking creatively and outside of their comfort zone. It’s a slide show called 'Shift Happens' which contains lots of surprising demographic, economic and technological facts and stats about the present and future.

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Giving and public fundraising

Fundraising guidelines updated
The UK Workforce Hub and The Institute of Fundraising have collaborated to revise and improve the fundraising National Occupational Standards (NOS). The standards are for fundraisers, those who fundraise as part of their work and those that manage fundraising, whether it is in a voluntary or paid capacity.

Fundraisers will be able to apply the standards that are specific to their role, as the new NOS include units on grant fundraising, corporate fundraising, major gifts and direct marketing. Voluntary and community organisations across the UK will be able to embed these NOS into recruitment, selection, training and development practise in order to improve the skills of fundraisers.

To view the standards which were approved on the 14th April 2008 please visit the UK Workforce Hub website at www.ukworkforcehub.org.uk/fnos08

Official help on Gift Aid changes
HM Revenue and Customs has produced a FAQ web page on Gift Aid transitional relief. There is also a new Gift Aid information section on the DirectGov website, which brings together useful links for charities as well as material for taxpayers.

Report published in vital source of third sector revenue
The Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) and Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) have published a joint report on the main obstacles facing charities taking up Gift Aid. The report, Key barriers to the adoption of Gift Aid, was undertaken following claims that charities are not making the most of Gift Aid due to lack of confidence and awareness. For a copy of the report, please visit www.cafonline.org. For more information on Gift Aid please contact WCVA’s Helpdesk on 0800 2888 329. HM Revenue and Customs has produced a FAQ web page on Gift Aid transitional relief. There is also a new Gift Aid information section on the DirectGov website, which brings together useful links for charities as well as material for taxpayers.

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Loan finance

New firm to prepare ground for Social Investment Bank
The pioneers of a Social Investment Bank to improve access to finance in the third sector have set up a company to research the market and identify new financial products for charities and social enterprises. Social Finance, a limited company, will prepare the ground for the bank in anticipation of the Government deciding to go ahead with the scheme. The Government’s Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Bill includes provision for money in dormant accounts to be distributed to a "social investment wholesaler". The wholesaler (or bank) is currently listed as the third priority for unclaimed assets spending after youth services and financial inclusion.
(Source: Third Sector)

Cooperatives benefit to tune of £1m thanks to share issue
A share issue for a social enterprise fund has raised more than £1m to lend to cooperatives across the UK. The money was raised by the ICO fund, a subsidiary of social lender Co-operative & Community Finance (). It will be ploughed into not-for-profit businesses and community schemes. Two previous share issues, which raised £1m between them, have allowed the fund to lend £3.3m to about 150 cooperatives.

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Trading

Community Enterprise Toolkit
A Community Enterprise Toolkit has been published on Cheshire County Council's website, bringing together existing advice and information on setting up community enterprises in a user-friendly way.
(Source: xpress digest)

Examining networks for social enterprise
The Office of the Third Sector has published a report, which looks into social enterprise networks in England. The research, conducted by Rocket Science, identifies national, regional, sub-regional and local networks and makes recommendations how gaps might be addressed. Read full article and download report.

Social enterprises win London 2012 transport contract
Two of the country's largest social enterprises have won the Olympic Delivery Authority's transport contract for a bus service to carry workers around the site of the London 2012 Olympic Games. ECT Group, formerly Ealing Community Transport, and HCT Group, formerly Hackney Community Transport, have formed the new social enterprise E&HCT to deliver the four-year contract. The bus service started on 14 April and more services will be added in line with the increasing number of workers on the site.

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Procurement and public service delivery

Tendering guidance
ACEVO has updated four recently published briefings using feedback from regional seminars: Give your tender a winning chance, Putting impact at the heart of the tendering process, Effective negotiating to secure better outcomes and VAT made simple when working in partnership.

Official contact but limited trust in the third sector
Local government body the Improvement and Development Agency has published research showing that, while there is a lot of superficial contact between local authority commissioners and third sector organisations, there is a serious lack of confidence in the latter's ability to deliver so that they are less likely to be awarded large-scale public sector contracts. Download report.

Commissioners want third sector to understand them
The Institute of Commissioning Professionals has issued a new definition of commissioning to help voluntary sector organisations understand how commissioners work. When it was created last year, the institute admitted that commissioning had a "bad reputation in the third sector". The new definition is the first stage of its charm offensive.

"Commissioning means securing the services that most appropriately address the needs and wishes of the individual service user, making use of market intelligence and research and planning accordingly," the institute’s definition reads.

In a statement, the institute said the new definition had been designed to be easily communicated by its members and readily understood by independent and third sector organisations.

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Asset based development

Shortlisted community asset schemes
The Community Assets programme, funded by the Office of the Third Sector but managed by the Big Lottery Fund, has announced a shortlist of 37 schemes in England which propose greater control over buildings and other under-used community assets. These now have up to six months to develop detailed plans to be able to take up the 'in principle' grant offers. Read the full article.

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Oddballs

National support services start work
All nine of the 'National Support Services', which are replacing the six hubs of expertise in providing a lead in ChangeUp sector support across England, started running from 1st April. The nine have one common web site at http://www.improvingsupport.org.uk. Third Sector quotes Capacitybuilders: ‘All the workstreams have contributed to a joint web presence that will act as a gateway to the national support service programme.’ This however isn't a repository of material generated by the hubs and we await further information on where this ends up (the old hub web sites are currently still operational).

