WCVA Funding news August 2009 / Newyddion nawdd WCVA Awst 2009

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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.

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Inside Funding news this month:

Charitable trusts

The Baring Foundation – arts and older people
The Baring Foundation is to launch a new funding programme in October 2009 to support arts organisations in the UK working with older people. The programme will last for five years and will be worth £3 million overall. The new arts and older people programme will invite applications through five annual application rounds. Grants will be for core costs to arts organisations in the UK working with older people.

Currently the Foundation is in the process of producing a mapping report looking at current practice in the field of arts and older people with a view to publishing the report in September 2009. If you work for an arts organisation that works with older people the Baring Foundation is keen to hear from you now, not with an application but simply to know you are there and where you operate. You should email your details to David Cutler, Director, The Baring Foundation, email david.cutler@uk.ing.com.
(Source: fundinginformation.org, 15 July 09)

Bernard Sunley Charitable Foundation
The Foundation awards grants to a variety of categories including: education; youth; community; environment/conservation; health and welfare. Generally grants awarded will range from between £200 and £5,000. Grants will only be made to registered charities including schools in the UK. There is no application form – all submissions should be made in the form of a covering letter to the Director. Further details are available from Bernard Sunley Charitable Foundation, 20 Berkley Square, London W1J 6LH. Tel: 020 7408 2198, fax: 020 7499 5859, email office@sunleyfoundation.com.

Cash 4 Clubs
Cash 4 Clubs, a provider of small grants to community sports clubs, has extended its remit and will now cover the whole of the UK. The first applications are now being invited from grassroots sports organisations that need a grant of up to £1,000 to improve facilities, purchase new equipment, pay for coaching or develop the club’s sustainability in one way or another.

There are three tiers of grants: £250, £500 and £1000. Applications are invited from any sports club within the UK that is registered with their national governing body or local authority. Any sport is covered, and the guidelines are open ended. There are no age restrictions or age-related targets; the main objective is that your club should actively serve your local community. You are encouraged to apply for anything that you need to make your club more successful. Applications are accepted at any time and will be discussed at grant making meetings that take place every three months or so.
(Source: fundinginformation.org, 1 July 09)

The Brecon Beacons Trust
The Brecon Beacons Trust is a charitable company established to help people, communities and voluntary organisations achieve positive environmental conservation and enhancement within the Brecon Beacons National Park. The Trust was established in 2009 with initial funding from the National Grid. The Trust supports: environmental conservation, protection and improvement of the Park for the benefit of the public; greater educational awareness and knowledge of the conservation, protection and improvement of the Park’s physical, natural and archaeological environment. The Trustees believe that a resilient, healthy and diverse environment is the essential foundation on which a thriving society and economy are built. They subscribe to the principles of sustainable development while recognising that we are all still exploring what sustainability means in practice at all levels of society.

The Brecon Beacons Trust sees its role as enabling local communities and voluntary organisations, living and operating within the area of the Brecon Beacons National Park, to positively conserve and enhance their local environments so as to contribute to the overall quality of life for people who live, work in or visit the Park.

In achieving its own objectives the Trust wishes to contribute to the purposes for which National Parks were established ie to conserve and enhance the natural beauty, wildlife and cultural heritage of the National Parks; to promote opportunities for the understanding and enjoyment of the special qualities of the Parks by the public; and additionally, to help foster the economic and social well being of the communities within their areas.

Further details are available from Alan Underwood, Trust Secretary, Brecon Beacons Trust, ‘The Orchids’, Blaenavon Road, Govilon, Abergavenny NP7 9NY. Tel 01873 832490, email alan@breconbeaconstrust.org, www.breconbeaconstrust.org.

Elephant Trust
The fourth 2009 round for submission of applications to the Elephant Trust is now open. Grants are available to artists, small organisations and galleries within the UK. The Trust's aim is to make it possible for artists and those presenting their work to undertake and complete projects when frustrated by lack of funds. The Trust supports projects that develop and improve the knowledge, understanding and appreciation of the fine arts. The deadline for submission of applications is 21 September 2009.

Learning Launchpad Fund
The aim of the Learning Launchpad Fund is to help create lasting projects that support young people between the ages of 14 and 25 to discover their potential, pursue their goals and achieve their dreams. Launchpad is looking for ideas that help young people reach beyond academic paths to success, encourage learning-by-doing, and develop their non-cognitive 'soft' skills through real-world experience. Therefore, it seeks to support projects that do not have traditional academic learning routes as their focus. The 2009 application deadlines for the Fund have changed and the current Round Two deadline has been extended to 15 July. The Round Three deadline has moved forward to 24 November 2009.

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Government

Charities must work with the private sector, says Building Stronger Communities report
Charities must think beyond fundraising and seek new ways of working with the private sector during the recession, a Government-commissioned report has urged.

The report, Building Stronger Communities, is from the Building Stronger Communities Taskforce, which was set up to establish how businesses and third sector organisations can work together to help communities affected by the recession. The report recommends forming partnerships with businesses that have a track record of winning government contracts and thus develop the commercial strategies of the third sector.
(Source: Third Sector)

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Corporate

British Heart Foundation is Lidl's first charity partner
Supermarket chain Lidl has announced that the British Heart Foundation will be its first charity partner. The BHF hopes the year-long partnership with the retailer, which has more than 500 stores in the UK, will raise about £100,000. The BHF's Heart Health Roadshow is expected to visit selected Lidl stores throughout the year as part of the partnership to encourage donations from Lidl customers and raise awareness of healthy living.
(Source: Third Sector)

Family firms 'more loyal in their giving'
Family-run businesses are more likely to maintain their corporate giving through the recession than other firms, according to new research. Philanthropy: Family Business Philanthropy and Social Responsibility Inquiry commissioned by the Institute for Family Business and the Community Foundation Network, says family businesses see their charitable support as important interaction with local communities rather than compulsory corporate social responsibility.

The research shows that family-run businesses usually want to give back to the areas where they are based. Owners tend to develop longer-term relationships with charities and want to create a lasting impact, says the report. However, the study also says charities might find it difficult to gain access to the decision-making processes of family businesses.
(Source: Third Sector)

Association of Charitable Foundations plans guidance for corporates
The Association of Charitable Foundations is to develop best practice guidance on running corporate foundations. The move comes after the publication earlier this month by the Charity Commission of statutory guidance for corporate foundations, setting out how foundations should be run. The commission's guidance emphasises that foundations should be independent from their parent companies and indicates how they should manage potential conflicts of interest.
(Source: Third Sector)

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European

Deadlines set for Gateway and ILM in Competitiveness areas
The Engagement Gateway and Intermediate Labour Market (ILM) schemes are now open for business in the Regional Competitiveness and Employment (RCE) areas of East Wales. The schemes, boosted by £10m from Europe and the Welsh Assembly Government, will invest in organisations that give people facing barriers to employment the skills and opportunities to get back into work.

Organisations wishing to receive details of appropriate opportunities, and be eligible to tender for contracts, need to join the approved supplier list for each scheme by submitting a pre qualification questionnaire (PQQ). The deadline for submitting a PQQ for RCE areas is 1pm on 14 September 2009 for both schemes. Both the Gateway and ILM are already operating in Convergence areas and set to release tender opportunities in the next month.

Full information on each scheme including all document downloads can be found on the WCVA website. Alternatively, contact the WCVA Helpdesk on 0800 2888 329 or email help@wcva.org.uk. The Gateway and ILM are funded by the Welsh Assembly Government and European Structural Funds (European Social Fund).

Progress on 2007-2013 programmes (2 July 2009)
102 projects have been approved representing a total investment of £1.6 billion (EU grant of over £750 million) across Wales. £515m (33 per cent) is being invested in business, some £702m (44per cent) in people and £329m (21 per cent) for community regeneration, the environment and transport.
Further programme information is available, including details of beneficiaries supported.

Communities and Nature (CAN) project – procurement process
A new £25million investment to generate jobs and leisure opportunities based on the outstanding wildlife and landscape of North and West Wales has been announced. The monies will be made available through two flagship schemes – Communities and Nature (CAN) and the Wales Coastal Path. Read more.

A briefing session for the CAN project, led by the Countryside Council for Wales (CCW) was held on 6 July to publicise the launch of the first round of pre-qualification questionnaires (PQQs) for the programme activities.

The CAN project will operate across the Convergence region (West Wales & the Valleys) in all areas apart from those within the Valleys Regional Park. Four Lots of activities will be procured as part of the CAN project, with each Lot issued once per annum whilst funds are available. The Lots are:

1. Small scale activities (<£250,000 total project cost) - tenderers must provide 55 per cent of the total project cost either through cash or in-kind match funding, including volunteer time as in-kind match funding
2. Footpaths and access
3. Visitor facilities
4. Wildlife attractions/tourism

Further information can be found on the CCW website, including responses to frequently asked questions about the procurement exercise.

EU Convergence Funding Boost for Tourism
A new Coastal Tourism initiative has been announced, bringing £35m of investment into the tourism industry. The aim of the project is to identify up to seven Centres of Excellence in sustainable and coastal tourism which are linked to activities such as walking, cycling, fishing, riding, watersports, adventure tourism, historic gardens or other attractions that use the natural and built environment. Read more.

Ireland-Wales programme – Round three open!
The third round of the Ireland-Wales programme is now open, with a closing date for applications of 25 September 2009. The call will be targeted at:

• Priority 1 Theme 2 – Skills for Competitiveness and Employment Integration
• Priority 2 Theme 2 – Sustainable Regeneration of Communities

In relation to Priority 2 Theme 2, the programme would particularly welcome smaller scale pioneering pilot projects from organisations that are active in the community development and community regeneration field. While the 2007-2013 Ireland-Wales programme does have a more strategic aspect to it, this should not exclude smaller scale organisations that have an interest in developing links across the Irish Sea. A suggested budget range could be between €300,000 and €700,000, depending on the number of partners involved.

Two information events will be held in Wales for the round three call:

10:00 - 12:30 on 19 August - WEFO Offices, Colwyn Bay
Contact: Roger Seddon: roger.seddon@wales.gsi.gov.uk / 01492 542594

10:00 - 12:30 on 3 September - WEFO Offices, Carmarthen
Contact: Patrick Lilly: patrick.lilly@wales.gsi.gov.uk / 01267 225471

Further details, including the application pack for Round 3, are now available on www.irelandwales.ie. Any enquiries can be made to ireland_wales@seregassembly.ie or your local Development Officer: Roger Seddon (North Wales) or Patrick Lilly (West Wales).

