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WCVA Funding news January 2009 / Newyddion nawdd WCVA Ionawr 2009

Catch the funding bug! Daliwch y byg cyllid!

This is a bilingual message, click here for the Welsh version. Mae hon yn neges ddwyieithog, cliciwch yma am y fersiwn Cymraeg.

Catch the funding bug at our new website!
Visit now to find practical help and support on sustainable funding. Useful information on various funding options, case studies, training and sources of further help – www.sustainablefundingcymru.org.uk

Welcome to Funding news! This newsletter is produced for WCVA e-members who have signed up to receive information about funding and replaces the previously successful e-Xtra. Funding news will continue to provide information on funding opportunities and much, much more.

Funding news is produced by WCVA’s Sustainable funding team. This is a new resource funded by the Big Lottery Fund that has been developed to meet the needs of organisations wishing to adopt a sustainable funding approach and are looking for funding, ranging from grants, loan finance and payroll giving through to trading, procurement or public service delivery. We aim to bring you all the latest news on funding issues affecting the third sector and signpost you to information sources, training and events.

Funding news will be sent out on a monthly basis and if you haven't already signed up, please complete the simple online form at the following link www.wcva.org.uk/emembership, where you can also subscribe to WCVA’s trustee and volunteer e-newsletters.

If you would like to contribute to a future edition of Funding news please email us at scarroll@wcva.org.uk

Inside Funding news this month:

Charitable trusts

The Batty Charitable Trust
The Trust makes grants of between £1,000 and £10,000 to smaller charities throughout the UK, especially those working at grass roots and local level. Grants are one-off. The Trustees have wide interests, with the main stipulation being that grants should make a significant difference to your ability to do the work you have in mind. Application should be by letter addressed to the Charity Correspondent including all the obvious details about what you want, how much and why. You need to underline why the grant will make a significant difference to your work. A project budget should be supplied, and you need to send a signed copy of your latest accounts. There are no application deadlines, but you need to allow up to four months for a decision to be made. You should apply six months before you need the money. Application to: The Charity Correspondent, The Batty Charitable Trust, Rugby Chambers, 2 Rugby Street, London WC1N 3QU. Tel 020 7405 0225, e-mail info@battycharitabletrust.org.uk.
(Source: fundinginformation.org, 2 Dec 08)

Coalfields Regeneration Trust – Bridging the Gap
The Coalfields Regeneration Trust is seeking applicants to its Bridging the Gap scheme, which provides grants of up to £10,000 to support grassroots projects that improve the quality of people’s lives in former mining communities in Britain. Applications are only accepted from voluntary and community organisations. Bridging the Gap provides grants of between £500 and £10,000 to cover the full or part cost of projects with a total value of less than £100,000 that fit into one or more of four funding themes: access to employment; education and skills; health and wellbeing and access to opportunities. Grants can cover capital or revenue costs directly related to the project in question. This might include buildings, equipment or vehicles, or salaries, rent, heating, lighting and other on-going revenue needs. Applications are accepted at any time, but you must allow at least 12 weeks before the start date of your project for a decision to be made. There is a very extensive Bridging the Gap Information Booklet at www.coalfields-regen.org.uk/docs/147.pdf.
(Source: fundinginformation.org, 5 December 2008)

Magdalen Hospital Trust
The Trust promotes the welfare of children and young people under the age of 25 who suffer from various effects of: social deprivation; abuse; mental and physical handicap; inadequate housing; lack of education or training; and problems derived from unemployment and lone-parent families. Applications are accepted from charities registered in the UK. They prefer to fund small community groups with an element of trained volunteers; self help who are carrying out practical work in front-line situations. They will not fund charities with an income in excess of £150,000, nor national charities. Application forms are available from Norma Hazell, Magdalen Hospital Trust, Cotswold Cottage, School Lane, Alvechurch, Birmingham, West Midlands B48 7SA. Tel 0121 445 1318.
(Source: Charity Funding Report, Issue 82)

Rix-Thompson-Rothenberg Foundation
The Foundation is committed to supporting projects benefiting people with learning disabilities in the following areas: care; education; training; development; and leisure activities. Grants are made to a variety of organisations that aim to benefit people with a learning disability and their carers with a special emphasis given to grants that will enhance opportunity and lifestyle. Further details are available from Loretto Lambe, Company Secretary, tel 020 7486 0111.
(Source: Charity Funding Report, Issue 82)

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Lottery


Big Thinking consultation briefing paper
WCVA has produced a briefing paper on the Big Lottery Funding ‘Big Thinking’ consultation on its strategic framework from 2009 onwards. The briefing paper is available here.

BIG thinking consultation

  • Tuesday 20 January 2009, Llandudno
  • Wednesday 28 January 2009, Abertillery

The Big Lottery Fund’s consultation is now open. This is your chance to tell them what you think about they way they work and what they fund. While there is an opportunity to contribute to the way they work across the UK, they are also asking for your views on four specific areas for future funding in Wales. The areas are: older people; climate change; transfer of community assets and citizen’s voice. Further details can be found on the BIG Thinking website. These events are to support the consultation.

If you would like to attend any of the events, contact Betty Smith on 01686 611702, email betty.smith@biglotteryfund.org.uk.

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Government

Welsh Assembly Government’s Community Facilities and Activities Programme (CFAP) Review
CFAP has proved to be a highly successful grant programme and since its launch in 2002 a total of £59.6 million has been awarded to 633 projects across the length and breadth of Wales. The aim of the review was to ensure that we make the best possible use of the resources available so that we can continue to support the numerous community and voluntary organisations in Wales that have such a significant impact on the communities they represent.

The Deputy Minister for Regeneration has decided to delay finalising the review, in order to take into account the ongoing discussions that are taking place regarding the detailed criteria for the new Community Asset Transfer Fund (CAT). This will ensure that both Funds complement each other. He is therefore proposing to make an announcement regarding both of them once the criteria is finalised.

As a result of this the next bidding round which closes on 9th April will go ahead using the current criteria and applications forms. Further information can be obtained by telephoning the CFAP Team on 01685 729316 or by e-mailing
cfaphelp@wales.gsi.gov.uk

£1.3m for Assembly Government’s digital inclusion programme
Over £1.3million for the Assembly Government’s flagship digital inclusion programme Communities @ One has been announced by Deputy Minister for Regeneration, Leighton Andrews. The funding will ensure the continuation of the project, which encourages individuals and communities in the most deprived parts of Wales to access digital technology, until March 2009. Some of the £1,347,633 million will be used to match fund European monies already committed to extending the project. The programme, which is administered by the Wales Co-operative Centre on behalf of the Welsh Assembly Government, has supported more than 200 community groups and voluntary organisations in Communities First areas since its launch in 2006, providing more than £6m in grant funding.
(Source: YWS Bulletin 14)

Welsh Assembly Government Advocacy Grant Scheme 2008–2011
The Welsh Assembly Government has made available a further grants programme to support the development of advocacy in Wales. The programme will run from October 2008 until March 2011. After the completion of the initial grants round in August there are now two more grant rounds open.

Grant round one
Small grants up to £5,000 are available for the following purposes: training of staff, volunteers (including management committees) or service users; independent evaluation of your organisation; equipment where the application shows the clear benefit to the project/group that any additional equipment would provide. There will be no application forms for this round and organisations are asked to submit a written proposal of no more than one page of A4 together with an estimate of the cost from the training provider /independent evaluator, or for a proposed item of equipment. Training could be attendance at one off training events or groups working together to purchase a trainer ‘in house’.