UnLtdWorld: networking site for social entrepreneurs
New website UnLtdWorld enables social entrepreneurs, socially-minded people and socially-driven organisations to exchange ideas, information and resources and make connections with each other. UnLtdWorld allows social entrepreneurs to create personalised pages, make 'friends' with like-minded businesses, facilitate deals and share tips on training schemes and funding grants. Take a site tour and find out more at http://unltdworld.com.

New website content from the Finance Hub
A range of new content has been added to the Finance Hub web site. Suitable for funding advisors, voluntary groups and social enterprises, the site has 'Expert Guides' covering areas such as taxation, VAT, the accounting treatment of grants versus contracts and more. Visit the website for more information.
(Source: NCVO)

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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

Biffaward
Mae nifer o newidiadau ar fin cael eu cyflwyno a fydd yn effeithio ar y cynllun Biffaward, ac mae’r rownd fidio ddiweddaraf am Brif Grantiau wedi agor gyda chanllawiau sy’n cynnwys diwygiadau sylweddol. Mae’r grantiau ar gael o ganlyniad i incwm a dderbynnir trwy’r Gronfa Cymunedau Tirlenwi, ac mae’r cynllun yn cael ei reoli gan Gymdeithas Frenhinol yr Ymddiriedolaethau Bywyd Gwyllt. Mae prosiectau amgylcheddol, diwylliannol ac addysgiadol yn cael eu hariannu ym mhob rhan o’r DU, a’r prif ofyniad yw bod yn rhaid i’r prosiect fod wedi’i leoli o fewn pellter penodol i waith Gwasanaethau Gwastraff Biffa ac o fewn deng milltir i safle tirlenwi gweithredol (gall fod yn eiddo i unrhyw un). Mae’r Biffawards wedi’u rhannu’n dri chynllun: grantiau bach, prif grantiau a’r cynllun mwyaf. Mae rhagor o wybodaeth ar gael yn www.biffaward.org, ffôn 01636 67000 neu e-bost biffaward@rswt.org.
(Ffynhonnell: www.fundinginformation.org)

Ymddiriedolaeth Amgylcheddol St Modwen
Mae ymddiriedolaeth amgylcheddol newydd, sy’n cael ei chefnogi’n bennaf gan y Gronfa Cymunedau Tirlenwi, wedi ei sefydlu gan St Modwen Properties CCC. Bydd yr Ymddiriedolaeth yn cefnogi cymunedau yn yr ardal lle mae’r cwmni’n gweithio, ac sy’n agos at safleoedd tirlenwi yn y DU, trwy gynnig grantiau i wella’r amgylchedd lleol. Bydd y grantiau ar gael ar ddwy lefel: grantiau prosiectau mawr a fydd yn werth dros £10,000 a grantiau prosiectau bach, a fydd yn defnyddio cynllun carlam i ddyfarnu ceisiadau o dan £10,000. Gwahoddir ceisiadau gan grwpiau cymunedol ac elusennau, a chan ysgolion ac asiantaethau sector cyhoeddus eraill, lle nad oes cyllid prif frwd arall ar gael. Rhoddir y grantiau ar gyfer anghenion cyfalaf yn bennaf, er y bydd rhai costau refeniw rheng flaen yn cael eu hariannu. Bydd prif bwyslais yr Ymddiriedolaeth ar gynlluniau amgylcheddol, adeiladau hanesyddol a mwynderau cyhoeddus. Mae manylion pellach a ffurflenni cais ar gael yn ffonio 0121 222 9400. Ymdrinnir â cheisiadau fel y byddant yn cyrraedd. Yn achos grantiau mawr dros £10,000, mae’r Ymddiriedolwyr yn cwrdd bedair gwaith y flwyddyn. Bydd penderfyniadau ar geisiadau am grantiau llai yn cael eu gwneud o fewn mis.
(Ffynhonnell: www.fundinginformation.org)

Grantiau Gwirfoddoli Ymhlith Pobl Ifanc – Comisiwn Russell 2008 - 09
‘Cyfleoedd’ a ‘Hyrwyddo’
All eich mudiad annog mwy o bobl ifanc i wirfoddoli?
Mae Llywodraeth Cynulliad Cymru wedi darparu £370,000 trwy WCVA i gefnogi prosiectau a fydd yn ysgogi newid sylweddol yn nifer y bobl ifanc sy'n gwirfoddoli, ac amrywiaeth gwirfoddolwyr ifanc. Nod cynllun newydd Grantiau Gwirfoddoli ymhlith Pobl Ifanc – Comisiwn Russell, yw cefnogi’r gwaith o ddarparu a hyrwyddo ystod eang o gyfleoedd gwirfoddoli newydd gan fudiadau trydydd sector yng Nghymru, yn enwedig i bobl ifanc dan anfantais. Mae pecynnau ymgeisio ar wahân ar gael ar gyfer grantiau ‘Cyfleoedd’ neu ‘Hyrwyddo’.

Pobl ifanc sy’n cael blaenoriaeth:
Mae’r cynllun grant yn ceisio rhoi blaenoriaeth i gyfleoedd gydag ystod eang o bobl ifanc (16 – 25 oed), ac ar eu cyfer, yn enwedig: pobl ifanc o gymunedau difreintiedig: yn benodol o ardaloedd Cymunedau yn Gyntaf a chymunedau pobl ddu, asiaidd a lleiafrifoedd ethnig; pobl ifanc a chanddynt anableddau corfforol neu anableddau dysgu; pobl ifanc rhwng 16 a 18 oed.

Faint sydd ar gael?

