WCVA Funding news December 2009 / Newyddion nawdd WCVA Rhagfyr 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

G D Charitable Trust
The Trust has chosen to prioritise its grant making in the following charitable areas: the relief of animal suffering; the preservation of the environment; the promotion of equal opportunities for disabled people; and the relief of the homeless. The Trust prefers to support charities registered with the Charity Commission although it will consider other organisations as long as the purpose of the grant is considered to be charitable. Further details are available from G D Charitable Trust, 50 Broadway, Westminster, London SW1H 0BL. Tel 020 7227 7000.

Joseph Strong Frazer Trust
Grants are used to support a very wide number of good causes, including: children; youth; old and infirm; hospitals and home; deaf and blind; disabled; mentally handicapped; medical and other research; maritime; armed forces; caring organisations; other trusts, funds and voluntary organisations; schools and colleges; leisure activities; animals and wildlife; and religious bodies. For application details contact the trust, c/o The Secretaries: Ward Hadaway, Sandgate House, 102 Quayside, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 3DX.
(Source: Charity Funding Report, issue 92)

Old Possum’s Practical Trust
The principal object of the trust is to increase knowledge and appreciation of any matters of historic, artistic, architectural, aesthetic, literacy, musical or theatrical interest. Funding is more likely to be given for projects that involve: children or young people; disabled or disadvantaged people; and communities. Further details are available from here.

Polden Puckham Charitable Foundation
The Foundation aims to support projects that seek to influence values and attitudes, promote equity and social justice, and develop radical alternatives to current economic and social structures. The Foundation supports the work of UK registered charities. Grants are given in the following categories: peace; ecological issues; and other areas – support is given to human rights work, in particular when related to peace, ecological issues and policy changes related to women’s issues. The next deadline is 12 March 2010. Details are available from the website.
(Source: Charity Funding Report, issue 92)

Redrow Foundation
The objects of the Foundation are to relieve poverty and sickness in the UK and in particular, to provide accommodation and related assistance, including respite care especially for children, the elderly and those who are sick or infirm. The trust is keen to support applications where the grant will assist in the delivery of specific objectives or goals and will have a disproportionate and financially significant impact on the receiving charity. Further details are available from the Redrow Foundation, Redrow House, St David’s Park, Flintshire CH5 3RX. Tel 01244 520044.
(Source: Charity Funding Report, issue 92)

Society for the Assistance of Ladies in Reduced Circumstances
Last year, the Society for the Assistance of Ladies in Reduced Circumstances departed from its normal activities and supported organisations within the UK working with women in poverty rather than just individuals. It was a success, and will be repeated in 2010. £50,000 is available to provide grants to such organisations, and the trustees are interested in hearing from either a small organisation that needs a grant to support its core work, or a larger organisation with a specific project in mind. Applications must be for projects that are for the exclusive benefit of women in financial need. Projects cannot benefit men or children in any way, nor can they support women who are not in financial need. The closing date for applications is 26 March 2010. Applications must be made using the online application form.
(Source: fundinginformation.org, 29/10/09)

The Taylor Family Foundation
The objects of the foundation are to help and support children and young people, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds, in the areas of education, health, recreation and the performing arts. Further details are available from www.thetaylorfamilyfoundation.co.uk.
(Source: Charity Funding Report, issue 91)

The Tudor Trust
The Tudor Trust aims to support work which addresses the social, emotional and financial needs of people at the margins of society. The trust is interested in how organisations tackle these needs and their root causes; it wants to encourage growth, progression and development – not just keeping things as they are. The Trust is most interested in helping smaller, under-resourced organisations which offer direct services and which involve the people they work with in their planning. Further details are available from www.tudortrust.org.uk.
(Source: Charity Funding Report, issue 90)

UK Biodiversity Action Fund
WREN, Waste Recycling Environmental, is inviting applications to the second year of its annual £10 million UK Biodiversity Action Fund. The Fund will operate for at least the next four years to conserve ancient woodlands, grasslands, heathlands and wetlands around Britain. The money comes from the Landfill Communities Fund, and its Object DA, the Conservation of Biodiversity. Grants will be between £75,000 and £250,000 for projects that will last up to five years. In some cases 100 per cent of costs will be supported. Projects must be sited at clearly identified site(s) within 10 miles of any licensed landfill site in WREN’s operating area. In Wales these are: Anglesey, Carmarthenshire, Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Neath & Port Talbot, Swansea, Wrexham. You can also call WREN on 01953 717165 or e-mail your queries to biodiversity@wren.org.uk. The closing date is 29 January 2010.
(Source: fundinginformation.org, 28/10/09)

Unlimited Commissions
Unlimited Commissions is part of a four-pronged approach to enable the celebration of disability, arts, culture and sport as part of the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad. A £1.5 million commission fund has been set up to support the production of quality work by disabled and deaf artists and arts organisations led by disabled or deaf people across the UK. There are four elements to the programme: unlimited commissions; unlimited talent; unlimited presents and unlimited international. Applications for Unlimited Commissions are welcome from disabled and deaf artists and disabled and deaf-led arts organisations throughout the UK that wish to develop their work, strengthen their artistic practice, challenge perceptions and forge new partnerships with presenting venues and events. Further information is available on the website or contact your arts council office – Jennifer.stoves@artswales.org.uk.
(Source: fundinginformation.org, 21/10/09)

Comic Relief UK Grants
There have been some changes to the closing dates for applications to the Comic Relief UK Grants programme. The priorities cover sexually exploited and trafficked young people, young people and alcohol, sport for change, young people and domestic and sexual abuse, refugee and asylum seeking women, mental health, and young people and mental health. Details of the programmes to support older people and for young carers have yet to be published. You are encouraged to apply when you are ready, but applications are considered in cycles. The revised deadline dates are 11 January 2010 and 21 May 2010.
(Source: fundinginformation.org, 18/11/09)

The Jason Kanabus Fund
Start up in the farming industry with The Jason Kanabus Fund at The Prince’s Trust. The Fund supports young people to get established in farming. This includes: growing of crops or fruit; rearing of livestock; maintenance of farmland; activities associated with or supporting farming. Developed and promoted in association with the National Farmers Union and National Federation of Young Farmer’s Clubs.

The Prince’s Trust has set up The Jason Kanabus Fund to help give young people interested in farming two routes into the industry. You could apply for money and support through:

Development Awards
A Development Award could give you: A cash award of up to £2,500 for tools or equipment leading to work in the farming industry; relevant course fees; money towards the costs of a work placement on a farm.

Business Programme
The Business Programme could give you: business planning support and specialist advice; a low interest loan of up to £5,000; a grant of up to £2,000; on-going advice from a volunteer business mentor; a test marketing grant.

Further details are available from kanabus@princes-trust.org.uk, tel 0800 842 842 or tel 029 2043 7000.

Wallace and Gromit’s Children’s Foundation
The Wallace and Gromit’s Children’s Foundation supports activities that improve the quality of life for children in hospitals and hospices in the UK. Its latest fundraising scheme, the Great British Tea Party, took place between 4 November and 14 November 2009. This coincides with Wallace and Gromit’s 20th anniversary. Cash raised will be available to children’s hospitals and hospices within the UK. Projects need to be innovative and ensure that children in hospitals or hospices have a better experience. Further details are available from here. The closing date for applications is 7 December 2009.
(Source: fundinginformation.org, 4/11/09)

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Government

Aggregates Levy Fund for Wales
The Aggregates Levy is a tax on the commercial quarrying of certain aggregates: crushed rock, sand and gravel. In 2002 the Government decided that some of the money raised by the Aggregates Levy could be used to fund projects that reduce the affect of past, present and future aggregates production, or reduce the need for primary aggregates extraction (quarrying). The Welsh Assembly Government gets a share of this money, currently £1.6 million a year.

The Aggregates Levy Fund supports projects that reduce the effects of the aggregates industry on communities in Wales. It is important that applicants can establish a clear relationship between their project and aggregates extraction. Applicants must be able to demonstrate the impact of the aggregates extraction upon local people and their community, the environment or the economy, and how your project will reduce these impacts.

The priorities of particular interest to voluntary and community groups include:

  • Category 4 – Community
  • Category 5 – Conserving and improving sites of special interest
  • Category 6 – Education

Potential applicants are encouraged to contact the Fund Unit to discuss their eligibility before applying.

For further information and advice contact the ALFW Unit:

ALFW Unit
Policy Branch
Planning Division
Welsh Assembly Government
Cathays Park
Cardiff CF10 3NQ

Email ALFW@wales.gsi.gov.uk or call 029 2082 3261 or 029 2080 1492.

Funding still available for community projects
Communities in Wales’ most disadvantaged areas are being reminded that grants of up to £5,000 are still available for projects or activities that provide local benefits. The Communities First Trust Fund is a small grants scheme that aims to support any type of activity that involves local people, through small community organisations, taking steps to improve their local area. The deadline to make an application for funding is 29 January 2010. Community groups can apply for up to £5,000 and there is no minimum amount. For further information or to find out if your community is a Communities First ward and therefore eligible to apply for funding, contact the Communities First Helpline on 0800 578 8898.

The Health Work and Well-being Challenge Fund
The Health Work and Well-being Challenge Fund will receive £4 million over two years. Supported by the Government’s Department for Work and Pensions, the aim is to help partnerships and SMEs within England, Scotland or Wales to address issues affecting the health and welfare of their employees. Projects must be new. The businesses and organisations taking part in the scheme need to have been in place for at least two years. Priority will be given to innovative proposals to improve mental well-being in small businesses/organisations. There will be two application rounds. The first is open now and will cover projects taking place in 2010. The second will run from September to December 2010 for grants in 2011. £4 million is available over the two years, and grants will range from £1,000 to £50,000. Apply now for projects between April 2010 and March 2011.
(Source: fundinginformation.org, 4/11/09)

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Corporate

Government publishes guide to tax breaks for corporate giving
The newly published Guide to Giving for Business explains how the private sector can contribute money, shares and equipment, and work with charities through employee volunteering or secondments.

