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WCVA Funding news April 2009 / Newyddion nawdd WCVA Ebrill 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

Action Earth campaign
Action Earth is a five-month environmental campaign run by national charity CSV (Community Service Volunteers and sponsored by Morrisons Supermarkets). What needs doing where you are? You could arrange to recycle all the used paper and cans from your school or workplace, a litter pick in your street or local park, build a sensory garden for the visually impaired. Large or small, grants are available to help purchase tools, equipment and material needs that can help make a difference to your project. The campaign runs until the end of July but grants are limited, so be sure to get your application in early.

The Beacon for Wales
The Beacon for Wales invites applications for funding for small-scale public engagement projects, specifically those that are partnerships between universities and community groups. Projects should help to embed public engagement into the work of universities and should address one of the following four themes and target audiences: our place in the future - 14-19 year olds; health and wellbeing - Communities First; climate and sustainability - rural communities; the Welsh identity in the 21st Century - cultural minority groups. The closing date is 1 June 2009.

BT Community Connections
BT Community Connections is an award scheme, which enables community and charitable groups to get online and make use of information and communication technology (ICT). Groups can apply for a laptop and a year’s free broadband connection. There are more than 1,000 award packages to give to groups who can demonstrate how an award will benefit their work and the local community. The scheme is open to almost any organisation working in the field of community benefit, located anywhere within the UK can apply. Applications can be submitted for one of two rounds. The closing date for postal applications to round one is 9 June 2009 and online applications 11 June 2009. For further details and application forms call 0845 257 6792.

Enterprising Britain
Enterprising Britain is a nationwide competition to find the most enterprising place in the UK – a location where enterprise is creating jobs and transforming communities – both of which are vital during these uncertain economic times. Entry is free and is open to any location in the UK (city, town, village or neighbourhood) that can demonstrate the impact that enterprise has made over the last two years. The closing date for entries is 30 April 2009. Last year there were only two entries from Wales, hopefully we can improve on this in 2009!

First Light Movies
First Light has announced 2009/2010 closing dates for its grants. First Light Movies is a Lottery-funded programme to inspire the making of short films by young people, and supports groups of young people aged between 5 and 19 throughout the UK through three main funding strands: What’s the Big Idea? The Pilot Awards and Studio Awards. First Light covers all skills involved in the film making process, from script development to acting to production. The grant application process will be changing during 2009. Applications need to be made online.
(Source: fundinginformation.org, 11/3/09)

The Charles Hayward Foundation
The Foundation predominantly funds capital costs and occasionally, project funding may be offered for start-up or development activities where these are not part of the on-going revenue requirement of the organisation. Projects that are preventative or provide early intervention and whose area of impact is at the community and neighbourhood level are preferred. The Foundation has the following current categories: heritage and conservation; criminal justice; hospices; older people; overseas; small grant schemes of up to £5,000. Grants are only made to registered charities.
(Source: Charity Funding Report, Issue 86)

Concertina Charitable Trust
The Concertina Charitable Trust makes small grants available to charitable organisations across England and Wales that provide musical entertainment and related activities for older people. Projects should not only entertain but also bring therapeutic benefits to health and wellbeing. Priority is given to supporting smaller organisations that otherwise have difficulty raising funds and those that provide the musical entertainment through young musicians. The trustees meet four times a year to consider applications. The next closing date is 30 April 2009.
(Source: fundinginformation.org, 27 March 09)

The Djanogly Foundation
The Foundation will support developments in: medicine, education, social welfare and the arts. Grants are also made to fund projects that relieve distress and promote the welfare of the aged and the young. The Foundation is particularly concerned with the funding of projects that are new and may require a number of years to establish. Further details are available from The Djanogly Foundation, tel 020 7930 9845.
(Source: Charity Funding Report, Issue 85)

Elephant Trust
The Elephant Trust was set up to make it possible for artists and those presenting their work to undertake and complete projects when frustrated by lack of funds. Grants have usually been limited to £2,000 but larger grants may be considered. Funding priority is given to artists and to small organisations and galleries. The deadline for applications is 14 April 2009.

