3 sector 2013 - Issue 3 The SCVS magazine for Swansea’s 3rd Sector In this issue: Stories with Scamp I Am News Support for volunteer involving organisations in 2014 And much more! PLUS: 4 Pages of Funding News www.scvs.org.uk Follow us on Twitter! @SwanseaCVS Edition 25 sector 3 Welcome 2013 - Issue 3 ello from all at SCVS, and welcome to the bumper twentyfifth edition of Sector 3 magazine, the quarterly publication for Swansea’s Third Sector from SCVS. Sector 3 brings you up to date news affecting the Sector, both on a national and a local level; as well as coverage of local events, funding information, and news of upcoming items of interest. H I f you would like to contribute an article, have an opinion you’d like to share or a forthcoming event that you’d like to publicise, contact: Gail Hanlin on 01792 544011, or email: [email protected] And if you can’t wait for the next edition to let the Sector know about your news, SCVS also publishes a monthly E-Bulletin! To subscribe contact Gail on 01792 544011 or email to the address above. www.scvs.org.uk For the latest news and information affecting the voluntary sector in Swansea, and: www.swanseasthirdsector.com - Partnership, Representation & Consultation: Online Follow us on Twitter @SwanseaCVS Swansea Council for Voluntary Service (SCVS) is a Registered Charity and Company Limited by Guarantee. It acts as the umbrella organisation for voluntary activity throughout the City and County of Swansea; supporting, developing and representing voluntary organisations, volunteers and communities. It is managed by a Board of Trustees, comprised of elected voluntary sector representatives from SCVS member organisations and local authority officers. For more information on becoming an affiliated member of SCVS contact Gail Hanlin on: 01792 544011, or Email: [email protected] Page 2 Swansea Council for Voluntary Service Registered Charity Number:1063242 Company Limited by Guarantee: 3346236 Director: Carol Green Bsc (Econ); Dip. Com. Dev; MBA Chairperson: Mr Alun Evans Registered Office: Voluntary Action Centre, 7 Walter Road, Swansea, SA1 5NF Tel: 01792 544000 Fax: 01792 544037 Email: [email protected] Web: www.scvs.org.uk www.swanseasthirdsector.com @SwanseaCVS News 2013 - Issue 3 Translation Equipment Available to Hire • • • • • • The council’s translating team would like you to know that they have the following simultaneous translating equipment available to hire: • • • • • • 103 digital tourguide Sennheiser headsets 3 digital tourguide Sennheiser microphones 7 digital tourguide Sennheiser body packs 3 digital hearing loops 55 radio headsets 2 radio microphones The rates to hire the equipment are: sector 3 10 headsets - £40 + VAT/day 20 headsets - £50 + VAT/day 40 headsets - £75 + VAT/day 60 headsets - £100 + VAT/day 80 headsets - £125 + VAT/day 100 headsets - £150 + VAT/day This equipment is normally very expensive to hire, and there aren’t any other organisations in Swansea who provide these headsets. They are suitable for translating any language, and the council are also able to provide a courier service. For further information please contact: [email protected] 01792 762473 This editions contents include: ► Pg 4 - Stories with Scamp ► Pg 6 - Support for volunteer involving organisations in 2014 ► Pg 5 - I Am News ► Pg 7 - Swansea Healthy Cities Community Voice Portfolio launch ► Pg 11 - RSPCA Llys Nini Events 2014 ► Pg’s 8-9 ► Pg 12 ► Pg 13 - ‘Embracing life with a big smile’ - Swansea ‘Plus One’ Scheme - RNIB launches ‘Getting Connected’ Good Practice Guide ► Pg 15 - Welsh language Commissioners Training ► Pg 17 - Jobs Growth Wales ► Pg 16 - City and County of Swansea Target Area Approach ► Pg’s 18-19 - News from the Charity Commission ► Back Cover - SCVS Spring 2014 Training Programme ► Pg’s 20-23 - Funding Focus Page 3 sector 3 News 2013 - Issue 3 Stories with Scamp Developed and delivered by SCVS, ‘Stories with Scamp’ brings together parents and children to enjoy activities based around storytelling. Since the start of the scheme in April 2013, more than 200 children and 50 parents have shared books with Scamp, with 65 receiving free books and a certificate for completing the course of six sessions at home. Working closely with Team Around the Family, the Family Partnership Team, Mayhill Family Centre and Flying Start Health Visitors, Scamp is a regular visitor to P&T groups, Bumps & Babes, school readiness sessions and Dads Group in addition to a busy schedule of home visits. Sharing books with children gives them a head start in life, significantly improving children’s readiness for school. Parents have said that their confidence with books and the frequency of sharing books has greatly increased since taking part in the ‘Stories with Scamp’ scheme. Scamp scheme parents also come together for a weekly craft group, and thanks to the generosity of the Taliesin Arts Centre, children, parents and volunteers recently enjoyed a production of ‘We’re Going on a Bear Hunt’ – the children’s reactions were sheer joy! Storytime with Scamp From January 2014, ‘Stories with Scamp’ will be at Gors Relax and Play (next to Gors Flying Start) from 9 to 11.15am on Tuesdays and Mayhill Family Centre Parent & Toddler Group at 9.30 to 11.30am on Wednesdays. For more information about ‘Stories with Scamp’, please contact: Sarah on 07984 631883 / 01792 544016 or email: [email protected] Page 4 News 2013 - Issue 3 sector 3 I Am News: “Telling it like you are.” “I Am News” is a new Swansea-based volunteer community - or “hyper-local” - news project putting the tools and skills to make news in the hands of the community members who live and breathe the story! Citizen journalism and reporting is transforming news media; “I Am News” forms and trains volunteer news teams to go onto the streets of Swansea, Neath, Port Talbot and Bridgend and film their community news for online consumption. Our website provides a portal for our citizen journalists to report on news, the arts, sports and features through with real-time streaming of audio and visual content. I Am News’ experienced team leaders train participants in citizen media skills, such as editorial, social Media, video and creative communications. Vicky Sutch, Volunteer News Team Reporter Andrianna Ingram, Volunteer News Team Reporter Funded for three years by The Big Lottery, I Am News opened on 25th September from offices on Swansea’s High Street, right in the middle of the city’s “Creative Hub” cultural regeneration area. Our first community news team began covering local news within weeks; a dedicated website launches shortly and there is a presence already on Facebook, YouTube and Twitter. An official launch event took place in early November with demonstrations of our virtual