Live tender opportunities

Big Lottery – Life Skills project – Care leavers in the Convergence area
(UK-Cardiff: vocational rehabilitation services)
https://www.sell2wales.co.uk/notices/displayOJ.html?NoticeId=334821&diablo.lang=eng
Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 10.8.2009 - 12:00 noon.
This contract notice is specifically for the provision of services for individuals who are considered ‘Care leavers’ aged 16 plus (participants), that are not in education, employment or training, who reside within the Convergence Areas (Isle of Anglesey, Gwynedd, Conwy, Denbighshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire, Swansea, Neath Port Talbot, Bridgend, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Merthyr Tydfil, Caerphilly, Blaenau Gwent and Torfaen.).
BIG anticipates awarding approximately four contracts to Service Providers who have the specialist skills, knowledge and experience to engage with participants that are or have been in care, and reside within the Convergence Area.

Title of contract: Life Skills Project - Care Leavers in the Competitiveness Area
(UK-Cardiff: vocational rehabilitation services)
https://www.sell2wales.co.uk/notices/displayOJ.html?NoticeId=352991&activity=NDA5ODQ%3d
Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 1.9.2009 - 12:00 noon.
Description of the contract: The Life Skills project will tackle economic inactivity by engaging with participants and supporting them in increasing their skills, to overcome barriers to work and to re-engage with education, employment, volunteering or training. This contract notice is specifically for the provision of services for individuals who are considered "Care leavers" aged 16 plus (participants), that are not in education, employment or training, who reside within the Competitiveness Areas (Flintshire, Wrexham, Powys, Monmouthshire, Newport, Cardiff, The Vale of Glamorgan).
For the purpose of this procurement exercise Care leavers are defined as: ‘Participants that are, or have in their lifetime, been under the care of the Local Authority, as defined by the Children (Leaving Care) Act 2000’.

Title of contract: Wild Fishing Wales
https://www.sell2wales.co.uk/notices/display.html?NoticeId=17657
Deadline for expressions of interest: 12.08.09
Description of the contract: Wild Fishing Wales is an Environment Agency Wales (EAW) lead, £2.6million project which aims to enhance river and still water habitats and improve angler access to a network of fisheries throughout the Convergence Area of Wales. The objective of the Wild Fishing Wales Project is to help fisheries, angling clubs, landowners, rivers trusts and other interested parties to deliver these access and habitat improvement projects on their waters.

Title of contract: Genesis Wales 2 Programme
https://www.sell2wales.co.uk/notices/display.html?NoticeId=17555&activity=NDA5ODQ%3d
Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 13.08.2009 (17:00)
Description of the contract: Powys County Council invites expressions of interest from suitably experienced providers to implement the Genesis Wales 2 Programme in Powys. The purpose of the service is to improve the participation of individuals in the labour market by removing traditional barriers such as : Lack of affordable childcare, Isolation, Lack of relevant skills and/or qualifications, low aspirations and confidence.

Title of contract: The Intermediate Labour Market – East Wales - Deadline date 14.09.2009
https://www.sell2wales.co.uk/notices/display.html?NoticeId=17434
Description of the contract: The ILM project aims to reduce economic inactivity in East Wales by investing in organisations to provide work experience and training for people facing barriers to employment. WCVA is inviting expressions of interest from organisations who would like to develop and submit proposals to deliver high quality activities and opportunities for economically inactive and unemployed individuals that will result in positive outcomes for those individuals. This will be through the submission of a Pre-Qualification Questionnaire.

Title of contract: The Engagement Gateway - East Wales - Deadline date 14.09.2009
https://www.sell2wales.co.uk/notices/display.html?NoticeId=17386
Description of the contract: The Engagement Gateway project aims to make a significant contribution to raising levels of employment and reducing economic inactivity in Wales. It will contract with organisations that engage with economically inactive people, many of whom will have multiple barriers; and prepare them for employment through the use of a range of activities that build their confidence and skills to move towards sustainable employment. WCVA is inviting expressions of interest from organisations who would like to develop and submit proposals to deliver high quality activities and opportunities for economically inactive and unemployed individuals that will result in positive outcomes for those individuals. This will be through the submission of a Pre-Qualification Questionnaire.

EUROPEAN COMMISSION CALLS
The European Commission has announced the following calls:

• LIFE+ (1 - Nature and biodiversity; 2 - Environment policy and governance)
Budget: 250m Euro / Deadline: 15 September 2009
Website: http://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/funding/lifeplus.htm

• Youth in Action - Projects encouraging creativity and innovation in the youth sector (Action 4.4)
Budget: 0.1m Euro / Deadline: 30 September 2009
Website: http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/youth/funding/2009/call_action_4_4_en.php

• Safer Internet - Protecting children using the internet and other communication technologies
Budget: 9.333m Euro / Deadline: 19 November 2009
Website: http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/activities/sip/index_en.htm

• Culture Programme 2007-2013 (Multi-annual cooperation projects; cooperation measures; special action (third countries); and support for bodies active at European level in the field of culture)
Budget: 400m Euro / Deadline: Various
Website: http://ec.europa.eu/culture/calls-for-proposals/call98_en.htm

• Media - Promotion of European audiovisual works and European professionals outside Media countries
Budget: 400,000 Euro / Deadline: 12 August 2009
Website: http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/media/index_en.htm

• Media - Support for the networking and mobility of students and trainers in Europe
Budget: 1.9m Euro / Deadline: 19 August 2009
Website: http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/media/index_en.htm

Wood Energy Business Scheme 2
The Wood Energy Business Scheme 2 (WEBS 2) is a new multi-million capital grant scheme for Wales, which draws down its funding from the European Regional Development Fund, and will run until 2013. WEBS 2 will build upon the achievements of WEBS Objective 1 and 2 (2004-2008). Its prime aim is to provide capital grant support to micro businesses, SMEs and social enterprises to further develop the sustainable and renewable wood heat market across Wales. The scheme will help businesses to install wood fuel heating and Combined Heat and Power (CHP) technologies. The project will deliver across both the Convergence and Competitiveness areas of Wales, making this a pan-Wales project. Applications may be submitted at any time.

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Awards

Britain’s Kindest Kid
Five News with Natasha Kaplinsky and the Charities Aid Foundation have begun the search for ‘Britain’s Kindest Kid’ 2009. The competition, now in its second year, rewards charitable work by children aged 16 and under. ‘Britain’s Kindest Kid’, which will be promoted on Natasha’s 5pm show, is looking for children who have done amazing things to support charities, help others and make the world a better place. Nominations can be made via the Charities Aid Foundation website. If you have any further questions tel 01732 520334 or email britainskindestkid@cafonline.org. The closing date for entries is 17 August 2009.

Culture 24 - Jodi Awards
The Jodi Awards exist to promote excellence in accessible cultural websites and digital media. They are offered in memory of Jodi Mattes, whose work has inspired museums and galleries to develop accessible websites and thus give equal access to culture for disabled people. Nominations should: use digital media; make arts and cultural collections more accessible to disabled people. There are three awards in 2009 that are UK-wide. Museums, art galleries, libraries, archives, heritage venues, arts organisations, disability organisations and commercial companies (in association with one of the aforementioned bodies) can apply. The 2009 deadline for the receipt of applications is 25 September.

The Innovation in the Community Awards
The Innovation in the Community Awards from TalkTalk provides funds for both technology related projects as well as technology equipment, to help 30 groups make the most of the Internet. The deadline for applications is 30 September 2009.
(Source: VolResource News 392)

PRSF – Awards to Festivals
The 2009 Performing Right Society Foundation (PRSF) - Awards to Festivals scheme is open to application. The scheme is open to festivals in the United Kingdom that are programming new music by UK-based music creators. It supports festivals that: challenge musical boundaries by programming ground-breaking music; develop new audiences for new music while keeping existing ones stimulated; generate opportunities for the creation of new music, eg through commissioning or the provision of creative workshops and education projects; work collaboratively with other organisations; and are financially stable and effectively managed. The final 2009 deadline for applications is 12 August. Further details are available from here.

Tidy Wales Awards 2009
Have you undertaken activities to clean up your local area?
Do you know of a group that has done work to make your area a cleaner, tidier place to live?

If the answer is yes, then Keep Wales Tidy is looking to recognise this good work for the 2009 Tidy Wales Awards. The presentations will be made at a special ceremony in November 2009 and will recognise groups who have made a major contribution to the cleanliness of their local area during 2008-09.

Groups and individuals are able to apply for one of the following categories: large partnership award; river improvement; beach improvement; school; business; public sector; long- term effort; woodland improvement; community group. The winners of each category will receive a prize of £250 and then compete for the prestigious Tidy Wales Award trophy – the winner of which will receive an additional prize of £500.

To apply, please complete an application pro-forma, and send in photos that illustrate the work undertaken. The pro-forma, award criteria and additional information are available on our website. The closing date for receiving applications is 30 September 2009. Please submit applications and photos to: Tidy Wales Awards, Keep Wales Tidy, 33-35 Cathedral Road, Cardiff CF11 9HB. Tel: 029 2072 6962, fax: 029 2025 6768, e-mail: twa@keepwalestidy.org.

Search for top UK social enterprises launched
A new awards scheme to showcase the UK’s best social enterprises has been launched. Winners of the Social Enterprise Awards will receive up to £5,000, a business support package. The categories are best social enterprise (turnover £1m or more), best social enterprise (turnover less than £1m), and best new social enterprise.

The first stage of the competition will look for national winners in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, who will be announced during Global Entrepreneurship Week in November. UK winners will then be decided by a public online vote, including the title of social enterprise of the year. Businesses have until 28 September to submit their entries.
Details of the awards can be found at: www.socialenterpriseawards.org.uk
(Source: New Start)

The Timebank Initiative
The Timebank Initiative is a fund providing £400,000 worth of advice to South Wales based businesses. It was founded by HR Consultant Services Ltd and has other contributors including Grant Thornton UK, Golley Slater and Morgan Cole. The initiative is being supported by the South Wales Chamber of Commerce.

The fund allows businesses running at a loss to access free advice from a chosen specialist in order to help them through the current economic downturn. This advice can include marketing/pr, commercial law, insolvency, accounting, HR/Personnel/Employment Law and many other areas of business.

If your company would be interested in contributing to this initiative or you require help through the initiative, contact Ryan Patey to arrange a meeting. info@timebankinitiative.co.uk 0845 094 0424

Young Achievers Award
The Young Achievers award scheme to recognise young volunteers (16 to 25) in community, arts, environment and sport is open for nominations until 27 September. Further details are available from www.youngachievers.co.uk.

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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

Catch the funding bug and sign up today!
Sustainable Funding Cymru (SFC) is pleased to announce details of its 2009/10 training programme. Courses are being delivered across Wales by WCVA and the local county voluntary councils (CVCs) for frontline third sector organisations. Intended for those responsible for planning, fundraising and development in their organisations, the courses provide practical tools and resources to help you work towards financial sustainability.

The programme consists of eleven training courses which introduce organisations to various funding and planning options available to the sector including grants, trading, contracts, tax effective giving, loan finance, fundraising strategies and business planning.

This year’s programme sees the introduction of five new training courses including a two-day ‘How to tender’ course which takes you step by step through the tendering process and provides an opportunity to practice bid writing skills. Other new courses include ‘Individual giving’ which adopts a marketing approach to fundraising and examines how best to recruit individual donors as a means of generating income and half day sessions on ‘Internet fundraising’ and ‘Community fundraising’.

