WCVA Funding news June 2009 / Newyddion nawdd WCVA Mehefin 2009

Catch the funding bug! Daliwch y byg cyllid!

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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

BBC Children in Need launches new grant programme
BBC Children in Need announced the launch of a new grant programme, Fun and Friendship, which will focus on disabled young people aged 12-18 years old living in the UK. The £3 million grants programme, Fun and Friendship, was set up following commissioned research revealing a significant lack of opportunity for independent socialising for disabled young people, often leading to feelings of loneliness and isolation. BBC Children in Need are targeting organisations that can provide these opportunities for friendship, and identify and address the barriers disabled young people face as teenagers growing up. BBC Children in Need intends to award up to 12 three-year grants of up to £300,000 each. The Fun and Friendship grants programme is in addition to BBC Children in Need’s general grants. The deadline for applications is 31 July 2009 and projects can apply online.

BT Community Connections
BT has launched a new round of its BT Community Connections (BTCC) award scheme to help people get online in Wales. Community and charitable groups are being invited to apply for BTCC Awards, which include a laptop and a year’s broadband Internet connection. Groups can also apply together for a BTCC Cluster Award to each receive additional packages of IT equipment. The award scheme enables groups already working within communities to get online and experience the benefits of the Internet, helping them to build capacity and encourage their members to support each other in their own digital journeys.

E.ON Sustainable Energy Fund
The E.ON Sustainable Energy Fund will support community energy projects which either result in the production of energy from a sustainable source or which reduces the amount of energy used by a community organisation. The fund is available to community groups, charities and non-profit organisations, and applications are invited for grants of up to £20,000. Closing dates for 2009 are 12 June and 16 October.

Equality and Human Rights Commission – strategic funding programme
The strategic funding programme 2009-12 has two funding priorities: providing guidance, advice and advocacy services – infrastructure development and capacity building; and work to promote good relations. Grants of up to £450,000 over three years will be available for project-based applications from community and voluntary sector organisations. Projects should contribute to national-level provision as well as provide for local impact. There is a two-stage application process. The first stage is an outline proposal form that has to be in by 12 June 2009. Further details are available here. Unfortunately the Commission's website was down at the time of issue, should you have any problem accessing the information please contact the Wales Helpline on 0845 604 8810.
(Source: fundinginformation.org, 13 May 09)

Future Jobs Fund
The Government has issued the guidance for bidders to its Future Jobs Fund. The Fund is worth £1 billion and aims to create 150,000 new jobs, mainly for young people from deprived areas who have been unemployed for a long time, or are at risk of long-term unemployment. Bids will come preferably from partnerships of local authorities, regional or sub-regional bodies, and/or national or local third sector organisations within England, Scotland or Wales. Applications will be accepted on a continuous basis, with the first round of grants closing date of 30 June. In general, applications will be assessed within five weeks.
(Source: fundinginformation.org, 15 May 09)

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Lottery

Big Lottery Fund – Secret Millionaire Fund
The Big Lottery Fund has provided £1 million to support a new scheme built upon the TV programme The Secret Millionaire. The eligibility rules for funding are the same as Awards for All, which as you know vary from country to country. Grants can be for up to £5,000 in Wales and the scheme will run until December 2009. Applications can be made directly by organisations or you can nominate a local organisation that will then get a call from the Big Lottery Fund to check their eligibility for support. Closing date: Applications dealt with as received. It takes about eight weeks for decisions to be made. The scheme will close on 21 December 2009.
(Source: fundinginformation.org, 13 May 09)

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Government

Recession hits voluntary sector in Wales, survey reveals
Voluntary organisations in Wales have been hit by loss of income, redundancies and increased demands on their services – all caused by the recession, a survey by third sector umbrella group WCVA has revealed.

The survey, the largest undertaken to date on the recession’s impact on Wales’ charities and voluntary organisations, had responses from almost 500 groups. Seven per cent of organisations that employ staff have made redundancies within the last three months, while 40 per cent think further redundancies are likely over the next year.

More than half (54 per cent) of the groups interviewed felt the situation would worsen, with a third (33 per cent) believing there would be no change, and 13 per cent saying they thought things would improve.

They told WCVA financial problems were being caused by a lack of a cost of living increase in grants while energy and staffing bills were rising; the ending of funding streams that would not be replaced; a reduction in income from earned sources such as room rental; and a drop in public giving.

For more information on the survey or the conference, please contact WCVA’s Helpdesk on 0800 288 329 or visit www.wcva.org.uk.

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European

Gateway and ILM set for East Wales launch
Two WCVA schemes that are making over £40m of European funds available to organisations working in Convergence areas of Wales are being extended to the Regional Competitiveness and Employment areas of East Wales.

The Engagement Gateway and Intermediate Labour Market (ILM) schemes have recently been given the go-ahead to roll out the programme in Flintshire, Wrexham, Powys, Monmouthshire, Newport, Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan.

The schemes aim to tackle economic inactivity by investing in organisations that work with people facing disadvantage in getting work. Both schemes will offer contracts of up to £150,000.

A launch event in East Wales will take place on Monday 22 June at the Pavilion, Llandrindod Wells. The event will inform organisations about the schemes, the activities they can invest in, and how they can be involved.

If you would like to attend please contact WCVA for information on bookings via gateway@wcva.org.uk or 029 2043 1700. For more information on each scheme visit the WCVA website. Alternatively, contact the WCVA Helpdesk on 0800 2888 329 or email help@wcva.org.uk to request an information leaflet.

Both schemes are funded by the Welsh Assembly Government and European Structural Funds (European Social Fund).

EU project approvals
As of 11 May 2009, a total of 91 projects have been approved representing a total project investment of over £1.4 billion (EU grant of over £701million) across Wales. Information about approved projects can be found on the WEFO website.

Live tender opportunities for EU-funded projects
A new page has been created on the Welsh European Funding Office (WEFO) website listing tendering opportunities for organisations. This will be updated on a weekly basis.

The Sell2Wales website can also be searched for WEFO-funded opportunities by accessing the ‘Search Notices’ page, choosing the ‘Advanced Search’ tab, clicking on ‘Notice Type’ and marking ‘yes’ on the ‘Funded by the Welsh European Funding Office’ option before completing the search.

European funding tender opportunities can also be found on the Funding Portal pages of the Sustainable Funding Cymru website.

Title of the contract: Life Skills Project for Wales
Description of the contract (speculative notice): The Big Lottery Fund (BIG) is the largest Lottery Distributor in the UK. In 2006/ 2007 it received over 50 000 applications and currently manages some 38,000 grants. In Wales, the Big Lottery Fund and its predecessors have invested over £600m in projects that support the needs of communities across Wales. Click here for more information.

Title of the contract: Design and production of development programmes for the Agile Nation Project
Description of the contract: Agile Nation will promote gender equality, support career advancement and contribute to the reduction of the pay gap through establishing models of delivery that support productivity and progression in employment and the utilisation of modern workforce practices, including flexible working and work life balance.