Grant round two
A separate grant round will also operate for revenue costs for April 2009 to March 2011. You can apply for one year only, which will cover April 2009 to March 2010 or April 2010 to March 2011, or you can apply for a grant for a project that covers both years. We are keen to receive applications from those who provide advocacy for people with a learning disability from black and minority ethnic communities; people who have complex needs; people on the autistic spectrum (including Asperger Syndrome), as these groups of people are under represented in current advocacy provision.

Application forms and further information about the criteria for grant applicants are available from the British Institute of Learning Disabilities website or by telephone to Jennie Jevons on 01562 723010, e-mail j.jevons@bild.org.uk.

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Corporate

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European

Information now available on £29m Gateway scheme
Does your organisation work with people outside mainstream employment and furthest from the labour market?

Do you provide services that develop skills, confidence or knowledge?

If so, you may like to learn more about the opportunities available through the new Engagement Gateway scheme.

The Gateway has been set up to invest in organisations that are engaging with economically inactive people in former Objective 1 areas – now known as Convergence.

Click here to download an information sheet on the Gateway. Alternatively contact the WCVA Helpdesk to request a copy on 0800 2888 329 or help@wcva.org.uk.

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Awards

CEMEX Community Fund
The CEMEX Community Fund has published revised application deadlines for 2009. The Fund provides grants from the Landfill Communities Fund to projects local to CEMEX quarry and landfill sites throughout England, Scotland and Wales. In addition to the usual Landfill Communities Fund projects, CEMEX also supports a small number of grants of between £1,000 and £15,000 for projects that provide and maintain public parks and amenities when the work protects the social, built and/or natural environment, or that repair or restore buildings or structures which are of religious, historical or architectural interest. Projects should enhance local community facilities and places of interest close to CEMEX sites. The sites are widely distributed throughout England, Scotland and Wales, and the best way to see if you are close enough to one is to go to www.cemexlocations.co.uk/default.asp and enter your postcode. There is a two-stage application process. Stage One is an Expression of Interest form to test that you meet the Fund’s basic eligibility criteria. The next Stage 1 Expression of Interest deadline is 30 April 2009.

Full details and application forms are available by clicking here.
(Source: fundinginformation.org, 10 December 2008)

Bank of Scotland Social Entrepreneur Awards open for business
The Bank of Scotland Social Entrepreneur Awards, in association with The Sunday Times, are the first of their kind and aim to recognise and reward the UK’s two most exciting established social entrepreneurs. There will be two winners one of which will receive an offer of funding of up to £5 million from Bank of Scotland Corporate. This will be entirely free of interest for 3 years and free of arrangement fees, or a donation of up to £500,000. The second prize will be an offer of funding of up to £1 million from Bank of Scotland Corporate. This also will be entirely free of interest for 3 years and free of arrangement fees, or a donation of up to £100,000. The awards are open to the following organisations: not-for-profit organisations which are not capable of distributing profits generated by the organisation back to shareholders, members or other participants in the organisation; whose primary purpose is to support an issue or matter of public interest or public concern or to further social and/or environmental goals for non-commercial purposes and social or community benefit. Deadline for entry into the competition is 23 February 2009. For more information, go to http://entrepreneurs.bankofscotland.co.uk/social/index.html.

Institute of Fundraising National Awards
These are the only awards created specifically for fundraisers and judged by fundraisers. The categories are designed to reflect the diverse nature of the fundraising arena and they come under three headings: campaigns, techniques and individual and teams. Full details of the categories under each heading is available online. The closing date for entries is Tuesday 3 March 2009.

Social Care Accolades
It’s now even easier to enter the Social Care Accolades - The complete information pack, including electronic submission form, is now available on line! Click here to find out more. Don’t miss this opportunity for your team or organisation to celebrate their achievements in transforming social care services by investing in learning and development. If learning and development initiatives have led to service improvement that help people maintain their independence, or protect them from avoidable harm. If your organisation has been actively involving people who use services and carers in the delivery of effective care; or working in partnership to deliver seamless services-submit an entry-your team could be among the ‘Shining Stars’ of 2009!

Whether your service is private, voluntary or statutory; residential or community based; whether your organisation is large or small, this is a great opportunity for you all to shine! For further information, please visit www.ccwales.org.uk. Closing date for entries is 2 February 2009 and the high-profile awards ceremony will be held in City Hall, Cardiff, on 18 June 2009.

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Sustainable Funding Cymru

What’s new for the funding bug?
A what’s new section has been added to Sustainable Funding Cymru’s website. This new section lets you know about additions to the website as well as related news and events. Visit the website now – www.sustainablefundingcymru.org.uk - to find practical help and support on sustainable funding, various funding and planning guides, case studies, training and sources of further help.

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Training and events


Do you provide funding advice?
Pass on the funding bug to others! Sustainable Funding Cymru is running a series of one day workshops on sustainable funding for funding advisors and development officers:

The Finding the right funding mix workshops will enable you to help others explore and extend their funding and finance options. They will provide tools and techniques to assist you in your development work.

Topics covered will include:

  • What is sustainable funding and what it means in today’s funding climate
  • Introducing new and alternative sources of income and finance to others
  • The skills and approaches required for a sustainable future

Shape your financial future and sign up today!
Learn more about the planning and funding options open to you and 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:

Preparing a sustainable fundraising strategy

Grants - fit for funding

To find out more visit www.sustainablefundingcymru.org.uk or contact the WCVA Helpdesk on 0800 2888 329 or help@wcva.org.uk.

Sustainable Funding Cymru is a WCVA project supported by the Big Lottery Fund. This training is offered at a subsidised rate of £10 per person.

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Planning

Charity reporting an accounting – have your say
All charities have to prepare their accounts and registered charities have to prepare a trustees’ annual report. Charitable companies and larger non-company charities (incomes greater than £100,000) must prepare accounts following the Statement of Recommended Practice – the SORP. The report and accounts tell the story about how much money your charity received and what it was spent it on but have you ever had your say in how the rules are made for telling that story? The Charity Commission is running a series of events to allow charity trustees, charity finance staff and other stakeholders to have their say about how charity reporting and accounting should develop in the future.

In partnership with WCVA, the Charity Commission is running two events to which WCVA members are invited:

  • 20 February starting at 10am, WCVA office, Baltic House, Cardiff Bay
  • 10 March starting at noon, WCVA office, Morfa Hall, Bath Street, Rhyl

Places are free of charge with refreshments and a light lunch provided but numbers are limited. To book your place e-mail Barbara.deuring@charitycommission.gsi.gov.uk advising your name, charity or organisation, contact details, and please advise any food allergies or preferences (eg vegan or vegetarian).

For more details about these events please view the Charity Commission website.

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Giving and public fundraising

Giving Wales
It is estimated that individual donors gave 9.5 billion pounds to charity in 2006/7 and claimed back 830 million pounds in Gift Aid but charities are still missing out on millions of pounds because they are not aware of tax-effective giving mechanisms.

The Giving Wales campaign is jointly delivered with the Institute of Fundraising Cymru and funded by the Welsh Assembly Government to make charities aware of the range of tax-effective giving methods available to them, encourage charities to promote tax-effective giving and hence increase their income.

Eileen Kinsman, newly appointed Giving Wales Officer, states: ‘In the current economic climate tax-effective giving opportunities can provide important sources of additional income for charities. Many people are reassessing their financial priorities, they want to contribute to their communities but they want to do so in a planned way, which will benefit both them and their chosen charities, for instance, through Payroll Giving. Giving Wales aims to provide all voluntary sector organisations in Wales with practical tools to increase the uptake of tax-effective methods of giving, and to ensure that organisations also have access to accredited training linked to the Fundraising National Occupational Standards.’