Mike Kelly, head of corporate social responsibility at professional services firm KPMG, which was consulted for the guide, said it would be "as useful to the third sector as to business". Tessa Jowell, minister for the Cabinet Office, launched the guide on behalf of the Treasury, the Office of the Third Sector and HM Revenue & Customs.
Source: Third Sector, November 2009

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European

Progress on 2007-2013 programmes
19 November 2009: 134 projects have been approved representing a total investment of over £2 billion (EU grant of over £1 billion) across Wales. Over £615m (30 per cent) is being invested in business, £985m (47 per cent) in people and some £450m (22 per cent) for community regeneration, the environment and transport. Further programme information is available, including details of beneficiaries supported.

Spatial European Teams – here to help
If you’re an organisation seeking to benefit from EU Structural Funds investment in Wales, don’t forget to call on the advice and support available from WCVA’s third sector European team (3-SET) and other partners involved in the Spatial European Team (SET) network.

Guidance on defrayment of expenditure
WEFO has published a new guidance note on the defrayment of expenditure to provide project sponsors with guidance on the treatment of cheque transactions when submitting payment claims to the Welsh European Funding Office (WEFO).

£32m Funding boost will 'Engage' young people
More than 12,000 young people across South West Wales who are at risk of falling out of school or further education studies are set to benefit from a new £32 million scheme to improve their chances of success has been announced. The ENGAGE Local Authority and Further Education initiative will target 14-16-year-olds who are facing difficulties such as underachievement or absenteeism, and 16-19 year olds who are already in college but are at risk of dropping out. Read the full story.

Live tender opportunities

Tender opportunity – Vocational training centre
Opportunity to tender for the production of a feasibility study to investigate possibility of establishing a vocational training centre in Monmouth.

Closing date for applications is Friday December 11 2009. For further details, please contact mark.walton@bridgescentre.f9.co.uk.

Big Lottery Fund ‘Life Skills’ project: Economically inactive families in the Convergence area
Deadline for pre-qualification questionnaire: 9 December 2009
This contract notice is specifically for the provision of services for individuals who are considered part of an ‘Economically inactive family’ 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.).

The ranges for the ‘lots’ are as follows; 1) 1 – 60 participants 2) 61 – 120 participants 3) 121 – 250 participants BIG will be looking to award contracts that, collectively, target a range of participants who are part of an ‘Economically inactive family’, and provide a geographical spread of projects across Wales.

For this procurement exercise there is a budget of approximately £1.8 million (inclusive of VAT). Contract values will range between £150,000 and £1 million (including VAT) over the contract term. Contract terms will be for a period of four years, with the option to review and possibly extend for a further twelve months.

Life Skills project - economically inactive families in the competitiveness area. UK-Cardiff: vocational rehabilitation services
Deadline date: 5 January 2010
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 and/or training/ learning.

For the purpose of this procurement exercise; ‘Economically inactive families’ are defined using the following definition: ‘A family, with dependents (old or young), where the parent(s) are unemployed or economically inactive. The term 'family' is used to cover an adult and their spouse, or single parent families’.

The Local Authority areas that are eligible for Competitiveness funding are: — Flintshire, Wrexham, Powys, Monmouthshire, Newport, Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan.

Contract values will range between 150 000 GBP and 1 000 000 GBP (including VAT) over the contract term. Contract terms will be for a period of 4 years, with the option to review and possibly extend for a further 12 months.


Bangor Public Realm - Cathedral Square
Deadline date: 8 December 2009
Cyngor Gwynedd require a contactor to carry out hard landscaping work and installation of street furniture including removal of existing tarmacadam road and replacing with ramped stone sett surfacing, removal of sandstone paving and replacing with slate interpretive feature, minor alternation of existing drainage.

Provision of Mental Health Services to COASTAL in Pembrokeshire
Deadline date: 14 December 2009 (15:00)
Applications are invited from suitably qualified and experienced organisations to tender for inclusion on a framework for the delivery of services to participants with serious and enduring mental ill-health. These services will be designed to engage with individuals with a view to them participating in, and benefiting from, a range of vocational guidance, employment skills training, lifelong learning opportunities and support services to be delivered as part of the COASTAL project in Pembrokeshire.

Pembrokeshire County Council will be conducting this procurement exercise electronically using the Alito e-tendering portal. Interested parties wishing to express an interest in this opportunity must log on to http://appswales.alito.co.uk and register via the Bulletin Board.

Bridges into Work Retail and Hospitality Programme
Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 17.12.2009 (12:00)
Rhondda Cynon Taff County Borough Council wishes to commission the Retail and Hospitality Programme element of the Welsh European Funding Office, Convergence Project called Bridges into Work. The project aims to engage, support and prepare economically inactive participants, including those that are unemployed or on incapacity benefit, in the most deprived areas, to acquire the appropriate skills to become job ready, and able to progress onto further learning or sustainable employment. An essential requirement of the Successful Tenderer(s) will be to demonstrate and provide match funding for the project. The Tenderer is required to submit a completed Contract Particulars section in respect of each or one of the two Lots, being:

Lot 1 £322,310 (£161,155 Grant + £161,155 Match) awarded to 1 Company
Lot 2 £161,155 (£80,577.50 Grant + £80,577.50 Match) awarded to 2 Companies

Contracts to establish the Bridges into Work Retail and Hospitality Programme may be awarded in relation to Lot 1 OR Lot 2.
The contract duration is 23 months with the option to extend for up to 12 months.
For more information please see tender document available by registering on http://appswales.alito.co.uk

The Engagement Gateway
Deadline date: 29 January 2010 (13:00)
WCVA is inviting expressions of interest again 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. Organisations that are already on the approved supplier list for the Convergence area do not need to re-apply, unless they are applying for areas or target groups they were not approved for in the first instance.

The Intermediate Labour Market
Deadline date: 29 January 2010 (13:00)
WCVA is inviting expressions of interest again 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. Organisations that are already on the approved supplier list for the North Wales (Convergence) area do not need to re-apply, unless they are applying for areas or target groups they were not approved for in the first instance.

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Sustainable Funding Cymru

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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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Funding survey
The Sustainable Funding Cymru project has been running for three years offering practical help and support to develop a sustainable funding approach for voluntary and third sector groups. When the project started in 2006, groups were invited to complete a survey as part of a wider research initiative to identify how organisations in Wales are funded and their views about fundraising.

The first report (Sustainable Funding Cymru Baseline Survey – Summary Report April 2008) is available on the WCVA website.

As the project moves into its fourth year, WCVA is now following up this research with a second survey to see how things have changed, and whether the project has had an impact. If you are interested in joining in, more information can be found on the WCVA website, from the WCVA Helpdesk (0800 2888 329) or by emailing research@wcva.org.uk.

Does your organisation worry about its financial future? Would you like to learn more about the planning and funding options open to your organisation? Sustainable Funding Cymru’s training programme provides practical tools and resources in an interactive way to help you build a financially sustainable future. Help your organisation understand the importance and benefits of long-term planning and how to achieve a sustainable funding mix. Book your place now on the following courses:

Finding the right funding mix
19 January 2010 - Merthyr Tydfil
26 January 2010 - Rhyl

Business and strategic planning
27 January 2010 - Rhyl

Sustainable Funding Cymru is being supported by the Big Lottery Fund. We are therefore able to offer this training at a subsidised rate of £25 plus VAT per person per day’s training for voluntary and community organisations operating in Wales.
To find out more visit www.sustainablefundingcymru.org.uk/events or contact the WCVA Helpdesk on 0800 2888 329 or help@wcva.org.uk.
You can also book on line .This training is also being delivered across Wales by the local county voluntary councils (CVCs), for further details please visit www.coursesforcommunities.org.uk.


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Training and events

Community Asset Transfer – pitfalls and opportunities and getting it right
8 December, Cardiff
10:30 – 13:30

Up to date information on the BIG/Welsh Assembly Community Asset Transfer Programme plus presentations on Asset Transfer and a networking lunch

For more details contact Sally Webb on sally.webb@communitymatters.org.uk.

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Planning


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Giving and public fundraising

It's OK to rattle tins for charity, says Third sector minister
Restricting charity collectors from rattling their tins is "absurd and wrong", according to Angela Smith, Minister for the Third Sector.

Smith's comments came after reports that local authorities had prevented Royal British Legion poppy appeal collectors from rattling their tins because it infringed rules on harassment. Last Christmas, the Salvation Army advised its collectors not to shake their tins because it feared it could contravene council laws on street collections.

"Stopping people shaking tins for charities, such as those in aid of the Royal British Legion, is absurd and wrong," she said. "I am determined to send a very strong message - every reasonable charity collector in Britain should be free to rattle their tins."

The Royal British Legion said: "We appreciate the clarification on this question and this clear expression of support from the minister."
Source: Third Sector, November 2009

"Know and publish your Gift Aid recovery rate"
Barry Gower, Managing Director of Gift Aid recovery specialists GAIN, is encouraging charities not only to know their rate of Gift Aid recovery rate (GARR) but also to publish it.

The figure applies to the percentage of donations that qualify for Gift Aid and the proportion of these donations on which Gift Aid is actually claimed. Gower argues that charities should be transparent in announcing to donors and funders how efficient they are in securing as much of the tax relief on donations that is available to it. The figure should be included in a charity's annual report.