Chwarae Teg are asking suitably qualified and experienced organisations to tender for a contract to work in partnership with us to design ILM accredited management programmes at level 2 and level 3 which incorporate the criteria of the award and the confidence building and personal development requirements of the project. We also require the production of all training materials including lesson plans, schemes of work, tutor notes, handouts and powerpoint slides. Click here for more information.

CADW Heritage Tourism Project receives £19m funding package

JEREMIE project announced
A new £150m EU-backed fund which will support the expansion of more than 800 businesses across Wales and create up to 15,000 jobs has been launched.

The Joint European Resources for Micro to Medium Enterprises initiative, known as JEREMIE, has been made possible with £60m from the Welsh Assembly Government, via the European Regional Development Fund and £75m funding from the European Investment Bank. For further information visit the WEFO website.

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Sustainable Funding Cymru

Looking for funding?
Visit www.sustainablefundingcymru.org.uk – home of the Wales funding portal – a new one-stop shop for funding advice and opportunities.

The funding portal provides access to a searchable database of UK funding opportunities, advice and support on raising funds and tips on how to diversify funding.

The funding portal is a brand new resource for third sector organisations in Wales, jointly developed by WCVA and the Welsh Assembly Government.

Sign up today to Funding news, our free monthly electronic newsletter.

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Training and events

How to tender training
In the coming months, WCVA will be holding four training events for organisations wishing to learn more about tendering. The WCVA ‘how to tender’ courses have been developed in response to the increasing role of the third sector in pubic service delivery, and have been designed for people new to tendering or those wishing to improve their skill in preparing tenders.

The two-day events will take place in Carmarthen (May 11 & 12), Rhyl, (June 15 & 16), Aberystwyth (July 13 & 14) and Cardiff (September 14 and 15).

To request an expression of interest form, contact the WCVA Helpdesk on 0800 2888 329 or email training@wcva.org.uk. Click here for more information about the courses.

WCVA regional events
During April WCVA hosted four policy events titled: Implementing European projects event: opportunities for the third sector. Copies of presentations from the events can be downloaded from the Sustainable Funding Cymru website.

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Planning

Assessing organisational strengths and weaknesses
A new online self-assessment tool, produced by the Centre for Charity Effectiveness at Cass Business School, and funded by Capacitybuilders, can be accessed here. It aims to help you determine your organisation's strengths and weaknesses in eight key areas including governance, finance and people.

Introduction to Social Impact Measurement
The e-book An Introduction to Social Impact Measurement: A Practical Approach has been published by The Tool Factory and can be downloaded from their web site to encourage more organisations to start measuring their own social impact.

Are you demonstrating your impact?
Outcome-focused commissioning and monitoring are concepts that very much run through recent policy and regulatory developments. Are you, as a provider or commissioner, collecting the right information to demonstrate the impact of your services? Visit NCVO’s new Public Service Delivery Network pages on Outcome Measurement Tools to find out about some of the existing tools and methodologies to measure and demonstrate impact.

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Giving and public fundraising

Updated Gift Aid toolkit
HM Revenue and Customs has produced a March 2009 update of the Gift Aid Toolkit CD-ROM for charities. To obtain a copy, phone 08453 02 02 03 and select Option 6.

Institute of Fundraising to investigate Gift Aid opt-out for donors
The Institute of Fundraising will survey third sector organisations in order to identify the full potential of using an 'opt-out' system for Gift Aid. Information collected by the survey will be used in a bid to persuade the Government of the merits of using a system for Gift Aid in which charities can claim back tax on donations unless the donor says no or is not a UK taxpayer.

Lindsay Boswell, chief executive of the institute, said: ‘The survey will gather evidence from a range of charities and relevant stakeholders to establish if such a system is feasible and if it will generate sufficient extra income to justify a change.’ A number of other organisations are working with the institute on the project, including chief executives body Acevo, the NCVO, the Charities Aid Foundation, the Charity Finance Directors' Group and the Charity Tax Group.
(Source: Third Sector)

Gift Aid reclaims time limit to be reduced
The limit for making Gift Aid tax reclaims is to change from six years to four from April 2010. HM Revenue and Customs says this is to remove inconsistencies in their powers and processes, rather than to target charities. Note that this does not impact on the two year limit for the current transitional relief arrangements.

One third of public not aware of Gift Aid, CAF report finds
Charities could be missing out on Gift Aid on donations from about five million regular donors, according to the Charities Aid Foundation. New research from CAF, which exists to promote and support charitable giving, found that only two thirds of donors used tax-effective giving methods such as Gift Aid.

The report, The Public Bond with Tax-Effective Giving in the UK, found that 32 per cent of people were not aware there were tax benefits in giving to charities. Seventy-six per cent of people aged 16 to 24 did not know that there was any tax benefit in giving to charity. The report showed that only 40 per cent of givers not using Gift Aid were interested in taking advantage of it.

The research involved a sample of 1,056 randomly selected people, including both givers and non-givers. A separate survey of 251 higher-rate taxpayers, carried out for the same report, found that half were not aware they could claim back 20 per cent of their donations for themselves. Richard Harrison, head of research at CAF, said the report showed charities needed to raise donor awareness about the advantages of Gift Aid and other tax-efficient giving, particularly among young people.
(Source: Third Sector)

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Loan finance

Extra £20m will boost lending to social enterprises
Community development finance institutions will be able to access an extra £20m of bank lending through a government scheme to help small businesses, business secretary Lord Mandelson promised at a social enterprise summit.

Mandelson told a summit of senior politicians and figures from social enterprise that the £1.3bn enterprise finance guarantee scheme, in which the Government will guarantee 75 per cent of a loan to a small or medium-sized business, would support bank lending through CDFIs.

Unity Trust Bank, which specialises in lending to unions and the third sector, responded to the announcement by saying it would be making £5m of its own money available to CDFIs.
(Source: Third Sector)

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Trading

Developing a social enterprise
Developing a social enterprise - a resource pack - has been produced by Birmingham and Solihull Social Economy Consortium (BSSEC) to provide guidance and information for those that wish to set up a social enterprise, but have little or no experience of business development. The first part of the pack is now available to download free of charge.

Social Enterprise Summit
The Social Enterprise Summit held on Tuesday 12th May involved senior government ministers, including Business Secretary Lord Mandelson and Cabinet Office minister Liam Byrne. This, followed by a further day of government activity on the subject, has produced a number of announcements:

  • Mandelson announced changes to the Enterprise Finance Guarantee Scheme to help improve lending to businesses and social enterprises in disadvantaged areas. This will provide extra support to Community Development Finance Institutions by allowing them to access bank loans, worth up to £20 million.

  • A new guide to Social Return on Investment backed by the Cabinet Office will help organisations demonstrate their social, economic and environmental impact to purchasing bodies, service users and others. Download A guide to Social Return on Investment.