news desk, multimedia capacity and ongoing live music involvement. I Am News provides informal and (shortly) accredited training of value and credibility to those seeking opportunities to learn outside mainstream adult education. Crucially, it provides an authentic volunteer-driven community media service telling the city’s stories from an informed, alternative perspective. Swansea voluntary sector organisations are invited to contact us with ideas for events to cover. The opportunity offers free publicity through our social media channels and the use of our footage for your own promotion. Rhi Steel, Volunteer News Team Reporter For more information on I Am News and to refer participants please either visit the website: www.iamnews.co.uk Call 01792 655019 Or e-mail Content Team Leader Jeremy Gluck: [email protected] Page 5 sector 3 News 2013 - Issue 3 Support for Volunteer Involving Organisations in 2014 The SCVS volunteering services team, Helen Foster, Julia Manser and Charlotte Davies support any organisation in the sector in the development of their volunteering policies and procedures. SCVS Volunteer Development Team (L-R): Julia Manser, Helen Foster and Charlotte Davies Last year we supported a huge number of organisations and we hope to continue to build on this in to 2014. Dynamix stated that ‘Things like this really make me appreciate SCVS, so thank you for your support’. We have had extremely high interest, so booking is essential. In addition to development support, SCVS Volunteering Services Team can help you recruit volunteers, via our 1-2-1 interviews, through the The Volunteering Services Team are delivering a www.volunteering-wales.net website, Swansea series of festive networking sessions at SCVS for Sound and the Evening Post. volunteer managers in December, January and February to offer development support to Guide Dogs Cymru found this useful and organisations around volunteering. reported that “The Volunteering Wales website is a wonderful recruitment tool and the various The sessions are ideal for those wishing to means through which you (SCVS) promote review their policies and procedures, wanting to opportunities are impressive. I will definitely bear work towards the Investing in Volunteers award, this in mind for future events” develop new volunteer roles, or looking at developing volunteer recruitment strategies. Outside of the sessions, the team are available to discuss the needs of organisations around The sessions will also focus on providing volunteering all year round. Call 01792 544000 information around developing volunteering to arrange a time to speak to one of the team. opportunities suitable for young people under 25, including under 18’s. It will also be an opportunity We look forward to hearing from you in 2014. to join the Swansea Volunteering Forum or network with other volunteer managers. Bookings for the sessions need to made to: [email protected] / [email protected] or [email protected] Page 6 2013 - Issue 3 News sector 3 Swansea Healthy Cities Community Voice Portfolio Launch A successful and well attended event was held to mark the official start of the 4 year Swansea Healthy Cities Community Voice Portfolio projects on Tuesday 19th November 2013. Community Voice is a Big Lottery Funded scheme which was open for applications from all County Voluntary Councils across Wales. SCVS was successful with its submission of the ‘Swansea Healthy Cities’ portfolio which contains seven projects which are linked to Swansea’s involvement in the World Health Organisation’s European Healthy City Network. The portfolio focuses on enabling citizens to have their voices heard and help to shape service provision and was endorsed by both the Local Service Board and Healthy Cities. Key note speeches given by Cllr Christine Richards (Cabinet member for Citizen & Community Engagement & Democracy) and Cllr Mark Child (Cabinet member for Well-being, Healthy City representative) voiced their support for the portfolio and its links to the wider Healthy Cities and One Swansea Plan agendas. Following the opening addresses, each of the portfolio partners gave presentations to explain their particular project. The event concluded with an open access, drop-in session for the wider public to find out more. The seven successful Swansea projects which make up the portfolio are: • • • • • • • BME Voice delivered in partnership by Swansea Bay Regional Equality Council (SBREC), Ethnic Youth Support Team (EYST) and the African Community Centre. Community Champions Project delivered by Swansea People First. Community Green Spaces delivered by Swansea Environmental Forum. Dyma Ni delivered by Swansea Carer’s Centre. Patient and Carer Participation Groups delivered by SCVS. Planning Together delivered by Swansea Association Independent Living CIC. Your Opinion Matters delivered by Swansea Women’s Aid. Lauren Howlett, SCVS Community Voice Development Officer, said “The launch marks the start of an exciting phase of the Community Voice Project in Swansea. Each project included in the portfolio will contribute to the wider Swansea Healthy City agenda, and offers a real chance for individuals to get involved.” Further information on each of the projects and contact details can be found on the SCVS website: www.scvs.org.uk/community-voice Page 7 sector 3 News 2013 - Issue 3 Embracing life with a big smile! Lacking in confidence with no hopes for the future, 17 year old Rhiannon Davies from Swansea, who has Cerebral Palsy, was finding her disability incredibly frustrating and considered herself to be a complete failure. Turn the clock forward one year and Rhiannon is now full of hopes and aspirations for the future and feels like she can tackle any obstacle in her way thanks to support from a project run by Swansea’s Ethnic Youth Support Team (EYST). Rhiannon is amongst the numerous people from diverse community groups to benefit from their Big Lottery Fund awarded ‘My Space’ project. ‘My Space’ has developed the successful Urban Youth Centre at EYST into a multi-functional community resource centre offering a range of services and facilities with the aim of arming people like Rhiannon with the skills, opportunities and confidence to be active and integrated members of their community. This is her story . . . . “My confidence was very low before I came to the project because I found my disability incredibly frustrating. I felt I had absolutely no hope for my future and considered myself a complete failure, even though my family could see that I had achieved more in my lifetime than they could only dream of – like gaining 9 GCSE qualifications, mostly B grades. They were always showering me with compliments but I self-doubted continuously. To be honest, I saw my