Each training course is designed to maximise learning by providing a mix of presentations, group exercises, open discussion and networking. All participants receive a comprehensive handbook of tools and resources to take away and put into action back in their workplace.

To find out more about the training courses delivered by SFC visit www.sustainablefundingcymru.org.uk or contact the WCVA Helpdesk on 0800 2888 329 or help@wcva.org.uk.

Book early to avoid disappointment!

Gift Aid registration surgeries
Tuesday 15 September 2009, Technium CAST, Bangor
Wednesday 30 September 2009, West Wales, venue tbc
Wednesday 11 November 2009, Llandrindod Wells, venue tbc

WCVA in conjunction with the CVCs are running Gift Aid registration surgeries across Wales this autumn. The surgeries are aimed at getting organisations not already registered for Gift Aid up and running with it. Gift Aid enables charities to reclaim the tax paid on donations from individuals - for every pound given to charity an additional 28p can be claimed from HM Revenue and Customs.

In the recession it is important that the sector is making the most of all sources of income and in particular individual giving yet currently an estimated £700 million is left unclaimed each year. Currently charities can claim Gift Aid on donations made up to six years previously - however from next April this will be reduced to four years – charities need to make sure they are up-to-date with claiming everything they are entitled to if they are not to lose out.

According to research conducted by HMRC and CAF the biggest barrier to charities claiming Gift Aid is pre-registration – finding and understanding the relevant information to make a claim. Therefore the purpose of the Gift Aid registration surgeries is to provide organisations with the necessary information to get registered, make claims, and promote Gift Aid and so to ensure they are not missing out. Further dates and venues are to be confirmed.

To book places contact WCVA’s Helpdesk on 0800 2888 329, or email ekinsman@wcva.org.uk.

Get your share of the missing millions
Tuesday 29 September 2009, Cardiff All Nations Centre, Cardiff
Tuesday 1 October 2009, Belle Vue Royal Hotel, Aberystwyth
Wednesday 7 October 2009, Cae Mor Hotel, Llandudno

The Institute of Fundraising, in partnership with WCVA is bringing the England-wide tax effective giving training programme to Wales. Developed and administered by the Institute, the workshop is designed to support small charities in Wales looking to maximise their income through Gift Aid, Share Giving, Payroll Giving and Legacies. The workshop will identify how charities can increase their income by making the most of the tax-effective giving methods that are currently available.

To book call 0845 337 3801, email taxback@institute-of-fundraising.org.uk or click here.

Managing Risk: the accounting and VAT perspective
WCVA, in partnership with Watts Gregory LLP accountants, will be presenting a half day seminar: Managing Risk: the accounting and VAT perspective, to be held at Baltic House, Cardiff on 12 October. This half day seminar will examine the nature of risk, look at the key financial and accounting risk areas, focus specifically on identifying VAT risks, and offer strategies and systems for managing them.

Further information can be found on the WCVA website, or to book directly please contact: Mel Lloyd on 029 2043 1724 or eventsadmin@wcva.org.uk

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Planning

Like Strategy for the Very First Time
Hilary Barnard, Head of Strategy and Change within Cass CCE, takes a light hearted look at this all important subject: to survive and emerge stronger from the current economic climate requires a clear, robust and flexible strategy, owned by all those involved in its implementation.
Full article

The Barefoot Guide to Working with Organisations and Social Change
A bright and breezy online guide to developing a positive organisational culture through successful change management.
Guide to managing change

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Giving and public fundraising

10 tips for smarter giving
A new paper which aims to advise donors on how to fund strategically during an economic downturn has been published by the Institute for Philanthropy. ‘Giving in the Recession’ looks at how giving is being affected by the current financial climate and suggests 10 tips for ‘smarter funding’ plus case studies.
Download the paper (918 kb PDF)

Philanthropists 'maintain charity donations'
Most wealthy philanthropists have not reduced their giving to charity despite the recession, according to new research. Three-quarters of more than 500 high-net-worth donors in the UK and the US polled by Barclays Wealth in May had not cut back their charitable giving in the previous 18 months.
(Source: Third Sector)

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Loan finance

Loans "help social enterprises to grow faster"
Organisations that use loan funding to develop social enterprise grow faster than organisations financed through traditional grant-giving, according to an independent report into the effectiveness of the Adventure Capital Fund. The report found that its investees' income had grown by 160 per cent over six years, compared with an average of 19 per cent for other similar-sized charities.
View the report Investing in Thriving Communities
(Source: Third Sector)

Credit unions benefit from £750,000 of European funding
The money will be divided between 18 credit unions across Wales. Social Justice Minister Dr Brian Gibbons launched the "Taking Everyone Into Account" strategy at a credit union in Rhyl, Denbighshire recently. Credit unions are small-scale savings and loan co-operatives that typically serve people on low incomes. The Welsh Assembly Government project was awarded the European funding for the current financial year. It is hoped access to mainstream financial services will be improved, as well as helping people improve their financial skills and challenging illegal money-lending.
(Source: BBC News)

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Trading

The Good Guide to Trading
NCVO’s new guide takes you through the process of launching a successful trading initiative from start to finish – giving lots of useful information on the way. Aimed at anyone with responsibility for raising money, the guide will be useful to organisations that are:

• new to trading but would like to explore the options
• already undertaking some trading activity but need some guidance on how to do it
• already trading who wish to expand or refocus their activities

Order your copy online

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Procurement and public service delivery

Key government committee on improving sector delivery of public services
The Office of the Third Sector is to lead work across government to further the third sector's involvement in the delivery of public services through a new committee of the Cabinet. With eight government departments invited, it will scrutinise their procurement procedures and take action on any identified barriers to sector involvement in public service delivery.

See OTS news release and Third Sector has further explanation on the committee.

"Intelligent Monitoring" promises less red tape for public service delivery
New guidelines from the National Audit Office and the Office of the Third Sector encourage public service commissioners to think carefully about the information they request from providers. The National Audit Office guide, which forms part of a broader toolkit 'Financial Relationships with Third Sector Organisations', calls for commissioners and procurers to:

• identify the outcomes they are looking for at the early planning stages of service specification
• weigh up what information they really require from service providers and how they will use that information
• take a proportionate approach to monitoring requirements
• discuss monitoring arrangements with the service provider once appointed
• review monitoring requirement

The Office of the Third Sector has also produced a two-page checklist (which features as an appendix to the National Audit Office online resource) for both commissioners and service providers.
Intelligent Monitoring guidance

Department for Work and Pensions commissioning and the third sector
Futurebuilders’ website has an interview with the Head of Delivery Strategy at the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) on their commissioning process and the third sector. This will be of interest to those thinking of bidding for DWP contracts, alone or in a consortium.

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Asset based development

Thirty-eight buildings to transfer to charities, Third Sector minister Angela Smith reveals
A total of 38 buildings are expected to be transferred from local authorities to charities and community groups under the Government's £30m Community Assets Programme, according to Third Sector minister Angela Smith.

Smith said: "Thirty-four third sector organisations have received a full grant award to date and are working in partnership with their local authority to refurbish or extend community buildings with a grant from the Community Assets Programme." Smith said a further four buildings would be transferred by 2011 under the scheme, which allows councils to transfer disused properties to local community groups if they feel they will be used more effectively.
(Source: Third Sector)

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Oddballs

WCVA Recession Survey 2
In February WCVA conducted a survey into the effects of the recession on the third sector in Wales. We had a very good response and a final report was presented at the Recession conference in May 2009. If you haven't already received a copy of the report, please ask and we will send one to you, or it is available on the WCVA website.

There have also been some actions from other bodies. The National Lottery has promised a ‘rescue fund’ for organisations needing support. The Welsh Local Government Association and the leaders of all 22 local authorities have endorsed the principles set out in the Welsh Assembly Government's Code of Practice for Funding the Third Sector.

To complete the survey on line, Click Here.
To download and print the questionnaire to fill in and post to WCVA, follow this link

WCVA recession resource
WCVA has launched its Recession resource for the third sector on the WCVA website. This dedicated resource offers a comprehensive summary of the various guidance, publications, articles and specialised websites dealing with the issues faced by third sector arising out of the current recession.

Trustees and those tasked with managing third sector organisations will find it an invaluable starting point to help with specific questions, or lead to general information that will better enable organisations to deal with the current economic pressures and plan for the future.

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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

Sefydliad Baring – y celfyddydau a phobl hŷn
Mae Sefydliad Baring yn bwriadu lansio rhaglen ariannu newydd ym mis Hydref 2009 i gefnogi mudiadau celfyddydol yn y Deyrnas Unedig sy'n gweithio gyda phobl hŷn. Bydd y rhaglen hon ar waith am bum mlynedd a bydd yn werth cyfanswm o £3 miliwn. Bydd y rhaglen newydd ar gyfer y celfyddydau a phobl hŷn yn gwahodd ceisiadau drwy gyfrwng pum rownd ymgeisio flynyddol. Rhoddir grantiau ar gyfer costau craidd i fudiadau celfyddydol yn y Deyrnas Unedig sy'n gweithio gyda phobl hŷn.

Ar hyn o bryd, mae'r Sefydliad wrthi'n cynhyrchu adroddiad mapio sy'n edrych ar yr hyn sy'n digwydd ar hyn o bryd ym maes y celfyddydau a phobl hŷn, a'r bwriad yw cyhoeddi'r adroddiad ym mis Medi 2009. Os ydych yn gweithio i fudiad celfyddydol sy'n gweithio gyda phobl hŷn, mae Sefydliad Baring yn awyddus i glywed gennych yn awr, nid i gael cais gennych, dim ond i gael gwybod eich bod yno ac ymhle rydych chi'n gweithio. Dylech anfon e-bost gyda'ch manylion at David Cutler, Cyfarwyddwr, Sefydliad Baring, e-bost david.cutler@uk.ing.com.
(Ffynhonnell: fundinginformation.org, 15 Gorffennaf 09)

Sefydliad Elusennol Bernard Sunley
Mae’r Sefydliad yn rhoi grantiau i rai mewn amryw o gategorïau gan gynnwys: addysg; ieuenctid; y gymuned; yr amgylchedd/cadwraeth; iechyd a lles. Fel arfer, rhoddir grantiau sydd rhwng £200 a £5,000. Rhoddir grantiau i elusennau cofrestredig yn unig, gan gynnwys ysgolion yn y DU. Nid oes ffurflen gais – dylid cyflwyno pob cais ar ffurf llythyr esboniadol i’r Cyfarwyddwr. Gellir cael rhagor o fanylion yn Bernard Sunley Charitable Foundation, 20 Berkley Square, Llundain W1J 6LH. Ffôn: 020 7408 2198, ffacs: 020 7499 5859, ebost office@sunleyfoundation.com.