  • Other measures, such as a Ministerial Working Group to ensure a level playing field for social enterprises and charities to compete for specific public service delivery contracts.

  • Social enterprises must play their part in tackling the economic downturn by creating at least 15,000 new jobs for the unemployed, funded through the Future Jobs Fund, according to Communities Secretary Hazel Blears and Work and Pensions Secretary James Purnell. They are looking for social enterprises to provide at least ten percent of the 150,000 jobs the Fund aims to create between now and 2011. The news item is available here. The Future Jobs Fund is open for bids as of 13th May. Click here for details.
    (Source: Volresource)


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Procurement and public service delivery

Social enterprises baffle the public and private sectors, research finds
The main barrier to joint bids between third sector and private sector organisations to run public services is a lack of understanding, according to research carried out by accountancy firm PricewaterhouseCoopers.

The PwC research, summarised in a new report, New Partnerships for Public Services, found that the other major factor preventing collaboration across the sectors in order to bid for public service delivery contracts was a lack of ability among commissioners to measure social return.

PwC asked 100 private and social enterprises about their views on collaborative work.

The poll found there was more enthusiasm for collaboration among private companies than in social enterprises. While 87 per cent of private sector respondents said collaboration between social enterprises and private firms was important to the growth of the third sector, only 47 per cent of social enterprises held the same view.
(Source: Third Sector)

Charities could benefit from EU contracts legislation
Charities that feel they have lost out on public service contracts because the bidding process was unfair could be given the right to appeal for the contracts to be cancelled.

The EU introduced the Remedies Directive in 2007 to improve procedures relating to the awarding of public contracts. Under draft legislation drawn up by the UK Office of Government Commerce to implement the EU rules, courts will be able to cancel contracts that breach procurement rules and order a new tender process. The proposals were put out to consultation on 30 April.

Under the current rules, charities and other bidders can apply for damages if a procurement process turns out to be flawed but the contract remains in place.

’There is a general right to damages if you suffer loss as a result of a failed procurement process,’ said Julian Blake, a partner with law firm Bates Wells & Braithwaite. ‘But this Remedies Directive is recognising that the general right is often not really want you want. What you really want is for the whole process to be dealt with again, so you can get the opportunity to get the contract.’

The Remedies Directive consultation runs until 24 July and legislation on the directive is expected to be laid before Parliament later this year. (Source: Third Sector)

MPs want community benefit clauses in public sector tenders
A group of MPs has called on the Government to issue guidance to public sector procurement officers urging them to consider the benefits to the community during the tendering process.

Community benefit clauses allow procurement officers to consider additional criteria such as any benefits that will accrue to a local area from giving a public service delivery contract to a local organisation. The move comes after Camden Council in north London announced it was trailing a new social procurement strategy, which allows bidders to be flexible when explaining how they meet council targets.
(Source: Third Sector)

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Asset based development

Help to take on community assets
The Asset Transfer Unit, supported by central government as part of its community empowerment policy, has officially been launched to help local communities in England take on and maintain local assets, "from post offices to pubs" and community centres. The government news release can be found here.

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Oddballs

Charitable foundations see asset values tumble
Two of the UK’s leading grantmakers have seen the values of their portfolios tumble as a result of recent turmoil in the stock market.

The Wellcome Trust, the UK’s largest charity investor, saw its investment asset value fall by a massive £1.88bn to £14.05bn, ensuring its investment income fell by £17.5m to £255.1m.

In its annual report for the year ended 30 September 2008, the Trust said that "the depth of the financial crisis has exceeded our expectations", and revealed that it suffered a negative return of 11 per cent.

Meanwhile, the investment assets held by the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation fell from £955m in 2007 to £740m last year.

This had a knock-on effect on investment income, which dropped from £35.6m in 2007 to £31.4m in 2008, but it was the realised and unrealised returns on fixed asset investments that really took a beating. These fell from a profit of £13.9m in 2007 to a loss of £216m last year.

The bleak financial situation impacted negatively on the funder's activities; it gave out grants totalling £21.4m in 2008, a drop on the previous year’s total of £23.2m.

Clore Social Leadership Programme opens for applications
The Clore Social Leadership Programme is a new Fellowship Programme targeted at aspiring leaders in the third sector. Fellows will be recruited through an open application process. To be eligible, potential Fellows must be working in or closely with the wider third sector – as a member of staff working in a charity, community organisation, social enterprise or co-operative, or in social housing – and will have demonstrated their leadership potential in some of the work they have already undertaken. Applications for the 2010 Fellowships open in the last week of May 2009; the deadline for completed applications is 30 June 2009. For more details, visit: www.cloresocialleadership.org.uk.

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WCVA Membership and Helpdesk


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 £30 per year and includes a twice-monthly third 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

BBC Plant Mewn Angen yn lansio cynllun grant newydd
Mae BBC Plant Mewn Angen yn lansio cynllun grant newydd – Hwyl a Chyfeillgarwch, sydd a’i ffocws ar pobl ifanc 12-18 oed sydd ag anabledd ac yn byw ym Mhrydain. Mae’r rhaglen Hwyl a Chyfeillgarwch, gwerth £3 miliwn, wedi ei greu yn dilyn canfyddiadau ymchwil a gomisiynwyd yn datgelu diffyg sylweddol yn y cyfleoedd ar gyfer cymdeithasau annibynnol ymhlith pobl ifanc anabl, gan arwain at deimladau unig ac ynysig. Mae BBC Plant Mewn Angen yn targedu mudiadau sydd yn gallu cynnig cyfleoedd ar gyfer cyfeillgarwch, gan adnabod a herio’r rhwystrau sydd yn wynebu pobl ifanc yn eu harddegau. Mae BBC Plant Mewn Angen yn bwriadu cynnig hyd at 12 grant tair blynedd o hyd at £300,000 yr un. Mae’r rhaglen Hwyl a Chyfeillgarwch yn ychwanegol at raglan grantiau arferol BBC Plant Mewn Angen. Gorffennaf 31 2009 yw’r dyddiad cau ar gyfer cyflwyno cais a gellir wneud hynny ar-lein.

Cysylltiadau Cymunedol BT
Lansiwyd rownd newydd o gynllun gwobrau Cysylltiadau Cymunedol BT sy’n helpu pobl i fynd ar-lein yng Nghymru. Mae’r cynllun yn gwahodd ceisiadau gan grwpiau cymunedol ac elusennol, gyda’r wobr yn cynnwys cyfrifiadur symudol a chysylltiad band llydan o 12 mis. Yn ogystal, gall grwpiau wneud cais ar y cyd am un o’r Gwobrau Clwstwr sy’n cynnig pecynnau offer technoleg gwybodaeth ychwanegol. Mae’r cynllun gwobrau yn galluogi grwpiau sydd eisoes yn gweithio o fewn cymunedau i fynd ar-lein a phrofi buddion y rhyngrwyd, gan helpu i ddatblygu sgiliau a symbylu aelodau i gefnogi ei gilydd wrth ddysgu mwy am y byd digidol.