future as nothing but a long, dark tunnel with many challenges – in particular physical challenges. At the time, I never EYST Volunteer believed in myself, nor did I think I would have the Rasa Mombeini confidence or the ability to work. The daily challenges I face with having Cerebral Palsy are mainly physical, although I sometimes have difficulty controlling my emotions about the situation. For example, one day I’m joyful and positive and the next I’m really down. This is usually followed by screaming and crying all the time. I’ve been volunteering for EYST since the summer of 2012. The project provides a safe, relaxed environment in which youngsters can enjoy a variety of activities, such as playing pool, table tennis, using computers in the IT suite, playing games and lots more. When I started volunteering here, I can honestly say I felt very overwhelmed by the challenge volunteering presented me. I had never volunteered anywhere apart from in a surgery for work experience before. I spent the days after my first few working hours here in a haze of uncertainty, shock and an awful lot of doubt. Eventually, I settled into my new surroundings, formed close bonds with the staff (who never fail to bring a smile to my face) and started to love the work I was doing. Truthfully, I have now gained many skills such as computer and social skills. I’ve achieved all this in a caring and stimulating place. Page 8 2013 - Issue 3 News sector 3 As a result I think I am now much more of an outgoing, competent person. The people at EYST have always treated me with respect, just seen me as a normal person and are always there to help me if I need it. Also, many individuals I know always do their best to include me in most of the activities they do. I now have many hopes and aspirations for the future. These include getting married, having children and helping British primary school children to learn Spanish. I am fully aware that I would have to have assistance to look after my own children if I decided to have any, but I believe that nothing can stop me from achieving all of these things. The attitude I adopt now is, ‘Life may throw new obstacles at me repeatedly, although I will always find a way to overcome them and live a fulfilled, happy life. Remember to be positive as much as possible; always embracing life with a big smile!’ I strongly believe that EYST is an incredibly inspiring organisation. It’s helped me realise my strengths and weaknesses, aided me hugely in coming to terms with my difficulties and it has also assisted me enormously in valuing other disabled individuals like myself, no matter whom, or what their capabilities are. I have no idea what my future holds, I’m just taking each day as it comes and hoping for the best. My aims in life are to do as much as I can for friends in need, be really kind and caring, and to inspire others to see life in the way I do now; as something worth living.” About the ‘My Space’ project: The Ethnic Youth Support Team were awarded nearly half a million pounds (£499,914) from the Big Lottery Fund to run the ‘My Space’ project. ‘My Space’ is a community resource project which has enabled EYST to establish a youth drop-in centre in Swansea. The centre provides an accessible, flexible and multi-functional community space which offers a range of facilities to ethnic minority young people. The aim is to equip young people with the skills, opportunities and confidence to be active and integrated members of the community. To find out more about the work of EYST, visit: www.eyst.org.uk Minority Ethnic Women’s Network Swansea (MEWN) awarded Investors in People award! MEWN Swansea is delighted to announce that we have recently been awarded accreditation for the Investors in People Award. The Award recognises the commitment of MEWN to its staff through excellent staff management, support, supervision and training. In 2014 MEWN will celebrate 20 years of delivering services, and providing volunteering opportunities to Minority Ethnic Women in Swansea. For more information please contact MEWN on 01792 467722 / [email protected] Or visit: www.mewnswansea.org.uk Page 9 sector 3 News WWW.BIGISSUE.COM Page 10 2013 - Issue 3 2013 - Issue 3 News sector 3 RSPCA Llys Nini Events 2014 Thursday 27th February – Bird Activity Day - 10am – 3pm, Llys Nini Animal Centre, Penllergaer Build a bird box, watch the birds from our bird hide and take a tour of our nature trails, gather treats and make bird food balls to tempt the birds to your garden! Contact Clara on 01792 229435, [email protected] - Booking essential. Sunday 23rd March – Spring Mutt Strutt - Meet 11am Gnoll Country Park, Neath Join us for our annual sponsored dog walk through the woods at Gnoll Country Park. Walkers are welcome with or without a dog! Contact Emma on 01792 892293, [email protected] Thursday 29th May – Willow Weaving - 10am – 3pm, Llys Nini Animal Centre, Penllergaer Learn how to weave willow and make your own wigwam climber. Pot a selection of climbing plants to plant in your garden. Contact Clara on 01792 229435, [email protected] - Booking essential. Sunday 6th July – Fun Dog Show - 11am – 4pm, Llys Nini Animal Centre, Penllergaer Join us for a great day out at our annual fun dog show. Stalls, crafts, food, games, face painting, raffle and fun competitions for your dog. Everybody Welcome! Contact Emma on 01792 892293, [email protected] Sunday 5th October – Mutt Strutt - MEET 11am, County Hall Car Park, Swansea Join us for our annual sponsored dog walk along the sea front. Walkers are welcome with or without a dog! Contact Emma on 01792 892293, [email protected] Friday 31st October – Pumpkin Carving & Spooky Fun - 11am – 4pm, Llys Nini Animal Centre, Penllergaer Join us for a fun day of Halloween activities including pumpkin carving and a treasure hunt. Spooky refreshments available. Reserve your pumpkin to avoid disappointment! Contact Clara on 01792 229435, [email protected] For more information, please visit: www.rspca-llysnini.org.uk Page 11 sector 3 News 2013 - Issue 3 Are you, or is a member of your family, disabled? Sign up for the Swansea ‘Plus One’ Scheme Do you or a member of your family require support from another person (i.e. friend, family member, personal assistant or carer) when visiting leisure and recreational venues such as the leisure centre or theatre? If so then you may be interested in joining the Plus One Scheme! The Plus One scheme has been developed to help make access to leisure and recreational services easier for disabled customers. The scheme will do this by offering a discount/free pass to the person who is supporting a disabled customer (the ‘plus one’) to attend one of our participating venues. This may save the disabled customer having to