If the figure is not as good as that achieved by other charities, it could, he argued, act as an incentive to do better. A high rate of return might even attract more donors, keen to support the more efficient charities. ower is to write to the Institute of Fundraising and the Charity Commission to encourage them to recommend his proposal to fundraising charities.
Source: UK Fundraising

Gambling Commission offers new guidance for good-cause lotteries
The Gambling Commission has published two revised sets of guidance for people running lotteries to raise money for good causes.

The publications, Running a Lottery and Promoting Society and Local Authority Lotteries, draw together law and guidance from the regulator on running prize draws of all sizes. The Gambling Commission said the guides were an attempt to make running lotteries easier to understand and clarify existing guidance.
Source: Third Sector, November 2009

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Loan finance

Ethical savings for Welsh charities
Social lender Charity Bank has issued a new ethical savings product to raise funds to lend to Welsh charities and social enterprises. The Welsh Community Bond was launched by Andrew Davies, minister for Finance and Public Service Delivery in the Welsh Assembly. He said the bond would ensure that money invested by Welsh people would be used for social good in Wales.

The idea behind the Bond is to increase the available funds for lending to Welsh charities and social enterprises, at a time when they face the prospects of a slow down in their public grant funding and a decline in income from legacies and donations.

See the Charity Bank website for more information.

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Trading

Quick explanation of charities and trading
Another in The Guardian's series of articles on 'Charities and the law' takes a look at charities and trading, clearing up a number of common misconceptions in the process.

See the Guardian article: http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/nov/03/charities-trading-questions.

Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic social enterprise strategy launched
A new strategy to encourage Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities into social enterprise was launched at a Social Enterprise Coalition event in London for BAME female entrepreneurs.
The strategy sets out ways to challenge the social enterprise movement to connect with BAME social enterprises and entrepreneurs, and was researched and written by the Social Enterprise Coalition in consultation with Black Training and Enterprise Group (BTEG) and Voice4Change England. It was funded by the Office of the Third Sector.

To find out more about the event, and to download the strategy, visit the Coalition website.

Launch of social enterprise mark delayed
Senscot, the Scottish social enterprise body, reports that the formal national (UK) launch of the Social Enterprise Mark is now to be at Voice 10 in Cardiff in February next year. The launch was originally to have been on 19th November, Social Enterprise Day.

To find out more about the Mark, which provides a label telling customers that a product or service comes from a social enterprise, see www.socialenterprisemark.co.uk.

Further details about Voice 10 – the UK's landmark conference for social enterprise – is available here: www.voice10.org

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Procurement and public service delivery


Free procurement guide clarifies commissioning process
A guide to commissioning and procurement law for third sector organisations has been jointly published by the NCVO and Navca.

Pathways through the Maze – a Guide to Procurement Law, written by Anthony Collins Solicitors, aims to help voluntary groups understand the legal and practical issues of public sector contracting.

"With the sector playing an increasingly important role in public service delivery, the guide is an invaluable tool to help voluntary groups get to grips with what is often a complex process," said Kevin Curley, chief executive of Navca.

The guide is written specifically for people working for local charities, voluntary organisations, community groups or social enterprises. Smaller organisations that did not have legal teams may find the guide particularly useful.

The guide was created in response to a high level of demand for information on procurement and commissioning processes from Navca and NCVO members. The two umbrella bodies hope the guide will also increase the profile of charities and voluntary organisations in the public sector.

The guide is free to download from the NCVO and Navca websites:

www.ncvo-vol.org.uk/pathways

www.navca.org.uk/localvs/lcp/news/maze.htm

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Asset based development

Research shows asset transfer on the rise – news from England
Based on an independent survey on how community asset transfers are progressing, the Asset Transfer Unit estimates that there may be around a thousand transfers of local authority owned assets to third sector organisations in train across England.

The research reveals that progress to date has included 350 asset transfer projects from a sample of nearly 120 local authorities. The Asset Transfer Unit (ATU) says the ‘snapshot’ produced by the survey could mean a bigger picture of up to 1,000 projects moving from local authority ownership to third sector bodies.

On the back of the SQW findings, Hugh Rolo, Head of Assets and Investment at the Development Trusts Association, which manages the ATU, said that 1,000 actual projects was a "conservative" estimate of the actual scale of activity and predicted that the transfers would mean "major operational and efficiency savings for the public sector".

For more information see: www.dta.org.uk/whatsnew/pressreleases/AA4thousandtransfers.htm

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Oddballs

Welsh pilot leads to new model constitution for charities with income under £5,000
A simplified model constitution has been produced for small charities which have an annual income under five thousand pounds (England and Wales), and is only 700 words long.

It is not meant for charities that own a building, employ people or intend to register with the Charity Commission. Piloted in Wales and drawn up with help of nine sector support organisations, it is officially published by the Charity Commission at www.charitycommission.gov.uk/registration/smallcharity.asp.

The constitution is available in Welsh and English, and can also be obtained via various support bodies including WCVA.

See the Charity Commission’s news item: www.charitycommission.gov.uk/news/modcon.asp.
Source: VolResource

A guide to Social Return on Investment
This guide from the New Economics Foundation aims to show organisations and institutions to make better decisions using Social Return on Investment (SROI) principles, helping them to recognise value beyond what can be easily captured by financial measurement

Awareness building for an online world
The latest editorial from sector consultants nfpSynergy discusses 'How do charities create awareness in an online world?'. "The good news is that in a fragmented online world charities can compete better with the big-budget companies and government."

Progress on new legal form the charities inches forward
The Office of the Third Sector has published the results of its consultation on the Charitable Incorporated Organisation, a new form of legal body which will see charitable companies (in England and Wales) being formed which only have to report to the Charity Commission, and not Companies House as well. It is hoped that this model will be available from spring 2010, although it has been pointed out that due to financial restraints (and the costs to the Charity Commission), the ability for existing charitable companies to convert may be delayed.

Read the official news item.
Source: VolResource

Questions and answers on incorporating an existing charity as a company
Following the release of the revised model Memorandum and Articles of Association for charitable companies, the Charity Commission has produced a Question and Answers pack on incorporating an existing charity as a company.

As the Commission's press release says on the changes in company law: "Existing charitable companies do not need to change the format of their current governing documents - from the date of the change, the provisions in the existing memorandum of association will become part of the articles."
Source: VolResource

Beacon for Wales - funding for public engagement final round
The Beacon for Wales is seeking applications for funding for small-scale projects that will help to embed public engagement into the work of Universities. Projects should address one of the following four themes and target audiences:

  • Our place in the future - 14-19 year olds.
  • Health and Wellbeing - Communities First.
  • Climate and Sustainability - Rural Communities.
  • The Welsh Identity in the 21st Century - Cultural Minority Groups

The projects should develop the skills of schools or departments to undertake public engagement activities that develop a dialogue between the University and the wider community. The projects can include academic and non-academic staff and students. The closing date for bids to be received is Monday 18 January 2010. Further details are available from Bruce Etherington, tel 029 2087 0094, email etheringtonbm@cardiff.ac.uk, or Rachel Bowen, tel 029 2087 6414, email bowenra2@cardiff.ac.uk.

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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

Ymddiriedolaeth Elusennol G D
Mae’r Ymddiriedolaeth wedi dewis blaenoriaethu ei grantiau yn y meysydd elusennol canlynol: lliniaru dioddefaint anifeiliaid; gwarchod yr amgylchedd; hyrwyddo cyfle cyfartal i bobl anabl; cynorthwyo pobl ddigartref. Mae’n well gan yr Ymddiriedolaeth gynorthwyo elusennau sydd wedi’u cofrestru â’r Comisiwn Elusennau er y bydd yn ystyried mudiadau eraill cyn belled â bod pwrpas y grant yn elusennol. Gellir cael rhagor o fanylion gan Ymddiriedolaeth Elusennol G D, 50 Broadway, San Steffan, Llundain, SW1H 0BL. Ffôn 020 7227 7000.

Ymddiriedolaeth Joseph Strong Frazer
Defnyddir y grantiau i gefnogi ystod eang iawn o achosion da, gan gynnwys: plant; pobl ifanc; yr henoed a phobl fethedig; ysbytai a chartrefi; pobl ddall a phobl fyddar; pobl anabl; pobl dan anfantais meddwl; ymchwil feddygol ac ymchwil arall; dibenion morol; y lluoedd arfog; mudiadau gofalu; mudiadau gwirfoddol a chronfeydd ac ymddiriedolaethau eraill, ysgolion a cholegau; gweithgareddau hamdden; anifeiliaid a bywyd gwyllt; a chyrff crefyddol. I gael manylion ymgeisio cysylltwch ag ysgrifenyddion yr ymddiriedolaeth: Ward Hadaway, Sandgate House, 102 Quayside, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 3DX.
(Ffynhonnell: Adroddiad Cyllid Elusennau, rhifyn 92)

Ymddiriedolaeth Ymarferol Old Possum’s
Prif nod yr ymddiriedolaeth yw gwella gwybodaeth a gwerthfawrogiad o unrhyw faterion hanesyddol, celfyddydol, archeolegol, esthetig, llenyddol, cerddorol neu theatraidd o ddiddordeb. Mae’n fwy tebygol y rhoddir cyllid i brosiectau sy'n cynnwys plant a phobl ifanc, pobl anabl neu bobl sydd dan anfantais; a chymunedau. Gellir cael rhagor o fanylion yma.