  • ‘Cyfleoedd’: hyd at £10,000 o nawdd prosiect ar gyfer gweithgareddau a fydd yn darparu amrywiaeth eang o brofiadau gwirfoddoli newydd ac arloesol ar gyfer pobl ifanc rhwng 16 a 25 oed – naill ai gyda'ch mudiad eich hun neu gyda mudiad arall.
  • ‘Hyrwyddo’: bydd hyd at £5,000 o nawdd prosiect yn hyrwyddo gwirfoddoli ymhlith pobl ifanc rhwng 16 a 25 oed, ac ar eu cyfer, ee drwy ddigwyddiadau hyrwyddo, gwefannau, arddangosfeydd neu ymweliadau.

Rhaid i chi allu rhoi disgrifiad clir o sut y byddwch yn tynnu sylw pobl ifanc ac yn eu denu; yn enwedig y rheini sydd dan anfantais neu wedi'u heithrio; sut y byddwch yn mesur llwyddiant a sut y byddwch yn gwario’r arian. Rhaid cwblhau’r holl brosiectau a rhoi cyfrif amdanynt erbyn 31 Mawrth 2010. Rhaid ad-dalu unrhyw nawdd sydd heb ei wario erbyn y dyddiad hwnnw.

Pryd gallwch wneud cais?
Bydd dau gyfle i wneud cais – mis Ebrill a mis Hydref 2008. Rhaid i bob cais cyflawn ar gyfer y rownd hon, gyda phob dogfen ategol, ddod i law erbyn 30 Mehefin 2008 fan hwyraf. Ni ystyrir ceisiadau hwyr. Mae pecynnau ymgeisio ar gael gan Lein Gymorth WCVA ar 0800 2888 329 neu www.wcva.org.uk, neu anfonwch e-bost at help@wcva.org.uk.

Sefydliad Calouste Gulbenkian
Y mae’r Sefydliad yn cefnogi gweithgareddau ledled y DU sy’n gysylltiedig â’n pedwar maes rhaglen: y celfyddydau; addysg; newid cymdeithasol a chysylltiadau diwylliannol Eingl-Bortiwgalaidd. Y peth gorau gan yr Ymddiriedolwyr yw cefnogi syniadau newydd sy’n wirioneddol wreiddiol yn eu maes. Rhaid i brosiectau fod yn newydd; ni roddir cyllid ar gyfer parhau â gwaith sy’n bodoli eisoes. 2008 yw blwyddyn olaf y rhaglen i gefnogi Celf mewn Mannau Cyhoeddus. Ar hyn o bryd y mae diddordeb pennaf y Sefydliad mewn prosiectau mewn ardaloedd gwledig, yn enwedig yn yr Alban, Cymru, Gogledd Iwerddon a Gweriniaeth Iwerddon.

Ceir ffurflen gychwynnol i holi ynghylch gwneud cais, a rhaid ei defnyddio cyn yr anfonir ceisiadau llawn i mewn, a dylai ceisiadau fod mor gryno â phosibl. Dylech nodi hefyd, mewn rhai achosion, fod cyswllt cychwynnol gyda’r Sefydliad yn angenrheidiol. Dylid cysylltu o leiaf dri mis cyn y bwriedir i’ch prosiect gychwyn. Os gwahoddir chi i gyflwyno cais llawn, y dyddiadau cau sydd ar ôl yn 2008 yw 23 Mai a 10 Hydref. I gael mwy o wybodaeth, ymwelwch â www.gulbenkian.org.uk. Bydd y Sefydliad yn diweddaru ei ganllawiau yn ystod 2008, gyda golwg ar gyhoeddi rhai newydd tua diwedd 2008.
(Ffynhonnell: www.fundinginformation.org, 3 Ebrill 08)

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Y Loteri

Cronfa Dreftadaeth y Loteri i wneud grantiau yn ‘gyflymach a haws’
Dywed Cronfa Dreftadaeth y Loteri y bydd yn ei gwneud yn gyflymach ac yn haws i fudiadau gwirfoddol wneud cais am grantiau gwerth £1bn dros y pum mlynedd nesaf. Dywedodd y gronfa, a lansiodd gynllun strategol newydd ym mis Ebrill y byddai’n cynnig mwy o gymorth i ymgeiswyr ac yn gwneud penderfyniadau’n gynharach yn ystod datblygiad y prosiectau. Bydd elusennau sy’n chwilio am grantiau hefyd yn gallu gwneud cais ar-lein am y tro cyntaf.

Bydd ffurflenni cais ar-lein ar gyfer Grantiau Treftadaeth y Gronfa, Eich Treftadaeth a Gwreiddiau Ifanc ar gael ar y wefan o fis Ebrill ymlaen. Bydd y gweddill ar gael o fis Gorffennaf ymlaen. Gellir lawrlwytho’r ddogfen sy’n amlinellu trydydd cynllun strategol pum mlynedd y Gronfa, Trysori ein Treftadaeth, Buddsoddi yn Ein Dyfodol, o wefan y Gronfa.
(Ffynhonnell: Third Sector)

Miliynau’r Bobl yn Agor
Mae’r Gronfa Loteri Fawr wedi lansio ei rhaglen Miliynau’r Bobl 2008. Mae’n weithredol ar draws y DU. Dyma bedwaredd flwyddyn y cynllun, sy’n rhoi cyfle i bobl bleidleisio ar lefel ranbarthol dros y prosiectau yr hoffent eu gweld yn cael eu hariannu yn eu hardal. Ym mhob un o 18 rhanbarth ITV, mae pum gwobr gwerth hyd at £50,000 ar gael, sy’n golygu cyfanswm o 90 gwobr ledled y DU. Mae’r rhaglen wedi’i rhannu’n bedair thema, a rhaid i bob prosiect ateb gofynion un ohonynt: gwneud yr amgylchedd yn lanach, yn fwy diogel neu’n fwy gwyrdd; gwella’r amgylchedd naturiol lleol; gwella diwyg, ymddangosiad neu hygyrchedd mwynderau lleol; darparu cyfleoedd neu gyfleusterau i fwynhau’r amgylchedd lleol neu fwynderau lleol.