Cronfa Ynni Cynaliadwy E.ON
Bydd E.ON Sustainable Energy Fund yn cefnogi prosiectau ynni cymunedol sydd naill ai'n esgor ar gynhyrchu ynni o ffynhonnell gynaliadwy neu sy'n lleihau lefel yr ynni a ddefnyddir gan fudiad cymunedol. Mae'r gronfa ar gael i grwpiau cymunedol, elusennau a mudiadau dielw, a gwahoddir ceisiadau am grantiau o hyd at £20,000. Y dyddiadau cau yn 2009 yw 12 Mehefin ac 16 Hydref.

Y Comisiwn Cydraddoldeb a Hawliau Dynol – rhaglen noddi strategol
Mae dwy flaenoriaeth noddi gan raglen noddi strategol 2009-12: darparu arweiniad, cyngor a gwasanaethau eiriolaeth - datblygu seilwaith a datblygu potensial; a gweithio i hyrwyddo cydberthnasau da. Bydd grantiau o hyd at £450,000 dros dair blynedd ar gael i geisiadau prosiect gan fudiadau cymunedol a sector gwirfoddol. Dylai prosiectau fod yn cyfrannu at ddarpariaeth genedlaethol yn ogystal â darparu ar gyfer dylanwad lleol. Mae dau gam i'r broses ymgeisio. Y cam cyntaf yw ffurflen gais amlinellol sy'n gorfod cael ei chyflwyno erbyn 12 Mehefin 2009. Ceir mwy o fanylion yma. Yn anffodus nid oedd wefan y Comisiwn ar gael pan gyhoeddwyd y cylchlythyr. Os ydych yn cael problemau gweld y wybodaeth yma cysylltwch â Lein Gymorth Cymru's Comisiwn ar 0845 604 8810.
(Ffynhonnell: fundinginformation.org, 13 Mai 09)

Cronfa Swyddi'r Dyfodol
Mae'r Llywodraeth wedi cyhoeddi canllawiau ar gyfer ymgeiswyr i'w Chronfa Swyddi'r Dyfodol. Mae'r Gronfa werth £1 biliwn ac mae'n anelu at greu 150,000 o swyddi newydd, yn bennaf ar gyfer pobl ifanc o ardaloedd difreintiedig sydd wedi bod yn ddi-waith am gyfnod maith neu sydd mewn perygl o fod yn ddi-waith am gyfnod maith. Yn ddelfrydol, daw ceisiadau gan bartneriaethau o awdurdodau lleol, cyrff rhanbarthol neu is-ranbarthol a/neu fudiadau trydydd sector cenedlaethol neu leol yng Nghymru, yr Alban neu Loegr. Derbynnir ceisiadau'n barhaus, gyda'r rownd gyntaf o grantiau yn gorffen ar 30 Mehefin. Yn gyffredinol, asesir ceisiadau o fewn pum wythnos.
(Ffynhonnell: fundinginformation.org, 15 Mai 09)

Yn ôl i’r brig

Y Loteri

Y Gronfa Loteri Fawr – Cronfa'r Miliwnydd Cudd
Mae'r Gronfa Loteri Fawr wedi darparu £1 miliwn i gefnogi cynllun newydd sy'n deillio o'r rhaglen deledu The Secret Millionaire. Mae'r rheolau ar gyfer cymhwyso yr un fath â rhai Gwobrau i Bawb sydd, fel y gwyddoch, yn amrywio o sir i sir. Gall grantiau fod am hyd at £5,000 yng Nghymru a bydd y cynllun yn rhedeg tan fis Rhagfyr 2009. Gall mudiadau wneud ceisiadau uniongyrchol neu gallwch enwebu mudiad lleol a fydd wedyn yn cael galwad gan y Gronfa Loteri Fawr i weld a ydynt yn gymwys i dderbyn cefnogaeth. Dyddiad cau: Delir â'r ceisiadau adeg eu derbyn. Mae'n cymryd rhyw wyth wythnos i benderfyniadau gael eu gwneud. Daw’r cynllun i ben ar 21 Rhagfyr 2009.
(Ffynhonnell: fundinginformation.org, 13 Mai 09)

Yn ôl i’r brig

Y Llywodraeth

Y dirwasgiad yn effeithio’r sector gwirfoddol yng Nghymru, yn ôl arolwg
Mae arolwg gan WCVA, corff ymbarel y trydydd sector, wedi datgelu fod mudiadau gwirfoddol yng Nghymru wedi cael eu heffeithio gan golled mewn incwm, colli swyddi a mwy o alw am eu gwasanaethau – i gyd yn sgil y dirwasgiad.

Mae’r arolwg, y mwyaf i’w gynnal hyd yn hyn ar effeithiau’r dirwasgiad ar elusennau a mudiadau gwirfoddol Cymru, wedi derbyn ymatebion gan bron i 500 o grwpiau. Dywedodd saith y cant o fudiadau sy’n cyflogi pobl eu bod wedi diswyddo pobl yn y tri mis blaenorol, tra bod 40 y cant yn disgwyl diswyddo mwy o bobl o fewn blwyddyn.

Roedd dros hanner (54 y cant) y grwpiau a gyfwelwyd yn teimlo y byddai’r sefyllfa’n gwaethygu, gyda thraean (33 y cant) yn credu na fyddai dim newid, a 13 y cant yn dweud eu bod yn meddwl y byddai pethau’n gwella.

Dywedasant wrth WCVA fod problemau ariannol yn cael eu hachosi gan ddiffyg cynnydd mewn grantiau ar gyfer costau byw tra bo biliau ynni a staffio’n codi; gan ddiweddu ffrydiau cyllid heb gael rhai newydd yn eu lle; gan lai o incwm o ffynonellau a enillir megis rhentu ystafelloedd; a chan ostyngiad mewn rhoddion.

I gael mwy o wybodaeth am y gynhadledd, cysylltwch â Lein Gymorth WCVA ar 0800 288 329 neu ewch i www.wcva.org.uk.

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Corfforaethol



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Ewropeaidd

Porth a’r Farchnad Lafur Drosiannol yn cael eu lansio yn Nwyrain Cymru
Mae dau o gynlluniau’r WCVA sy’n darparu dros £40m o gyllid Ewropeaidd i sefydliadau sy’n gweithio yn ardaloedd Cydgyfeirio Cymru’n cael eu hymestyn i’r ardaloedd Cystadleurwydd a Chyflogaeth Rhanbarthol Dwyrain Cymru.