pay two full priced entry fees. The scheme also recognises that some disabled customers may require the support of more than one person. Disabled customers who join the scheme will receive a Plus One card which can be shown at participating venues to receive the relevant discount or free pass for the person supporting them. The scheme is also supported by Swansea Access For Everyone (SAFE) and Swansea Association Independent Living (SAIL) who have helped steer the development of the scheme. The scheme is run by the Culture, Tourism, Sport & Leisure Department (CTS&L) within the City & County of Swansea which is responsible for providing a wide array of leisure and recreational activities for all its residents and visitors (e.g. theatre, leisure centres, special events, outdoor leisure). The department is committed to the council’s equality policy and wherever possible seeks to remove barriers that may limit people from accessing its services. This scheme will initially be trialled for 12 months (from October 2013). Visit: www.swansea.gov.uk and search for ‘Plus One Scheme’ to find out more. Diary Marker - ‘Unique, Challenged & Loved’, Saturday 8th March 2014, 10am – 4.30pm - with Bobath Children’s Therapy Centre Wales Don’t miss an exciting opportunity to attend ‘Unique, Challenged & Loved’ a conference for families living with a child who has cerebral palsy. The first of its kind in Wales, this event is for the whole family and will help you to increase your understanding of cerebral palsy and your child, provide space to meet and share experiences with other families and give an opportunity to hear from key experts in the field. As well as information stalls there will be a designated area to share some fun time with your child and refreshments throughout the day. For further information call 029 20522600 or email: [email protected] Page 12 2013 - Issue 3 News sector 3 RNIB Cymru’s Get Connected project launches ‘Getting Connected Good practice guidance for engaging people with sight loss in accessible technology’ The Getting Connected guide has been written and produced by RNIB, in partnership with many other organisations, and is designed to provide good practice guidance for community projects and services, to encourage more blind and partially sighted people to access the information, services and social networks they want. It also aims to encourage more mainstream digital inclusion services to support blind and partially sighted people. Getting Connected contains information for any project, community resource or service looking to support people with sight loss to become digitally engaged and highlights some of the best practice, information, resources and support available. RNIB Cymru’s Get Connected project has been funded by Communities 2.0, and provides support to blind and partially sighted people to get online and access digital services. It supports individuals and groups of all abilities to access new technology. Staff and volunteers in 18 local authority locations across Wales provide home visits, one-to-one services, and group training sessions in community venues. Download the free guide from: http://bit.ly/HAct8y Page 13 sector 3 News 2013 - Issue 3 Do you or anyone you know want to discover more about using computers or getting on-line? Take advantage of the ‘Get Swansea Online’ project offering Free Computer Training at locations across Swansea throughout 2014! If you require further information about the project, please contact Steve Jenkins on 01792 636729, email: [email protected] For more information regarding dates, times and locations of courses near you contact Communities First Offices in: Bonymaen - 01792 464751 Dyfatty - 01792 452301 Heol Ddu - 01792 700670 Portmead - 01792 578632 Townhill - 01792 457025 timetochangewales.org.uk Page 14 b-eat.co.uk/beat-cymru 2013 - Issue 3 News sector 3 Welsh Language Commissioner’s training Developing bilingual services: This training will offer practical solutions and advice to enable organisations to plan, develop and deliver bilingual services to the public in Wales. The training will cover: • Setting the context: Welsh language awareness training • Assessing current bilingual provision • Specific advice regarding Welsh language considerations relating to recruitment, translation, technology and design • Preparing an action plan for developing bilingual services The training is aimed at third sector organisations beginning to develop their bilingual services as well as those who want to revisit and renew their Welsh language commitments. The course will be suitable for policy officers and managers. For Children and Young People/Health and Social Care Organisations – 23rd January 2014 (9:30-4:30) ENGLISH MEDIUM COURSE Dynamix Ltd, Unit 4D, Cwm Road, Hafod, Swansea, SA1 2AY. The courses will be delivered by Trywydd Cyf on behalf of the Welsh Language Commissioner. This course will be free of charge and a list of organisations attending this training will be shared with relevant funders and commissioners. To register your place, please email: [email protected] Hyfforddiant Comisiynydd y Gymraeg Datblygu gwasanaethau dwyieithog Hyfforddiant ymarferol yw hwn sy’n cynghori sefydliadau ar gynllunio, datblygu a darparu gwasanaethau dwyieithog i’r cyhoedd yng Nghymru. Cynnwys yr hyfforddiant yw: • Gosod y cyd-destun: hyfforddiant ymwybyddiaeth iaith Gymraeg • Asesu darpariaeth ddwyieithog bresennol • Cyngor penodol ar ystyried y Gymraeg wrth recriwtio, cyfieithu, technoleg a dylunio Paratoi cynllun gweithredu ar gyfer datblygu gwasanaethau dwyieithog Mae’r hyfforddiant wedi’i anelu at sefydliadau trydydd sector sydd am ddatblygu eu gwasanaethau dwyieithog o’r newydd neu sydd am adnewyddu eu hymrwymiad i’r Gymraeg. Fe fydd y cwrs yn berthnasol i swyddogion polisi a rheolwyr. Ar gyfer Sefydliadau Plant a Phobl Ifanc/Iechyd a Gofal; 23 Ionawr 2014 (9:30-4:30) CWRS CYFRWNG SAESNEG Dynamix Ltd,Uned 4D, Heol y Cwm, Hafod, Abertawe,SA1 2AY. Fe fydd y cyrsiau yn cael eu cyflwyno gan Trywydd Cyf ar ran Comisiynydd y Gymraeg. Ni fydd y Comisiynydd yn codi tâl am y cyrsiau ac fe fydd rhestr o’r sefydliadau sy’n mynychu’r hyfforddiant yn cael ei rhannu gydag arianwyr a chomisiynwyr perthnasol. I gofrestru, cysylltwch â Catrin Howells Lloyd drwy e-bost: [email protected] Page 15 sector 3 News 2013 - Issue 3 City and County of Swansea Target Area Approach Tackling poverty is at the top of the Council’s agenda, and in July 2013, the City and County of Swansea adopted a new Target Area approach to tackle the trans-generational causes of poverty and deprivation in the areas of Swansea that need the most help. The approach will aim to bring together departments and other organisations to work across boundaries, sharing