July 2012 E-bulletin

Dear Member,

In this edition of our e-bulletin I’m glad to introduce you to our new Chief Officer, Sheila Hendrickson-Brown, who started with us today – you can read the article below.

You’ll also see that we have vacancies for two Third Sector Representatives. Details of how to apply are included in the article.

Best wishes,

Rowena Shaw, Information Officer

PS We’ve added more funding opportunities to our ‘Current Funding Opportunities’ web page since the last edition so please take a look.

Cardiff Third Sector Council News

New Chief Officer for Cardiff Third Sector Council

Sheila is “delighted and honoured to take on the role of Chief Officer of Cardiff Third Sector Council and to join an organisation that makes a positive difference to people’s lives.”

Call for third sector representatives

We have two current vacancies: one to sit on the Youth Engagement Workstream and one for the Intra City Public Transport Workstream.

Keep up to date on Community Voice

Take a look at the updated web page.

Have you heard about our 7 networks?

Joining a C3SC network is a great way to meet with other third sector organisations - to get together to share ideas and best practice with others in a similar field.

Helpful information for trustees

If you’re a trustee, we’d encourage you to take a look at these two useful guides from WCVA.

Other news for you

Big Lottery grant awarded to Advocacy Matters (Wales)
Advocacy Matters (Wales) is delighted to be awarded a £247,872 Big Lottery grant to provide advocacy to parents with learning disabilities involved in child protection and child care proceedings. 

What do you have planned for the summer holiday?

‘Women Making a Difference’ is running a free Engendering Change course for women on Saturday mornings during the summer.

A Hate Crime Framework for Wales
Welsh Government wants to hear your views.

Cardiff Vineyard Church is offering practical help

Discover how the church is supporting people in practical ways.

Community learning across Cardiff

Cardiff Metropolitan University runs courses in community venues throughout Cardiff and many of them are free.

Wales Diaspora Funding Conference

A free conference that looks at funding opportunities for Diaspora Groups working in international development.

There’s lots more news for you on our website.

Funding opportunities

We regularly add funding opportunities to our page, so keep an eye on it. Here’s a taster for you: Keep Wales Tidy voucher scheme, Money Advice Trust Innovation Grants programme, Guardian Charity Awards, Postcode Lottery Green Challenge, Millennium Stadium Charitable Trust (Wales) … and lots more. Visit the ‘Current Funding Opportunities’ page here.

Vacancies

Check out our ‘Vacancies’ page. Current positions include: Media Technician for People Around Here, Parents First Group Development Worker for Cardiff People First, Advocate for Alzheimer’s Society. Visit the ‘Vacancies’ page for more details.

Consultations

Here are a couple of current consultations you may be interested in:

• Together for Mental Health – a Cross-Government Strategy for Mental Health and Well-being in Wales – closes 31 July 2012.
• A White Paper for Better Lives and Communities - closes 17 August 2012.

Find out more and read the WCVA Consultation Bulletin on our website.

C3SC training and events in July

Tuesday 3 July – Results Based Accountability (RBA) Theory and Practice

Wednesday 4 July – Business and Strategic Planning

Thursday 5 July – Monitoring and Evaluation

Thursday 12 July – Staff Development: Training Needs Analysis and Learning Plans

Friday 20 July – Managing Money: Budgeting   New course

Diary marker: Cardiff Third Sector Forum – Wednesday 12 September

More details to follow.

Remember to visit our events calendar.