If you would like advice on tax-effective giving or to register for a Giving Wales Information Pack please call WCVA Helpdesk/Lein Gymorth 0800 2888 329 or email givingwales@wcva.org.uk.

Major donors 'will continue support in recession'
Major donors will remain committed to supporting charitable causes with some likely to donate more during the recession, according to a report published by Philanthropy UK.

The £10.6bn Question report claims that feelings of panic in the sector are not being mirrored by donors, but they are being more cautious. Philanthropists are likely to change the way they give rather than the amount and they will be more focused on the impact made by organisations as well as how efficiency they operate, the report suggests.

Charities are advised that philanthropists will be looking for greater accountability and transparency. They must be clear about their mission and focus on organisational development and governance while reducing unnecessary costs and diversifying funding sources.
(Source: Third Sector)

HMRC amends Gift Aid declaration forms
HMRC has amended its pro forma Gift Aid declarations to take into account the reduction in basic-rate tax to 20p in the pound and transitional relief. Charities must use the updated forms in order to claim Gift Aid on new donations. Wrongly phrased Gift Aid declarations can be declared as invalid by HMRC and as a result you could be required to repay your Gift Aid claims back to HMRC. Existing regular donors will not need to replace their Gift Aid declarations with new ones. Donations not already covered by an existing valid Gift Aid declaration only will need to use the updated pro formas.

Further details are available byt clicking here.
(Source: Charity Funding Report)

Lite version of Gift Aid management system
GIftEase Lite, a Gift Aid recording and claiming database, is to become available at no charge from 1st December. Charities can register their interest here.
(Source: UK Fundraising)

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Loan finance

Credit unions see membership triple
Credit unions have seen their membership triple and their loan portfolios increase five-fold in the past decade, according to a report from the Association of British Credit Unions and the Co-operative Bank. The Breaking Through to the Future report also suggests the majority of credit unions anticipate further growth in the future.

The report also sets out the key strategic issues for the future and concludes that the potential for the sector to grow further is significant, providing credit unions collaborate to achieve economies of scale and greater innovation. The interim report is available on the Research Unit for Financial Inclusion website.
(Source: Third Sector)

Is loan finance for you?
Loan finance may not be for everyone but, where conditions are right, it can bring real benefits to voluntary and community organisations. WCVA’s Sustainable Funding Cymru has developed a series of case studies of organisations that have used loan finance as part of a ‘mixed’ funding and finance package to drive organisational growth and work towards financial sustainability. Download the case studies now from the Sustainable Funding Cymru website.

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Trading

Social enterprises in West Wales and the Valleys will benefit from a £7 million project to help them grow
The Social Enterprise Support Project, made possible with £3.5 million through the European Union’s Convergence programmes, and £3.5 million match funding from the Welsh Assembly Government, will be delivered by the Wales Co-operative Centre. The new project will raise awareness of the contribution social enterprises make to social and economic regeneration. It will also aim to identify gaps in service provision in some of Wales’ most deprived areas and undertake research into new opportunities.

In addition, the project will provide advice and support for pre-start social enterprises through a mentoring service, training and highlighting other agencies that can offer on-going help. The Social Enterprise Support Project will help at least 150 existing organisations and aims to create more than 50 new social enterprises and 300 jobs as part of a five-year programme to develop the sustainability and growth of such organisations in Wales.

Example risk assessment for charity shops
One of the new example risk assessments added to HSE's case studies is for a charity shop. There are already ones for village halls and business offices.
(Source: VolResource)

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Procurement and public service delivery

Helping the sector deliver public services
The government (in England) has published a series of documents relating to its commitment to working in partnership with charities, voluntary groups and social enterprises in delivering public services. (Source: Volresource)

You can read the news item by clicking here.

Working in a consortium: A guide for third sector organisations involved in public service delivery

The results of a project examining 'social clauses' in contracts as a way of promoting the social impact of public service delivery

Partnership in Public Services: the public services action plan two years on

And Public Administration Select Committee (PASC) publishes the government's response to its report 'Public Services and the Third Sector: Rhetoric and Reality'.

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Asset based development

Piloting more community asset transfers
The third round of the Advancing Assets for Communities demonstration programme has been launched for another 30 areas across England. This will seek to show how local authorities and local community-led third sector organisations can be supported to develop joint plans for asset transfer and to begin to implement them within specific projects. Expressions of interest required by 30th January, see Development Trust Association web site.

Community ownership and management of assets
Public policy is encouraging the community ownership and management of assets (including buildings and land) in England and there are similar moves in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Joseph Rowntree Foundation have published a report reviewing the evidence on the scale of existing activity, the benefits that arise and the factors that support it happening.


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Oddballs

Plethora of web sites for small charity support
The Small Charities Coalition has launched a new web site at www.smallcharities.org.uk. This aims to enable registered charities an income of less than £1 million to gain from sharing experience and skills. VolResource also notes a number of other sector support sites launched recently - The Foundation for Social Improvement at www.thefsi.org, Third Sector Forums at www.thirdsectorforums.co.uk, and launching spring 2009 KnowHow NonProfit at www.knowhownonprofit.org.

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WCVA Membership and Helpdesk


Full membership with WCVA
Each month, over 1,000 voluntary organisations take advantage of the information, news, funding updates and cost savings they receive as part of the benefits of full membership with WCVA.

Full membership starts at just £30 per year and includes a twice-monthly voluntary sector magazine, fortnightly members' e-briefing, and personalised grantfinder searches. Members are also entitled to discounts on computer software and hardware, telecommunications, translation services, insurance, corporate products and publicity materials.

To request a membership information pack and application form, please email help@wcva.org.uk or call the WCVA Helpdesk on 0800 2888 329.

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Newyddion Nawdd

Daliwch y byg cyllid ar ein wefan newydd!
Ymwelwch â hi’nawr i gael cymorth a chefnogaeth ymarferol am gyllid cynaliadwy. Ceir gwybodaeth ddefnyddiol am amrywiol opsiynau cyllido, astudiaethau achos, hyfforddiant a ffynellau o gymorth pellach – www.sustainablefundingcymru.org.uk

Croeso i Newyddion nawdd! Cynhyrchir y cylchlythyr hwn ar gyfer e-aelodau WCVA sydd wedi cofrestru i dderbyn gwybodaeth am nawdd, ac y mae’n disodli’r cylchlythyr llwyddiannus e-Xtra. Bydd Newyddion nawdd yn dal ati i roi gwybodaeth am gyfleoedd nawdd a llawer iawn mwy.

Cynhyrchir Newyddion nawdd gan dîm Cyllid cynaliadwy WCVA. Datblygwyd yr adnodd newydd, a gyllidir gan y Gronfa Loteri Fawr, er mwyn diwallu anghenion mudiadau sy’n dymuno mabwysiadu dull cynaliadwy o gyllido, ac sy’n chwilio am nawdd - yn amrywio o grantiau, benthyciadau a rhoi trwy’r gyflogres i fasnachu, caffael neu ddarparu gwasanaethau cyhoeddus. Anelwn at roi’r newyddion diweddaraf i chi ynghylch materion nawdd sy’n effeithio ar y trydydd sector, a rhoi gwybod i chi am ffynonellau gwybodaeth, hyfforddiant a gweithgareddau.

Bydd Newyddion nawdd yn cael ei anfon bob mis, ac os hoffech ddal ati i'w dderbyn, llenwch y ffurflen syml a geir ar-lein drwy ddilyn y ddolen hon: www.wcva.org.uk/emembership. Yma, gallwch hefyd danysgrifio i e-gylchlythyron ar gyfer ymddiriedolwyr a gwirfoddolwyr WCVA.