Bydd grantiau ar gael erbyn Rhagfyr 2008, a rhaid i’r prosiectau ddechrau rhwng hynny a Mawrth 2009 a dod i ben erbyn Rhagfyr 2009. Croesewir ceisiadau gan grwpiau cymunedol, awdurdodau lleol, ysgolion, cyrff iechyd statudol, neu fentrau cymdeithasol. Mae’r broses ymgeisio’n un aml-gam. Mae pecynnau cais a rhagor o wybodaeth ar gael trwy ffonio 08454 10 20 30 (ffôn testun 0845 602 1659). Y dyddiad cau ar gyfer derbyn ceisiadau yw 15 Mai 2008.

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Y Llywodraeth

Strwythur codi tâl newydd ar gyfer governmentfunding.org.uk
Bydd y Cyfeiriadur Newid Cymdeithasol (DSC) yn codi tâl ar elusennau mawr sy’n defnyddio ei Borth Nawdd y Sector Gwirfoddol a Chymunedol yn www.governmentfunding.org.uk. Dim ond mudiadau gyda throsiant o dan £500,000 fydd yn parhau i gael ei ddefnyddio am ddim, a hynny o ganlyniad i gefnogaeth Swyddfa’r Cabinet. Bydd yn rhaid i fudiadau gyda throsiant dros £500,000 dalu ar ôl 1 Ebrill 2008.

Bydd trwydded defnyddiwr sengl ar gyfer y safle’n costio £75 + TAW i fudiadau gwirfoddol a mwy i sefydliadau statudol a masnachol ac am drwyddedau ychwanegol. Os oes gennych ymholiadau, e-bostiwch info@governmentfunding.org.uk.
(Ffynhonnell: NCVO)

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Corfforaethol

Cysylltiadau brand elusennol a gwyrdd "yw’r mwyaf poblogaidd ymhlith defnyddwyr"
Mae partneriaethau gydag elusennau ac achosion da’n fwy tebygol o berswadio defnyddwyr i brynu brand na chysylltiadau gyda chwaraeon, adloniant/teledu, ffilm, gemau a’r celfyddydau, yn ôl ymchwil marchnata newydd a wnaethpwyd gan yr asiantaeth farchnata, Ogilvy Action, rhan o’r grŵp gwasanaethau marchnata WPP.

Fel rhan o’r arolwg aethpwyd ati i gyfweld 10,000 o ddefnyddwyr mewn 10 marchnad fyd-eang, gan gynnwys y DU. Holwyd yr ymatebwyr am eu dull o fyw a’u dewis o nwyddau i ddarganfod y cysylltiadau a wneir ganddynt rhwng brandiau a chategorïau o nwyddau. Rhoddwyd 180 o nodweddion noddwyr/cysylltiadau iddynt ddewis o’u plith, a hynny ar draws categorïau’r celfyddydau, ffilm, gemau, teledu ac adloniant, achosion da, cerddoriaeth a chwaraeon. O’r deg partneriaeth a ddaeth i’r brig, sy’n golygu y byddent yn gwneud defnyddwyr yn y DU yn fwy tebygol o brynu nwyddau neu wasanaethau, yr oedd gan wyth ohonynt elfennau cyfrifoldeb cymdeithasol corfforaethol neu roeddent yn frandiau elusennau.

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Ewropeaidd

Europe Direct
Mae trigolion y Canolbarth yn awr yn gallu cael gafael ar wybodaeth ar unwaith am yr Undeb Ewropeaidd, diolch i wasanaeth sy’n cael ei redeg gan Gyngor Gweithredu Gwirfoddol Cymru (WCVA).

Mae WCVA yn un o chwe Chanolfan Europe Direct ledled Cymru ac yn un o’r 700 ledled Ewrop sydd wedi’u cysylltu â’r gwasanaeth, sy’n darparu cyngor a gwybodaeth i 450 miliwn o bobl ar draws 27 Aelod Wladwriaeth yr UE.

Mae Fiona Harris newydd ddechrau yn ei swydd yn cydlynu Gwasanaeth Europe Direct yn y Drenewydd, Powys. Mae Europe Direct yn ymdrechu i ateb cwestiynau dinasyddion ar sefydliadau, deddfwriaeth, polisïau, rhaglenni a chyfleoedd cyllido’r UE, yn ogystal â hyrwyddo dadleuon yn lleol ac yn rhanbarthol.

Am ragor o wybodaeth, cysylltwch â Fiona Harris, Europe Direct ar 01686 611050 neu fharris@wcva.org.uk www.wcva.org.uk

Y Cynnydd A Wnaed O Ran Rhaglenni Ewropeaidd 2007–2013
Yr un fath ag ar ddechrau mis Ebrill, mae cyfanswm o 193 prosiect wedi cofrestru eu 'Mynegiant o Ddiddordeb' gyda Swyddfa Cyllid Ewropeaidd Cymru (y Swyddfa) ac maent bellach yn cael eu datblygu gan noddwyr y prosiectau. Mae 85 o'r rhain wedi cael eu cyflwyno'n ffurfiol ac yn cael eu hasesu gan y Swyddfa, a chafodd 10 prosiect eu cymeradwyo. Ceir dadansoddiad o'r cyfryw fanylion, ar sail Rhaglen a Fframwaith Strategol, ar wefan Swyddfa Cyllid Ewropeaidd Cymru, drwy gysylltu â'r ddolen ganlynol: Prosiectau sydd yn yr arfaeth.