Sefydliad Elusennol Polden Puckham
Nod y Sefydliad yw cefnogi prosiectau sy’n mynd ati i ddylanwadu ar werthoedd ac agweddau, hybu cydraddoldeb a chyfiawnder cymdeithasol, a datblygu dewisiadau amgen radical i’r strwythurau cymdeithasol ac economaidd presennol. Mae’r Sefydliad yn cefnogi gwaith elusennau sydd wedi'u cofrestru yn y DU. Mae'r grantiau a roddir yn dod o dan y categorïau canlynol: heddwch; materion ecolegol; a meysydd eraill – rhoddir cymorth i waith yn ymwneud â hawliau dynol, yn enwedig o safbwynt heddwch, materion ecolegol, a newidiadau mewn polisi yng nghyswllt materion yn ymwneud â menywod. Y dyddiad cau nesaf yw 12 Mawrth 2010. Gellir cael manylion o’r wefan.
(Ffynhonnell: Adroddiad Cyllid Elusennau, rhifyn 92)

Sefydliad Redrow
Nodau'r Sefydliad yw lliniaru tlodi a salwch yn y DU ac, yn benodol, darparu llety a chymorth perthnasol, gan gynnwys gofal seibiant, yn enwedig i blant, yr henoed a'r rheini sy'n wael neu’n fethedig. Mae’r ymddiriedolaeth yn awyddus i gefnogi ceisiadau lle bydd y grant yn cynorthwyo i ddarparu nodau neu amcanion ac yn cael effaith anghymesur a sylweddol yn ariannol ar yr elusen sy’n ei dderbyn. I gael mwy o fanylion cysylltwch â Sefydliad Redrow, Redrow House, Parc Dewi Sant, Sir y Fflint CH5 3RX. Ffôn 01244 520044.
(Ffynhonnell: Adroddiad Cyllid Elusennau, rhifyn 92)

Y Gymdeithas er Cynorthwyo Menywod Mewn Cynni
Y llynedd, yn ogystal â gweithio gydag unigolion yn unig yn ôl ei harfer, aeth y Gymdeithas er Cynorthwyo Menywod Mewn Cynni ati i gynorthwyo mudiadau yn y DU sy’n gweithio gyda menywod mewn tlodi. Bu’n llwyddiant, ac felly bydd yr un peth yn digwydd yn 2010. Mae £50,000 ar gael i ddarparu grantiau i fudiadau o'r fath ac mae gan yr ymddiriedolwyr ddiddordeb mewn clywed naill ai gan fudiad bach sydd angen grant i gefnogi ei waith craidd, neu fudiad mwy sydd â phrosiect penodol mewn golwg. Mae'n ofynnol bod y ceisiadau’n ymwneud â phrosiectau sydd er budd menywod mewn angen ariannol yn unig. Ni chaiff y prosiectau fod er budd dynion na phlant mewn unrhyw ffordd, ac ni chânt gynorthwyo menywod nad ydynt mewn angen ariannol. Y dyddiad cau ar gyfer ceisiadau yw 26 Mawrth 2010. Rhaid gwneud y ceisiadau drwy ddefnyddio’r ffurflen gais ar-lein.
(Ffynhonnell: fundinginformation.org, 29/10/09)

Sefydliad y Teulu Taylor
Bwriad y sefydliad yw helpu a chynorthwyo plant a phobl ifanc, yn enwedig y rheini o gefndiroedd difreintiedig, ym maes addysg, iechyd, hamdden a’r celfyddydau perfformio. Gellir cael rhagor o fanylion yn www.thetaylorfamilyfoundation.co.uk.
(Ffynhonnell: Adroddiad Cyllid Elusennau, rhifyn 91)

Ymddiriedolaeth Tudor
Nod Ymddiriedolaeth Tudor yw cefnogi gwaith sy’n rhoi sylw i anghenion cymdeithasol, emosiynol ac ariannol pobl sydd ar gyrion ein cymdeithas. Mae gan yr ymddiriedolaeth ddiddordeb mewn cael gwybod sut mae mudiadau’n rhoi sylw i’r anghenion hyn a’r achosion sydd wrth eu gwraidd; mae am annog twf, dilyniant a datblygiad – nid cadw pethau fel y maent yn unig. Prif ddiddordeb yr Ymddiriedolaeth yw cynorthwyo mudiadau llai nad oes ganddynt ddigon o adnoddau, sy'n cynnig gwasanaethau uniongyrchol ac yn mynd ati i gynnwys y bobl y maent yn gweithio gyda hwy wrth gynllunio. Gellir cael mwy o fanylion gan www.tudortrust.org.uk.
(Ffynhonnell: Adroddiad Cyllid Elusennau, rhifyn 90)

Cronfa Weithredu Bioamrywiaeth y DU
Mae WREN, Ailgylchu Gwastraff Amgylcheddol, yn gwahodd ceisiadau ar gyfer ail flwyddyn ei Gronfa Weithredu Bioamrywiaeth flynyddol yn y DU sy’n werth £10 miliwn. Bydd y Gronfa’n weithredol dros y pedair blynedd nesaf o leiaf i warchod gwlypdiroedd, rhostiroedd, glaswelltiroedd a choetiroedd hynafol ledled Prydain. Daw’r arian o’r Gronfa Cymunedau Tirlenwi, a'i Amcan DA, Cadw Bioamrywiaeth. Rhoddir grantiau rhwng £75,000 a £250,000 ar gyfer prosiectau a fydd yn para am hyd at bum mlynedd. Mewn rhai achosion, cefnogir 100 y cant o’r costau. Mae'n ofynnol bod prosiectau wedi'u lleoli mewn safle(oedd) wedi'u dynodi'n glir o fewn 10 milltir i unrhyw safle tirlenwi trwyddedig ym maes gweithredu WREN. Yng Nghymru, y rhain yw: Ynys Môn, Sir Gaerfyrddin, Conwy, Sir Ddinbych, Sir y Fflint, Castell-nedd Port Talbot, Abertawe a Wrecsam. Gallwch hefyd ffonio WREN ar 01953 717165 neu anfon eich ymholiadau dros e-bost i biodiversity@wren.org.uk. Y dyddiad cau yw 29 Ionawr 2010.
(Ffynhonnell: fundinginformation.org, 28/10/09)

Comisiynau ‘Unlimited’
Mae Comisiynau Unlimited yn rhan o agwedd bedair-ffordd at ddathlu celfyddyd, diwylliant a chwaraeon pobl anabl fel rhan o Olympiad Diwylliannol Llundain 2012. Mae cronfa gomisiwn gwerth £1.5 miliwn wedi'i sefydlu i gefnogi'r broses o gynhyrchu gwaith o safon gan arlunwyr anabl neu fyddar a mudiadau celfyddydol a arweinir gan bobl anabl neu fyddar ledled y DU. Mae pedair elfen i’r rhaglen: Comisiynau Unlimited; Talent Unlimited; Unlimited yn Cyflwyno ac Unlimited yn Rhyngwladol. Croesewir ceisiadau ar gyfer Comisiynau Unlimited gan arlunwyr anabl neu fyddar a mudiadau celfyddydol sy'n cael eu harwain gan bobl fyddar neu anabl ledled y DU sydd am ddatblygu eu gwaith, rhoi hwb i’w harferion celfyddydol, herio rhagdybiaethau a chreu partneriaethau newydd gyda digwyddiadau a chanolfannau arddangos. Gellir cael rhagor o wybodaeth ar y wefan neu cysylltwch â swyddfa’ch cyngor celfyddydau - Jennifer.stoves@artswales.org.uk.
(Ffynhonnell: fundinginformation.org, 21/10/09)

Grantiau Comic Relief UK
Bu rhywfaint o newidiadau i ddyddiadau cau ar gyfer ceisiadau i raglen grantiau Comic Relief UK. Mae’r blaenoriaethau’n ymdrin â phobl ifanc y cam-fanteisir arnynt yn rhywiol ac sy’n cael eu masnachu, alcohol a phobl ifanc, sicrhau newid drwy chwaraeon, cam-drin domestig a rhywiol a phobl ifanc, menywod sy’n ffoaduriaid ac yn geiswyr lloches, iechyd meddwl, ac iechyd meddwl a phobl ifanc. Nid yw manylion y rhaglenni i gefnogi pobl hyn a gofalwyr ifanc wedi eu cyhoeddi eto. Fe’ch anogir i wneud cais pan fyddwch yn barod, ond ystyrir ceisiadau ar amseroedd penodedig. Y dyddiadau cau newydd yw 11 Ionawr 2010 a 21 Mai 2010.
(Ffynhonnell: fundinginformation.org, 18/11/09)

Mae Cronfa Jason Kanabus
Cychwyn yn y diwydiant ffermio gyda Chronfa Jason Kanabus yn Ymddiriedolaeth y Tywysog. Mae Cronfa Jason Kanabus yn cynorthwyo pobl ifanc i gael cychwyn mewn ffarmio. Mae hyn yn cynnwys: tyfu cnydau neu ffrwythau, magu da byw; cynnal a chadw tir ffermio; gweithgareddau sy’n gysylltiedig â ffermio neu’n cefnogi ffermio. Datblygwyd a hyrwyddwyd y gronfa mewn cydweithrediad ag Undeb Cenedlaethol yr Amaethwyr a Ffederasiwn Cenedlaethol Clybiau Ffermwyr Ifanc.

Mae Ymddiriedolaeth y Tywysog wedi sefydlu Cronfa Jason Kanabus er mwyn cynorthwyo i roi dau lwybr i bobl ifanc, sydd â diddbordeb mewn ffermio, i mewn i’r diwydiant. Gellwch wneud cais am arian a chefnogaeth drwy:

Grantiau Datblygu
Gallai Grant Datblygu roi’r canlynol i chi i swm o arian hyd at £2,500 ar gyfer offer neu gyfarpar yn arwain at waith yn y diwydiant ffermio; ffioedd cyrsiau perthnasol; arian tuag at gostau profiad gwaith ar fferm.

Y Rhaglen Fusnes
Galla’r Rhaglen Fusnes roi’r canlynoli chi: cefnogaeth i gynllunio busnes a chyngor arbeinigol; benthydad gyda llog isel o hyd at £5,000; grant o hyd at £2,000; cyngor parhaus gan fentor busnes gwirfoddol; grant marchnata prawf.