Os hoffech gyfrannu at Newyddion nawdd yn y dyfodol, ebostiwch ni ar scarroll@wcva.org.uk

Yn Newyddion nawdd mis hwn:

Ymddiriedolaethau elusennol

Ymddiriedolaeth Elusennol Batty
Mae’r Ymddiriedolaeth yn rhoi grantiau rhwng £1,000 a £10,000 i elusennau llai ledled y DU, yn arbennig y rheini sy’n gweithio ar lefel llawr gwlad a lefel leol. Grantiau un-tro a roddir. Mae gan yr Ymddiriedolwyr ddiddordebau eang, a’r prif amod yw y dylai’r grantiau wneud gwahaniaeth sylweddol i’ch gallu i wneud y gwaith sydd gennych mewn golwg. Dylid anfon cais drwy lythyr at Ohebydd yr Elusen gan gynnwys yr holl fanylion amlwg ynghylch yr hyn y mae ei eisiau arnoch chi, faint a pham. Bydd angen i chi bwysleisio pam y bydd y grant yn gwneud gwahaniaeth sylweddol i’ch gwaith. Dylid cyflenwi cyllideb prosiect, a bydd angen i chi anfon copi wedi’i lofnodi o’ch cyfrifon diweddaraf. Nid oes dim dyddiad cau ar gyfer derbyn ceisiadau, ond caniatewch hyd at bedwar mis er mwyn gwneud penderfyniad. Dylech wneud cais chwe mis cyn y bydd angen yr arian arnoch. Cais i: Gohebydd yr Elusen/The Charity Correspondent, Ymddiriedolaeth Elusennol Batty/Batty Charity Trust, Rugby Chambers, 2 Rugby Street, Llundain WC1N 3QU. Ffôn 020 7405 0225, e-bost info@battycharitabletrust.org.uk.
(Ffynhonnell: fundinginformation.org, 2 Rhag 08)

Ymddiriedolaeth Adfywio’r Meysydd Glo – Pontio’r Bwlch
Mae Ymddiriedolaeth Adfywio’r Meysydd Glo yn chwilio am ymgeiswyr i’w chynllun Pontio’r Bwlch, sy’n darparu grantiau o hyd at £10,000 i gefnogi prosiectau ar lawr gwlad sy’n gwella ansawdd bywydau pobl yn yr hen gymunedau glofaol ym Mhrydain. Dim ond gan fudiadau gwirfoddol a chymunedol y derbynnir ceisiadau. Mae Pontio’r Bwlch yn rhoi grantiau o rhwng £500 a £10,000 i dalu costau llawn neu ran o gostau prosiectau sydd â chyfanswm gwerth o lai na £100,000 ac sy’n perthyn i un neu fwy o bedair thema gyllido: mynediad at waith; addysg a sgiliau; iechyd a lles a mynediad at gyfleoedd. Gall grantiau dalu costau refeniw neu gyfalaf sy’n uniongyrchol berthnasol i’r prosiect dan sylw. Gallai hyn gynnwys adeiladau, offer neu gerbydau, neu gyflogau, rhent, gwres, golau ac anghenion refeniw parhaus eraill. Derbynnir ceisiadau unrhyw bryd ond mae’n rhaid i chi ganiatáu o leiaf 12 wythnos cyn dyddiad dechrau’ch prosiect er mwyn i benderfyniad gael ei wneud. Ceir llyfryn swmpus iawn o’r enw Bridging the Gap Information Booklet sydd ar gael yn www.coalfields-regen.org.uk/docs/147.pdf.
(Ffynhonnell: fundinginformation.org, 12 Rhag 2008)

Ymddiriedolaeth Ysbyty Magdalen
Mae’r Ymddiriedolaeth yn hyrwyddo lles plant a phobl ifanc dan 25 oed sy’n dioddef effeithiau amrywiol: amddifadedd cymdeithasol; camdriniaeth; anabledd meddyliol a chorfforol; tai annigonol; diffyg addysg neu hyfforddiant; a phroblemau sy’n tarddu o ddiweithdra a theuluoedd rhieni unigol. Derbynnir ceisiadau gan elusennau a gofrestrwyd yn y DU. Mae’n well ganddynt ariannu grwpiau cymunedol bach sydd â rhywfaint o wirfoddolwyr hyfforddedig; gwasanaethau hunangymorth sy’n gwneud gwaith ymarferol mewn sefyllfaoedd rheng-flaen. Ni fyddant yn ariannu elusennau sydd ag incwm o fwy na £150,000, nac elusennau cenedlaethol ychwaith. Mae ffurflenni cais ar gael gan Norma Hazell, Ymddiriedolaeth Ysbyty Magdalen, Cotswold Cottage, School Lane, Alvechurch, Birmingham, Gorllewin Canolbarth Lloegr B48 7SA. Ffôn 0121 445 1318.
(Ffynhonnell: Adroddiad Cyllid Elusennau, Rhifyn 82)

Sefydliad Rix-Thompson-Rothenberg
Mae’r Sefydliad wedi ymroi i gefnogi prosiectau sydd o fudd i bobl ag anableddau dysgu yn y meysydd canlynol: gofal; addysg; hyfforddiant; datblygiad, a gweithgareddau hamdden. Rhoddir grantiau i amrywiol fudiadau sydd â’r nod o ddwyn budd i bobl sydd ag anabledd dysgu ynghyd â’u gofalwyr gan roi pwyslais arbennig ar grantiau a fydd yn gwella ffordd o fyw a chyfleoedd. Mae rhagor o fanylion ar gael gan Loretto Lambe, Ysgrifennydd y Cwmni, ffôn 020 7486 0111.
(Ffynhonnell: Adroddiad Cyllid Elusennau, Rhifyn 82)

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Y Loteri

Papur briffio ar ymgynghoriad y Farn Fawr
Mae WCVA wedi llunio papur briffio ar ymgynghoriad ‘Y Farn Fawr’ gan y Gronfa Loteri Fawr ynghylch ei fframwaith strategol o 2009 ymlaen. Gallwch weld y papur briffio yma.

Ymgynghoriad Y Farn Fawr

  • Dydd Mawrth 20 Ionawr 2009, Llandudno
  • Dydd Mercher 28 Ionawr 2009, Abertyleri

Mae ymgynghoriad y Gronfa Loteri Fawr bellach ar agor. Dyma'ch cyfle i roi eich barn ar ein ffordd o weithio a beth ydyn ni'n ariannu. Tra bod cyfle i chi gyfrannu i'r ffordd ni'n gweithio ar draws y DU, ryn ni hefyd yn gofyn am eich barn am bedwar maes penodol ar gyfer ariannu yn y dyfodol yng Nghymru. Y meysydd hynny yw: pobl hyn; newid hinsawdd; trosglwyddo asedau cymunedol; llais y bobl. Gellir cael mwy o fanylion ar wefan Y Farn Fawr ar www.yfarnfawr.org.uk. Mae'r digwyddiadau yma i gefnogi'r ymgynhoriad. Os ydych am fynychu unrhyw un o'r digwyddiadau cysylltwch â Betty Smith ar 01686 611702, ebost betty.smith@biglotteryfund.org.uk.