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Gwobrau a Dyfarniadau

NEA Cymru - Cynllun Gwobrau Teimlo’r Gwres 2008
Mae NEA Cymru mewn partneriaeth gyda SWALEC a chefnogaeth Llywodraeth Cynulliad Cymru yn cynnig gwobrau i helpu i gyflwyno prosiectau a fydd yn darparu atebion i gynhesrwydd fforddiadwy yng Nghymru gyda’r canlyniad hir dymor o gael gwared o dlodi tanwydd. Rhaid cyflawni’r prosiectau rhwng diwedd Mehefin 2008 a Chwefror 2009. Dylech anfon eich cais at Gaynor Western yn NEA erbyn hanner dydd ar 14 Mai. Am fwy o wybodaeth, ewch i’r wefan cysylltwch â Gaynor Western ar gaynor.western@nea.org.uk neu 0191 261 5677 gydag unrhyw ymholiadau.

Gwobrau Impetus – cysylltu prosiectau ieuenctid â hawliau dynol
Ydych chi’n gweithio gyda phobl ifanc? Ydych chi’n gweithio ar brosiect y gellid ei gysylltu â hawliau dynol (gellir gyda llawer)? Ydych chi eisiau cydnabyddiaeth am eich gwaith? Canlyniadau dysgu ychwanegol? Y cyfle i’ch pobl ifanc gyfarfod â phobl ifanc eraill o Gymru a gweddill y DU a chael eu hysbrydoli ganddynt? Nawr yw’r amser i roi cynnig am wobr Impetus. Y dyddiad cau ar gyfer ceisiadau yw 20 Mehefin 2008. Y mae prosiectau gwrth-fwlio, gweithgareddau addysg gan gyfoedion, gwaith celf a drama yn edrych ar wrthdaro, amrywiaeth a chymuned i gyd wedi derbyn gwobr. Deuir â hawliau dynol yn fyw drwy eu cymhwyso i waith arloesol yn seiliedig ar ieuenctid. I gael rhagor o wybodaeth, gweler www.impetusawards.org.uk neu cysylltwch â Rachel Lilley at rlilley@csv.org.uk, ffôn 01654 781373.


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Cyllid Cynaliadwy Cymru

Y Gronfa Dewch Draw am Help Llaw!
Ydych chi’n fudiad trydydd sector sy’n gweithredu yng Nghymru ac wedi ymrwymo i weithio tuag at gynaliadwyedd ariannol?

Os felly, gallech gael cyllid i ymweld â mudiadau eraill sydd â phrofiad uniongyrchol o ddatblygu ffordd gynaliadwy o gyllido.

Mae rhagor o wybodaeth ar gael drwy gysylltu â Lein Gymorth WCVA ar 0800 2888 329, e-bost help@wcva.org.uk neu ymweld â www.sustainablefundingcymru.org.uk

Beth sy’n newydd ym maes cyllido?
Mae adran newydd sef, beth sy’n newydd wedi’i hychwanegu at wefan Cyllid Cynaliadwy Cymru. Mae’r adran newydd hon yn rhoi gwybod i chi am ychwanegiadau at y wefan, yn ogystal ag am newyddion a digwyddiadau cysylltiedig. Ewch i’r wefan nawr - www.sustainablefundingcymru.org.uk – i gael help a chymorth ymarferol gyda chyllid cynaliadwy, nifer o wahanol ganllawiau ar gyllido a chynllunio, astudiaethau achos, hyfforddiant a ffynonellau cymorth ychwanegol

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

Dysgu sut mae buddsoddi yn eich dyfodol
Bydd mudiadau gwirfoddol yng Nghymru sy’n gweithio at fod yn gynaliadwy yn gallu gweld pa gefnogaeth sydd ar gael – a sut mae grwpiau eraill wedi elwa ohoni – drwy ymweld â gwefan Cyllid Cynaliadwy Cymru. Mae cynllun hyfforddi a chynghori llwyddiannus WCVA yn cynnig enghreifftiau go iawn o fudiadau cymunedol yn gweithio at ddull cynaliadwy o gyllido neu’n rhoi’r dull hwnnw ar waith.

Yr adnoddau mwyaf poblogaidd i’w llwytho oddi ar y wefan hyd yn hyn yw’r astudiaethau achos, gyda naw ohonynt yn gynwysedig yn y 10 eitem a lwythwyd fwyaf oddi ar y safle a thros 3,200 a lwythwyd oddi ar y we ers ei lansio ym mis Medi y llynedd. Os hoffech chi ddarllen yr astudiaethau achos neu gael rhagor o wybodaeth am Gyllid Cynaliadwy Cymru, ymwelwch â’r wefan – www.sustainablefundingcymru.org.uk.

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Hyfforddiant a digwyddiadau

Helpwch eich ardal Cymunedau yn Gyntaf i ddod o hyd i’r gymysgedd cyllido gywir!
Mae Cyllid Cynaliadwy Cymru WCVA yn gallu cynnig hyfforddiant wedi’i deilwra’n arbennig i swyddogion Cymunedau yn Gyntaf er mwyn darparu cyngor am gyllido a chefnogaeth i ddatblygu.

Os ydych chi’n helpu eraill i archwilio eu hopsiynau o ran cyllido ac ariannu, gallwn gynnig hyfforddiant am yr amrywiol offerynnau a thechnegau sydd ar gael i’ch cynorthwyo wrth eich gwaith.

Gall Cyllid Cynaliadwy Cymru eich helpu i ddeall mwy am gyllid cynaliadwy a sut i gynorthwyo eraill i weithio tuag at gynaliadwyedd ariannol.