Mae cynlluniau’r Porth Ymgysylltu a’r Farchnad Lafur Drosiannol (ILM) wedi derbyn cymeradwyaeth yn ddiweddar i gyflwyno’r rhaglen yn Sir y Fflint, Wrecsam, Powys, Sir Fynwy, Casnewydd, Caerdydd a Bro Morgannwg.

Nod y cynlluniau yw mynd i’r afael ag anweithgaredd economaidd drwy fuddsoddi mewn sefydliadau sy’n gweithio gyda phobl sy’n wynebu anfantais wrth geisio dod o hyd i waith. Mae’r ddau gynllun yn cynnig contractau o hyd at £150,000.

Cynhelir digwyddiad lansio yn Nwyrain Cymru ar ddydd Llun 22 Mehefin yn y Pafiliwn, Llandrindod. Bydd y digwyddiad yn rhoi gwybodaeth i sefydliadau am y cynlluniau, y gweithgareddau y gallant fuddsoddi ynddynt, a sut y gallant gymryd rhan ynddynt.

Os hoffech fynychu’r digwyddiad, cysylltwch â’r WCVA i gael gwybodaeth am archebu lle drwy gateway@wcva.org.uk neu 029 2043 1700. I gael gwybodaeth bellach am bob cynllun ewch i wefan WCVA. Fel arall, cysylltwch â Desg Gymorth WCVA ar 0800 2888 329 neu drwy e-bost help@wcva.org.uk i ofyn am daflen wybodaeth.

Ariennir y ddau gynllun gan Lywodraeth Cynulliad Cymru a’r Cronfeydd Strwythurol Ewropeaidd (Cronfa Gymdeithasol Ewrop).

Cymeradwyo prosiectau’r UE
Ar 11 Mai 2009, mae cyfanswm o 91 o brosiectau wedi’u cymeradwyo sy’n cynrychioli cyfanswm buddsoddiad mewn prosiectau o dros £1.4 biliwn (grant yr UE o dros £701miliwn) ledled Cymru. Mae gwybodaeth am brosiectau sydd wedi’u cymeradwyo ar gael ar wefan WEFO.

Cyfleoedd tendro byw ar gyfer prosiectau wedi’u hariannu gan yr UE
Mae tudalen newydd wedi’i chreu ar wefan Swyddfa Cyllid Ewropeaidd Cymru (WEFO) sy’n rhestru cyfleoedd tendro ar gyfer sefydliadau. Caiff hon ei diweddaru’n wythnosol.

Gallwch hefyd chwilio yng ngwefan GwethwchiGymru am gyfleoedd sydd wedi’u hariannu gan WEFO drwy fynd i’r dudalen ‘Chwilio Hysbysiadau’, dewis y tab chwilio ‘Cymhleth’, clicio ar ‘Notice Type’ a marcio ‘yes’ ar yr opsiwn ‘Ariennir gan Swyddfa Cyllid Ewropeaidd Cymru’ cyn cwblhau’r chwiliad.

Mae gwybodaeth am gyfleoedd tendro am gyllid Ewropeaidd hefyd ar gael yn nhudalennau Porth Cyllid gwefan Cyllid Cynaliadwy Cymru.

Teitl y contract: Prosiect Sgiliau Bywyd Cymru
Disgrifiad o’r contract (hysbysiad tybiannol): Y Gronfa Loteri Fawr yw Dosbarthwr mwyaf y Loteri yn y DU. Yn 2006/2007 derbyniodd dros 50 000 o geisiadau ac mae’n rheoli tua 38,000 o grantiau ar hyn o bryd. Yng Nghymru, mae’r Gronfa Loteri Fawr a’i rhagflaenwyr wedi buddsoddi dros £600m mewn prosiectau sy’n cefnogi anghenion cymunedau ledled Cymru. Cliciwch yma i gael gwybodaeth bellach.

Teitl y contract: Cynllunio a chynhyrchu rhaglenni datblygu ar gyfer Prosiect Agile Nation
Disgrifiad o’r contract: Bydd Agile Nation yn hyrwyddo cydraddoldeb rhyw, cefnogi datblygiadau gyrfa a chyfrannu at leihau’r bwlch cyflog drwy sefydlu modelau cyflenwi sy’n cefnogi cynhyrchiant a chynnydd mewn cyflogaeth a defnyddio arferion modern y gweithlu, yn cynnwys gweithio hyblyg a chydbwysedd rhwng bywyd a gwaith.

Mae Chwarae Teg yn gofyn i sefydliadau sydd â’r cymwysterau a’r profiad addas i gyflwyno tendr ar gyfer contract i weithio mewn partneriaeth gyda ni i gynllunio rhaglenni rheoli achrededig ILM ar lefel 2 a lefel 3 sy’n ymgorffori meini prawf y wobr a gofynion magu hyder a datblygiad personol y prosiect. Mae hefyd yn ofyniad gennym i gynhyrchu’r holl ddeunyddiau hyfforddi yn cynnwys cynlluniau gwersi, cynlluniau gwaith, nodiadau tiwtor, taflenni a sleidiau powerpoint. Cliciwch yma i gael gwybodaeth bellach.

Mae Prosiect Twristiaeth Treftadaeth CADW yn derbyn pecyn cyllid o £19m.

Cyhoeddi prosiect Cyd-adnoddau Ewropeaidd ar gyfer Busnesau Micro i Ganolig (JEREMIE)
Lansiwyd cronfa newydd gwerth £150m sydd wedi’i chefnogi gan yr UE a fydd yn cefnogi’r gwaith o ehangu mwy na 800 o fusnesau ledled Cymru a chreu hyd at 15,000 o swyddi.

Mae’r fenter Cyd-adnoddau Ewropeaidd ar gyfer Busnesau Micro i Ganolig, a elwir yn JEREMIE, wedi’i chreu gyda chyfraniad o £60m gan Lywodraeth Cynulliad Cymru, drwy’r Gronfa Datblygu Rhanbarthol Ewrop a £75m o gyllid gan Fanc Buddsoddi Ewrop. I gael gwybodaeth bellach ewch i wefan WEFO.

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Gwobrau a Dyfarniadau


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Cyllid Cynaliadwy Cymru

Edrych am Gyllid?
Ymwelwch â www.sustainablefundingcymru.org.uk - cartref Porth Cyllid Cymru - sef siop un stop am gyfleoedd a chyngor ar gyllid

Mae’r porth cyllid yn agor y drws i gronfa ddata y gellir ei chwilio am gyfleoedd cyllid yn y DU, cyngor a chymorth ar godi arian a tipiau ar sut i amrywio eich ffynonellau o gyllid.

Mae’r porth cyllid yn adnodd ar-lein newydd sbon i sefydliadau trydydd sector yng Nghymru, a ddatblygwyd ar y cyd gan WCVA a Llywodraeth Cynulliad Cymru.

Cofrestrwch heddiw i dderbyn Newyddion Nawdd, ein cylchythyr electronig misol sydd yn rhad ac am ddim.