outcomes, pooling resources and expertise to have a much greater impact. Work has already begun across the authority, and in the lead up to the approach being adopted, the Community Regeneration Team undertook a detailed consultation with members of the community and key service providers in the Target Areas. The consultation sought views on the strengths and the issues of living / working in the area and sought potential solutions. The results have been collated, analysed and developed into two detailed Target Area Community Reports, one for Townhill and Castle and one for Penderry. From the results, three priority issues have been highlighted for each area which will give us the foundations for developing a more in depth action plan. To see maps of the Target Areas, full reports and summary reports, please visit: www.swansea.gov.uk/ targetareaapproach Sarah Crawley, Head of Poverty and Prevention in the City and County of Swansea said: “To make this approach successful we need to have strong collaboration amongst service deliverers in the Target Areas and also amongst the decision makers. The aim is for us to communicate better, undertake more joint planning and service delivery and to share best practice.” I hope you find these reports useful and I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has been involved in the process so far and for your continued support in the future.” Page 16 2013 - Issue 3 News sector 3 Jobs Growth Wales - The 3SC Wales Team Jobs Growth Wales is a Welsh Government programme that encourages sustainable employment for young people by covering salary costs at national minimum wage and national insurance contributions for the first six months of newly created jobs. For any organisation interested in getting involved the following should be true: • • • • • You would like to take on a 16-24 year old for at least 6 months; The vacancy is for a minimum of 25 hours a week and is additional to the current workforce; You have the intention that the job becomes sustainable after the 6 months; You are based in South, West or Mid Wales; The candidate will be paid at least the National Minimum Wage for their age. 3SC believe that tailored support is required for both employers and participants to make this programme a success. Even before a participant starts, we will steer you through the recruitment process and provide guidance and support for the first day of work. Throughout your journey as a Job Growth Wales employer 3SC will contact you regularly to make sure that the process is running smoothly. Our members include charities, social enterprises, and voluntary and community groups representing a diversity of specialisms, including employability, skills, housing, criminal justice, health, and social care. 3SC acts as an enabler for the third sector. We work in collaboration with our members to promote best practice, create and implement innovative solutions, and shape and design high quality services that reflect the changing needs of communities and commissioners. We strive to be the contract manager of choice for the delivery of public services. As a values-driven organisation, we put social value ahead of shareholder value. We work with the third sector because it has the expertise, ethos and skills to deliver services that put people and their communities first. The profit we make is reinvested in our members to help build their capacity and capability to improve service delivery, and provide a greater return to service users and commissioners. In Wales we deliver nine different contracts with four commissioners, this includes Jobs Growth Wales. JGW is a Welsh Government programme that encourages sustainable employment for young people by covering salary costs at national minimum wage and national insurance contributions for the first six months of newly created jobs. If you’d like to register to take advantage of the JGW scheme, please visit: www.3sc.org/jgw or contact Kathryn Jellings on: [email protected] Page 17 sector 3 News from the Charity Commission News from the Charity Commission New audio podcasts from the Commission: The Charity Commission has launched a new series of audio podcasts, designed to help charity trustees understand their duties under charity law. The three podcasts of this autumn series introduce Commission guidance on: • Protecting your charity from harm from extremists • Helping trustees tackle challenges and prevent problems at their charities • The Big Board Talk - 15 questions trustees need to ask The podcasts are now available on the Commission’s website: www.charitycommission.gov.uk • • • 2013 - Issue 3 authorised to collect money in a public place (they must have a license), contact your local authority. If it is a private place, check with the owner. Take care when responding to emails or clicking links to a charity’s website to ensure that they are genuine. Instead, search online for your preferred charity to check you have the right web address. After making these checks, if you think that a collection or appeal is not legitimate, report it as a crime to Action Fraud on 0300 123 2040 and inform the Charity Commission. If in any doubt, contact your favoured charity direct to make a donation. Charity Commission publishes revised CIF schemes: The Charity Commission has Give to established charities working in the published two revised model schemes for Philippines: People wishing to help victims of Common Investment Funds (CIFs) typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines to following a consultation this summer. check the Commission’s website and The revised schemes are needed to give to established, registered ensure that CIFs are compliant with the charities. It says charities such as the implementation of the Alternative members of the Disasters Emergency Investment Fund Managers Directive Committee, which has launched a (AIFMD). A CIF is a collective investdedicated appeal in response to the typhoon, are ment fund in which only charities can participate. experienced in providing emergency help during Charity law gives the Commission the power to humanitarian disasters. The regulator is urging establish these funds as charities. As a result, people wishing to help not to attempt to send although the Commission does not regulate the cash or aid out directly themselves. performance of the investment funds, it does • Before giving, check the charity’s name and have responsibility for regulating these funds as registration number. You can verify this at the charities. The regulator will now only establish Charity Commission’s website. any new CIFs using these model schemes, and • When approached by collectors, check have said that they will firstly consider whether whether