A wnewch fynegi eich diddordeb drwy gysylltu â’r llinell gymorth Cymunedau yn Gyntaf ar 0800 587 8898 neu drwy anfon e-bost at enquiries@communitiesfirst.info, gan roi "Hyfforddiant SFC" ar frig y neges.

Gan fod Cyllid Cynaliadwy Cymru yn cael ei gefnogi gan y Gronfa Loteri Fawr, darperir yr hyfforddiant hwn am bris gostyngol o £10 y pen.

Hyfforddiant am gyllid y gwanwyn hwn!
Mae llefydd yn dal i fod ar gael ar y diwrnodau hyfforddi canlynol a drefnir gan Cyllid Cynaliadwy Cymru:


Ewch i www.sustainablefundingcymru.org.uk/events am ragor o wybodaeth am y cyfleoedd hyn. I archebu eich lle, cysylltwch â Desg Gymorth WCVA ar 0800 2888 329 neu help@wcva.org.uk.

Mae Cyllid Cynaliadwy Cymru yn brosiect WCVA a noddir gan Y Gronfa Loteri Fawr. Darperir yr hyfforddiant hwn am bris gostyngol o £10 y pen y cwrs ar gyfer mudiadau gwirfoddol a chymunedol sy’n gweithredu yng Nghymru.

Cyrsiau i Gymunedau Cymru
Rhaglen newydd drwy Gymru gyfan yw Cyrsiau i Gymunedau Cymru. Mae’n cynnig hyfforddiant fforddiadwy i grwpiau cymunedol a gwirfoddol a gynigir drwy gyfrwng partneriaeth rhwng cynghorau gwirfoddol sirol lleol (CVCs), canolfannau gwirfoddoli a’r WCVA. Mae’r rhaglen yn cynnwys 54 o gyrsiau hyfforddi ac mae’n ymwneud â holl broses cynnal grwp gwirfoddol neu gymunedol – o sut mae troi eich syniadau’n brosiect, i gael gafael ar arian, cyflogi pobl, rheoli eich arian a hyrwyddo’ch prosiect.

Mae’r hyfforddiant hwn sy’n arbennig i’r sector gwirfoddol ar gael am £20* y pen neu lai (noddir cyrsiau gan Lywodraeth Cynulliad Cymru) - sy'n golygu ei fod o fewn cyrraedd grwpiau gwirfoddol, boed fawr neu fach. I holi’n gyffredinol am y rhaglen Cyrsiau ar gyfer Cymunedau, cysylltwch â Desg Gymorth WCVA ar 0800 2888 329 neu e-bost help@wcva.org.uk.

Cynulliad Blynyddol Prosiect Nawdd Cynaliadwy NCVO
Yn awr yn ei wythfed blwyddyn, bydd Cynulliad Blynyddol Prosiect Nawdd Cynaliadwy NCVO yn cael ei gynnal ar 3 Mehefin 2008 yng Nghanolfan Gynadledda’r Wellcome Collection, Llundain. Nod y gynhadledd yw rhoi syniadau, gwybodaeth ac ysbrydoliaeth i’r cynrychiolwyr i wneud nawdd cynaliadwy yn realiti. Bydd y rhaglen yn cynnwys edrych ar y tueddiadau presennol a’r dyfodol o safbwynt incwm y sector gwirfoddol, ddefnyddio’r we i gynhyrchu incwm a phwyntiau pwysig i’w hystyried wrth reoli asedau. Am ragor o wybodaeth cliciwch yma.

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Cynllunio

Adroddiad Nawdd Deallus
Mae adroddiad newydd a gomisiynwyd gan y Finance Hub yn edrych sut y gall gwell 'ffitrwydd ariannol' fod o fudd i fudiadau Trydydd Sector sy’n chwilio am ddull mwy deallus o ariannu eu gweithgareddau. Mae’r adroddiad ymchwil yn edrych sut y gellid pontio’r gagendor rhwng yr hyn y mae cyllidwyr a chomisiynwyr gwasanaeth yn barod i’w hariannu neu eu prynu, a’r anghenion meithrin galluoedd sydd angen i fudiadau trydydd sector roi blaenoriaeth iddynt. Gweler www.financehub.org.uk/intelligent_funding.aspa.
(Ffynhonnell: NCVO)

Shift happens
Mae hwn yn erfyn gwych y gall mudiadau ei ddefnyddio pan fyddant yn gwneud eu gwaith cynllunio strategol, datblygu sefyllfaoedd neu wneud unrhyw beth ar gyfer y dyfodol ac i wneud pobl i feddwl mewn ffordd fwy creadigol a mentrus. Mae ar ffurf sioe sleidiau o’r enw 'Shift Happens' sy’n cynnwys llawer o ffeithiau ystadegol demograffig, economaidd a thechnolegol annisgwyl am y presennol a’r dyfodol.


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Rhoi a chodi arian cyhoeddus

Cyhoeddi adroddiad ar ffynhonnell allweddol o refeniw i’r trydydd sector
Mae Sefydliad Cymorth yr Elusennau (CAF) a Chyllid a Thollau Ei Mawrhydi (HMRC) wedi cyhoeddi adroddiad ar y cyd ar y rhwystrau mwyaf sy’n wynebu elusennau wrth iddynt geisio manteisio ar Gymorth Rhodd. Cynhyrchwyd yr adroddiad, Key barriers to the adoption of Gift Aid, yn dilyn honiadau nad yw elusennau’n manteisio i’r eithaf ar Gymorth Rhodd o ganlyniad i ddiffyg hyder ac ymwybyddiaeth. Os hoffech gael copi o’r adroddiad, ewch i www.cafonline.org. Am ragor o wybodaeth am Gymorth Rhodd, ffoniwch Ddesg Gymorth WCVA ar 0800 2888 329.