Legacy Trust UK
The aims of the trust are to make awards to individuals or organisations for charitable purposes including the following areas: cultural; educational; health sporting; and other charitable activities for the benefit of the community. The Trust aims to fund a range of cultural and sporting activities with the hope to leave a lasting legacy from the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympics Games in communities throughout the UK. Further details are available from here.
(Source: Charity Funding Report, Issue 86)

Margaret Davies Charity
Registered charitable organisations, which benefit the people of Wales, are supported in the following areas: the visual arts; the performing arts; education; health and social; and provision for youth. Further details are available from Margaret Davies Charity, The Offices, Plas Dinam, Llandinam, Powys SY17 5DQ. Tel 01686 689172.
(Source: Charity Funding Report, Issue 86)

P F Charitable Trust
The Trust supports a wide range of UK charitable causes, including: the prevention of poverty; the advancement of – poverty, education, religion, health or the saving of lives, citizenship or community development, arts, culture, heritage or science, amateur sport, human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation, or the promotion of religious or racial harmony or equality or diversity, environmental protection or improvement; the relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage. Applications should be made in writing with full information to D Pocknee, Secretary, P F Charitable Trust, c/o R F Trustee Co Ltd, Ely House, 37 Dover Street, London WIS 4NJ. Tel 020 7409 5685.
(Source: Charity Funding Report, Issue 85)

The Sobell Foundation
The Foundation will support applications from registered charities in the following areas: medical care and treatment, including respite care and hospices; care for physically and mentally disabled adults and children; education and training for adults and children with physical and learning disabilities; care and support of the elderly; care and support for children; homelessness. Further details are available from www.sobellfoundation.org.uk or email enquiries@sobellfoundation.org.uk.
(Source: Charity Funding Report, Issue 85)

The Waterloo Foundation
The foundation is interested in projects that help globally, particularly in the areas of the disparity of wealth and climate related issues. Their aim is to help both the global community and the local community in Wales through their four main programmes: world development; child development; environment and projects in Wales.


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Lottery

BIG consultation elicits 3,400 responses
A public consultation by the Big Lottery Fund on how £2bn in funding should be allocated over the next six years has received a higher-than-anticipated level of response. Almost 3,400 people from across the UK responded - 500 more than the last consultation of its kind. The information will now be analysed and the findings, which will help shape priorities until 2015, will be published in June.

Big Lottery Fund chief executive Peter Wanless told Professional Fundraising ‘We have got a host of interesting insights. I would say that the main thing for me is that there is a lot of really interesting debate about sustainability, and, given that it is hardwired into the philosophy of lottery funding that we fund for a period and then expect to encourage organisations to think about other ways of taking things on from there, what are the options and opportunities beyond the life of a lottery grant? There has been quite a lot of discussion there.’

WCVA response to ‘Big Thinking’
WCVA has responded to the Big Lottery Fund’s Big Thinking consultation. The response can be found here.

The People’s Millions
A chance for Welsh communities to go for gold
The People's Millions TV contest has been launched in Wales, giving communities in the ITV Wales broadcast region a fresh chance to win up to £50,000 in Lottery good cause cash to improve their locality. The People's Millions partnership between the Big Lottery Fund (BIG) and ITV Wales gives the voting public the opportunity to decide which local projects will receive lottery good cause funding. The popular contest is now entering its fifth successful year.

This year in Wales, The People's Millions is offering five awards of up to £50,000 for projects that will enhance local facilities or help people to enjoy their local area. During four nights of competition, a total of £250,000 will be invested in the ITV Wales broadcast area. The contest is particularly looking for projects that enable local people to get more involved in their community and that are original and imaginative.

Entry packs for The People's Millions are available by calling the hotline: 08450 10 11 12 or by visiting www.peoplesmillions.org.uk. The deadline for applications is 15 May 2009.