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Y Llywodraeth

Adolygiad Llywodraeth y Cynulliad o'r Rhaglen Cyfleusterau a Gweithgareddau Cymunedol (CFAP)
Profodd CFAP yn rhaglen grant hynod o lwyddiannus ac ers ei lansio yn 2002, dyfarnwyd cyfanswm o £59.6 miliwn i 633 o brosiectau ym mhob cwr o Gymru. Nod yr adolygiad oedd sicrhau ein bod yn gwneud y defnydd gorau posibl o'r adnoddau sydd ar gael er mwyn inni allu parhau i gefnogi'r mudiadau cymunedol a gwirfoddol niferus yng Nghymru sy'n cael dylanwad mor arwyddocaol yn y cymunedau a gynrychiolant. Mae'r Dirprwy Weinidog dros Adfywio wedi penderfynu rhoi trefn derfynol ar yr adolygiad, er mwyn ystyried y trafodaethau parhaus sy'n cael eu cynnal ynghylch union feini prawf y Gronfa Trosglwyddo Asedau Cymunedol newydd (CAT). Bydd hyn yn sicrhau y bydd y ddwy Gronfa'n ategu ei gilydd. Ei fwriad felly yw gwneud cyhoeddiad ynglyn â'r ddwy ohonynt yr un pryd, unwaith y bydd yr union feini prawf wedi'u pennu. O'r herwydd, bydd y rownd fidio nesaf a ddaw i ben ar 9 Ebrill yn mynd yn ei blaen gan ddefnyddio'r meini prawf a'r ffurflenni cais cyfredol. Ceir mwy o wybodaeth drwy ffonio Tîm CFAP ar 01685 729316 neu drwy anfon ebost at
cfaphelp@wales.gsi.gov.uk

£1.3 miliwn ar gyfer rhaglen cynhwysiant digidol Llywodraeth y Cynulliad
Mae Leighton Andrews, y Dirprwy Weinidog dros Adfywio, wedi cyhoeddi bod £1.3 miliwn ar gael ar gyfer rhaglen cynhwysiant digidol blaengar Llywodraeth y Cynulliad sef rhaglen Cymunedau @ Ei Gilydd. Bydd y cyllid yn sicrhau bod modd parhau gyda’r prosiect sy’n annog unigolion a chymunedau yn y rhannau mwyaf difreintiedig o Gymru i gael mynediad at dechnoleg ddigidol tan fis Mawrth 2009. Defnyddir peth o’r £1,347,633 miliwn i gyfateb ag arian Ewropeaidd sydd eisoes wedi cael ei glustnodi ar gyfer datblygu’r prosiect. Mae’r rhaglen sy’n cael ei gweinyddu gan Ganolfan Gydweithredol Cymru ar ran Llywodraeth Cynulliad Cymru eisoes wedi cefnogi dros 200 o grwpiau cymunedol a sefydliadau gwirfoddol yn ardaloedd Cymunedau yn Gyntaf ers iddo gael ei lansio yn 2006 gan ddarparu dros £6 miliwn o gyllid grant. http://new.wales.gov.uk/news/latest/081105digitalinclusion/?lang=cy.
(Ffynhonnell: YWS Bulletin 14)

Llywodraeth Cynulliad Cymru Cynllun Grant Eiriolaeth 2008–2011
Mae Llywodraeth Cynulliad Cymru wedi sicrhau bod rhaglen grantiau pellach ar gael i gefnogi datblygu eiriolaeth yng Nghymru. Bydd y rhaglen yn rhedeg o fis Hydref 2008 tan fis Mawrth 2011. Ar ôl cwblhau’r rownd grantiau cychwynnol ym mis Awst erbyn hyn mae dwy rownd grantiau pellach ar gael.

Rownd grant un
Mae grantiau bychan hyd at £5,000 ar gael i’r dibenion canlynol: hyfforddi staff, gwirfoddolwyr (yn cynnwys pwyllgorau rheoli) neu ddefnyddwyr gwasanaeth; gwerthuso annibynnol eich mudiadau; cyfarpar lle mae’r cais yn dangos budd amlwg i’r prosiect/grwp y byddai unrhyw gyfarpar ychwanegol yn ei ddarparu.

Ni fydd ffurflenni cais ar gyfer y rownd hon a gofynnir i fudiadau anfon cynnig ysgrifenedig o ddim mwy nag un tudalen A4 ynghyd ag amcangyfrif o’r gost gan y darparwr hyfforddiant/gwerthuswr annibynnol, neu am eitem arfaethedig o gyfarpar. Gallai hyfforddiant fod yn bresenoldeb mewn digwyddiadau hyfforddi untro neu grwpiau yn gweithio gyda’i gilydd i brynu hyfforddwr ‘mewnol’.

Rownd grant dau
Bydd rownd grantiau ar wahân yn gweithredu ar gyfer costau refeniw ar gyfer mis Ebrill 2009 tan fis Mawrth 2011. Gallwch wneud cais am un flwyddyn yn unig fydd yn cwmpasu Ebrill 2009 tan fis Mawrth 2010 neu fis Ebrill 2010 tan fis Mawrth 2011 neu gallwch wneud cais am grant ar gyfer prosiect sy’n cwmpasu’r ddwy flynedd. Rydym yn awyddus i dderbyn ceisiadau gan y rhai fydd yn darparu eiriolaeth i bobl ag anabledd dysgu o gymunedau Pobl dduon a lleiafrifoedd ethnig; pobl sydd ag anghenion cymhleth; pobl yn y sbectrwm awtistig (yn cynnwys Syndrom Asperger), gan nad yw’r grwp hwn o bobl yn cael digon o gynrychiolaeth yn y ddarpariaeth gyfredol o eiriolaeth.
Mae ffurflenni cais a gwybodaeth bellach am y meini prawf ar gyfer ceisiadau am grantiau ar gael o wefan y British Institute of Learning Difficulties at www.bild.org.uk neu drwy ffonio Jennie Jevons ar 01562 723010, e-bost j.jevons@bild.org.uk.

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Corfforaethol


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Ewropeaidd

Gwybodaeth ar gael yn awr am y cynllun Porth gwerth £29m

A yw eich mudiad chi’n gweithio gyda phobl y tu allan i gyflogaeth brif ffrwd a’r rhai pellaf o’r farchnad lafur?

A ydych chi’n darparu gwasanaethau sy’n datblygu sgiliau, hyder neu wybodaeth?

Os ydych chi, efallai yr hoffech gael gwybod mwy am y cyfleoedd sydd ar gael trwy’r cynllun Porth Ymgysylltu newydd.

Sefydlwyd y Porth i fuddsoddi mewn mudiadau sy’n ymgysylltu â phobl economaidd anweithgar yn y cyn ardaloedd Amcan 1 – sydd bellach yn dwyn yr enw Cydgyfeirio.