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Hyfforddiant a digwyddiadau

Hyfforddiant Sut i Dendro
Yn ystod y misoedd nesaf bydd WCVA yn cynnal pedwar digwyddiad hyfforddi ar gyfer mudiadau sy’n dymuno dysgu mwy am dendro. Mae cyrsiau ‘sut i dendro’ WCVA wedi cael eu datblygu mewn ymateb i rôl gynyddol y trydydd sector mewn darparu gwasanaethau cyhoeddus, ac maent wedi’u dylunio ar gyfer pobl sy’n newydd i’r maes neu’r sawl sy’n dymuno gwella’u sgiliau paratoi tendrau.

Cynhelir y digwyddiadau deuddydd yng Nghaerfyrddin (11 a 12 Mai), y Rhyl, (15 ac 16 Mehefin), Aberystwyth (13 a 14 Gorffennaf) a Caerdydd (14 a 15 Medi).

Os hoffech gael ffurflen i fynegi’ch diddordeb, cysylltwch â Desg Gymorth WCVA ar 0800 2888 329 neu e-bostiwch training@wcva.org.uk. Cliciwch yma am ragor o wybodaeth am y cyrsiau.

Digwyddiadau rhanbarthol WCVA
Yn ystod mis Ebrill, cynhaliodd WCVA ddigwyddiadau polisi o’r enw: Digwyddiad Gweithredu Prosiectau Ewropeaidd: cyfleoedd ar gyfer y trydydd sector. Gallwch lwytho copïau o’r cyflwyniadau o’r digwyddiadau i lawr oddi ar wefan Cyllid Cynaliadwy Cymru.

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Cynllunio

Asesu cryfderau a gwendidau sefydliadol
Mae offer hunanasesu ar-lein newydd, sydd wedi’i gynhyrchu gan y Ganolfan Effeithiolrwydd Elusennau yn Ysgol Fusnes Cass, sydd wedi’i ariannu gan Capacitybuilders, ar gael yma. Mae’n ceisio eich helpu i ganfod beth yw cryfderau a gwendidau eich sefydliad mewn wyth maes allweddol yn cynnwys llywodraethu, cyllid a phobl.

Cyflwyniad i Fesur Effaith Gymdeithasol
Cyhoeddwyd e-lyfr An Introduction to Social Impact Measurement: A Practical Approach gan The Tool Factory a gallwch ei lwytho i lawr oddi ar eu gwefan er mwyn annog mwy o sefydliadau i ddechrau mesur eu heffaith gymdeithasol eu hunain.

A ydych chi’n arddangos eich effaith?
Mae comisiynu a monitro sy’n canolbwyntio ar ganlyniadau yn gysyniadau sy’n amlwg iawn mewn datblygiadau polisi a datblygiadau rheoliadol diweddar. Ydych chi, fel darparwr neu gomisiynydd, yn casglu’r wybodaeth gywir i arddangos effaith eich gwasanaethau. Ewch i dudalennau'r Rhwydwaith Cyflenwi Gwasanaeth Cyhoeddus newydd y Cyngor Cenedlaethol Mudiadau Gwirfoddol (NCVO) ar Offer Mesur Canlyniadau i gael gwybodaeth am rai o’r offer a’r fethodoleg a ddefnyddir i fesur ac arddangos effaith.

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Rhoi a chodi arian cyhoeddus

Pecyn Cymorth Rhodd wedi’i Ddiweddaru
Cynhyrchodd Cyllid a Thollau Ei Mawrhydi fersiwn Mawrth 2009 o’r CD-ROM Pecyn Cymorth Rhodd ar gyfer elusennau. I gael copi, ffoniwch 08453 02 02 03 a dewis Opsiwn 6.

Sefydliad Codi Arian i ymchwilio i ddewis peidio â thalu Cymorth Rhodd i roddwyr
Bydd y Sefydliad Codi Arian yn arolygu sefydliadau’r trydydd sector er mwyn nodi’r potensial llawn o ddefnyddio system ‘peidio â thalu’ ar gyfer Cymorth Rhodd. Defnyddir gwybodaeth a gesglir gan yr arolwg i geisio darbwyllo’r Llywodraeth o deilyngdod defnyddio system ar gyfer Cymorth Rhodd lle gall elusennau adennill treth ar roddion oni fydd y rhoddwr yn dweud na neu os nad yw’n drethdalwr yn y DU.

Dywedodd Lindsay Boswell, prif weithredwr y sefydliad: "Bydd yr arolwg yn casglu tystiolaeth o ystod o elusennau a rhanddeiliaid perthnasol er mwyn penderfynu a yw system o’r fath yn ddichonadwy ac a fydd yn cynhyrchu incwm ychwanegol digonol i gyfiawnhau newid.’ Mae nifer o sefydliadau eraill yn gweithio gyda’r sefydliad ar y prosiect, yn cynnwys prif weithredwyr corff Acevo, yr NCVO, y Sefydliad Cymorth Elusennau, Grwp Cyfarwyddwyr Cyllid Elusennau a’r Grwp Treth Elusennau.
(Ffynhonnell: Trydydd Sector).

Terfyn amser adennill Cymorth Rhydd yn cael ei leihau
Bydd y terfyn amser ar gyfer adennill treth Cymorth Rhodd yn newid o chwe blynedd i bedair blynedd o fis Ebrill 2010. Mae Cyllid a Thollau Ei Mawrhydi’n dweud y bydd hyn yn dileu’r anghysondebau yn eu pwerau a’u prosesau, yn hytrach na thargedu elusennau. Noder nad yw hyn yn effeithio ar y terfyn amser dwy flynedd presennol ar gyfer trefniadau’r gostyngiadau trosiannol presennol.

Nid yw traean o’r cyhoedd yn ymwybodol o Gymorth Rhodd, yn ôl adroddiad CAF
Gallai elusennau fod yn colli allan ar Gymorth Rhodd ar roddion gan tua phum miliwn o roddwyr rheolaidd, yn ôl y Sefydliad Cymorth Elusennau. Canfyddodd gwaith ymchwil newydd gan CAF, sy’n bodoli i hyrwyddo a chefnogi rhoddion elusennol, mai dim ond tua dwy ran o dair o roddwyr sy’n defnyddio dulliau rhoi treth effeithiol megis Cymorth Rhodd.

Canfyddodd yr adroddiad, The Public Bond with Tax-Effective Giving in the UK, nad oedd 32 y cant o bobl yn ymwybodol bod yna fanteision treth o roi i elusennau. Nid oedd saithdeg chwech y cant o bobl ifanc 16 i 24 oed yn gwybod bod yna unrhyw fudd treth o roi i elusen. Dangosodd yr adroddiad mai dim ond tua 40 y cant o roddwyr nad ydynt yn defnyddio Cymorth Rhodd oedd â diddordeb yn ei ddefnyddio.