Gellir cael rhagor o fanylion yn kanabus@princes-trust.org.uk, ffôn 0800 842 842 neu ffôn 029 2043 7000.

Sefydliad Plant Wallace a Gromit
Cefnoga Sefydliad Plant Wallace a Gromit weithgareddau sy’n gwella ansawdd bywyd plant mewn ysbytai a hosbisau yn y DU. Cynhaliwyd rhaglen codi arian ddiweddaraf y Sefydliad, Te Parti Mawr Prydain, rhwng 4 Tachwedd a 14 Tachwedd 2009. Roedd hyn yn cyd-fynd â phen-blwydd Wallace a Gromit yn 20 oed. Bydd yr arian a godwyd ar gael i ysbytai a hosbisau plant yn y DU. Mae angen i brosiectau fod yn arloesol a sicrhau bod plant yn cael profiad gwell mewn ysbytai a hosbisau. Mae manylion pellach ar gael yma. Y dyddiad cau ar gyfer derbyn ceisiadau yw 7 Rhagfyr 2009.
(Ffynhonnell: fundinginformation.org, 4/11/09)

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Y Loteri

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Y Llywodraeth

Cronfa Ardoll Agregau Cymru
Treth ar chwarelu agregau penodol, craig wedi’i malu, tywod a graean, yn fasnachol yw’r Ardoll Agregau. Yn 2002, penderfynodd y Llywodraeth y gellid defnyddio rhyw gymaint o’r arian a godir gan yr Ardoll Agregau i ariannu prosiectau sy’n lleihau effeithiau cynhyrchu agregau yn y gorffennol, y presennol a’r dyfodol, neu sy’n lleihau’r angen am gloddio am agregau sylfaenol (chwarelu). Mae Llywodraeth Cynulliad Cymru yn cael cyfran o’r arian hwn, sy’n £1.6 miliwn y flwyddyn ar hyn o bryd.

Mae Cronfa’r Ardoll Agregau yn cynorthwyo prosiectau sy’n lleihau effeithiau’r diwydiant agregau ar gymunedau yng Nghymru. Mae’n bwysig bod ymgeiswyr yn gallu meithrin perthynas bendant rhwng eu prosiect a chloddio am agregau. Rhaid i ymgeiswyr allu dangos effaith cloddio am agregau ar bobl leol a’u cymuned, ar yr amgylchedd neu ar yr economi, a sut y bydd eich prosiect yn lleihau’r effeithiau hyn.

Ymysg y blaenoriaethau sydd o ddiddordeb penodol i grwpiau gwirfoddol a chymunedol y mae:

  • Categori 4 – Cymuned
  • Categori 5 – Gwarchod a gwella safleoedd o ddiddordeb arbennig
  • Categori 6 – Addysg

Anogir ymgeiswyr posib i gysylltu ag Uned y Gronfa i drafod a ydynt yn gymwys cyn ymgeisio.

I gael rhagor o wybodaeth a chyngor cysylltwch ag Uned ALFW:

Uned ALFW
Cangen Polisi
Is-adran Cynllunio
Llywodraeth Cynulliad Cymru
Parc Cathays
Caerdydd CF10 3NQ

E-bostiwch ALFW@wales.gsi.gov.uk neu ffonio 029 2082 3261 neu 029 2080 1492.

Mae cyllid ar gael o hyd i brosiectau cymunedol
Mae cymunedau yn ardaloedd mwyaf difreintiedig Cymru yn cael eu hatgoffa bod grantiau o hyd at £5,000 yn dal i fod ar gael ar gyfer prosiectau neu weithgareddau sy’n dwyn budd yn lleol. Mae Cronfa Ymddiriedolaeth Cymunedau yn Gyntaf yn gynllun grantiau bach a’i nod yw cefnogi unrhyw fath o weithgaredd sy’n cynnwys pobl leol, drwy sefydliadau cymunedol bychain, gan gymryd camau i wella eu hardal leol. 29 Ionawr 2010 yw’r dyddiad olaf ar gyfer gwneud cais am arian. Gall grwpiau cymunedol wneud cais am hyd at £5,000 ac nid oes isafswm. I gael rhagor o wybodaeth neu i weld a yw eich cymuned yn ward Cymunedau yn Gyntaf ac yn gymwys felly i wneud cais am arian, cysylltwch â Llinell Gymorth Cymunedau yn Gyntaf ar 0800 578 8898.

Cronfa Her Iechyd - Gwaith a Lles
Bydd Cronfa Her Gwaith Iechyd a Lles yn derbyn £4 miliwn dros gyfnod o ddwy flynedd. Caiff ei chefnogi gan Adran Gwaith a Phensiynau’r Llywodraeth, a’i nod yw helpu partneriaethau a busnesau bach a chanolig yng Nghymru, Lloegr, a’r Alban i fynd i’r afael â materion sy’n effeithio ar iechyd a lles eu gweithwyr. Mae’n rhaid i brosiectau fod yn newydd. Mae’n angenrheidiol fod y busnesau a’r mudiadau a fydd yn cymryd rhan yn y rhaglen yn weithredol ers o leiaf dwy flynedd. Rhoddir blaenoriaeth i gynigion arloesol i wella lles meddyliol mewn busnesau/mudiadau bychain. Bydd dwy rownd ymgeisio. Mae’r cyntaf ar agor nawr ar gyfer prosiectau a fydd yn digwydd yn 2010. Bydd yr ail yn rhedeg o Fis Medi i Fis Rhagfyr 2010 am grantiau ar gyfer 2011. Mae £4 miliwn ar gael dros y ddwy flynedd, a bydd grantiau’n amrywio o £1,000 i £50,000. Gwnewch gais nawr am brosiectau a fydd yn cael eu cynnal rhwng Mis Ebrill 2010 a Mis Mawrth 2011.
(Ffynhonnell: fundinginformation.org, 4/11/09)

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Corfforaethol

Y Llywodraeth yn cyhoeddi arweiniad i ostyngiad yn y dreth am roddi corfforaethol
Mae’r arweiniad a gyhoeddwyd yn ddiweddar Guide to Giving for Business yn esbonio sut y gall y sector preifat gyfrannu arian, cyfranddaliadau ac offer, a gweithio gydag elusennau drwy gyfrwng gwaith gwirfoddol neu secondiadau.

Dywedodd Mike Kelly, pennaeth cyfrifoldeb cymdeithasol corfforaethol yn y cwmni gwasanaethau proffesiynol KPMG, yr ymgynghorwyd â hwy ar gyfer yr arweiniad, y byddai "mor ddefnyddiol i’r trydydd sector ag y byddai i’r byd busnes". Lansiwyd yr arweiniad gan Tessa Jowell, Gweinidog yn Swyddfa’r Cabinet, ar ran y Trysorlys, Swyddfa’r Trydydd Sector a Chyllid a Thollau EM.
Ffynhonnell: Trydydd Sector, Tachwedd 2009

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Ewropeaidd

Cynnydd ar raglenni 2007-2013
19 Tachwedd 2009: mae 134 o brosiectau wedi cael eu cymeradwyo gyda buddsoddiad cyfunol o dros £2 biliwn (grant UE o dros £1 biliwn) ledled Cymru. Mae dros £615m (30 y cant) yn cael ei fuddsoddi mewn busnes, £985m (47 y cant) mewn pobl ac oddeutu £450m (22 y cant) ar gyfer adfywio cymunedau, yr amgylchedd a thrafnidiaeth. Mae gwybodaeth bellach am y rhaglen ar gael, gan gynnwys manylion y buddiolwyr a gefnogwyd.

Timau Ewropeaidd Gofodol – yma i helpu
Os ydych chi’n sefydliad sy’n gobeithio elwa o fuddsoddiadau Cronfeydd Strwythurol yr UE yng Nghymru, cofiwch ddefnyddio’r cyngor a’r gefnogaeth sydd ar gael oddi wrth dîm Ewropeaidd trydydd sector WCVA (3-SET) a phartneriaid eraill sy’n gysylltiedig â rhwydwaith y Tîm Ewropeaidd Gofodol (SET).

Arweiniad ar dalu gwariant
Mae WEFO wedi cyhoeddi nodiadau canllaw newydd ar dalu gwariant er mwyn rhoi i noddwyr prosiectau arweiniad ar drin trafodion sieciau wrth gyflwyno hawliadau am daliad i Swyddfa Cyllid Ewropeaidd Cymru (WEFO).

Bydd hwb cyllid £32m yn ‘Ennyn Diddordeb' pobl ifanc
Cyhoeddwyd y bydd dros 12,000 o bobl ifanc ar draws De Orllewin Cymru, sydd mewn perygl o gwympo allan o’r ysgol neu astudiaethau addysg bellach, yn sicr o elwa o gynllun newydd gwerth £32 miliwn i wella’u siawns o lwyddo. Mae cynllun ENGAGE Awdurdodau Lleol ac Addysg Bellach yn targedu pobl ifanc 14-16 mlwydd oed sy’n wynebu anawsterau megis tangyflawniad neu absenoldeb, a phobl ifanc 16-19 oed sydd eisoes yn y coleg ond sydd mewn perygl o roi’r gorau iddi. Darllenwch y stori gyflawn.

Cyfleoedd byw i dendro

Cyfle i dendro – Canolfan hyfforddiant galwedigaethol
Dyma gyfle i dendro am siawns i baratoi astudiaeth ddichonoldeb i ymchwilio’r posibilrwydd o sefydlu canolfan hyfforddiant galwedigaethol yn Nhrefynwy.

Y dyddiad cau am geisiadau yw dydd Gwener 11 Rhagfyr 2009. Am fanylion pellach, cysylltwch â mark.walton@bridgescentre.f9.co.uk.