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Government

Annual report for Welsh Assembly Government and the Third Sector
The Welsh Assembly Government has published its annual report on the Voluntary Sector Scheme for 2007-08, detailing how it worked in partnership with, and supported, voluntary organisations, community organisations and social enterprises.

FRSB to appoint dedicated employee to encourage Welsh membership
The Fundraising Standards Board has been given £110,000 by the Welsh assembly to pay for an employee to be based in Wales as part of the ongoing effort to increase membership of the regulatory body. It is hoped the three-year grant will boost Welsh membership of the organisation, currently standing at just 35 out of more than 1,000. The FRSB needs to demonstrate widespread sector support by 2011 or the government could introduce statutory regulation.

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Corporate


Corporate charitable giving 'to fall by £500m'
Fears of a serious decline in corporate giving during the recession are strengthened by a poll that suggests it will fall by a third this year and a research report that confirms its recent decline. The poll of 450 business leaders found that 60 per cent expected their companies to cut their charity giving and half expected them to cut down on the number of causes they supported. The Social Investment Consultancy which commissioned the poll, carried out online by YouGovStone said this could mean a loss of £500m for charities. This figure is based on an estimate that charities receive a total of £1.4bn from corporates in cash and in kind. Total income from the private sector accounted for 4.9 per cent of the sector's £33.2bn total in 2006/07, according to the 2009 NCVO Civil Society Almanac.
(Source: Third Sector)

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European

Extension of 2000-06 Structural Fund Programmes
The European Commission has agreed to extend the 2000-2006 programmes until the end of June 2009. WEFO are managing this process by using the six-month extension to close the programmes properly. WEFO will not approve any new projects but have extended 216 projects in order to maximise spend. There is no process for requesting extension or additional funds but WEFO are happy to have discussions around individual projects if project sponsors are keen to secure an extension.

Communities and Nature (CAN) - Small Value Projects
The Countryside Council for Wales (CCW) is preparing to manage an umbrella project called Communities and Nature (CAN). The central aim of CAN is to innovatively capitalise on the natural environment of Wales to generate sustainable jobs and enable a greater number and wider range of Wales’ residents to access these new opportunities. To this end CCW is seeking innovative project ideas from organisations with the aim of developing some ideas submitted, through a process of dialogue, to the stage where a contract can be awarded.
Click here for more information.

Gwynedd Rural Development Projects for the Rural Development Plan for Wales 2007-2013: Productive Communities (Cymunedau Cynhyrchiol)
A series of seven projects will be implemented in Gwynedd under the Rural Development Plan for Wales 2007-2013. It will be possible for the projects to operate as a series, in which individuals can move on from one stage to another (and join the process at any stage), or take advantage of one or two activities only. This contract is for the second of these projects. The aim of the Productive Communities project is to add value to the unique characteristics of Gwynedd, its assets, produce and "offers" and to maximise the economic benefits for rural communities. This project will emphasise Gwynedd's unique selling point - the quality of the environment and its produce. Click here for more information

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Awards

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Sustainable Funding Cymru

Funding news survey
As a subscriber to Funding news we would like to invite you to complete our survey to determine your use and satisfaction of the bulletin. The outcome of this survey will help us better understand the needs of our current readership and improve the content and design of the bulletin.

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What’s more the first 50 people who complete the survey will be randomly selected to qualify for 10 free delegate places at WCVA’s Third Sector Funding Conference on 7 October 2009 at Liberty Stadium, Swansea.

Thank you and kind regards – WCVA’s Sustainable Funding Cymru team.