Rhowch glec yma i lwytho taflen wybodaeth ynglyn â’r Porth i lawr. Ar yn ail cysylltwch â desg gymorth y WCVA i ofyn am gopi drwy ffonio 0800 2888 329 neu e-bostio help@wcva.org.uk

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Gwobrau a Dyfarniadau

Cronfa Gymunedol CEMEX
Mae Cronfa Gymunedol CEMEX wedi cyhoeddi dyddiadau cau diwygiedig ar gyfer cyflwyno ceisiadau yn 2009. Mae'r Gronfa’n rhoi grantiau o’r Gronfa Cymunedau Tirlenwi i brosiectau sy’n agos at safleoedd tirlenwi a chwareli CEMEX ledled Cymru, Lloegr a’r Alban. Yn ogystal â phrosiectau arferol y Gronfa Cymunedau Tirlenwi, mae CEMEX hefyd yn cefnogi nifer fechan o grantiau rhwng £1,000 a £15,000 ar gyfer prosiectau sy’n darparu ac sy’n cynnal a chadw parciau ac amwynderau cyhoeddus pan fydd y gwaith yn gwarchod yr amgylchedd cymdeithasol, naturiol a/neu adeiledig, neu sy’n atgyweirio neu’n adfer adeiladau neu strwythurau sydd o ddiddordeb pensaernïol, hanesyddol neu grefyddol. Dylai prosiectau wella cyfleusterau cymunedol lleol a mannau o ddiddordeb sy’n agos at safleoedd CEMEX. Mae’r safleoedd i’w cael ledled Cymru, Lloegr a’r Alban, a’r ffordd orau o weld a ydych yn ddigon agos at un ohonynt yw ymweld â www.cemexlocations.co.uk/default.asp a rhoi’ch cod post. Mae dau gam i’r broses o wneud cais. Yng Ngham Un ceir ffurflen Datgan Diddordeb i weld a ydych yn bodloni meini prawf cymhwysedd sylfaenol y Gronfa. 30 Ebrill 2009 yw dyddiad cau nesaf Cam 1 Datgan Diddordeb. Mae manylion llawn a ffurflenni cais ar gael yma.
(Ffynhonnell: fundinginformation.org, 10 Rhag 2008)

Gwobrau Entrepreneur Cymdeithasol Bank of Scotland yn chwilio am geisiadau
Gwobrau Entrepreneur Cymdeithasol Bank of Scotland, ar y cyd â The Sunday Times, yw’r cyntaf o’u bath a’u nod yw cydnabod a gwobrwyo dau o entrepreneuriaid cymdeithasol sefydledig mwyaf cyffrous y DU. Ceir dau enillydd a bydd un ohonynt yn cael hyd at £5 miliwn gan Gorfforaeth Bank of Scotland. Ni fydd llog o gwbl ar hyn am 3 blynedd ac ni chodir ffioedd trefnu, neu rodd o hyd at £500,000. Gyda’r ail wobr, cynigir hyd at £1 miliwn gan Gorfforaeth Bank of Scotland. Ni fydd llog o gwbl ar hyn am 3 blynedd ychwaith ac ni chodir ffioedd trefnu, neu rodd o hyd at £100,000. Bydd y gwobrau ar gael i’r mudiadau canlynol: mudiadau nid-er-elw nad ydynt yn gallu dosbarthu elw a wneir gan y mudiad yn ôl i’r cyfranddalwyr, yr aelodau na’r cyfranogwyr eraill yn y mudiad; a’u prif bwrpas yw cefnogi maes neu fater sydd o ddiddordeb neu o bryder i’r cyhoedd neu i ddatblygu nodau amgylcheddol a/neu gymdeithasol at ddibenion anfasnachol ac er budd cymunedol neu gymdeithasol. Y dyddiad cau ar gyfer cyflwyno cais yw 23 Chwefror 2009. I gael mwy o wybodaeth, ewch i http://entrepreneurs.bankofscotland.co.uk/social/index.html

Gwobrau Cenedlaethol y Sefydliad Codi Arian
Dyma’r unig wobrau sydd wedi’u creu yn benodol ar gyfer pobl sy’n codi arian ac a feirniadir gan bobl sy’n codi arian. Lluniwyd y categorïau fel eu bod yn adlewyrchu natur amrywiol yr arena codi arian ac mae tri phennawd i’r categorïau: ymgyrchoedd, technegau ac unigolion a thimau. Mae manylion llawn y categorïau dan bob pennawd ar gael ar-lein. Y dyddiad cau ar gyfer dychwelyd ceisiadau yw dydd Mawrth 3 Mawrth 2009.

Gwobrau Gofal Cymedithasol
Mae bellach yn haws fyth ceisio am y Gwobrau Gofal Cymdeithasol – Mae’r pecyn gwybodaeth llawn, gan gynnwys ffuflen gais electronig, ar gael ar lein nawr! Cliciwch yma i ddysgu mwy. Peidiwch â cholli cyfle i’ch tîm neu sefydliad ddathlu eu llwyddiannau mewn trawsnewid gwasanaethau gofal cymdeithasol trwy fuddsoddi mewn dysgu a datblygu. Rydym am gael gwybod sut mae dysgu a datblygu wedi arwain at wella’r gwasanaeth sy’n helpu pobl i ddal gafael yn eu hannibyniaeth, neu sy’n eu hamddiffyn rhag niwed y gellir ei osgoi. Os ydy eich sefydliad wedi bod yn ymwneud yn ymarferol â phobl sy’n defnyddio gwasanaethau a chynhalwyr i ddarparu gwasanaeth effeithiol; neu’n cydweithio i ddarparu gwasanaethau llyfn - cyflwynwch gais - ac fe allai eich tîm fod ymhlith ‘Sêr Disglair’ 2009!

Dyma gyfle gwych i chi i gyd ddisgleirio pa un a yw eich gwasanaeth yn un preifat, gwirfoddol neu statudol; yn breswyl neu gymunedol; a pha un a yw eich sefydliad yn fawr neu’n fach! Am wybodaeth bellach ewch i www.ccwales.org.uk neu yrru eich cais i’r cyfeiriad e-bost hwn. Y dyddiad cau ar gyfer ceisiadau yw 2 Chwefror 2009 a chynhelir y seremoni nodedig yn Neuadd y Ddinas Caerdydd, ar 18 Mehefin 2009.

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Cyllid Cynaliadwy Cymru

Beth sy’n newydd ym maes cyllido?
Mae adran newydd sef, beth sy’n newydd wedi’i hychwanegu at wefan Cyllid Cynaliadwy Cymru. Mae’r adran newydd hon yn rhoi gwybod i chi am ychwanegiadau at y wefan, yn ogystal ag am newyddion a digwyddiadau cysylltiedig. Ewch i’r wefan nawr - www.sustainablefundingcymru.org.uk – i gael help a chymorth ymarferol gyda chyllid cynaliadwy, nifer o wahanol ganllawiau ar gyllido a chynllunio, astudiaethau achos, hyfforddiant a ffynonellau cymorth ychwanegol.

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Hyfforddiant a digwyddiadau

Ydych chi’n rhoi cyngor ar gyllid?
Rhowch y gair ar led am gyllid! Mae Cyllid Cynaliadwy Cymru yn rhedeg cyfres o weithdai undydd ar gyllid cynaliadwy ar gyfer cynghorwyr cyllid a swyddogion datblygu:

Bydd y gweithdai Dod o hyd i’r cymysgedd cyllid cywir yn eich galluogi i helpu eraill i ymchwilio i’r dewisiadau sydd ganddynt o ran cyllid ac ariannu, a’u hymestyn. Byddant yn darparu offer a thechnegau i’ch helpu yn eich gwaith datblygu.

Ymhlith y pynciau dan sylw fydd:

  • Beth yw cyllid cynaliadwy a beth mae’n ei olygu yn yr hinsawdd ariannu bresennol
  • Cyflwyno ffynonellau cyllid ac incwm newydd a gwahanol i eraill
  • Y sgiliau a’r dulliau gweithredu sy’n angenrheidiol ar gyfer dyfodol cynaliadwy

Cynlluniwch eich dyfodol ariannol ac ymunwch heddiw!
Dewch i ddysgu mwy am y dewisiadau sydd gennych chi a’ch sefydliad 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:

Paratoi strategaeth codi arian gynaliadwy

Grantiau – addas ar gyfer nawdd

I gael gwybod mwy, ewch i www.sustainablefundingcymru.org.uk neu cysylltwch â Desg Gymorth y WCVA ar 0800 2888 329 neu help@wcva.org.uk.