Prosiect ‘Sgiliau Bywyd’ y Gronfa Loteri Fawr: Teuluoedd economaidd anweithgar yn yr ardal Gydgyfeirio
Dyddiad cau ar gyfer yr holiadur cyn-gymhwyso: 9 Rhagfyr 2009
Mae’r hysbysiad o gontract hwn yn benodol ar gyfer darparu gwasanaethau i unigolion yr ystyrir eu bod yn rhan o ‘Deulu economaidd anweithgar’ 16 oed a drosodd (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 Thorfaen.).

Dyma’r ystodau ar gyfer yr ‘eitemau’; 1) 1 – 60 o gyfranogwyr 2) 61 – 120 o gyfranogwyr 3) 121 – 250 o gyfranogwyr; bydd y Gronfa Loteri Fawr yn gobeithio dyfarnu contractau sydd, gyda’i gilydd, yn targedu ystod o gyfranogwyr sy’n rhan o ‘Deulu economaidd anweithgar’, ac sy’n darparu taeniad daearyddol o brosiectau ar draws Cymru.

Ar gyfer yr ymarferiad caffael hwn, ceir cyllideb o oddeutu £1.8 miliwn (gan gynnwys TAW). Bydd gwerthoedd y contractau’n amrywio o £150,000 i £1 filiwn (gan gynnwys TAW) dros gyfnod y contract. Pedair blynedd fydd cyfnod y contract, gyda’r opsiwn i adolygu ac o bosib ymestyn am ddeuddeg mis pellach.

Prosiect Sgiliau Bywyd - teuluoedd economaidd anweithgar yn yr ardal cystadleurwydd. (DU- Caerdydd: gwasanaethau adsefydlu galwedigaethol)
Dyddiad cau: 5 Ionawr 2010
Bydd y prosiect Sgiliau Bywyd yn mynd i’r afael ag anweithgarwch economaidd drwy gysylltu â chyfranogwyr a’u cefnogi i gynyddu’u sgiliau, goresgyn rhwystrau rhag gwaith ac ail-gysylltu ag addysg, cyflogaeth, gwirfoddoli a/neu hyfforddiant/ dysgu.

At ddiben yr ymarferiad caffael hwn; diffinnir ‘Teuluoedd economaidd anweithgar’ gan ddefnyddio’r diffiniad canlynol: ‘Teulu, sydd â dibynyddion (yn hen neu’n ifanc), lle mae’r rhiant/rhieni yn ddi-waith neu’n economaidd anweithgar. Defnyddir y term ‘teulu’ ar gyfer oedolyn a’i gymar, neu deuluoedd rhiant sengl.’

Yr ardaloedd Awdurdodau Lleol sy’n gymwys am arian Cystadleurwydd yw: — Sir y Fflint, Wrecsam, Powys, Mynwy, Casnewydd, Caerdydd a Bro Morgannwg.

Bydd gwerthoedd y contractau’n amrywio o 150 000 GBP i 1 000 000 GBP (gan gynnwys TAW) yn ystod cyfnod y contract. Pedair blynedd fydd cyfnod y contract, gyda’r opsiwn i adolygu ac o bosib ei ymestyn am 12 mis pellach.

Tir y Cyhoedd ym Mangor – Sgwâr yr Eglwys Gadeiriol
Dyddiad cau: 8 Rhagfyr 2009
Mae Cyngor Gwynedd yn gofyn am gontractwr i gyflawni gwaith tirlunio caled a gosod dodrefn stryd gan gynnwys cael gwared â’r ffordd darmacadam a gosod yn ei lle arwyneb cerrig sets rampiog, tynnu’r palmant carreg galch a gosod yn ei le nodwedd ddeongliadol llechen, a gwneud mân-addasiadau i’r draeniau presennol.

Darparu Gwasanaethau Iechyd Meddwl i COASTAL yn Sir Benfro
Dyddiad cau: 14 Rhagfyr 2009 (15:00)
Gwahoddir ceisiadau oddi wrth sefydliadau sy’n meddu ar y profiad a’r cymwysterau priodol i dendro i gael eu cynnwys ar fframwaith ar gyfer cyflenwi gwasanaethau i gyfranogwyr sydd â gwaeledd meddwl difrifol a pharhaus. Bydd y gwasanaethau hyn wedi’u cynllunio i gysylltu ag unigolion gyda’r bwriad eu bod yn cyfranogi mewn amrywiol arweiniad galwedigaethol, hyfforddiant sgiliau cyflogaeth, cyfleoedd dysgu gydol oes a gwasanaethau cymorth y cânt eu cyflenwi fel rhan o brosiect COASTAL yn Sir Benfro, gyda’r gobaith y byddant yn elwa oddi wrthynt.

Bydd Cyngor Sir Penfro yn cynnal yr ymarferiad caffael hwn yn electronig gan ddefnyddio porthol e-dendro Alito. Rhaid i bartïon sydd â diddordeb, ac sydd yn dymuno mynegi’r diddordeb hwnnw yn y cyfle hwn, fewngofnodi i http://appswales.alito.co.uk a chofrestru drwy gyfrwng y Bwrdd Bwletin.

Rhaglen Adwerthu a Lletygarwch Pontydd at Waith
Dyddiad cau ar gyfer derbyn tendrau neu geisiadau i gyfranogi: 17.12.2009 (12:00)
Mae Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Rhondda Cynon Taf yn dymuno comisiynu elfen rhaglen Adwerthu a Lletygarwch, Prosiect Cydgyfeirio, Swyddfa Cyllid Ewropeaidd Cymru o’r enw Pontydd at Waith. Nod y prosiect yw ennyn diddordeb, cefnogi a pharatoi cyfranogwyr economaidd anweithgar, gan gynnwys y rheini sy’n ddi-waith neu ar fudd-dal analluogrwydd, yn yr ardaloedd mwyaf difreintiedig, i feithrin y sgiliau priodol i fod yn barod am swydd, a gallu symud ymlaen at ddysgu pellach neu waith cynaliadwy. Un o’r gofynion hanfodol ar gyfer y Tendrwr/wyr llwyddiannus fydd gallu dangos a darparu arian cyfatebol ar gyfer y prosiect. Mae gofyn i’r Tendrwr gyflwyno adran Manylion Contract wedi’i chwblhau ar gyfer un neu’r ddwy Eitem, sef:

Eitem 1 £322,310 (£161,155 Grant + £161,155 arian cyfatebol) a ddyfernir i 1 Cwmni.
Eitem 2 £161,155 (£80,577.50 Grant + £80,577.50 arian cyfatebol) a ddyfernir i 2 Gwmni.

Gellir dyfarnu contractau i sefydlu’r Rhaglen Adwerthu a Lletygarwch Pontydd at Waith yng nghyswllt Eitem 1 NEU Eitem 2.
23 mis yw hyd y contract gyda’r opsiwn i ymestyn am hyd at 12 mis.
I gael rhagor o wybodaeth gweler y ddogfen dendro sydd ar gael drwy gofrestru ar http://appswales.alito.co.uk

Y Porth Ymgysylltu
Dyddiad cau: 29 Ionawr 2010 (13:00)
Mae WCVA unwaith eto yn gwahodd sefydliadau i fynegi diddordeb os hoffent ddatblygu a chyflwyno cynigion i gyflenwi cyfleoedd a gweithgareddau ansawdd uchel i unigolion di-waith ac economaidd anweithgar gan arwain at ganlyniadau cadarnhaol i’r unigolion hynny. Gwneir hyn drwy gyflwyno Holiadur Cyn-Gymhwyso. Nid oes angen i sefydliadau sydd eisoes ar y rhestr o gyflenwyr cymeradwy ar gyfer yr ardal Cydgyfeirio ail-ymgeisio, oni bai eu bod yn ymgeisio am ardaloedd neu grwpiau targed na chawsant eu cymeradwyo ar eu cyfer y tro cyntaf.

Y Farchnad Lafur Drosiannol
Dyddiad cau: 29 Ionawr 2010 (13:00)
Mae WCVA unwaith eto yn gwahodd sefydliadau i fynegi diddordeb os hoffent ddatblygu a chyflwyno cynigion i gyflenwi cyfleoedd a gweithgareddau ansawdd uchel i unigolion di-waith ac economaidd anweithgar gan arwain at ganlyniadau cadarnhaol i’r unigolion hynny. Gwneir hyn drwy gyflwyno Holiadur Cyn-Gymhwyso. Nid oes angen i sefydliadau sydd eisoes ar y rhestr o gyflenwyr cymeradwy ar gyfer ardal (Cydgyfeirio) Gogledd Cymru ail-ymgeisio, oni bai eu bod yn ymgeisio am ardaloedd neu grwpiau targed na chawsant eu cymeradwyo ar eu cyfer y tro cyntaf.

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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.

Arolwg Cyllid
Mae prosiect Cyllid Cynaliadwy Cymru yn bodoli ers tair blynedd ac mae’n cynnig cymorth a chefnogaeth ymarferol i ddatblygu dull cyllido cynaliadwy ar gyfer grwpiau gwirfoddol a’r trydydd sector. Pan sefydlwyd y prosiect yn 2006, gwahoddwyd grwpiau i gwblhau arolwg fel rhan o ymchwil ehangach i ganfod sut y mae mudiadau yng Nghymru’n cael eu cyllido ac i glywed eu barn ar godi arian.

Mae’r adroddiad cyntaf (Arolwg Sylfaenol Cyllid Cynaliadwy Cymru – Adroddiad Cryno Ebrill 2008) ar gael ar wefan WCVA.