Diweddaru canllawiau ar godi arian
Mae’r UK Workforce Hub a’r Sefydliad Codi Arian wedi cydweithredu i ddiwygio a gwella’r Safonau Galwedigaethol Cenedlaethol ar gyfer Codi Arian. Mae’r safonau hyn wedi’u llunio ar gyfer codwyr arian, y sawl sy’n codi arian fel rhan o’u gwaith a’r sawl sy’n rheoli codi arian, boed hynny’n wirfoddol neu fel rhan o swydd gyflogedig.

Bydd codwyr aran yn gallu defnyddio’r safonau mewn ffordd sy’n benodol ar gyfer eu rôl, gan fod y Safonau newydd yn cynnwys unedau ar godi arian grant, codi arian corfforaethol, rhoddion mawr a marchnata uniongyrchol. Bydd mudiadau gwirfoddol a chymunedol ledled y DU yn gallu ymgorffori’r Safonau fel rhan o’u harferion recriwtio, dethol, hyfforddi a datblygu er mwyn gwella sgiliau’r codwyr arian.

I weld y safonau, a gymeradwywyd ar 14 Ebrill 2008, ewch i wefan yr UK Workforce Hub yn www.ukworkforcehub.org.uk/fnos08

Cymorth swyddogol gyda’r newidiadau i Gymorth Rhodd
Mae Cyllid a Thollau Ei Mawrhydi wedi cyhoeddi tudalen Cwestiynau Cyffredin ar eu gwefan ar ryddhad trosiannol Cymorth Rhodd. Ceir hefyd adran wybodaeth newydd ar Gymorth Rhodd ar wefan DirectGov, sy’n cynnwys nifer o ddolenni defnyddiol ar gyfer elusennau yn ogystal â defnyddiau ar gyfer trethdalwyr.

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Cyllid benthyca

Cwmni newydd i baratoi’r ffordd ar gyfer Banc Buddsoddiad Cymdeithasol
Mae sylfaenwyr Banc Buddsoddiad Cymdeithasol a sefydlwyd i’w gwneud yn haws i fudiadau’r trydydd sector gael gafael ar arian wedi sefydlu cwmni i ymchwilio i’r farchnad a chanfod pecynnau ariannol ar gyfer elusennau a mentrau cymdeithasol. Bydd Social Finance, cwmni cyfyngedig, yn paratoi’r ffordd ar gyfer y banc erbyn yr adeg pan fydd y Llywodraeth yn barod i symud ymlaen gyda’r cynllun.
Mae Mesur Cyfrifon Segur Banciau a Chymdeithasau Adeiladu yn cynnwys darpariaeth a fydd yn galluogi arian mewn cyfrifon segur i gael ei ddosbarthu i "gyfanwerthwr buddsoddiad cymdeithasol". Mae’r cyfanwerthwr (neu’r banc) wedi’i restru ar hyn o bryd fel y drydedd flaenoriaeth ar gyfer gwario asedau heb eu hawlio, a hynny ar ôl gwasanaethau ieuenctid a chynhwysiant ariannol
(Ffynhonnell: Third Sector)

Mentrau cymdeithasol £1m ar eu hennill, diolch i ddyroddiad cyfranddaliadau
Mae dyroddiad cyfranddaliadau ar gyfer cronfa mentrau cymdeithasol wedi codi dros £1m a fydd yn cael ei fenthyca i fentrau cydweithredol ledled y DU. Codwyd yr arian gan y gronfa ICO, is-gwmni’r benthycwyr cymdeithasol Co-operative & Community Finance. Bydd yr arian yn mynd i fusnesau dielw a chynlluniau cymunedol. Mae’r ddau ddyroddiad cyfranddaliadau blaenorol, a gododd £1m rhyngddynt, wedi galluogi’r gronfa i fenthyca £3.3m i tua 150 o fentrau cymunedol

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Masnachu

Pecyn Cymorth i Fentrau Cymdeithasol
Mae’r Community Enterprise Toolkit wedi ei gyhoeddi ar wefan Cyngor Sir Gaer, ac mae’n dwyn ynghyd gyngor a gwybodaeth a gyhoeddwyd eisoes ar sefydlu mentrau cymunedol mewn ffordd hawdd ei deall.
(Ffynhonnell: xpress digest)

Edrych ar rwydweithiau ar gyfer mentrau cymdeithasol
Mae Swyddfa’r Trydydd Sector wedi cyhoeddi adroddiad sy’n edrych ar rwydweithiau mentrau cymdeithasol yn Lloegr. Mae’r ymchwil, a gynhaliwyd gan Rocket Science, yn edrych ar rwydweithiau cenedlaethol, rhanbarthol, isranbarthol a lleol ac mae’n gwneud argymhellion ar sut y gellid rhoi sylw i’r bylchau. Gellir darllen yr erthygl lawn a lawrlwytho’r adroddiad yma.

Mentrau cymdeithasol yn ennill contract trafnidiaeth Llundain 2012
Mae dwy o fentrau cymdeithasol mwyaf Lloegr wedi ennill contract trafnidiaeth Awdurdod Gweithredu’r Gemau Olympaidd ar gyfer gwasanaeth bws a fydd yn cludo gweithwyr o amgylch safle Gemau Olympaidd Llundain 2012. Mae’r ECT Group, Trafnidiaeth Gymunedol Ealing gynt, a’r HCT Group, Trafnidiaeth Gymunedol Hackney gynt, wedi ffurfio menter gymdeithasol newydd o’r enw E&HCT i weithredu’r contract pedair blynedd. Dechreuodd y gwasanaeth bws ar 14 Ebrill a bydd mwy o wasanaethau’n cael eu hychwanegu wrth i nifer y gweithwyr ar y safle gynyddu.