Cash 4 Clubs
Mae Cash 4 Clubs, corff sy'n rhoi grantiau bychain i glybiau chwaraeon yn y gymuned, wedi ehangu ei gylch gorchwyl ac, o hyn ymlaen, bydd yn gweithio ym mhob cwr o'r Deyrnas Unedig. Gwahoddir y ceisiadau cyntaf yn awr gan fudiadau chwaraeon ar lawr gwlad y mae angen grant o hyd at £1,000 arnynt i wella cyfleusterau, i brynu offer newydd, i dalu am hyfforddiant neu i ddatblygu cynaliadwyedd y clwb mewn rhyw ffordd.
Ceir taer haen o grantiau: £250, £500 a £1000. Gwahoddir ceisiadau gan unrhyw glwb chwaraeon yn y DU sydd wedi'i gofrestru gyda'i gorff llywodraethu cenedlaethol neu gyda'i awdurdod lleol. Mae unrhyw fath o chwaraeon yn gymwys, ac mae'r canllawiau'n agored. Nid oes cyfyngiad ar oedran nac ychwaith dargedau sy'n gysylltiedig ag oedran; y prif amcan yw bod eich clwb yn mynd ati'n frwd i wasanaethu'ch cymuned leol. Fe'ch anogir i wneud cais am unrhyw beth sydd ei angen arnoch i wneud eich clwb yn fwy llwyddiannus. Gwahoddir ceisiadau unrhyw bryd ac fe'u trafodir mewn cyfarfodydd rhoi grantiau a gynhelir bob rhyw dri mis.
(Ffynhonnell: fundinginformation.org, 1 Gorffennaf 09)

Ymddiriedolaeth Bannau Brycheiniog
Dyma gwnni elusennol a sefydlwyd i helpu pobl, cymunedau a mudiadau gwirfoddol i gyflawni cadwraeth a gwelliant amgylcheddol cadarnhaol o fewn Parc Cenedlaethol Bannau Brycheiniog. Sefydlwyd yr Ymddiriedolaeth yn 2009, gydag ariannu cychwynnol gan y Grid Cenedlaethol. Mae’r Ymddiriedolaeth yn cefnogi: cadwraeth, diogelwch a gwelliannau amgylcheddol yn y Parc er lles y cyhoedd; mwy o ymwybyddiaeth addysgol a gwybodaeth am gadwraeth, diogelwch a gwelliant y Parc, parthed yr amgylchedd ffisegol, naturiol ac archeolegol. Creda’r Ymddiriedolwyr fod amgylchedd gwydn, iachus ac amrywiol yn sail hanfodol ar gyfer adeiladu cymdeithas ac economi sy’n ffynnu. Maen nhw’n tanysgrifio i egwyddorion datblygiad cynaliadwy tra’n cydnabod ein bod i gyd yn dal i archwilio beth yw ystyr cynaladwyedd yn ymarferol ar bob lefel yn y gymdeithas.

Mae Ymddiriedolaeth Bannau Brycheiniog yn gweld ei rôl fel galluogi cymunedau lleol a mudiadau gwirfoddol, sy’n byw a gweithio o fewn ardal Parc Cenedlaethol Bannau Brycheiniog, i gadw a gwella eu hamgylchedd lleol yn gadarnhaol, er mwyn cyfrannu at ansawdd bywyd y bobl sy’n byw, yn gweithio neu yn ymweld â’r Parc.

Wrth gyflawni ei amcanion ei hun, dymuna’r Ymddiriedolaeth gyfrannu at amcanion sefydlu’r Parciau Cenedlaethol, hy cadw a gwella harddwch naturiol, bywyd gwyllt a threftadaeth ddiwylliannol y Parciau Cenedlaethol; hyrwyddo cyfleoedd ar gyfer dealltwriaeth a mwynhad nodweddion arbennig y Parciau gan y cyhoedd; ac yn ogystal, helpu meithrin lles economaidd a chymdeithasol y cymunedau o fewn yr ardaloedd.

Mae manylion pellach ar gael Alan Underwood, Ysgrifennydd yr Ymddiriedolaeth, ‘The Orchids’, Heol Blaenafon, Govilon, Y Fenni NP7 9NY. Ffôn 01873 832490, ebost alan@breconbeaconstrust.org, www.breconbeaconstrust.org.

Yr Elephant Trust
Mae pedwaredd rownd 2009 ar gyfer cyflwyno ceisiadau i’r Elephant Trust yn agored yn awr. Mae grantiau ar gael i artistiaid, mudiadau bach ac orielau yn y DU. Nod yr Ymddiriedolaeth yw galluogi artistiaid a’r sawl sy’n cyflwyno’u gwaith i sefydlu a chwblhau prosiectau pan mae diffyg arian yn broblem a all roi diwedd ar eu gweithgarwch. Mae’r Ymddiriedolaeth yn cynorthwyo prosiectau sy’n datblygu ac yn gwella gwybodaeth, dealltwriaeth a gwerthfawrogiad o gelfyddyd gain. Y dyddiad cau ar gyfer cyflwyno ceisiadau yw 21 Medi 2009.

Cronfa Learning Launchpad
Nod y Gronfa Learning Launchpad yw helpu i greu prosiectau arhosol sy’n cynorthwyo pobl ifanc rhwng 14 a 25 oed i ddarganfod eu potensial, i geisio cyflawni eu huchelgais a gwireddu eu breuddwydion. Mae Launchpad yn chwilio am syniadau i gynorthwyo pobl ifanc i ymestyn y tu hwnt i lwybrau academaidd i sicrhau llwyddiant, eu hannog i ddysgu trwy wneud, a datblygu sgiliau ‘meddal’ anwybyddol trwy brofiadau o’r byd go iawn. Felly, mae’n ymdrechu i gefnogi prosiectau nad ydynt yn rhoi pwyslais ar lwybrau dysgu academaidd traddodiadol. Mae’r dyddiadau cau ar gyfer cyflwyno ceisiadau ar gyfer y Gronfa yn 2009 wedi newid ac mae’r Ail Rownd gyfredol wedi’i hymestyn tan 1 Gorffennaf. Mae dyddiad cau’r Drydedd Rownd wedi’i symud ymlaen i 24 Tachwedd 2009.

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Y Loteri

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Y Llywodraeth

Rhaid i elusennau weithio â’r sector preifat, yn ôl adroddiad Building Stronger Communities
Rhaid i elusennau feddwl ymhellach na chodi arian yn unig a chwilio am ffyrdd newydd o weithio â’r sector preifat yn ystod y dirwasgiad, yn ôl adroddiad a gomisiynwyd gan y Llywodraeth.

Cyhoeddwyd yr adroddiad, Building Stronger Communities, gan y Tasglu Building Stronger Communities, a sefydlwyd i edrych sut all busnesau a mudiadau trydydd sector weithio â’i gilydd i helpu cymunedau sy’n cael eu heffeithio gan y dirwasgiad. Mae’r adroddiad yn argymell ffurfio partneriaethau â busnesau sydd ag enw da o ennill contractau llywodraeth a thrwy hynny ddatblygu strategaethau masnachol y trydydd sector.
(Ffynhonnell: Third Sector)

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Corfforaethol

Sefydliad Prydeinig y Galon yw partner elusen cyntaf Lidl
Mae’r archfarchnad Lidl wedi cyhoeddi mai Sefydliad Prydeinig y Galon fydd ei phartner elusennol cyntaf. Mae’r Sefydliad yn gobeithio y bydd y bartneriaeth gyda’r archfarchnad, sydd â dros 500 o siopau yn y DU, ac a fydd yn para am flwyddyn, yn codi tua £100,000. Disgwylir y bydd Sioe Deithiol y Sefydliad yn ymweld â detholiad o siopau Lidl yn ystod y flwyddyn fel rhan o’r bartneriaeth i annog rhoddion gan gwsmeriaid Lidl ac i godi ymwybyddiaeth o fyw’n iach.
(Ffynhonnell: Third Sector)

Cwmnïau teuluol 'yn fwy teyrngar o ran eu rhoi'
Mae busnesau teuluol yn fwy tebygol o gadw at eu rhoi corfforaethol yn ystod y dirwasgiad na chwmnïau eraill, yn ôl ymchwil newydd. Dywed Philanthropy: Family Business Philanthropy and Social Responsibility Inquiry a gomisiynwyd gan y Sefydliad Busnesau Teuluol a’r Rhwydwaith Sefydliad Cymunedol, bod busnesau teuluol yn edrych ar eu cefnogaeth i elusennau fel cysylltiad pwysig â chymunedau lleol yn hytrach na chyfrifoldeb cymdeithasol corfforaethol gorfodol.

Dengys yr ymchwil fod busnesau teuluol fel arfer yn awyddus i roi rhywbeth yn ôl i’r ardaloedd lle maent wedi’u lleoli. Mae perchnogion yn dueddol o ddatblygu perthynas fwy tymor hir ag elusennau ac maent am sicrhau effaith arhosol, yn ôl yr adroddiad. Fodd bynnag, dywed yr astudiaeth hefyd y gall elusennau ei chael yn anodd i fod yn rhan o brosesau penderfynu busnesau teuluol.
(Ffynhonnell: Third Sector)

Cymdeithas y Sefydliadau Elusennol i gyhoeddi canllaw ar gyfer sefydliadau corfforaethol
Mae Cymdeithas y Sefydliadau Elusennol yn bwriadu cyhoeddi canllaw arferion gorau ar redeg sefydliadau corfforaethol. Daw’r datblygiad hwn yn dilyn cyhoeddi cyhoeddiad yn gynharach y mis yma gan y Comisiwn Elusennau ar gyfarwyddyd statudol ar gyfer sefydliadau corfforaethol, sy’n amlinellu sut y dylai sefydliadau gael eu rhedeg.

Mae cyfarwyddyd y Comisiwn yn pwysleisio y dylai sefydliadau fod yn annibynnol ar eu rhiant gwmni ac mae’n amlinellu sut y dylent reoli gwrthdaro budd posibl.
(Ffynhonnell: Third Sector)

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Ewropeaidd

Dyddiadau cau wedi’u pennu ar gyfer y Porth a’r Farchnad Lafur Drosiannol
Mae’r cynlluniau Porth Ymgysylltu a’r Farchnad Lafur Drosiannol (MLD) yn awr yn weithredol yn ardaloedd Cystadleurwydd a Chyflogaeth Rhanbarthol (RCE) Dwyrain Cymru. Mae’r cynlluniau, sydd wedi derbyn hwb o £10m gan Lywodraeth Cynulliad Cymru ac Ewrop, yn buddsoddi mewn mudiadau sy’n rhoi’r sgiliau ac yn darparu’r cyfleoedd sydd eu hangen ar bobl sy’n wynebu rhwystrau rhag cael gwaith i’w helpu i sicrhau cyflogaeth.