Wrth i’r prosiect gyrraedd ei bedwaredd flwyddyn, mae WCVA yn awr yn cynnal ail arolwg i weld sut y mae pethau wedi newid, ac i ganfod a yw’r prosiect wedi cael unrhyw effaith. Os hoffech ymuno yn y gwaith, mae rhagor o wybodaeth ar gael at wefan WCVA, drwy ffonio Lein Gymorth WCVA ar 0800 2888 329 neu drwy ebostio research@wcva.org.uk.

Peidiwch â cholli’r byg cyllid. Cofrestrwch heddiw!
Ydy’ch mudiad yn pryderi am ei ddyfodol ariannol? A hoffech ddysgu mwy am y dewisiadau sydd gan eich mudiad o ran arian a chynllunio? Mae rhaglen hyfforddiant Cyllid Cynaliadwy Cymru yn rhoi pecynnau ac adnoddau ymarferol mewn dull rhyngweithiol i’ch helpu i greu dyfodol sy’n gynaliadwy yn ariannol. Fe allwch helpu’ch sefydliad i ddeall pwysigrwydd a manteision cynllunio at y tymor hir, yn ogystal â chanfod sut i gael cyfuniad o ffynonellau cyllid sy’n gynaliadwy.
Trefnwch le yn awr ar y cyrsiau hyn:

Dod o hyd i'r gymysgedd cyllido gywir
19 Ionawr - Merthyr Tudfil
26 - Y Rhyl

Cynllunio strategol a busnes
27 Ionawr 2010 - Y Rhyl

Mae Cyllid Cynaliadwy Cymru yn derbyn cymorth gan y Gronfa Loteri Fawr. Yr ydym felly’n gallu cynnig yr hyfforddiant hwn am y pris gostyngol o £25 + TAW y pen am bob diwrnod o hyfforddiant i fudiadau gwirfoddol a chymunedol sy’n gweithio yng Nghymru.

I gael rhagor o wybodaeth, ewch i www.sustainablefundingcymru.org.uk neu cysylltwch â Lein Gymorth WCVA ar 0800 2888 329 neu help@wcva.org.uk. Gallwch hefyd bwcio ar lein - www.wcva.org.uk.

Mae’r hyfforddiant hwn hefyd yn cael ei ddarparu gan y cynghorau gwirfoddol sirol lleol drwy Gymru - i gael rhagor o wybodaeth ewch i www.cyrsiauigymunedau.org.uk.

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Hyfforddiant a digwyddiadau

Trosglwyddo Asedau Cymunedol – peryglon a chyfleoedd a gwneud pethau’n iawn
8 Rhagfyr, Caerdydd
10:30 – 13:30

Gwybodaeth ddiweddaraf am y rhaglen Drosglwyddo Asedau Cymunedol y Gronfa Loteri Fawr a Llywodraeth y Cynulliad, yn cynnwys cyflwyniadau ar drosglwyddo asedau a’r cyfle i rwydweithio dros ginio.

Am fwy o fanylion cysylltwch â Sally Webb ar sally.webb@communitymatters.org.uk

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Cynllunio



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Rhoi a chodi arian cyhoeddus

Mae’n iawn ysgwyd tuniau dros elusennau, meddai Gweinidog y Trydydd Sector
Mae rhwystro pobl sy’n casglu arian i elusennau rhag ysgwyd eu tuniau yn "hurt a chyfeiliornus", yn ôl Angela Smith, y Gweinidog dros y Trydydd Sector.

Daeth sylwadau Smith ar ôl adroddiadau bod awdurdodau lleol wedi rhwystro casglwyr apêl y pabi Y Lleng Brydeinig rhag ysgwyd eu tuniau oherwydd bod hynny’n torri rheolau harasio. Y Nadolig diwethaf, cynghorodd Byddin yr Iachawdwriaeth eu casglwyr i beidio ag ysgwyd eu tuniau oherwydd eu bod yn ofni y gallai hyn fynd yn groes i ddeddfau’r cyngor ar gasglu ar y stryd.

"Mae atal pobl rhag ysgwyd eu tuniau dros elusennau, megis y rheini i gynorthwyo’r Lleng Brydeinig, yn hurt a chyfeiliornus," meddai "rwy’n benderfynol o anfon neges gadarn iawn - dylai unrhyw gasglwr elusennol rhesymol ym Mhrydain fod yn rhydd i ysgwyd ei duniau."

Meddai’r Lleng Brydeinig: "Rydym yn gwerthfawrogi’r eglurhad ar y cwestiwn hwn a’r gefnogaeth glir y mae’r Gweinidog yn ei mynegi."
Ffynhonnell: Trydydd Sector, Tachwedd 2009

"Gwybod eich cyfradd adennill Cymorth Rhodd a’i chyhoeddi"
Mae Barry Gower, Rheolwr Gyfarwyddwr arbenigwyr mewn adennill Cymorth Rhodd GAIN, yn annog elusennau nid yn unig i wybod faint o Gymorth Rhodd y maent yn ei adennill (GARR) ond i hefyd gyhoeddi’r gyfradd honno.

Mae’r ffigur yn berthnasol i ganran y rhoddion sy’n gymwys ar gyfer Cymorth Rhodd a chyfran y rhoddion hyn y caiff Cymorth Rhodd ei hawlio arnynt mewn gwirionedd. ae Gower yn dadlau y dylai elusennau fod yn dryloyw gan gyhoeddi wrth roddwyr ac arianwyr pa mor effeithlon ydynt yn sicrhau cymaint o ostyngiad yn y dreth ar roddion ag sydd ar gael iddynt. Dylid cynnwys y ffigur hwn yn adroddiad blynyddol elusen.

Os nad yw’r ffigur hwn cystal â’r hyn y mae elusennau eraill yn ei sicrhau, mae’n dadlau y gallai fod yn gymhelliad i wneud yn well. Gallai cyfradd enillion uchel hyd yn oed ddenu rhagor o roddwyr sy’n awyddus i gefnogi’r elusennau mwyaf effeithlon. Bydd Gower yn ysgrifennu at y Sefydliad Codi Arian ac at y Comisiwn Elusennau i’w hannog i argymell y cynnig hwn wrth elusennau sy’n codi arian.
Ffynhonnell: UK Fundraising

Y Comisiwn Gamblo yn cynnig arweiniad newydd i loterïau achosion da
Mae’r Comisiwn Gamblo wedi cyhoeddi dwy set o ganllawiau diwygiedig i bobl sy’n cynnal loterïau i godi arian at achosion da.

Mae’r cyhoeddiadau, Running a Lottery a Promoting Society and Local Authority Lotteries, yn dwyn ynghyd y gyfraith ac arweiniad gan y corff rheoleiddio ar gynnal rafflau o bob maint. Dywedodd y Comisiwn Gamblo fod y ddau arweiniad yn ymgais i wneud rhedeg loterïau’n haws ei ddeall ac i egluro’r canllawiau sy’n bodoli eisoes.
Ffynhonnell: Trydydd Sector, Tachwedd 2009


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Cyllid benthyca

Cynilion moesegol i elusennau Cymru
Mae’r darparwr benthyciadau cymdeithasol Charity Bank wedi cyflwyno cynnyrch cynilion moesegol newydd er mwyn codi arian i’w fenthyca i fentrau cymdeithasol ac elusennau yng Nghymru. Cafodd Bond Cymunedol Cymru ei lansio gan Andrew Davies, y Gweinidog dros Gyllid a Chyflenwi Gwasanaethau Cyhoeddus yn y Cynulliad. Dywedodd y byddai’r bond yn sicrhau y byddai’r arian y mae pobl Cymru’n ei fuddsoddi’n cael ei ddefnyddio er lles cymdeithasol yng Nghymru.

Y syniad y tu ôl i’r Bond yw sicrhau bod nifer gynyddol o arian ar gael i’w fenthyca i fentrau cymdeithasol ac elusennau yng Nghymru, ar adeg pan maent yn wynebu gostyngiad posibl yn eu harian grant cyhoeddus ynghyd â dirywiad mewn incwm o etifeddiaeth a rhoddion.

Gweler gwefan y Charity Bank i gael rhagor o wybodaeth

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Masnachu

Esboniad sydyn am elusennau a masnachu
Mae erthygl arall yng nghyfres The Guardian ar Elusennau a’r gyfraith yn bwrw golwg ar elusennau a masnachu, gan esbonio nifer o gamdybiaethau cyffredin yn y broses.

Gweler yr erthygl yn y Guardian: http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/nov/03/charities-trading-questions.

Strategaeth mentrau cymdeithasol Pobl Dduon, Asiaidd a Lleiafrifoedd Ethnig yn cael ei lansio
Cafodd strategaeth i annog cymunedau Pobl Dduon, Asiaidd a Lleiafrifoedd Ethnig (BAME) i’r mudiad mentrau cymdeithasol ei lansio mewn digwyddiad Cynghrair Mentrau Cymdeithasol yn Llundain ar gyfer entrepreneuriaid BAME benyw.

Mae’r strategaeth yn datgan ffyrdd o herio’r mudiad mentrau cymdeithasol i gysylltu ag entrepreneuriaid a mentrau cymdeithasol BAME, a gwnaed yr ymchwil iddi ac fe’i hysgrifennwyd gan y Cynghrair Mentrau Cymdeithasol mewn cydweithrediad â’r Black Training and Enterprise Group (BTEG) a Voice4Change England. Fe’i hariannwyd gan Swyddfa’r Trydydd Sector.

I gael rhagor o wybodaeth am y digwyddiad, ac i lwytho’r strategaeth i lawr, ymwelwch â gwefan y Cynghrair.

Lansiad y nod mentrau cymdeithasol yn cael ei oedi
Mae Senscot, corff mentrau cymdeithasol yr Alban, yn adrodd y cynhelir lansiad cenedlaethol (y DU) ffurfiol y Nod Mentrau Cymdeithasol yn awr yn Llais 10 yng Nghaerdydd yn Chwefror y flwyddyn nesaf. Dyddiad gwreiddiol y lansiad oedd 19eg Tachwedd, Diwrnod Mentrau Cymdeithasol.