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Caffael a darparu gwasanaethau cyhoeddus

Canllawiau Tendro
Mae AVECO wedi diweddaru pedwar briff a gyhoeddwyd yn ddiweddar ar sail adborth a gafwyd mewn seminarau rhanbarthol: Give your tender a winning chance, Putting impact at the heart of the tendering process, Effective negotiating to secure better outcomes a VAT made simple when working in partnership.

Contract cyhoeddus ond ymddiriedaeth yn y trydydd sector yn gyfyngedig
Mae corff sy’n gweithio gyda llywodraeth leol, yr Asiantaeth Gwella a Datblygu, wedi cyhoeddi ymchwil sy’n dangos, er bod llawer o gysylltiad arwynebol rhwng comisiynwyr awdurdodau lleol a mudiadau trydydd sector, bod diffyg hyder difrifol yng ngallu’r olaf i gyflawni felly maent yn llawer llai tebygol o ennill contractau sector cyhoeddus mawr. Gallwch lawrlwytho’r adroddiad yn http://www.idea.gov.uk/idk/aio/8024335

Comisiynwyr am i’r trydydd sector eu deall yn well
Mae Sefydliad y Comisiynwyr Proffesiynol wedi cyhoeddi diffiniad newydd o gomisiynu i gynorthwyo mudiadau gwirfoddol i ddeall sut y mae comisiynwyr yn gweithio. Pan ffurfiwyd y sefydliad y llynedd, cyfaddefodd fod gan gomisiynu "enw drwg yn y trydydd sector". Y diffiniad newydd yw’r cam cyntaf i geisio newid delwedd y sector ohono.

"Mae comisiynu’n golygu sicrhau’r gwasanaethau sydd fwyaf priodol i ateb anghenion a dymuniadau defnyddwyr gwasanaeth unigol, gan wneud y gorau o wybodaeth am y farchnad ac ymchwil a chynllunio ar sail hynny," yn ôl diffiniad y sefydliad.

Mewn datganiad, dywed y sefydliad bod y diffiniad newydd wedi’i greu i gael ei gyfleu’n rhwydd gan ei aelodau a’i ddeall yn hawdd gan fudiadau annibynnol a thrydydd sector.

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Datblygu ar sail asedau

Rhestr fer o gynlluniau asedau cymunedol
Mae’r rhaglen Asedau Cymunedol, sy’n cael ei hariannu gan Swyddfa’r Trydydd Sector ond sy’n cael ei rheoli gan y Gronfa Loteri Fawr, wedi cyhoeddi rhestr fer o 37 o gynlluniau yn Lloegr sy’n argymell rheolaeth lawnach dros adeiladau ac asedau cymunedol eraill nad oes defnydd llawn yn cael ei wneud ohonynt. Mae gan y rhain yn awr chwe mis i ddatblygu cynlluniau manwl i’w galluogi i dderbyn cynigion grant ‘mewn egwyddor’.

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Manion

Gwasanaethau cefnogi cenedlaethol yn dechrau ar eu gwaith
Dechreuodd pob un o’r 'Gwasanaethau Cefnogi Cenedlaethol', sy’n cymryd lle’r chwe chanolbwynt arbenigedd wrth arwain cefnogaeth sector ChangeUp yn Lloegr, ar ei waith ar 1 Ebrill. Mae’r naw ohonynt yn rhannu gwefan. Mae Third Sector yn dyfynnu Capacitybuilders: ‘Mae’r holl ffrydiau gwaith wedi cyfrannu at bresenoldeb ar y cyd ar y we a fydd yn gweithredu fel porth i’r rhaglen gwasanaeth cefnogi cenedlaethol.’ Fodd bynnag, nid yw hwn yn storfa o ddeunydd a gynhyrchwyd gan y canolbwyntiau ac yr ydym yn aros am ragor o wybodaeth i wybod i ba gyfeiriad fydd hyn yn cael ei arwain (mae hen wefannau’r canolbwyntiau’n weithredol o hyd).

UnLtdWorld: safle rhwydweithio ar gyfer entrepreneuriaid cymdeithasol
Mae’r wefan newydd UnLtdWorld yn galluogi entrepreneuriaid cymdeithasol, pobl sydd am wneud gwahaniaeth yn eu cymuned a mudiadau cymunedol i gyfnewid syniadau, gwybodaeth ac adnoddau a chysylltu â’i gilydd. Mae UnLtdWorld yn galluogi entrepreneuriaid i greu tudalennau personol, gwneud ‘ffrindiau’ gyda busnesau o’r un anian, hwyluso busnes a rhannu awgrymiadau ar gynlluniau hyfforddi a grantiau nawdd. Cewch weld y safle a dysgu mwy yn http://unltdworld.com.

Cynnwys newydd ar wefan y Finance Hub
Mae llawer o gynnwys newydd wedi’i ychwanegu at wefan y Finance Hub. Wedi’i anelu at ymgynghorwyr nawdd, grwpiau gwirfoddol a mentrau cymdeithasol, mae’r safle’n cynnwys gwybodaeth arbenigol sy’n edrych ar feysydd fel trethiant, TAW, y gwahaniaeth rhwng y ffordd y mae grantiau a chontractau’n cael eu cyfrifo a mwy. Ewch i:
www.financehub.org.uk/new_web_content.aspa.
(Ffynhonnell: NCVO)

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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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