Bydd angen i fudiadau sy’n dymuno derbyn manylion am gyfleoedd priodol, ac i fod yn gymwys i dendro am gontractau, gael eu cynnwys ar y rhestr o gyflenwyr cymeradwy ar gyfer pob cynllun trwy gyflwyno holiadur cyn cymhwyso. Y dyddiad cau ar gyfer cyflwyno’r holiadur mewn ardaloedd RCE ar gyfer y ddau gynllun yw 1pm ar 14 Medi 2009. Mae’r Porth a’r FLD eisoes yn gweithredu mewn ardaloedd Cydgyfeirio a disgwylir y bydd cyfleoedd tendro’n cael eu rhyddhau yn ystod y mis nesaf.

Mae gwybodaeth lawn ar bob cynllun gan gynnwys dogfennau sydd ar gael i’w llwytho i lawr ar gael ar wefan WCVA. Neu, gellir cysylltu â Desg Gymorth WCVA ar 0800 2888 329 neu trwy e-bostio help@wcva.org.uk. Mae’r Porth a’r FLD yn cael eu hariannu gan Lywodraeth Cynulliad Cymru a Chronfeydd Strwythurol Ewrop (Cronfa Gymdeithasol Ewrop).

Y diweddaraf am raglenni 2007-2013 (2 Gorffennaf 2009)
Mae 102 o brosiectau wedi’u cymeradwyo, sy’n golygu buddsoddiad o £1.6 biliwn (grant yr UE o dros £750 miliwn) ledled Cymru. Mae £515m (33 y cant) yn cael ei fuddsoddi mewn busnes, tua £702m (44 y cant) mewn pobl a £329m (21 y cant) mewn adfywio cymunedol, yr amgylchedd a thrafnidiaeth.
Mae rhagor o wybodaeth am y rhaglen ar gael yma, ac mae’n cynnwys manylion am y buddiolwyr sy’n derbyn cymorth.

Y prosiect Cymunedau a Natur (CAN) – y broses gaffael
Mae buddsoddiad newydd gwerth £25 miliwn i greu swyddi a chyfleoedd hamdden yn seiliedig ar fywyd gwyllt a thirwedd neilltuol Gogledd a Gorllewin Cymru wedi’i gyhoeddi. Bydd yr arian ar gael trwy ddau brif gynllun – Cymunedau a Natur (CAN) a Llwybr Arfordirol Cymru. Darllenwch fwy yma

Cynhaliwyd sesiwn friffio ar gyfer prosiect CAN, o dan arweiniad Cyngor Cefn Gwlad Cymru (CCCW) ar 6 Gorffennaf, i dynnu sylw at lansio’r rownd gyntaf o holiaduron cyn cymhwyso ar gyfer gweithgarwch y rhaglen.

Bydd y prosiect CAN yn weithredol ar draws y rhanbarth Cydgyfeirio (Gorllewin Cymru a’r Cymoedd) ym mhob ardal heblaw’r rhai sydd o fewn Parc Rhanbarthol y Cymoedd. Bydd pedair Lot o weithgarwch yn cael eu caffael fel rhan o brosiect CAN, gyda phob Lot yn cael ei rhyddhau unwaith y flwyddyn tra pery’r arian. Dyma’r pedwar:

1. Gweithgareddau bach (<£250,000 o gyfanswm cost prosiectau) – rhaid i dendrwyr sicrhau 55 y cant o gyfanswm cost y prosiect un ai mewn nawdd cyfatebol ar ffurf arian neu gymorth ymarferol, a gellir cynnwys amser gwirfoddolwyr fel nawdd cyfatebol ymarferol.
2. Llwybrau a mynediad
3. Cyfleusterau i ymwelwyr
4. Atyniadau bywyd gwyllt /twristiaeth.

Mae gwybodaeth bellach ar gael ar Wefan Cyngor Cefn Gwlad Cymru, gan gynnwys atebion i gwestiynau cyffredin ynghylch yr ymarferiad caffael.

Hwb Arian Cydgyfeirio yr UE i Dwristiaeth
Mae manylion am gynllun Twristiaeth Arfordirol newydd wedi eu cyhoeddi, a fydd yn dod â buddsoddiad gwerth £35m i’r diwydiant twristiaeth. Nod y prosiect yw canfod hyd at saith Canolfan Ragoriaeth mewn twristiaeth gynaliadwy ac arfordirol sy’n gysylltiedig â gweithgareddau megis cerdded, seiclo, pysgota, marchogaeth, chwaraeon dŵr, twristiaeth antur, gerddi hanesyddol neu atyniadau eraill sy’n gwneud defnydd o’r amgylchedd naturiol ac adeiledig. Darllenwch fwy yma.

Rhaglen Cymru-Iwerddon – Rownd tri ar agor!
Mae trydedd rownd y rhaglen Cymru-Iwerddon bellach ar agor, a 25 Medi 2009 yw’r dyddiad cau ar gyfer ceisiadau. Targedir:

• Blaenoriaeth 1 Thema 2 – Sgiliau ar gyfer Cystadleurwydd ac Integreiddio Cyflogaeth
• Blaenoriaeth 2 Thema 2 – Adfywio Cymunedau’n Gynaliadwy

Yng nghyswllt Blaenoriaeth 2 Thema 2 byddai’r rhaglen yn croesawu’n benodol brosiectau peilot arloesol ar raddfa fach gan fudiadau sydd ar waith yn y maes datblygu cymunedol ac adfywio cymunedol. Er bod gan Raglen Cymru-Iwerddon 2007-2013 agwedd sy’n fwy strategol yn perthyn iddi, ni ddylai hyn eithrio mudiadau ar raddfa lai sydd â diddordeb mewn datblygu cysylltiadau ar draws Môr Iwerddon. Gallai ystod cyllideb a awgrymir fod rhwng €300,000 a €700,000, yn ôl nifer y partneriaid a fydd yn gysylltiedig.

Bydd dau ddigwyddiad gwybodaeth yn cael eu cynnal yng Nghymru ar gyfer galwad y drydedd rownd:

10:00 - 12:30 ar 19 Awst – Swyddfeydd WEFO, Bae Colwyn
Cysylltwch â: Roger Seddon: roger.seddon@wales.gsi.gov.uk / 01492 542594

10:00 - 12:30 ar 3 Medi – Swyddfeydd WEFO, Caerfyrddin
Cysylltwch â: Patrick Lilly: patrick.lilly@wales.gsi.gov.uk / 01267 225471

Mae rhagor o fanylion, gan gynnwys y pecyn ymgeisio ar gyfer Rownd 3, bellach ar gael yn www.irelandwales.ie. Gellir anfon unrhyw ymholiadau at ireland_wales@seregassembly.ie neu eich Swyddog Datblygu lleol: Roger Seddon (Gogledd Cymru) neu Patrick Lilly (Gorllewin Cymru).

Cyfleoedd tendro byw

Y Gronfa Loteri Fawr – Prosiect Sgiliau Byw – Rhai sy’n Gadael Gofal yn yr Ardal Cydgyfeirio
(Y DU - Caerdydd: gwasanaethau adsefydlu galwedigaethol)
https://www.sell2wales.co.uk/notices/displayOJ.html?NoticeId=334821&diablo.lang=eng
Terfyn amser ar gyfer derbyn tendrau neu geisiadau i gyfranogi: 10.8.2009 - 12:00 hanner dydd.
Mae’r hysbysiad contract hwn ar gyfer darparu gwasanaethau’n benodol i unigolion sy’n cael eu cyfrif fel ‘rhai sy’n gadael gofal’ sydd dros 16 oed (y cyfranogwyr), nad ydynt mewn addysg, cyflogaeth na hyfforddiant, sy’n byw yn yr Ardaloedd Cydgyfeirio (Ynys Môn, Gwynedd, Conwy, Sir Ddinbych, Ceredigion, Sir Benfro, Sir Gaerfyrddin, Abertawe, Castell-nedd Port Talbot, Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Merthyr Tudful, Caerffili, Blaenau Gwent a Thor-faen.). Mae’r Gronfa Loteri Fawr yn rhagweld y bydd yn dyfarnu oddeutu pedwar contract i Ddarparwyr Gwasanaeth sy’n meddu ar y sgiliau, yr wybodaeth a’r profiad arbenigol i ymgysylltu â chyfranogwyr sydd neu sydd wedi bod mewn gofal, ac sy’n byw yn yr Ardal Cydgyfeirio.

Teitl y contract: Prosiect Sgiliau Bywyd – Rhai sy’n Gadael Gofal yn yr Ardal Cydgyfeirio
(Y DU - Caerdydd: gwasanaethau adsefydlu galwedigaethol)
https://www.sell2wales.co.uk/notices/displayOJ.html?NoticeId=352991&activity=NDA5ODQ%3d
Terfyn amser ar gyfer derbyn tendrau neu geisiadau i gyfranogi: 1.9.2009 - 12:00 hanner dydd.
Disgrifiad o’r contract: Bydd y prosiect Sgiliau Bywyd yn mynd i’r afael ag anweithgarwch economaidd drwy ymgysylltu â chyfranogwyr a’u cynorthwyo i wella’u sgiliau, i oresgyn rhwystrau rhag gweithio a’u hannog i gymryd rhan mewn addysg, gwaith, gwirfoddoli neu hyfforddiant. Mae’r hysbysiad contract hwn ar gyfer darparu gwasanaethau’n benodol i unigolion sy’n cael eu cyfrif fel ‘rhai sy’n gadael gofal’ sydd dros 16 oed (y cyfranogwyr), nad ydynt mewn addysg, cyflogaeth na hyfforddiant, sy’n byw yn yr Ardaloedd Cystadleurwydd (Sir y Fflint, Wrecsam, Powys, Sir Fynwy, Casnewydd, Caerdydd, Bro Morgannwg). I ddiben yr ymarferiad caffael hwn diffinnir Rhai sy’n Gadael Gofal fel: ‘Cyfranogwyr sydd, neu sydd yn ystod eu bywyd, wedi bod yng ngofal yr Awdurdod Lleol, fel y’i diffinnir o dan Ddeddf Plant (Gadael Gofal) 2000’.

Teitl y contract: Pysgota Gwyllt Cymru
https://www.sell2wales.co.uk/notices/display.html?NoticeId=17657
Dyddiad cau ar gyfer datganiadau o ddiddordeb: 12.08.09
Disgrifiad o’r contract: Mae Pysgota Gwyllt Cymru yn brosiect sy’n cael ei arwain gan Asiantaeth yr Amgylchedd Cymru, ac mae’n werth £2.6 miliwn i wella cynefinoedd afonydd a dŵr llonydd a gwella mynediad pysgotwyr i rwydwaith o bysgodfeydd ledled Ardal Cydgyfeirio Cymru. Nod Prosiect Pysgota Gwyllt Cymru yw cynorthwyo pysgodfeydd, clybiau pysgota, tirfeddianwyr, afonydd, ymddiriedolaethau a phartïon eraill â diddordeb i gyflwyno’r prosiectau gwella mynediad a chynefinoedd hyn ar eu dyfroedd.