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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

Wales Charity Law Conference 2009
WCVA is pleased to give advance notice of the Wales Charity Law Conference 2009, presented in partnership with Geldards LLP. This year’s conference will be held in Cardiff on 21 May next, and will offer the usual spread of high quality presentations and workshops on a variety of legal topics. It will also place some focus on the recessionary environment, looking at relevant legal issues and strategies to manage them. The full programme and booking form can be downloaded from the WCVA website, and will be distributed via Network, by email and hardcopy mailing. For further information please contact: WCVA Events on 029 2043 1724 or eventsadmin@wcva.org.uk

Hallmarks of a well run charity
WCVA, in partnership with Watts Gregory LLP accountants and the Charity Commission, will be presenting a half day seminar: Hallmarks of a well run charity - regulatory and accounting essentials, to be held at Baltic House, Cardiff on 30 April. This innovative seminar will review both the governance and financial management issues identified by the Commission‘s Hallmarks publication, essential for the sound running of any charity. Further information can be found on the WCVA website or for a copy of the booking form please contact: WCVA Events on 029 2043 1724 or eventsadmin@wcva.org.uk

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:

Earning

Loan finance & asset based development

Giving and public fundraising

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

This training is also being delivered across Wales by the local county voluntary councils (CVCs), for further details please visit www.coursesforcommunities.org.uk.

As Sustainable Funding Cymru is being supported by the Big Lottery Fund, this training is only available to voluntary and community organisations operating in Wales and is offered at a subsidised rate of no more than £20 per person.

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

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

Free fundraising healthcheck online tool
The Institute of Fundraising and THINK Consulting Solutions have created a free online diagnostic tool designed to help charities to understand the impact of the recession on their income portfolios over the coming years. The Fundraising Healthcheck has been created in recognition of the fact that charities need strategic fundraising advice and support to help them continue functioning effectively amid the recession. The diagnostic tool is suitable for charities of all sizes that wish to check the viability of their fundraising, anonymously and confidentially.

It offers two analysis routes. The Net Income Report scrutinises a charity's fundraising profitability across a mix of channels to determine the most profitable income streams and donor groups, and areas needing focus. The second route, an Investment Report, assesses the mix and risk of a charity's investment portfolio, looking at recruitment and donor development across techniques and channels to ensure strategic risk management.

Lindsay Boswell, chief executive of the Institute of Fundraising, said: ‘In launching Fundraising Healthcheck we are recognising and responding to the need of fundraisers to present a clear case to their trustee boards and CEOs for continued and vital investment in diverse fundraising strategies’.

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Giving and public fundraising

Up to £200m expected to be wiped off legacies
Sliding property and share prices mean charities will receive less, says report by the Smith Institute. The report, Charitable Legacies in an Environment of Change, produced by Jenny Harrow and Cathy Pharoah at Cass Business School, says the value of charitable legacies has been estimated at £1.9bn a year, but that this figure is expected to drop sharply because of plummeting property and share prices. The report says the country's largest fundraising charities currently receive about 12 per cent of their income from legacies. However, it says reliance on legacy income carries "immense risks" because it is based on the gifts of a small proportion of the population and is subject to wide fluctuations.
(Source: Third Sector)

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Loan finance

Community finance could be key to economy
A new report from the New Economics Foundation, IOUK: banking failure and how to build a fit financial sector, argues that community development finance institutions should be given more government backing as part of reviving the economy. The umbrella body for such organisations, the Community Development Finance Association, has welcomed the report. The report also highlights other elements of the "sleeping architecture" of a more robust local financial infrastructure, such as credit unions and local enterprise schemes.

Unity Trust Bank
Unity Trust is the first and only bank in the UK to remove all penalty charges and penalty interest on unauthorised overdrafts. For 25 years, Unity Trust Bank has provided the civil society organisations with a full range of services, from day-to-day banking to specialist loan finance and grant bridging loans. For more information visit www.unity.co.uk.

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Trading

Delivering public services through social enterprise
The Smith Institute has launched a policy pamphlet Social Enterprise for Public Service: how does the third sector deliver? - chapters on the European perspective, role of housing associations, measuring impact, commissioning and more. Download report.