Roedd y gwaith ymchwil yn cynnwys 1,056 o bobl a ddewiswyd ar hap, yn cynnwys rhoddwyr a phobl nad oeddent yn rhoi. Canfyddodd arolwg ar wahân o 251 o drethdalwyr cyfradd uwch, a gynhaliwyd ar gyfer yr un adroddiad, nad oedd hanner ohonynt yn ymwybodol y gallent adennill 20 y cant o’u rhodd ar gyfer eu hunain. Dywedodd Richard Harrison, pennaeth ymchwil CAF, bod yr adroddiad yn dangos bod angen i elusennau godi ymwybyddiaeth ymhlith rhoddwyr am fanteision Cymorth Rhodd a mathau eraill o roi sy’n dreth-effeithlon, yn arbennig ymhlith pobl ifanc.
(Ffynhonnell: Trydydd Sector)

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Cyllid benthyca

Bydd £20m ychwanegol yn rhoi hwb benthyca i fentrau cymdeithasol
Cafwyd addewid gan yr ysgrifennydd busnes, yr Arglwydd Mandelson, mewn uwchgynhadledd menter gymdeithasol, y bydd sefydliadau cyllid datblygu cymunedau yn gallu cael mynediad i £20m ychwanegol o fenthyciadau banc drwy gynllun y llywodraeth i helpu busnesau bach.

Dywedodd Mandelson wrth uwchgynhadledd o uwch wleidyddion a ffigurau o fentrau cymdeithasol y byddai’r cynllun gwarant cyllid menter £1.3bn, lle bydd y Llywodraeth yn gwarantu 75 y cant o fenthyciad i fusnes bach neu ganolig, yn cefnogi benthyciadau banc drwy SCDC.

Ymatebodd Banc Unity Trust, sy’n arbenigo mewn benthyca i undebau a’r trydydd sector, i’r cyhoeddiad drwy ddweud y byddai’n sicrhau bod £5m o’i arian ei hun ar gael i SCDC.
(Ffynhonnell: Trydydd Sector)

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Masnachu

Datblygu menter gymdeithasol
Cynhyrchwyd Datblygu menter gymdeithasol – pecyn adnoddau – gan Gonsortiwm Economi Gymdeithasol Birmingham a Solihull i ddarparu arweiniad a gwybodaeth i’r rhai sy’n dymuno sefydlu menter gymdeithasol, ond nad oes ganddynt lawer o brofiad o ddatblygu busnes, os o gwbl. Mae rhan gyntaf y pecyn ar gael i’w lwytho i lawr nawr am ddim.

Yr Uwchgynhadledd Menter Gymdeithasol
Roedd yr Uwchgynhadledd Menter Gymdeithasol a gynhaliwyd ddydd Mawrth 12fed Mai yn cynnwys uwch aelodau’r llywodraeth, yn cynnwys yr Ysgrifennydd Busnes, yr Arglwydd Mandelson a gweinidog Swyddfa’r Cabinet, Liam Byrne. Llwyddodd yr uwchgynhadledd hon, a diwrnod pellach o weithgaredd y llywodraeth ar y pwnc, i gynhyrchu nifer o gyhoeddiadau:

  • Cyhoeddodd Mandelson newidiadau i’r Cynllun Gwarant Cyllid Menter er mwyn helpu i wella’r broses o fenthyca i fusnesau a mentrau cymdeithasol mewn ardaloedd difreintiedig. Bydd hyn yn darparu cymorth ychwanegol i Sefydliadau Cyllid Datblygu Cymunedol drwy eu galluogi i gael gafael ar fenthyciadau banc, sy’n werth hyd at £20 miliwn.

  • Bydd canllaw newydd Elw Cymdeithasol ar Fuddsoddiad, sydd wedi’i gefnogi gan Swyddfa’r Cabinet, yn helpu sefydliadau i arddangos eu heffaith gymdeithasol, economaidd ac amgylcheddol ar gyrff sy’n prynu, defnyddwyr gwasanaeth ac eraill. Gallwch lwytho A guide to Social Return on Investment.

  • Mesurau eraill megis Gweithgor Gweinidogol er mwyn sicrhau cystadleuaeth deg i fentrau cymdeithasol ac elusennau gystadlu am gontractau cyflenwi gwasanaethau cyhoeddus penodol.

  • Mae’n rhaid i fentrau cymdeithasol chwarae rhan yn y gwaith o fynd i’r afael â’r dirywiad economaidd drwy greu o leiaf 15,000 o swyddi newydd i bobl ddi-waith, wedi’u hariannu drwy’r Gronfa Swyddi’r Dyfodol, yn ôl yr Ysgrifennydd Cymunedau, Hazel Blears a’r Ysgrifennydd Gwaith a Phensiynau, James Purnell. Maent yn chwilio am fentrau cymdeithasol i ddarparu o leiaf deg y cant o’r 150,000 o’r swyddi y mae’r Gronfa yn gobeithio eu creu rhwng nawr a 2011. Mae eitemau newyddion ar gael yma. Mae’r Gronfa Swyddi’r Dyfodol ar agor i gynigion o 13eg Mai. Cliciwch yma am fanylion.
    (Ffynhonnell: Volresource)

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Caffael a darparu gwasanaethau cyhoeddus

Mae mentrau cymdeithasol yn drysu’r sector cyhoeddus a’r sector preifat, yn ôl gwaith ymchwil
Y prif rwystr i gynigion ar y cyd rhwng sefydliadau’r trydydd sector a’r sector preifat i redeg gwasanaethau cyhoeddus yw diffyg dealltwriaeth, yn ôl gwaith ymchwil a gynhaliwyd gan gwmni cyfrifwyr PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Canfyddodd gwaith ymchwil PwC, sydd wedi’i gyhoeddi ar ffurf gryno mewn adroddiad newydd, New Partnerships for Public Services, mai’r ffactorau mawr eraill sy’n atal cydweithredu ar draws y sectorau er mwyn gwneud cynnig am gontractau cyflenwi gwasanaethau cyhoeddus oedd diffyg gallu ymhlith comisiynwyr i fesur elw cymdeithasol.

Gofynnodd PwC i 100 o fentrau preifat a chymdeithasol am eu barn am gydweithio.

Canfu’r arolwg barn bod yna fwy o frwdfrydedd i gydweithio rhwng cwmnïau preifat nac ymhlith mentrau cymdeithasol. Er bod 87 y cant o ymatebwyr y sector preifat wedi dweud bod cydweithio rhwng mentrau cymdeithasol a chwmnïau preifat yn bwysig i dwf y trydydd sector, dim ond 47 y cant o fentrau cymdeithasol a oedd yn rhannu’r farn hon.
(Ffynhonnell: Trydydd Sector)

Gallai elusennau elwa ar ddeddfwriaeth contractau’r UE
Gallai elusennau sy’n credu eu bod wedi methu sicrhau contractau gwasanaeth cyhoeddus oherwydd bod y broses gwneud cais yn annheg gael yr hawl i apelio i’r contractau gael eu canslo.