Teitl y contract: Rhaglen Genesis Cymru 2
https://www.sell2wales.co.uk/notices/display.html?NoticeId=17555&activity=NDA5ODQ%3d
Terfyn amser ar gyfer derbyn tendrau neu geisiadau i gyfranogi: 13.08.2009 (17:00)
Disgrifiad o’r contract: Mae Cyngor Sir Powys yn gwahodd datganiadau o ddiddordeb gan ddarparwyr â phrofiad addas i weithredu Rhaglen Genesis Cymru 2 ym Mhowys. Diben y gwasanaeth yw gwella cyfranogiad unigolion yn y farchnad lafur trwy ddileu rhwystrau traddodiadol, megis: Diffyg gofal plant fforddiadwy, Unigrwydd, Diffyg sgiliau perthnasol a / neu gymwysterau; dyheadau a hyder isel.

Teitl y contract: Y Farchnad Lafur Drosiannol – Dwyrain Cymru – Dyddiad cau 14.09.2009
https://www.sell2wales.co.uk/notices/display.html?NoticeId=17434
Disgrifiad o’r contract: Nod y prosiect MLD yw lleihau anweithgarwch economaidd yn Nwyrain Cymru drwy fuddsoddi mewn mudiadau i ddarparu profiad gwaith a hyfforddiant i bobl sy’n wynebu rhwystrau rhag sicrhau gwaith. Mae WCVA yn gwahodd datganiadau o ddiddordeb gan fudiadau a hoffai ddatblygu a chyflwyno cynigion i ddarparu gweithgareddau o safon uchel ar gyfer unigolion economaidd anweithgar a di-waith a fydd yn arwain at ddeilliannau positif i’r unigolion hynny. Gwneir hyn drwy gyflwyno Holiadur Cyn Gymhwyso.

Teitl y contract: Y Porth Ymgysylltu – Dwyrain Cymru – Dyddiad cau 14.09.2009
https://www.sell2wales.co.uk/notices/display.html?NoticeId=17386
Disgrifiad o’r contract: Nid y prosiect Porth Ymgysylltu yw gwneud cyfraniad pwysig i godi lefelau cyflogaeth a lleihau anweithgarwch economaidd yng Nghymru. Bydd yn creu contractau gyda mudiadau sy’n ymgysylltu â phobl economaidd anweithgar, sy’n aml yn wynebu rhwystrau lluosog; ac yn eu paratoi ar gyfer gwaith trwy gyfrwng amrywiaeth o weithgarwch sy’n rhoi hwb i’w hyder a’u sgiliau i’w galluogi i symud ymlaen at waith cynaliadwy. Mae WCVA yn gwahodd datganiadau o ddiddordeb gan fudiadau a hoffai ddatblygu a chyflwyno cynigion i ddarparu gweithgarwch a chyfleoedd o safon uchel ar gyfer unigolion economaidd anweithgar a di-waith a fydd yn arwain at ddeilliannau positif i’r unigolion hyn. Gwneir hyn trwy gyflwyno Holiadur Cyn Cymhwyso.

GALWADAU’R COMISIWN EWROPEAIDD

Mae’r Comisiwn Ewropeaidd wedi cyhoeddi’r galwadau canlynol:

• LIFE+ (1 - Natur a bioamrywiaeth; 2 - Trefn lywodraethol a pholisi amgylcheddol)
Y Gyllideb: 250miliwn Ewro / Y dyddiad cau: 15 Medi 2009
Gwefan: http://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/funding/lifeplus.htm

• Youth in Action - Prosiectau sy'n annog creadigrwydd ac arloesedd yn y sector ieuenctid (Cam Gweithredu 4.4)
Y Gyllideb: 0.1miliwn Ewro / Y dyddiad cau: 30 Medi 2009
Gwefan: http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/youth/funding/2009/call_action_4_4_en.php

• Safer Internet - Amddiffyn plant sy'n defnyddio'r rhyngrwyd a thechnolegau cyfathrebu eraill
Y Gyllideb: 9.333miliwn Ewro / Y dyddiad cau: 19 Tachwedd 2009
Gwefan: http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/activities/sip/index_en.htm

• Rhaglen Diwylliant 2007-2013 (Prosiectau cydweithredu aml-flwyddyn; mesurau cydweithredu; gweithredu arbennig (trydedd gwlad); a chymorth i gyrff sy’n weithredol ar lefel Ewropeaidd yn y maes diwylliant)
Cyllideb: 400m Ewro / Dyddiad cau: Amrywiol
Gwefan: http://ec.europa.eu/culture/calls-for-proposals/call98_en.htm

• Media – Hyrwyddo gweithiau clywedol Ewropeaidd a gweithwyr proffesiynol y tu allan i wledydd Media
Cyllideb: 400,000 Ewro / Dyddiad cau: 12 Awst 2009
Gwefan: http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/media/index_en.htm

• Media – Cymorth tuag at rwydweithio a symudoledd myfyrwyr a hyfforddwyr yn Ewrop
Cyllideb: 1.9m Ewro / Dyddiad cau: 19 Awst 2009
Gwefan: http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/media/index_en.htm

Cynllun Busnes Ynni Pren 2
Mae’r Cynllun Busnes Ynni Pren 2 (WEBS 2) yn gynllun grant cyfalaf newydd gwerth miliynau o bunnoedd i Gymru, sy’n derbyn ei arian o Gronfa Datblygu Rhanbarthol Ewrop, a bydd yn rhedeg tan 2013. Bydd WEBS 2 yn adeiladu ar gyflawniadau WEBS Amcan 1 a 2 (2004-2008). Ei brif nod yw darparu cymorth grant cyfalaf i fusnesau micro, busnesau bach a chanolog a mentrau cymdeithasol i ddatblygu ymhellach y farchnad gwres pren gynaliadwy ac adnewyddadwy yng Nghymru. Bydd y cynllun yn cynorthwyo busnesau i osod systemau gwresogi tanwydd pren a thechnolegau Gwresogi a Phŵer Cyfunol. Bydd y prosiect yn weithredol ar draws ardaloedd Cydgyfeirio a Chystadleurwydd Cymru, gan wneud hwn yn brosiect Cymru gyfan. Gellir gwneud cais ar unrhyw adeg.

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Gwobrau a Dyfarniadau

Britain’s Kindest Kid
Mae’r rhaglen newyddion Five News gyda Natasha Kaplinsky a Sefydliad Cymorth yr Elusennau wedi dechrau chwilio am Blentyn Mwyaf Caredig 2009. Mae’r gystadleuaeth, sydd bellach yn ei hail flwyddyn, yn gwobrwyo gwaith elusennol gan blant 16 oed neu iau. Mae ‘Britain’s Kindest Kid’, a fydd yn cael ei hyrwyddo ar raglen Natasha am 5 o’r gloch, yn chwilio am blant sydd wedi gwneud pethau nodedig iawn i gynorthwyo elusennau, i helpu eraill ac i wneud y byd yn lle gwell i fyw. Gellir enwebu plant trwy wefan Sefydliad Cymorth yr Elusennau. Os oes gennych unrhyw gwestiynau pellach ffoniwch 01732 520334 neu e-bostiwch britainskindestkid@cafonline.org. Y dyddiad cau ar gyfer derbyn enwebiadau yw 17 Awst 2009.

Culture 24 – Grantiau Jodi
Sefydlwyd Grantiau Jodi i hyrwyddo rhagoriaeth mewn gwefannau a chyfryngau digidol hygyrch. Maent yn cael eu cynnig er cof am Jodi Mattes, a gynhyrchodd waith sydd wedi ysbrydoli amgueddfeydd ac orielau i ddatblygu gwefannau hygyrch a thrwy hynny sicrhau mynediad cyfartal i bobl anabl. Dylai enwebiadau: ddefnyddio cyfryngau digidol; gwneud casgliadau celfyddydol a diwylliannol yn fwy hygyrch i bobl anabl. Cynigir tair prif wobr sy’n rhai DU gyfan i amgueddfeydd, orielau, archifau, canolfannau treftadaeth, mudiadau celf, mudiadau anabledd a chwmnïau masnachol (mewn cydweithrediad ag un o’r cyrff uchod). Y dyddiad cau ar gyfer derbyn ceisiadau yn 2009 yw 25 Medi.

Grantiau Arloesedd yn y Gymuned
Mae Grantiau Arloesedd yn y Gymuned gan TalkTalk yn cynnig arian ar gyfer prosiectau technoleg yn ogystal ag offer technolegol, i hyd at 30 o grwpiau i fanteisio i’r eithaf ar y Rhyngrwyd. Y dyddiad cau ar gyfer cyflwyno ceisiadau yw 30 Medi 2009.
(Ffynhonnell: VolResource News 392)

Sefydliad y Gymdeithas Hawliau Perfformio – Grantiau i Wyliau
Mae Grantiau i Wyliau 2009 Sefydliad y Gymdeithas Hawliau Perfformio yn derbyn ceisiadau yn awr. Mae’r cynllun yn agored i wyliau yn y Deyrnas Unedig sy’n rhoi sylw i gerddoriaeth newydd gan berfformwyr yn y DU. Mae’n cefnogi gwyliau sy’n: gwthio ffiniau cerddorol trwy gyfleoedd i berfformio cerddoriaeth arloesol; datblygu cynulleidfaoedd newydd ar gyfer cerddoriaeth newydd sy’n ar yr un pryd yn dal i gynnal diddordeb rhai presennol; creu cyfleoedd i gyfansoddi cerddoriaeth newydd, e.e. trwy gomisiynu neu ddarparu gweithdai creadigol a phrosiectau addysgol; cydweithredu â mudiadau eraill; ac sy’n sefydlog yn ariannol ac yn cael eu rheoli’n effeithiol. Y dyddiad cau olaf ar gyfer derbyn ceisiadau yn 2009 yw 12 Awst. Mae rhagor o fanylion ar gael yma.

Gwobrau Cymru Daclus 2009
Ydych chi wedi bod yn cymryd rhan mewn gweithgareddau i lanhau eich ardal?
Ydych chi’n gwybod am grŵp o bobl sydd wedi bod yn gweithio er mwyn cael yr ardal yn lanach a thaclusach?

Os mai ydw yw’r ateb, mae Cadwch Gymru’n Daclus yw awyddus i gydnabod y gwaith da hwn ymysg Gwobrau Cymru Daclus 2009. Bydd y gwobrau’n cael eu cyflwyno mewn seremoni urddasol ym mis Tachwedd 2009 a byddant yn cydnabod gwaith called y rhai a wnaeth gyfraniad sylweddol i lendid eu hardal leol yn ystod 2008-09.

Gall grwpiau ymgeisio yn o’r categoriau canlynol: digwyddiad glanhau mawr gan bartneriaeth; gwelliannau i afon; gwelliannau i draeth; ysgol; busnes; sector gyhoeddus; ymdrech hirdymor; gwelliant mewn coedwig; grŵp cymunedol. Bydd yr enillwyr ymhob category yn derbyn gwobr o £250 a bydd enillwyr am wobr efydd Gwobrau Cymru Daclus, ynghyd â gwobr ariannol ychwanegol o £500.