Novas Scarman learning and enterprise tools
The Novas Scarman Group has developed a range of tools designed to de-mystify the topic of enterprise, social enterprise and business start-up. The hands-on and interactive tools aim to promote creativity and explore and develop a range of entrepreneurial skills; they assist in decision making, team building, marketing, finance, business planning and legal structures. The purpose of the tool is to build the confidence of individuals to allow them to make the most of their abilities and turn ideas into action.
To find out more about the tools contact Julia Walter on 0115 9484 600 or email julia.walter@novasscarman.org.

Spreading the intellectual property of social enterprise
Social Enterprise magazine reports that a health food shop in Norwich is the first social enterprise in the UK to be set up under a licence from an existing social firm. Wholefood Planet, a community interest company, paid more than £14,000 to receive the 'intellectual property' of Daily Bread Co-operative, which has two successful social enterprises based in Northampton and Cambridge providing employment for people with learning disabilities. Read more.

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Procurement and public service delivery

New £29m Gateway scheme underway
A new scheme that will make £29m of European funds available to Welsh organisations is now open for business. Managed by WCVA, the Engagement Gateway will tackle economic inactivity in Wales by investing in organisations that support disadvantaged groups towards employment.

The Gateway is a procurement scheme that will offer contracts up to a maximum of £150,000 through a tendering process. WCVA has now set up an approved supplier list that organisations wishing to get involved are required to join.

To join the approved supplier list, organisations will need to complete and submit a pre-qualification questionnaire (PQQ) by Friday 15 May. The first invitations to tender will be issued in August.

For a PQQ or general information leaflet on the Gateway, contact the WCVA Helpdesk on 0800 2888 329 or email gateway@wcva.org.uk.

Click here to download a pre qualification questionnaire (PQQ).
Click here to download a copy of the PQQ guidelines.
Click here to view answers to questions submitted about the scheme and the PQQ process.

The scheme will operate in the former Objective 1 areas of Wales – now known as Convergence – and is funded by the Welsh Assembly Government and European Structural Funds (European Social Fund).

WCVA's £13m ILM scheme now open
A new scheme that will make £13m of European funds available to reduce economic inactivity in North Wales is now underway. Managed by WCVA, the Intermediate Labour Market (ILM) will invest in organisations that provide a period of training and work experience to people facing barriers to employment.

The scheme will offer contracts up to a maximum of £150,000 through a tendering process, and expect the first invitations to tender to be issued in September. WCVA will invite organisations on its approved supplier list to tender for appropriate contracts. To join the approved supplier list, organisations need to complete and submit a pre qualification questionnaire (PQQ) by Tuesday 2 June.

For a PQQ or general information leaflet on the ILM, contact the WCVA Helpdesk on 0800 2888 329 or email ilm@wcva.org.uk

Click here to download a pre qualification questionnaire (PQQ).
Click here to download a copy of the PQQ guidelines.

Organisations that would like to discuss the process of tendering to the ILM before submitting a PQQ should contact the WCVA Helpdesk in the first instance. The scheme will operate in the Convergence areas of North Wales (Anglesey, Gwynedd, Conwy, Denbighshire), and is funded by the Welsh Assembly Government and European Structural Funds (European Social Fund).

Summary to Working in a Consortium
A summary guide to Working in a Consortium has been published by the Office of the Third Sector for voluntary organisations, for use when considering this approach as a way to get involved in the delivery of public sector contracts. Download summary guide or the previously released full version.

Third sector must ‘raise its game' in face of funding cuts
Innovation is key to the survival of the third sector over the next five to ten years as public sector funding falls, according to speakers at NCVO’s Public Service Delivery Network annual conference in London. Opening the conference, the NCVO CEO Stuart Etherington said the third sector could no longer depend on public service contracts because organisations would find it difficult to secure funding from 2011 to 2014. He said it was time to find new methods of funding and ways of providing services as the demand for these services would not go away.