Mae Cyllid Cynaliadwy Cymru yn un o brosiectau’r WCVA sy’n cael cymorth gan y Gronfa Loteri Fawr. Cynigir yr hyfforddiant hwn am bris is o £10 yr un ar sail cymhorthdal.

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Cynllunio

Adroddiadau a chyfrifon elusennau - dweud eich dweud
Mae'n rhaid i bob elusen baratoi eu cyfrifon ac mae'n rhaid i elusennau cofrestredig baratoi adroddiad blynyddol yr ymddiriedolwyr. Mae'n rhaid i gwmnïau elusennol ac elusennau mwy nad ydynt yn gwmnïau (incwm o fwy na £100,000) baratoi cyfrifon gan ddilyn y Datganiad o Arferion Cymeradwy - y SORP. Mae'r adroddiad a'r cyfrifon yn disgrifio faint o arian y mae'ch elusen wedi'i dderbyn ac ar beth y cafodd ei wario ond ydych chi erioed wedi mynegi'ch barn ynghylch sut mae'r rheolau yn cael eu gwneud ar gyfer paratoi'r dogfennau hyn? Mae'r Comisiwn Elusennau yn cynnal cyfres o ddigwyddiadau sy'n cynnig cyfle i ymddiriedolwyr elusen, staff cyllid elusennau a rhanddeiliaid eraill i ddweud eu dweud ynghylch sut y dylid datblygu adroddiadau a chyfrifon elusennau yn y dyfodol.

Mewn partneriaeth â WCVA, mae'r Comisiwn Elusennau yn cynnal dau ddigwyddiad ar gyfer aelodau WCVA:

  • 20 Chwefror yn dechrau am 10am, swyddfa WCVA, Ty Baltig, Bae Caerdydd
  • 10 Mawrth yn dechrau am hanner dydd, swyddfa WCVA, Neuadd Morfa, Stryd Y Baddon, Y Rhyl

Mae'r digwyddiad yn rhad ac am ddim a darperir lluniaeth a chinio ysgafn ond dim ond nifer cyfyngedig o lefydd sydd ar gael. I archebu lle anfonwch e-bost at Barbara.deuring@charitycommission.gsi.gov.uk gan nodi'ch enw, elusen neu sefydliad, manylion cyswllt, ac unrhyw alergeddau neu ddewisiadau bwyd (ee fegan neu lysieuwr).

I gael mwy o fanylion am y digwyddiadau hyn ewch ar wefan y Comisiwn Elusennau: http://www.charitycommission.gov.uk/investigations/sorp/comresearch.asp

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Rhoi a chodi arian cyhoeddus

Cymru’n Rhoi
Amcangyfrifir bod rhoddwyr unigol wedi rhoi 9.5 biliwn o bunnoedd i elusennau yn 2006/7 a hawliwyd 830 miliwn o bunnoedd yn ôl mewn Cymorth Rhodd ond mae elusennau’n dal yn colli miliynau o bunnoedd oherwydd nad ydynt yn gwybod am fecanweithiau rhoi treth effeithiol.

Caiff yr ymgyrch Cymru’n Rhoi ei gweithredu ar y cyd gyda Sefydliad Codi Arian Cymru ac fe’i hariennir gan Lywodraeth Cynulliad Cymru i sicrhau bod elusennau’n gwybod am yr amrywiaeth o ddulliau treth effeithiol sydd ar gael iddynt, gan annog elusennau i hyrwyddo rhoi treth effeithiol a thrwy hynny gynyddu eu hincwm.

Dywed Eileen Kinsman, sydd newydd gael ei phenodi yn Swyddog Cymru’n Rhoi: ‘Yn yr hinsawdd economaidd bresennol, gall cyfleoedd rhoi treth effeithiol ddarparu ffynonellau pwysig o incwm ychwanegol i elusennau. Mae nifer o bobl yn ailasesu eu blaenoriaethau ariannol, mae arnynt eisiau cyfrannu at eu cymunedau ond mae arnynt eisiau gwneud hynny mewn ffordd wedi’i chynllunio, a fydd o fudd iddyn nhw a’u helusennau penodol, er enghraifft, drwy Roi drwy’r Gyflogres. Nod Cymru’n Rhoi yw rhoi dulliau ymarferol i bob mudiad sector gwirfoddol yng Nghymru er mwyn iddynt allu cynyddu ffyrdd treth effeithiol o roi, a sicrhau bod gan fudiadau hefyd fynediad at hyfforddiant achrededig sydd wedi’i gysylltu â Safonau Galwedigaethol Cenedlaethol ym maes Codi Arian.’

Os hoffech chi gyngor ar roi treth effeithiol neu i gofrestru i gael Pecyn Gwybodaeth Cymru’n Rhoi ffoniwch Llinell Gymorth 0800 2888 329 neu anfonwch e-bost i givingwales@wcva.org.uk.

Cyllid a Thollau Ei Mawrhydi yn newid ffurflenni datgan Cymorth Rhodd
Mae Cyllid a Thollau Ei Mawrhydi wedi newid ei ffurflenni datganiadau Cymorth Rhodd gan ystyried y gostyngiad yn y gyfradd dreth sylfaenol i 20c yn y bunt a’r rhyddhad trosiannol. Rhaid i elusennau ddefnyddio’r ffurflenni diwygiedig i hawlio Cymorth Rhodd ar roddion newydd. Caiff datganiadau Cymorth Rhodd sydd wedi eu nodi’n anghywir eu datgan yn annilys gan Gyllid a Thollau Ei Mawrhydi ac o ganlyniad efallai y byddai rhad i chi ad-dalu’ch hawliadau Cymorth Rhodd i Gyllid a Thollau Ei Mawrhydi. Ni fydd yn rhaid i roddwyr presennol rheolaidd newid eu datganiadau Cymorth Rhodd am un newydd. Dim ond rhoddion nad yw datganiad Cymorth Rhodd dilys a chyfredol yn darparu ar eu cyfer fydd yn gorfod defnyddio’r ffurflenni diwygiedig. Mae rhagor o fanylion cliciwch yma.
(Ffynhonnell: Adroddiad Cyllid Elusennau)

Bydd rhoddwyr mawr ‘yn parhau â’u nawdd yn ystod dirwasgiad’
Bydd rhoddwyr mawr yn dal i ymroi i gefnogi achosion elusennol ac mae rhai’n debygol o roi mwy yn ystod y dirwasgiad, yn ôl adroddiad a gyhoeddwyd gan Philanthropy UK.

Mae adroddiad The £10.6bn Question yn honni nad yw’r teimladau o banig yn y sector yn cael eu hadlewyrchu ymysg rhoddwyr, ond eu bod yn fwy gofalus. Mae dyngarwyr yn debygol o newid eu ffordd o roi yn hytrach na’r swm a byddant yn canolbwyntio mwy ar yr effaith a gaiff mudiadau yn ogystal â pha mor effeithiol y maent yn gweithredu, mae’r adroddiad yn awgrymu.

Dywedir wrth elusennau y bydd dyngarwyr yn chwilio am fwy o atebolrwydd a thryloywder. Rhaid iddynt fod yn glir ynglŷn â’u cenhadaeth a chanolbwyntio ar ddatblygu eu sefydliad a’u trefn lywodraethu ond, ar yr un pryd, bydd disgwyl iddynt leihau costau dianghenraid a denu cyllid o ffynonellau mwy amrywiol.
(Ffynhonnell: Y Trydydd Sector)

Fersiwn am ddim o system rheoli Cymorth Rhodd
Bydd GIftEase Lite, cronfa ddata i gofnodi a hawlio Cymorth Rhodd, ar gael am ddim o’r 1af Rhagfyr. Gall elusennau gofrestru eu diddordeb ar y wefan yma.
(Ffynhonnell: UK Fundraising)

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Cyllid benthyca

Treblu ar aelodaeth undebau credyd
Mae undebau credyd wedi gweld eu haelodaeth yn treblu a’u portffolios benthyciadau yn cynyddu bum gwaith drosodd yn y degawd diwethaf, yn ôl adroddiad gan Gymdeithas Undebau Credyd Prydain a’r Banc Cydweithredol. Mae adroddiad Breaking Through to the Future hefyd yn awgrymu bod y mwyafrif o undebau credyd yn rhagweld twf pellach yn y dyfodol.