Os hoffech ymgeisio, llenwch ffurflen gais, a’i hanfon gyda lluniau o’r gwaith a gyflawnwyd. Mae ffurflen gais ar gael ar ein gwefan neu trwy gysylltu â Cadwch Gymru’n Daclus. Mae mwy o wybodaeth am Wobrau Cymru Daclus ar gael ar y wefan. Y dyddiad cau ar gyfer derbyn ceisiadau yw 30 Medi 2009. Anfonwch eich cais at: Gwobrau Cymru Daclus, Cadwch Gymru’n Daclus, 33-35 Heol yr Eglwys Gadeiriol, Caerdydd CF11 9HB. Ffôn 029 2072 6962, ffacs 029 2025 6768, ebost twa@cadwchgymrundaclus.org.

Chwilio am brif fentrau cymdeithasol y DU
Mae cynllun gwobrau newydd i dynnu sylw at fentrau cymdeithasol gorau’r DU wedi ei lansio. Bydd enillwyr y Gwobrau Mentrau Cymdeithasol yn derbyn hyd at £5,000, fel cymorth pecyn busnes. Y categorïau yw: y fenter gymdeithasol orau (trosiant o £1m neu fwy), y fenter gymdeithasol orau (trosiant o dan £1m), a’r fenter gymdeithasol newydd orau.

Bydd cam cyntaf y gystadleuaeth yn chwilio am enillwyr cenedlaethol ar gyfer Cymru, Lloegr, yr Alban a Gogledd Iwerddon, a byddant yn cael eu cyhoeddi yn ystod yr Wythnos Fentergarwch Fyd-eang ym mis Tachwedd. Yna bydd enillwyr y DU yn cael eu dewis drwy bleidlais ar-lein gan y cyhoedd, gan gynnwys y teitl menter gymdeithasol y flwyddyn. Mae gan fusnesau tan 28 Medi i gyflwyno’u ceisiadau.

Ceir manylion am y gwobrau yn: www.socialenterpriseawards.org.uk
(Ffynhonnell: New Start)

Y Cynllun Banc Amser
Mae’r Cynllun Banc Amser yn gronfa sy’n cynnig gwerth £400,000 o gyngor i fusnesau yn Ne Cymru. Fe’i sefydlwyd gan HR Consultant Services Ltd a’r mae’r cwmnïau eraill sy’n cyfrannu ato’n cynnwys Grant Thornton UK, Golley Slater a Morgan Cole. Mae’r cynllun yn cael ei gefnogi gan Siambr Fasnach De Cymru.

Mae’r gronfa’n galluogi busnesau sy’n gwneud colled i fanteisio ar gyngor am ddim gan arbenigwr i’w helpu trwy’r cyfnod presennol o ddirywiad economaidd. Gall y cyngor hwn gynnwys marchnata / cysylltiadau cyhoeddus, cyfraith fasnachol, ansolfedd, cyfrifo, Adnoddau Dynol / Personél / Cyfraith Gyflogaeth a sawl agwedd arall ar fusnes.

Os hoffai’ch cwmni chi gyfrannu at y cynllun hwn neu os hoffech gael cymorth ganddo, cysylltwch â Ryan Patey i drefnu cyfarfod. info@timebankinitiative.co.uk
0845 094 0424

Gwobr Cyflawnwyr Ifanc
Bwriad y cynllun gwobrau i Gyflawnwyr Ifanc yw cydnabod gwirfoddolwyr ifanc (rhwng 16 a 25 oed) yn y gymuned, y celfyddydau, yr amgylchedd a chwaraeon ac mae ar agor ar gyfer enwebiadau hyd at 27 Medi. Mae rhagor o fanylion ar gael yn www.youngachievers.co.uk.

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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

Daliwch y byg cyllido a chofrestrwch heddiw!
Mae Cyllid Cynaliadwy Cymru yn falch o gyhoeddi manylion am ei raglen hyfforddi ar gyfer 2009/10. Bydd cyrsiau’n cael eu darparu ledled Cymru gan WCVA a’r cynghorau gwirfoddol sirol (CGSau) ar gyfer mudiadau rheng flaen y trydydd sector. Maent wedi’u cynllunio ar gyfer y sawl sy’n gyfrifol am gynllunio, codi arian a datblygu eu mudiadau, a bydd y cyrsiau’n cynnig adnoddau a dulliau ymarferol a fydd yn eich helpu i weithio tuag at gynaliadwyedd ariannol.

Mae’r rhaglen yn cynnwys un ar ddeg o gyrsiau hyfforddi a fydd yn cyflwyno amrywiaeth o opsiynau cyllido a chynllunio sydd ar gael i’r sector, gan gynnwys grantiau, contractau masnach, rhoi treth effeithiol, cyllid benthyca, strategaethau codi arian a chynllunio busnes.

Bydd rhaglen eleni’n gweld pum cwrs hyfforddi newydd yn cael eu cyflwyno, gan gynnwys cwrs deuddydd ‘Sut i dendro’ a fydd yn eich arwain gam wrth gam drwy’r broses dendro ac a fydd yn cynnwys cyfle i ymarfer sgiliau paratoi tendrau. Mae’r cyrsiau eraill yn cynnwys ‘Rhoi gan Unigolion’ sy’n mabwysiadu ymagwedd farchnata tuag at godi arian a bydd yn edrych ar y ffordd orau o recriwtio rhoddwyr unigol fel ffordd o gynhyrchu incwm a sesiynau hanner diwrnod ar ‘Godi arian ar y rhyngrwyd’ a ‘Chodi arian cymunedol’.

Mae pob cwrs hyfforddi wedi’i gynllunio i gynyddu dysgu drwy gyflwyno cymysgedd o gyflwyniadau, ymarferiadau grŵp, trafodaethau agored a rhwydweithio. Bydd pob cyfranogwr yn derbyn llawlyfr cynhwysfawr o becynnau gwaith ac adnoddau i’w cadw ac i’w rhoi ar waith yn eu gweithle.

Os hoffech wybod mwy am y cyrsiau hyfforddi a ddarperir gan Gyllid Cynaliadwy Cymru, ewch i www.sustainablefundingcymru.org.uk neu cysylltwch â Desg Gymorth WCVA ar 0800 2888 329 neu help@wcva.org.uk.

Archebwch eich lle mewn da bryd rhag ofn i chi gael eich siomi!

Cymorthfeydd cofrestru ar gyfer Cymorth Rhodd
Dydd Iau 15 Medi 2009, Technium CAST, Bangor
Dydd Mercher 30 Medi 2009, Gorllewin Cymru, lleoliad i’w gadarnhau
Dydd Mercher 11 Tachwedd 2009, Llandrindod, lleoliad i’w gadarnhau

Mae WCVA mewn cydweithrediad â’r CGSau yn cynnal cymorthfeydd cofrestru ar gyfer Cymorth Rhodd ledled Cymru yn ystod yr hydref. Nod y cymorthfeydd yw annog mudiadau nad ydynt wedi cofrestru ar gyfer Cymorth Rhodd i ymuno â’r cynllun. Mae Cymorth Rhodd yn galluogi elusennau i hawlio treth yn ôl ar roddion gan unigolion – am bob punt a roddir gall yr elusen hawlio 28c yn ychwanegol oddi wrth Dollau Tramor a Chartref EM.

Yn ystod cyfnod o ddirwasgiad mae’n bwysig bod y sector yn manteisio ar bob ffynhonnell incwm, yn enwedig rhoddion gan unigolion, er hynny amcangyfrifir bod £700 miliwn heb ei hawlio bob blwyddyn. Ar hyn o bryd gall elusennau hawlio Cymorth Rhodd ar roddion a wnaethpwyd hyd at chwe blynedd yn ôl – fodd bynnag, o fis Ebrill nesaf ymlaen bydd hyn yn gostwng i gyfnod o bedair blynedd – felly mae angen i elusennau wneud yn siŵr eu bod yn mynd ati i hawlio am bopeth sydd ar gael iddynt os nad ydynt am fod ar eu colled.

Yn ôl ymchwil a gynhaliwyd gan Dollau Tramor a Chartref EM a Sefydliad Cymorth yr Elusennau (CAF) y rhwystr mwyaf sy’n atal elusennau rhag hawlio Cymorth Rhodd yw’r broses cyn cofrestru – canfod a deall yr wybodaeth berthnasol i’w galluogi i hawlio. Felly, pwrpas y cymorthfeydd cofrestru yw darparu’r wybodaeth angenrheidiol i fudiadau i’w galluogi i gofrestru, i hawlio treth yn ôl, ac i hyrwyddo Cymorth Rhodd er mwyn sicrhau nad ydynt ar eu colled. Bydd dyddiadau a lleoliadau pellach yn cael eu cadarnhau yn y man.

I gadw lle ar un o’r digwyddiadau, cysylltwch â Llinell Gymorth WCVA ar 0800 2888 329, e-bost ekinsman@wcva.org.uk.

Sicrhau’ch cyfran o’r miliynau coll
Dydd Mawrth 29 Medi 2009, Canolfan yr Holl Genhedloedd, Caerdydd
Dydd Mawrth 1 Hydref 2009, Gwesty’r Belle Vue Royal, Aberystwyth
Dydd Mercher 7 Hydref 2009, Gwesty Cae Mor, Llandudno

Mae’r Sefydliad Codi Arian, mewn partneriaeth â WCVA yn dod â rhaglen hyfforddi rhoi treth effeithiol Lloegr gyfan i Gymru. Wedi’i datblygu a’i gweinyddu gan y Sefydliad, mae’r gweithdy wedi’i gynllunio i gynorthwyo elusennau bach i gynyddu eu hincwm trwy Gymorth Rhodd, Rhoi trwy Gyfranddaliadau, Rhoi trwy’r Gyflogres a Chymynroddion. Bydd y gweithdy’n edrych sut y gallu elusennau gynyddu eu hincwm trwy wneud y gorau o’r dulliau rhoi treth effeithiol sydd ar gael ar y funud.

I gadw lle ar un o’r digwyddiadau, ffoniwch 0845 337 3801, e-bostiwch taxback@institute-of-fundraising.org.uk neu cliciwch yma.

Rheoli Risg: y persbectif cyfrifo a TAW
Bydd WCVA, mewn partneriaeth a chyfrifwyr Watts Gregory LLP, yn cyflwyno seminar hanner diwrnod: Rheoli Risg: y persbectif cyfrifo a TAW, i'w gynnal yn Nhy Baltic ar Hydref 12ain. Bydd y seminar yn edrych ar natur risg, ar y mannau risg allweddol mewn cyllid a chyfrifo, yn rhoi ffocws arbennig i adnabod risgiau TAW, ac yn cynnig strategaethau a systemau ar gyfer eu rheoli.