they are wearing a proper ID badge the investment fund should more properly be and that any collection tin is sealed. created as an authorised investment fund. The • If in doubt, ask the collector for more reason for this approach is because it considers information - a genuine fundraiser should be charity investors are entitled to the protection that happy to answer questions and explain more investment in an authorised investment fund about the work of the charity. provides because they are subject to a more • Genuine fundraising materials should extensive regulatory regime under the Financial feature the charity’s name, registered name Conduct Authority. Existing CIFs may also amend and a landline contact number. Be wary of their current schemes in accordance with the those that list only a mobile number. revised model schemes. They do not generally • Look for the FRSB tick logo indicating that need the permission of the regulator to do so the charity is signed up to fundraising except where the changes relate to the regulation, encouraging you to give with remuneration of charity trustees or to the objects confidence. clause. They must inform the Commission of any • To check whether a fundraiser is changes made to the governing document Page 18 2013 - Issue 3 News from the Charity Commission sector 3 of the charity. Existing and new CIFs will be under Report shows fraud, financial abuse and dual regulation by the Charity Commission and financial mismanagement are common the FCA. The revised schemes can be viewed problems in charity regulator’s case work: on the Commission’s website: Fraud, financial abuse and financial miswww.charitycommission.gov.uk management featured in nearly 80% of the Charity Commission’s investigations into Charity Commission welcomes consultation charities last year, according to a recent report on amending and extending its powers: The published by the regulator. Commission welcomes the Cabinet Office The figures are cited in the Commission’s consultation, published in December, on annual report of its investigatory and amending and extending its powers to tackle compliance case work, Tackling abuse and abuse and mismanagement in charities and says mismanagement, which sets out the it supports the proposals. regulator’s approach to identifying and tackling The regulator says it is vital that its existing serious abuse in charities, provides details of the powers are strengthened. The Commission is volume and nature of its investigations and required under charity law to identify and tackle compliance case work and includes case studies. mismanagement and abuse in charities, The report reveals that serious governance but weaknesses in its current powers are failures also featured heavily in its case work. undermining its ability to be an effective regulator. Tackling abuse and mismanagement also sets For example, the proposals would update the out ways in which the Commission is current rules on trustee disqualification strengthening its approach to and close a loophole that allows preventing, detecting and tackling trustees involved in misconduct or serious abuse in charities. mismanagement to escape sanction It reports that the Commission has: simply by resigning, leaving them able to be a trustee of another charity. • Toughened its approach to the use of The consultation will give charities and others statutory powers. The regulator now with an interest in charities - including the routinely uses its information gathering general public - an opportunity to reflect and powers under the Charities Act 2011 to comment on how the Commission’s powers require trustees to provide information should be improved. during statutory inquiries; The Commission is especially keen to see the law strengthened in the following areas: Trustee • Launched a new Operations function disqualification; the Commission needs the monitoring team to follow up on power to disqualify individuals from being operational compliance cases, trustees if they have shown themselves unfit to checking that trustees have hold such a crucial role. The criteria that lead to implemented the action plan and have automatic disqualification as a trustee should followed the Commission’s advice on also be extended, for instance to include how to put things right; convictions for offences such as money laundering and terrorism; Powers to prevent and • Updated its Memorandum of remedy deliberate abuse; the Commission needs Understanding with HMRC, the tax stronger powers to regulate effectively, for regulator, making more specific the types of instance by extending its powers to make information the two agencies agree to directions and being given the ability to issue exchange. official warnings. The consultation will run until 12 February. Further details are available on Visit the Commission’s website for further the Cabinet Office website: information: tinyurl.com/charcommconsult1314 www.charitycommission.gov.uk Page 19 sector 3 Funding Focus 2013 - Issue 3 SCVS Development Support SWANSEA COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE CYNGOR GWASANAETH GWIRFODDOL ABERTAWE The SCVS Development Team offers support and advice to voluntary and community organisations in Swansea who wish to become more sustainable, whether they are well established or just starting out. This includes advice and assistance on: * Collaboration with similar organisations / * Skills to better manage your organisation / * Merging in order to consolidate services / * Funding advice / * Ways to move from grants to trading / * Development of Social Enterprise / * Bidding for and delivering public services We hope that the following funding opportunities are useful to you; if you would like to discuss other funding options or would like a more tailored funding search carried out for your organisation then please contact us. • Alyx Baharie - Sustainable Organisation Development Officer, Collaborative Communities: Tel: 01792 544005 / Email: [email protected] • Karen Procter - Enterprising Communities Officer, Enterprising Communities: Tel: 01792 544023 / Email: [email protected] • Ali Bond - Assistant Director: Tel: 01792 544007 Email: [email protected] LankellyChase Foundation (UK) New Grants Programme: The LankellyChase Foundation is focused exclusively on bringing about change that will transform the quality of life of people who face severe and multiple disadvantage. By severe and multiple disadvantage the Foundation particularly means people who are experiencing a combination of severe social harms such as homelessness, substance misuse, mental illness, extreme poverty, and violence and abuse. The Foundation is interested in supporting new and daring ideas that will change the following fundamental