I gael gwybod rhagor am y Nod, sy’n darparu label yn dweud wrth gwsmeriaid bod cynnyrch neu wasanaeth yn dod oddi wrth fenter gymdeithasol, gweler www.socialenterprisemark.co.uk.

Mae manylion pellach am Llais 10 – cynhadledd nodedig y DU ar gyfer mentrau cymdeithasol – ar gael yma: www.voice10.org

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Caffael a darparu gwasanaethau cyhoeddus

Arweiniad rhad ac am ddim i gaffael yn esbonio’r broses gomisiynu
Mae arweiniad i’r gyfraith gomisiynu a chaffael i fudiadau trydydd sector wedi cael ei gyhoeddi ar y cyd gan NCVO a Navca.

Nod Pathways through the Maze - a Guide to Procurement Law, a ysgrifennwyd gan gwmni Anthony Collins Solicitors, yw helpu grwpiau gwirfoddol i ddeall materion cyfreithiol ac ymarferol contractau sector cyhoeddus.

"Gyda’r sector yn chwarae rôl cynyddol bwysig mewn cyflenwi gwasanaethau cyhoeddus, mae’r arweiniad yn gyfrwng gwerthfawr dros ben i helpu grwpiau gwirfoddol ddod i ddeall yr hyn sy’n aml yn broses gymhleth," meddai Kevin Curley, Prif Weithredwr Navca.

Ysgrifennwyd yr arweiniad yn benodol ar gyfer pobl sy’n gweithio i elusennau lleol, mudiadau gwirfoddol, grwpiau cymunedol neu fentrau cymdeithasol. Mae’n bosib y bydd mudiadau llai nad oes ganddynt dimau cyfreithiol yn cael yr arweiniad yn ddefnyddiol.

Crëwyd yr arweiniad mewn ymateb i lawer iawn o alw am wybodaeth am brosesau caffael a chomisiynu oddi wrth aelodau Navca ac NCVO. Mae’r ddau gorff ymbarél yn gobeithio y bydd yr arweiniad yn cynyddu proffil elusennau a mudiadau gwirfoddol yn y sector cyhoeddus.

Gellir llwytho’r arweiniad i lawr yn rhad ac am ddim oddi ar wefannau NCVO a Navca:

www.ncvo-vol.org.uk/pathways

www.navca.org.uk/localvs/lcp/news/maze.htm

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Datblygu ar sail asedau

Ymchwil yn dangos cynnydd mewn trosglwyddo asedau – newyddion o Loegr
Yn seiliedig ar arolwg annibynnol o sut y mae trosglwyddo asedau cymunedol yn mynd rhagddo, mae’r Uned Trosglwyddo Asedau yn amcangyfrif bod oddeutu mil o asedau sy’n eiddo i awdurdodau lleol wrthi’n cael eu trosglwyddo i fudiadau trydydd sector ar draws Lloegr.

Mae’r ymchwil yn datgelu bod y cynnydd hyd yma wedi cynnwys 350 o brosiectau trosglwyddo asedau o blith sampl o bron 120 o awdurdodau lleol. Dywed yr Uned Trosglwyddo Asedau (ATU) y gallai’r ‘cipolwg’ a gynhyrchwyd gan yr arolwg olygu darlun mwy o hyd at 1,000 o brosiectau’n symud o berchnogaeth awdurdodau lleol i gyrff trydydd sector.

Yn sgîl canfyddiadau’r SQW, dywedodd Hugh Rolo, Pennaeth Asedau a Buddsoddiadau yng Nghymdeithas yr Ymddiriedolaethau Datblygu , sy’n rheoli’r ATU, fod 1,000 o brosiectau gwirioneddol yn amcangyfrif "ceidwadol" o raddfa wirioneddol y gweithgaredd ac roedd yn darogan y byddai’r trosglwyddo’n golygu "arbedion effeithlonrwydd a gweithredol sylweddol i’r sector cyhoeddus".

I gael rhagor o wybodaeth, gweler: www.dta.org.uk/whatsnew/pressreleases/AA4thousandtransfers.htm


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Manion

Peilot Cymreig yn arwain at gyfansoddiad enghreifftiol newydd i elusennau ag incwm o lai na £5,000
Mae cyfansoddiad enghreifftiol symlach wedi’i lunio ar gyfer elusennau bach sydd ag incwm blynyddol o bum mil o bunnau neu lai (Lloegr a Chymru), ac nid yw ond yn 700 o eiriau.

Nid yw wedi’i fwriadu ar gyfer elusennau sy’n berchen ar adeilad, sy’n cyflogi pobl na sy’n bwriadu cofrestru gyda’r Comisiwn Elusennau. Cafodd y cyfansoddiad ei dreialu yng Nghymru, ei lunio gyda chymorth naw sefydliad cymorth yn y sector, ac fe’i cyhoeddir yn swyddogol gan y Comisiwn Elusennau www.charitycommission.gov.uk/registration/smallcharity.asp.

Mae’r cyfansoddiad ar gael yn Gymraeg a Saesneg, ac mae hefyd ar gael drwy gyrff cymorth amrywiol gan gynnwys WCVA.

Gweler eitem newyddion y Comisiwn Elusennau: www.charitycommission.gov.uk/news/modcon.asp.
Ffynhonnell: VolResource

Arweiniad i Enillion Cymdeithasol ar Fuddsoddiad
Bwriad yr arweiniad hwn gan y Sefydliad Economeg Newydd yw dangos i fudiadau a sefydliadau sut i wneud penderfyniadau gwell gan ddefnyddio egwyddorion Enillion Cymdeithasol ar Fuddsoddiad (SROI), gan eu help i gydnabod gwerth y tu hwnt i’r hyn y gellir ei grisialu’n hawdd drwy fesurau ariannol www.neweconomics.org/publications/a-guide-to-social-return-on-investment

Cynyddu ymwybyddiaeth ar gyfer byd ar-lein
Mae’r erthygl olygyddol ddiweddaraf gan ymgynghorwyr y sector nfpSynergy yn trafod '’Sut y mae elusennau’n creu ymwybyddiaeth mewn byd ar-lein?'. "Y newyddion da yw, mewn byd ar-lein tameidiog, y gall elusennau gystadlu’n well gyda’r llywodraeth a chwmnïau sydd â chyllidebau mawr."

Ffurf gyfreithiol newydd ar gyfer elusennau yn cropian yn ei flaen
Mae Swyddfa’r Trydydd Sector wedi cyhoeddi canlyniadau ei ymgynghoriad ynghylch y Mudiad Ymgorfforedig Elusennol, ffurf newydd o gorff cyfreithiol, lle bydd cwmnïau elusennol (yng Nghymru a Lloegr) yn cael eu ffurfio, ac ond yn gorfod adrodd i’r Comisiwn Elusennau, ac nid i Dy’r Cwmnïau hefyd. Y gobaith yw y bydd y model hwn ar gael o wanwyn 2010 ymlaen, er iddi gael ei nodi y gallai cyfyngiadau ariannol (a’r costau i’r Comisiwn Elusennau) olygu bod cwmnïau elusennol cyfredol yn wynebu oedi o ran gallu newid eu ffurf.

Darllenwch yr eitem newyddion swyddogol.
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Cwestiynau ac atebion ynghylch ymgorffori elusen gyfredol yn gwmni
Yn dilyn rhyddhau’r model Memorandwm ac Erthyglau Cymdeithasiad diwygiedig ar gyfer cwmnïau elusennol, mae’r Comisiwn Elusennau wedi cynhyrchu pecyn Cwestiynau ac Atebion ynghylch ymgorffori elusen gyfredol yn gwmni .

Fel y dywed datganiad y Comisiwn i’r wasg [Saesneg yn unig] ynghylch y newidiadau i gyfraith cwmnïau: ‘Does dim rhaid i gwmnïau elusennol cyfredol newid fformat eu dogfennau llywodraethu presennol – o ddyddiad y newid, daw’r ddarpariaeth yn y memorandwm cymdeithasiad cyfredol yn rhan o’r erthyglau.’
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Goleufa Cymru – cyllid ar gyfer rownd derfynol ymgysylltu â’r cyhoedd
Mae Goleufa Cymru yn awyddus i dderbyn ceisiadau am gyllid ar gyfer prosiectau bychain a fydd yn helpu i wreiddio ymgysylltu â’r cyhoedd yng ngwaith Prifysgolion. Dylai prosiectau roi sylw i un o’r pedair thema a chynulleidfaoedd targed canlynol:

  • Ein lle yn y dyfodol – pobl ifanc 14-19 mlwydd oed.
  • Iechyd a Lles – Cymunedau yn Gyntaf.
  • Hinsawdd a Chynaladwyedd – Cymunedau Gwledig.
  • Yr Hunaniaeth Gymreig yn yr 21ain Ganrif – Grwpiau Diwylliannol Lleiafrifol.

Dylai’r prosiectau ddatblygu sgiliau ysgolion neu adrannau i ymgymryd â gweithgareddau ymgysylltu â’r cyhoedd sy’n datblygu deialog rhwng y Brifysgol a’r gymuned ehangach. Gall y prosiectau gynnwys staff a myfyrwyr academaidd ac anacademaidd. Y dyddiad cau ar gyfer derbyn ceisiadau yw Dydd Llun 18 Ionawr 2010. Am wybodaeth bellach, cysylltwch â Bruce Etherington, ffôn 029 2087 0094, e-bost etheringtonbm@cardiff.ac.uk, neu Rachel Bowen, ffôn 029 2087 6414, e-bost bowenra2@cardiff.ac.uk.

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