Mae mwy o wybodaeth ar wefan WCVA, neu i archebu lle yn uniongyrchol, cysylltwch â Mel Lloyd ar 02920 431724 neu eventsadmin@wcva.org.uk

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Cynllunio

Strategaeth Like am y tro cyntaf erioed
Mae Hilary Barnard, Pennaeth Strategaethau a Newid gyda Cass CCE, yn bwrw golwg ysgafn ar y pwnc holl bwysig hwn: os am oroesi a dod allan o’r sefyllfa economaidd bresennol yn gryfach, bydd yn rhaid cael strategaeth bendant a hyblyg, sy’n eiddo i bawb sy’n gyfrifol am ei gweithredu.
Darllenwch yr erthygl gyflawn yma

The Barefoot Guide to Working with Organisations and Social Change
Arweiniad ar-lein ysgafn, bywiog a hwyliog i ddatblygu diwylliant sefydliadol positif trwy reoli newid yn llwyddiannus.
Canllaw i reoli newid

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Rhoi a chodi arian cyhoeddus

10 awgrym ar gyfer rhoi mwy effeithiol
Mae papur newydd sy’n ymdrech i gynghori rhoddwyr ar sut i gyllido’n strategol yn ystod dirywiad economaidd wedi’i gyhoeddi gan yr Institute for Philanthropy. Mae ‘Giving in the Recession’ yn edrych sut y mae’r hinsawdd economaidd bresennol yn effeithio ar roi ac mae’n cynnig 10 awgrym ar gyfer rhoi mwy effeithiol, ynghyd ag astudiaethau achos.
Gallwch lwytho'r papur i lawr yma (918 kb PDF)

Dyngarwyr ‘yn dal ati i roi i elusennau’
Nid yw’r rhan fwyaf o ddyngarwyr cyfoethog wedi gostwng faint maent yn ei roi i elusennau er gwaethaf y dirwasgiad, yn ôl ymchwil newydd.
Nid oedd tri chwarter y 500 roddwyr â’r gwerth net uchaf yn y DU ac UDA a holwyd gan Barclays Wealth ym mis Mai wedi cwtogi ar yr hyn yr oeddent wedi’i roi i elusennau yn y 18 mis blaenorol.
(Ffynhonnell: Third Sector)

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Cyllid benthyca

Benthyciadau yn "helpu mentrau cymdeithasol i dyfu’n gyflymach"
Mae mudiadau sy’n defnyddio cyllid benthyca i ddatblygu mentrau cymdeithasol yn tyfu’n gyflymach na mudiadau sy’n cael eu hariannu trwy grantiau traddodiadol, yn ôl adroddiad annibynnol ar effeithiolrwydd y Gronfa Cyfalaf Menter. Datgelodd yr adroddiad fod incwm y rhai a dderbyniodd y buddsoddiad wedi cynyddu 160 y cant dros chwe blynedd, o’i gymharu â 19 y cant yn achos elusennau eraill tua’r un maint.
Gweler yr adroddiad Investing in Thriving Communities
(Ffynhonnell: Third Sector)

Undebau Credyd yn elwa ar £750,000 o nawdd Ewropeaidd
Bydd yr arian yn cael ei rannu rhwng 18 undeb credyd yng Nghymru. Lansiodd y Gweinidog dros Gyfiawnder Cymdeithasol, Dr Brian Gibbons, y strategaeth "Mae Pawb yn Cyfrif" mewn undeb credyd yn y Rhyl, Sir Ddinbych, yn ddiweddar. Mae undebau credyd yn fentrau cynilo a benthyca cydweithredol bach sydd fel arfer yn gwasanaethu pobl ar incwm isel. Derbyniodd prosiect a sefydlwyd gan Lywodraeth Cynulliad Cymru nawdd Ewropeaidd ar gyfer y flwyddyn ariannol gyfredol.
Y gobaith yw y bydd mynediad at wasanaethau ariannol prif ffrwd yn gwella, yn ogystal â helpu pobl i wella’u sgiliau ariannol ac i herio benthyca arian anghyfreithlon.
(Ffynhonnell: BBC News)

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Masnachu

The Good Guide to Trading
Mae arweiniad newydd NCVO yn eich tywys gam wrth gam drwy’r broses o lansio menter fasnachu o’r dechrau i’r diwedd – gan roi digonedd o wybodaeth ddefnyddiol ar y ffordd. Mae wedi’i anelu at bawb sydd â chyfrifoldeb am godi arian, a bydd yn ddefnyddiol i fudiadau sydd:

• yn newydd i’r byd masnachu, ond a hoffai edrych ar y posibiliadau
• eisoes yn gwneud rhywfaint o fasnachu ond a hoffai gael rhywfaint o arweiniad ar sut i fynd ati
• yn masnachu eisoes ac sy’n dymuno ehangu neu newid pwyslais eu gweithgareddau.

Gallwch archebu'ch copi ar-lein

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Caffael a darparu gwasanaethau cyhoeddus

Pwyllgor pwysig y llywodraeth ar wella darpariaeth gwasanaethau cyhoeddus gan y sector
Mae Swyddfa'r Trydydd Sector yn arwain y gwaith o gynyddu cyfraniad y trydydd sector at ddarpariaeth gwasanaethau cyhoeddus drwy bwyllgor Cabinet newydd. Gydag wyth o adrannau’r llywodraeth wedi’u gwahodd, bydd yn craffu ar eu gweithdrefnau caffael ac yn mynd i’r afael ag unrhyw rwystrau a ganfyddir sy’n atal y sector rhag darparu gwasanaethau cyhoeddus.

Gweler Datganiad Swyddfa'r Trydydd Sector i'r Wasg ac mae gan Third Sector eglurhad pellach ar y pwyllgor yma.

"Monitro Deallus" yn addo llai o fiwrocratiaeth wrth ddarparu gwasanaethau
Mae canllawiau newydd gan Y Swyddfa Archwilio Genedlaethol a Swyddfa'r Trydydd Sector yn annog comisiynwyr gwasanaethau cyhoeddus i feddwl yn ofalus am yr wybodaeth maent yn gofyn amdani gan ddarparwyr. Mae canllaw'r Swyddfa Archwilio Genedlaethol, sy’n rhan o becyn cymorth ehangach, 'Financial Relationships with Third Sector Organisations', yn galw ar y sawl sy’n comisiynu ac yn caffael gwasanaethau i:

• feddwl am y deilliannau maent yn chwilio amdanynt yng nghamau cynnar cynllunio’r manylebau gwasanaethau
• ystyried pa wybodaeth yn union sydd wirioneddol ei hangen arnynt gan ddarparwyr gwasanaethau a sut y byddant yn defnyddio’r wybodaeth honno
• edrych mewn ffordd gyfrannol ar ofynion monitro
• trafod trefniadau monitro â’r darparwr gwasanaethau cyn gynted ag y cânt eu penodi
• adolygu gofynion monitro.

Mae Swyddfa’r Trydydd Sector hefyd wedi cynhyrchu rhestr wirio dwy dudalen (sy’n atodiad i adnodd ar-lein y Swyddfa Archwilio Genedlaethol) ar gyfer comisiynwyr a darparwyr.
Canllaw Monitro Deallus

Comisiynau’r Adran Gwaith a Phensiynau a’r trydydd sector
Mae gwefan Futurebuilder yn cynnwys cyfweliad â'r Pennaeth Strategaeth Gyflawni yn yr Adran Gwaith a Phensiynau (DWP) ar eu proses gomisiynu a’r trydydd sector. Bydd hyn o werth i’r sawl sy’n meddwl bidio am gontractau’r Adran, un ai ar eu pen eu hunain neu fel rhan o gonsortiwm.

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Datblygu ar sail asedau

Tri deg wyth o adeiladau i gael eu trosglwyddo i elusennau, medd y Gweinidog dros y Trydydd Sector Angela Smith
Disgwylir i gyfanswm o 38 o adeiladau gael eu trosglwyddo o feddiant awdurdodau lleol i elusennau a grwpiau cymunedol o dan Raglen Asedau Cymunedol y Llywodraeth, sy’n werth £30m, yn ôl y Gweinidog dros y Trydydd Sector, Angela Smith.

Meddai Angela Smith: "Mae 34 o fudiadau trydydd sector wedi derbyn grant llawn hyd yma ac maent yn gweithio mewn partneriaeth â’u hawdurdod lleol i adnewyddu neu ehangu adeiladau cymunedol â grant gan y Rhaglen Asedau Cymunedol." Dywedodd Smith y byddai pedwar adeilad arall yn cael eu trosglwyddo erbyn 2011 o dan y rhaglen, sy’n caniatáu i gynghorau drosglwyddo adeiladau nad ydynt yn cael eu defnyddio i feddiant grwpiau cymunedol lleol os ydynt yn teimlo y gellid eu defnyddio’n fwy effeithiol.(Ffynhonnell: Third Sector)

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Manion

Arolwg Dirwasgiad WCVA 2
Ym mis Chwefror cynhaliodd WCVA arolwg o effeithiau’r dirwasgiad ar y trydydd sector yng Nghymru. Cawsom ymateb da iawn a chyflwynwyd adroddiad terfynol yn y Gynhadledd ar y Dirwasgiad ym mis Mai 2009. Os nad ydych eisoes wedi cael copi o’r adroddiad, cofiwch ofyn ac fe wnawn anfon un atoch, neu mae ar gael ar wefan WCVA.

Mae cyrff eraill wedi bod yn cymryd camau gweithredu hefyd. Mae’r Loteri Genedlaethol wedi addo ‘cronfa achub’ i fudiadau sydd angen cymorth. Mae Cymdeithas Llywodraeth Leol Cymru ac arweinwyr pob un o’r 22 awdurdod lleol wedi cefnogi’r egwyddorion sydd wedi’u gosod allan yng Nghod Ymarfer Llywodraeth Cynulliad Cymru ar gyfer Cyllido’r Trydydd Sector.

I gwblhau'r arolwg ar-lein, Cliciwch Yma.
I lawrlwytho neu printio holiadur er mwyn ei lenwi a'i anfon i WCVA, dilynwch y ddolen yma

Adnodd dirwasgiad WCVA
Mae WCVA wedi lansio ei Adnoddau i’r trydydd sector yn ystod y dirwasgiad ar y wefan. Mae'r adnodd un-pwrpas yma yn cynnig crynodeb cynhwysfawr o'r cyfarwyddyd, cyhoeddiadau, erthyglau a gwefannau arbenigol sy'n delio gyda'r materion sy'n wynebu'r trydydd sector yn y dirwasgiad presennol.

Bydd ymddiriedolwyr a'r rheiny sy'n rheoli mudiadau trydydd sector yn ei gael yn ddechreubwynt gwerthfawr i roi cymorth gyda chwestiynau penodol, neu arwain at wybodaeth gyffredinol a fydd yn galluogi mudiadau i ddelio gyda phwysau economaidd cyfredol a chynllunio ar gyfer y dyfodol.

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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