issues: • Many of the services that are supposed to help people operate in 'silos' (looking at each need on its own) rather than responding to the 'whole person' and that this needs to change. • Services are too often set up to respond to crisis rather than preventing problems developing in the first place. • There is a need to address the lack of power and influence in the hands of people facing severe and multiple disadvantage. • People facing severe and multiple Page 20 disadvantage are often excluded from the market - the services and activities most of us take for granted, including employment, finance and leisure. • Certain discriminated-against groups face even greater disadvantage, which needs to be brought to light and addressed. There is no minimum or maximum amount of funding available. Funding can be provided for any sort of work, it does not have to be service delivery and can include things like campaigning, journalism, film making or research. Not-for-profit organisations in the UK are eligible to apply. Non-charitable organisations may also apply as long as the work itself has charitable purposes and there is no 'private benefit' to non-charitable interests. There are no deadlines for applications. For further information visit: www.lankellychase.org.uk Swansea Change Fund 2014 – 2015 We anticipate that the 2014 – 2015 round of grants will shortly be announced. Please check the SCVS website for further updates: www.scvs.org.uk 2013 - Issue 3 WREN 2014 deadlines WREN is a not for profit business that awards grants to community, environmental and heritage projects across the UK. WREN focuses its funding on community based projects that include the provision or improvement of a public amenity. Examples of eligible projects include: Village Hall refurbishment or upgrade including new kitchen toilets heating, Windows, roof etc, Play Areas, Skate Parks, Community Gardens, Nature Reserves, Multy Sports Facilities. Funding of between £2,000 and £75,000 is available for community projects via a number of schemes. All eligible projects must: • Benefit the local community • Be available to the general public to use or hire Come from a non profit making organisation or registered charity • Be located at a specific site within 10 miles of a FCC Landfill Site Potential applicants are advised to contact WREN to discuss project proposals before making an application: Kerry Talbot— WREN Grant Administrator (head office based): 01953 714112 / [email protected] or Meleri Jones—WREN Grant Manager: 01248 674 907 / [email protected] Application deadlines for the area during 2014 are: 9th April, 13th August, 5th November 2014. Further details regarding WREN’s grant schemes can be found at: www.wren.org.uk Grow Local Swansea: The aim of the Grow Local Swansea initiative is to provide encouragement for communities, schools and local voluntary groups to develop local, more sustainable food growing opportunities. Grow Local will provide financial assistance towards community-based growing projects, which help more people to grow their own and eat local food. Grow Local is a flexible programme that can help fund many of the different types of costs organisations and projects face. It can fund new or existing projects. Projects will need to meet one or more of these three outcomes: • Increase opportunities to grow healthy, sustainable food • Improve the long-term sustainability of community growing projects e.g. investment in equipment or training • Prevent and reduce the impacts of food poverty. Food poverty is the inability to access a nutritionally adequate diet within your community. The minimum grant is £250 and the maximum is £5,000. See the following website for further details and information on how to apply: tinyurl.com/growlocalswans1314 If you'd like to discuss your project contact Adam Mason: 01792 633813 / adam.mason @swansea.gov.uk • Funding Focus sector 3 Building Communities - Help shape and deliver a new £15 million programme working with disadvantaged communities in Wales: Nearly a quarter of the Welsh population live in poverty. Wales has the highest level of child poverty in the UK. Here's how you can help reverse these trends through our Building Communities programme: • Apply to become the Chair or a Trustee Director of a Trust being set up by the Big Lottery Fund to develop and deliver a £15 million programme helping some of the most disadvantaged communities in Wales • Work with local people in chosen communities over a ten year period • Support communities to develop their own solutions to poverty, improve their wellbeing, raise aspirations, build social capital and increase their resilience. You will need to commit around 24 days a year. The posts are not salaried but reasonable expenses are paid. The closing date for applications is Monday 20th January 2014. For more information, including full job description, visit the website: www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/ buildingcommunities Page 21 sector 3 Funding Focus Scottish Power Green Energy Trust (UK): Local community groups and not for profit organisations and charities within the UK can apply for grants for the installation of renewable technologies. The funding which is available through the Scottish Power Green Energy Trust will provide grants of up to £25,000 (but most projects receive around £10,000) for up to half of the cost of the chosen renewable technology. The maximum amount would only be awarded to exceptional projects that tick all the boxes and demonstrate real value for money. Projects also need to have a really strong community benefit and wider educational element. The Trust considers all kinds of renewable technologies, including: Small-scale hydro; Wind power; Biomass; Landfill gas; Solar energy and Ground source heat pumps. Applications involving other technologies may also qualify for support. Please note: Feasibility studies will not be funded. The next closing date for applications is the 25th February 2014 (for April panel meeting). Further details can be found at: www.scottishpowergreentrust.co.uk BBC Children in Need: Offers small and main grants programmes to charities and not-for-profit organisations which support Children and young people of 18 years and under experiencing disadvantage. Grants are available to organisations working to combat this disadvantage and to make a real difference to children and young people's lives. It is very important to refer to the online guidance to make sure that you are eligible for a grant before applying. The Small Grants programme is for grants up to £10,000 during one year. The Main Grants Programme is for grants over £10,000 to support projects for up to three years. There is no upper limit for Main