Mae’r adroddiad hefyd yn nodi’r materion strategol allweddol ar gyfer y dyfodol ac yn dod i’r casgliad fod y potensial i’r sector dyfu ymhellach yn sylweddol, cyhyd â bo undebau credyd yn cydweithio i sicrhau darbodion maint a mwy o arloesi. Mae’r adroddiad interim ar gael ar wefan yr Uned Ymchwil dros Gynhwysiant Ariannol.
(Ffynhonnell: Y Trydydd Sector)

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Masnachu

Asesiad risg enghreifftiol ar gyfer siopau elusen
Mae’r asesiadau risg enghreifftiol a ychwanegwyd at astudiaethau achos yr Awdurdod Gweithredol Iechyd a Diogelwch yn cynnwys un newydd ar gyfer siopau elusen. Mae rhai eisoes ar gael ar gyfer neuaddau pentref a swyddfeydd busnes.
(Ffynhonnell: VolResource)

Bydd mentrau cymdeithasol yng Ngorllewin Cymru a’r Cymoedd yn elwa o brosiect £7 miliwn i’w helpu i dyfu
Bydd y Prosiect Cymorth i Fentrau Cymdeithasol, a wnaed yn bosibl gyda £3.5 miliwn drwy raglenni Cydgyfeirio’r Undeb Ewropeaidd a £3.5 miliwn o arian cyfatebol gan Lywodraeth Cynulliad Cymru, yn cael ei roi ar waith gan Ganolfan Gydweithredol Cymru. Bydd y prosiect newydd yn codi ymwybyddiaeth o gyfraniad mentrau cymdeithasol tuag at adfywio cymdeithasol ac economaidd. Bydd hefyd yn ceisio canfod bylchau yn y ddarpariaeth gwasanaethau yn rhai o ardaloedd mwyaf difreintiedig Cymru a gwneud ymchwil i gyfleoedd newydd.

Yn ogystal, bydd y prosiect yn darparu cyngor a chymorth i fentrau cymdeithasol cyn iddynt gychwyn drwy wasanaeth mentora a hyfforddiant a thrwy dynnu sylw at asiantaethau eraill a all gynnig help parhaus. Bydd y Prosiect Cymorth i Fentrau Cymdeithasol yn helpu o leiaf 150 o fudiadau presennol a’i nod yw creu mwy na 50 o fentrau cymdeithasol newydd a 300 o swyddi fel rhan o raglen bum mlynedd i ddatblygu cynaliadwyedd a thwf cyrff o’r fath yng Nghymru.

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Caffael a darparu gwasanaethau cyhoeddus


Helpu’r sector i ddarparu gwasanaethau cyhoeddus
Mae’r llywodraeth (yn Lloegr) wedi cyhoeddi cyfres o ddogfennau’n ymdrin â’i hymrwymiad i weithio mewn partneriaeth ag elusennau, grwpiau gwirfoddol a mentrau cymdeithasol wrth ddarparu gwasanaethau cyhoeddus. (Ffynhonnell: Volresource)

I ddarllen y eitem newyddion ewch i'r wefan yma.

Working in a consortium: A guide for third sector organisations involved in public service delivery.

Canlyniadau prosiect i edrych ar ‘gymalau cymdeithasol’ mewn contractau fel ffordd o hyrwyddo effaith gymdeithasol darparu gwasanaethau cyhoeddus.

Partnership in Public Services:the public services action plan two years on.

Ac mae’r Pwyllgor Dethol ar Weinyddiaeth Gyhoeddus (PASC) yn cyhoeddi ymateb y llywodraeth i’w adroddiad 'Public Services and the Third Sector: Rhetoric and Reality'.

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Datblygu ar sail asedau

Treialu rhagor o drosglwyddiadau asedau cymunedol
Cafodd trydedd rownd rhaglen arddangos Advancing Assets for Communities ei lansio i 30 o ardaloedd eraill ar draws Lloegr. Byddir yn ceisio dangos sut mae modd cynorthwyo awdurdodau lleol a mudiadau trydydd sector dan arweiniad y gymuned leol i ddatblygu cynlluniau ar y cyd i drosglwyddo asedau ac i ddechrau eu gweithredu o fewn prosiectau penodol. Mae angen datganiadau o ddiddordeb erbyn 30ain Ionawr. Gweler gwefan Cymdeithas yr Ymddiriedolaethau Datblygu.

Cymunedau yn berchen ar ac yn rheoli asedau
Mae polisi cyhoeddus yn Lloegr yn annog y dylai asedau (yn cynnwys tir ac adeiladau) fod yn eiddo i gymunedau a chael eu rheoli ganddynt ac mae symudiadau tebyg ar y gweill yng Nghymru, yr Alban a Gogledd Iwerddon. Mae Sefydliad Joseph Rowntree wedi cyhoeddi adroddiad yn adolygu’r dystiolaeth o ran maint y gweithgarwch ar hyn o bryd, y manteision sy’n deillio o hyn a’r ffactorau sy’n gymorth i hyn ddigwydd www.jrf.org.uk/bookshop/details.asp?pubID=1042

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Manion

Llu o wefannau i gynorthwyo elusennau bach
Mae’r Cynghrair Elusennau Bach wedi lansio gwefan newydd ar www.smallcharities.org.uk. Ei diben yw galluogi elusennau cofrestredig sydd ag incwm o lai na £1 miliwn i elwa drwy rannu profiad a sgiliau. Mae VolResource hefyd yn nodi nifer o wefannau cymorth eraill i’r sector a lansiwyd yn ddiweddar – mae’r Sefydliad dros Welliannau Cymdeithasol ar www.thefsi.org, Fforymau Trydydd Sector ar www.thirdsectorforums.co.uk, a KnowHow NonProfit a fydd yn lansio yng ngwanwyn 2009 ar www.knowhownonprofit.org.

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Aelodaeth a Lein Gymorth WCVA

Bob mis, mae dros 1,000 o fudiadau gwirfoddol yn elwa ar y wybodaeth, y newyddion, y wybodaeth ariannol a’r arbedion y byddant yn eu derbyn fel rhan o'r manteision o fod yn aelodau llawn o WCVA.

Mae aelodaeth lawn yn dechrau ar gyn rhated â £30 y flwyddyn, ac mae’n cynnwys: cylchgrawn i’r sector gwirfoddol ddwywaith y mis, e-hysbys ar gyfer aelodau bob pythefnos, a chwiliadau grant personol. Mae aelodau hefyd yn gallu hawlio disgownt oddi ar y canlynol: meddalwedd a chaledwedd cyfrifiaduron, telegyfathrebu, gwasanaethau cyfieithu, yswiriant, cynhyrchion corfforaethol a deunyddiau cyhoeddusrwydd. Os carech chi gael pecyn gwybodaeth am ymaelodi, a ffurflen gais, anfonwch e-bost at help@wcva.org.uk neu ffoniwch Lein Gymorth WCVA ar 0800 2888 329.

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