Cyflwynodd yr UE y Gyfarwyddeb Unioni Cam yn 2007 er mwyn gwella’r gweithdrefnau sy’n ymwneud â dyfarnu contractau cyhoeddus. O dan ddeddfwriaeth ddrafft a luniwyd gan Swyddfa Masnach Llywodraeth y DU i weithredu rheolau’r UE, bydd llysoedd yn gallu canslo contractau sy’n torri’r rheolau caffael ac yn gorchymyn proses dendro newydd. Cyflwynwyd y cynigion ar gyfer ymgynghori arnynt ar 30 Ebrill.

O dan y rheolau presennol, gall elusennau a chynigwyr eraill wneud cais am iawndal os canfyddir bod y broses gaffael wedi bod yn wallus ond bod y contract yn parhau i fod yn weithredol.

‘Mae yna hawl cyffredinol i iawndal os byddwch yn dioddef colled o ganlyniad i broses gaffael aflwyddiannus’, meddai Julian Blake, partner gyda’r cwmni cyfreithiol Bates Wells & Braithwaite. ‘Ond mae’r Gyfarwyddeb Unioni Cam hon yn cydnabod nad yr hawl cyffredinol yw’r hyn sydd ei angen arnoch mewn gwirionedd. Yr hyn sydd ei angen arnoch mewn gwirionedd yw i’r broses gyfan gael ei chynnal eto, er mwyn i chi allu cael y cyfle i gael y contract.’

Mae’r Gyfarwyddeb Unioni Cam yn rhedeg tan 24 Gorffennaf a disgwylir i ddeddfwriaethau ar y gyfarwyddeb gael eu cyflwyno gerbron y Senedd yn ddiweddarach eleni.
(Ffynhonnell: Trydydd Sector)

Aelodau Seneddol yn awyddus i weld cymalau budd cymunedol mewn tendrau’r sector cyhoeddus
Mae grwp o Aelodau Seneddol yn galw ar y Llywodraeth i gyhoeddi arweiniad i swyddogion caffael y sector cyhoeddus yn eu hannog i ystyried y buddiannau i’r gymuned yn ystod y broses dendro.

Mae cymalau budd cymunedol yn galluogi swyddogion caffael i ystyried meini prawf ychwanegol megis unrhyw fuddiannau a fydd yn cael eu creu i’r ardal leol o ganlyniad i roi contract cyflenwi gwasanaeth cyhoeddus i sefydliad lleol. Gwnaed hyn ar ôl i Gyngor Camden yng ngogledd Llundain gyhoeddi ei fod yn cyflwyno strategaeth gaffael gymdeithasol newydd, sy’n galluogi cynigwyr i fod yn hyblyg wrth esbonio sut y byddent yn cyflawni targedau’r cyngor.
(Ffynhonnell: Trydydd Sector)

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Datblygu ar sail asedau

Helpu i reoli asedau cymunedol
Mae’r Uned Trosglwyddo Asedau, gyda chefnogaeth y llywodraeth ganolog fel rhan o’i pholisi grymuso cymunedau, wedi’i lansio’n swyddogol i helpu cymunedau lleol yn Lloegr i fod yn gyfrifol am asedau lleol, ‘o swyddfeydd post i dafarndai’ a chanolfannau cymunedol. Gallwch weld datganiad y wasg y Llywodraeth yma.

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Manion

Sefydliadau elusennol yn gweld gwerth asedau’n dymchwel
Mae dau o brif Ddyfarnwyr Grantiau’r DU wedi gweld gwerth eu portffolios yn dymchwel o ganlyniad i’r cynnwrf diweddar yn y farchnad stoc.

Mae gwerth asedau buddsoddi Ymddiriedolaeth Wellcome, prif fuddsoddwr elusennau’r DU, wedi gostwng o £1.88bn i £14.05bn, gan sicrhau bod ei incwm buddsoddi wedi gostwng o £17.5m i £255.1m.

Yn ei adroddiad blynyddol ar gyfer y flwyddyn a ddaeth i ben 30 Medi 2008, dywedodd yr Ymddiriedolaeth bod ‘dyfnder yr argyfwng ariannol yn llawer gwaeth na’u disgwyliadau’, a datgelodd eu bod wedi dioddef elw negyddol o 11 y cant.

Yn y cyfamser, mae’r asedau buddsoddi a ddelir gan Sefydliad Esmée Fairbairn wedi gostwng o £955m yn 2007 i £740m y llynedd.

Cafodd hyn effaith ganlyniadol ar incwm buddsoddi a ostyngodd o £35.6m yn 2007 i £31.4m yn 2008, ond yr hyn a ddioddefodd fwyaf oedd yr elw a wireddwyd a’r elw nas wireddwyd ar fuddsoddiadau asedau sefydlog. Gostyngodd y rhain o elw o £13.9m yn 2007 i golled o £216m y llynedd.

Cafodd y sefyllfa ariannol lwm effaith negyddol ar weithgareddau’r noddwr: rhoddodd gyfanswm grantiau o £21.4m yn 2008, gostyngiad o gyfanswm y flwyddyn flaenorol, sef £23.2m.

Rhaglen Arweinyddiaeth Gymdeithasol yn agor i dderbyn ceisiadau
Mae Rhaglen Arweinyddiaeth Gymdeithasol Clore yn Rhaglen Gymrodoriaeth newydd sy'n targedu darpar-arweinwyr yn y trydydd sector. Bydd cymrodyr yn cael eu recriwtio drwy broses ymgeisio agored. Er mwyn cymhwyso, rhaid i ddarpar-Gymrodyr fod yn gweithio i, neu yn agos i'r trydydd sector ehangach – fel aelod o staff yn gweithio i elusen, mudiad cymunedol, menter gymdeithasol neu gydweithfa, neu i dai cymdeithasol – a byddant wedi dangos eu potensial i arwain yn rhyw elfen o'r gwaith y maent eisoes wedi'i gyflawni, Bydd ceisiadau ar gyfer Cymrodoriaethau 2010 yn agor yn wythnos olaf Mai 2009; y dyddiad olaf ar gyfer derbyn ceisiadau gorffenedig yw 30 Mehefin 2009. Ceir mwy o fanylion drwy ymweld â: www.cloresocialleadership.org.uk.

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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 cyn rhated â £30 y flwyddyn, ac mae’n cynnwys: cylchgrawn i’r trydydd sector ddwywaith y mis, e-hysbys ar gyfer aelodau bob pythefnos, a chwiliadau grant personol. Mae aelodau hefyd yn gallu hawlio disgownt oddi ar hyfforddiant a chynadleddau WCVA, ac oddiar gynhyrchion a gwasanaethau a ddarperir gan ein partneriaid cynlluniau affinedd, yn cynnwys 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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