Grants but very few grants over £100,000 are made and most grants are for much less. Each year the total requests for money far outweigh the money available for distribution. Requests for larger amounts are always more competitive. Projects should be planned carefully – poor planning is a common reason why applications are not successful. Another common reason applications are unsuccessful is because not all the required extra information is included. Refer to the guidance for full details of what to include. The next deadline for the Small Grants programme is 1st February 2014 and the Main Grants programme is 15th January 2014. www.bbc.co.uk/pudsey/grants A third round of the Coastal Communities Fund (CCF) Programme: The Fund will encourage the economic development of UK coastal communities by giving them funding to create sustainable economic growth and jobs. The Big Lottery Fund is delivering the CCF on behalf of Government. Grants of £50,000 and over are available. The following types of organisation can apply: • local authorities • development agencies in Wales • other public sector bodies • charities • voluntary and community sector organisations • social enterprises, including cooperatives and community ownership initiatives • private sector companies For CCF round three, as different from previous years, the fund is looking for fully Page 22 2013 - Issue 3 developed projects that can spend their CCF award before the programme closes in March 2016. It is important for potential applicants to be aware of this requirement. The programme will open for applications from projects in January 2014 and will close for stage one applications on 4th March 2014 - Wales. You can find out more at: www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/global-content/ programmes/uk-wide/coastal-communities BIG are holding two briefing sessions in early January 2014. To book your place at a briefing session please email: [email protected] 14th January 2014 - Barmouth 17th January 2014 - Pembrey and Burry Port 2013 - Issue 3 Funding Focus sector 3 SwansAid: Each football season the SwansAid trustees agree the amount of money they will distribute and set priorities for the use of the funding. This season (2013-2014) the trustees want to use the money to provide help to charities and community groups which: 1 - Support children and young people (aged 018) to reach their full potential. The trustees encourage applications from projects which aim to enable sports participation, but other projects within the general remit of supporting children and young people will also be considered. 2 - Support people (adults and children) with disabilities, and their families. At each r o u n d trustees will make the following awards: One large grant of £10,000, 6 small grants of £2,000. Sets of kit for children and young people’s community sporting clubs (the total value of this pot is £3,000). The next round for applications will be announced in early 2014 with an expected closing date of 28th March 2014. Further details will be published on the SCVS website under “news” once available. Hilton in the Community Foundation – Central Grants: Applications working in the areas of education or health with one of four chosen focus groups are selected or considered: • Children and young people with disabilities • Children and young people who are sick in hospital • Young people who are homeless • Young people and children who are life limited (requiring palliative care) Grant applications up to £10,000 can be approved, with applications for more than £10,000 recommended to the Trustees for final approval. There is no limit on the amount of money that a charity can request, but generally will not give awards of over £30,000 (per year). Funding can be requested for up to 2 years for any particular project. Loan Finance - Micro Business Loan Fund (3rd sector): The fund provides micro loans to third sector organisations that want to expand or develop an idea that can generate income and create jobs in communities across Wales. Organisations can apply for finance of £1,000 to £20,000 at a typical interest rate of 10% (+ set up fee). Repayment terms can be tailored to applicants’ individual circumstances (maximum repayment term 5 years). The fund is managed by WCVA in partnership with Coalfields Regeneration Trust and ABCUL credit unions in Wales. To find out more contact LASA Credit Union Ltd on 01792 643632 or: [email protected] Under 8s Grant : Grants are available for oneoff minor capital or non-recurring revenue grants (e.g. equipment or materials, structural / conversion work, training, publications, toys, play equipment, pilot schemes, fees or other expenses). Grants should not exceed £1000, and are normally made in the range of £100 to £500. If you would like to establish, expand or develop your day-care service (i.e. a playgroup, mother and toddler group, day nursery, family centre, home visiting scheme, child-minding support or self-help group, toy library or playbus), a quick form is available from: Sally Williams (SCVS Office Manager), 01792 544013 / Email: [email protected] 2014 Deadlines: 11th February, 6th May, 29th July, 14th October. Further details and application forms can be found at: www.hilton-foundation.org.uk/apply Eligible applications received after the deadline will be retained for the next funding round. Incomplete applications will not be accepted. All received applications are acknowledged by email, once the hard copy has been received and logged. Page 23 TRAINING AND LEARNING IN THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR Spring 2014 The SCVS Spring Training programme is now available to view on our website! Full course details are available from: www.scvs.org.uk/training-programme Or you can request a paper copy by calling SCVS on 01792 544000 or email:[email protected] Qualification Opportunities at SCVS: • Level 3 Award in Training and Education • (previously PTLLS) Agored Cymru Level 3 Award in Community Development The programme this term includes: • CIEH Level 2 Award in Emergency First Aid • All Wales Basic Safeguarding Awareness Training • Bookkeeping for Beginners • Community Newsletters • Mental Health Awareness • Charity Annual Accounts and Audit • FREE COURSE: National Principles for Public Engagement & Evaluation Toolkit Training • CIEH Level 2 Award in Emergency First Aid • Designing Community Surveys • All Wales Basic Safeguarding Awareness Training • Refugee Awareness • CIEH Level 2 Award in Health and Safety in the Workplace • The Equalities Act 2010 • Social Inequality, Diversity and Injustice in Communities • Increasing Community Power and Influence • Promoting Equality Book now!
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