Geoff Mulgan, director of the Young Foundation, said success was down to more than just effectiveness and that it was time to do more than just talk about innovation. ‘2010 will see the biggest public service funding cuts since the 1920s,' he said. ‘It [the third sector] will have to raise its game in competition with both the private and public sectors if it is still going to be around.'

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Asset based development

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Oddballs

Free PR guide for small charities
A free online guide to help small third sector organisations improve their public relations has been launched by financial services firm Abbey. The bank says its Abbey PR Guide provides a practical introduction to media relations, including issues such as working with corporate PR teams and hosting journalists at events.

Acevo offers recession help online
Chief executives body Acevo has launched a new website to help third sector organisations weather the recession. The site, www.recessionsupport.org.uk, contains various guides and tips written by experts on finance, management and career development. It includes news on the recession, as well as links to relevant organisations, events and courses.

NCVO Civil Society Almanac 2009 launched
The NCVO annual publication reports that charities received £7.8bn from public sector contracts in 2006-07, an increase of 9.8% (more than double their value in 2000/01) while income from grants slipped to £4.2bn. Earned income rose by 3.3% during 2006/07 and now makes up over half of charities’ income, equating to £17 billion. Read more about the Almanac at the NCVO website.

NCVO is using the popular micro-blogging service Twitter to give updates on events, press releases and more. Follow NCVO on Twitter: http://twitter.com/ncvo and find out how other charities are using Twitter

CAF launches crisis helpline update
The Charities Aid Foundation has launched a free and confidential crisis helpline for charities worried about their financial viability. The helpline number is 0800 980 2000

KnowHow NonProfit continues to grow
The KnowHow NonProfit website continues to grow. Lots of new sections have been added including public service income, marketing, managing staff and setting up an organisation. Visit the site, join or start a discussion or send feedback to knowhow@city.ac.uk The site will fully launch in April

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WCVA Membership and Helpdesk


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

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

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

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Newyddion Nawdd

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

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

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

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

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

Yn Newyddion nawdd mis hwn:

Ymddiriedolaethau elusennol

Ymgyrch ‘Gweithredu dros y Ddaear’
Mae ‘Gweithredu dros y Ddaear’ yn ymgyrch amgylcheddol pum mis o hyd a redir gan CSV (Gwirfoddolwyr Gwasanaeth Cymunedol a thrwy nawdd gan Archfarchnadoedd Morrisons). Beth sydd angen ei wneud yn eich ardal chi? Gallech drefnu i ailgylchu yr holl hen bapur a chaniau o’ch ysgol neu fan gwaith, codi ysbwriel yn eich stryd neu barc lleol, adeiladu gardd synhwyrau ar gyfer rhai â nam ar eu golwg. Mae grantiau mawr neu fach ar gael i gynorthwyo i brynu offer, cyfarpar a deunyddiau a all wneud gwahaniaeth i’ch prosiect. Mae’r ymgyrch yn rhedeg hyd ddiwedd Gorffennaf, ond cyfyngedig yw’r grantiau, felly sicrhewch eich bod yn cyflwyno cais yn fuan.

Goleufa Cymru
Mae Goleufa Cymru’n gwahodd ceisiadau am gyllid ar gyfer prosiectau ar raddfa fach i gynnwys y cyhoedd, yn benodol y rhai sy’n bartneriaeth rhwng prifysgolion a grwpiau cymunedol. Dylai prosiectau gynorthwyo i wreiddio ymgysylltu â’r cyhoedd yng ngwaith prifysgolion a dylai roi sylw i un o’r pedair thema ganlynol a chynulleidfaoedd targed: ein lle yn y dyfodol – pobl ifanc 14-19 oed; iechyd a lles – Cymunedau yn Gyntaf; hinsawdd a chynaliadwyedd – cymunedau gwledig; yr hunaniaeth Gymreig yn yr unfed ganrif ar hugain – grwpiau diwylliannol lleiafrifol. Y dyddiad cau yw 1 Mehefin 2009.

Cysylltiadau Cymunedol BT
Mae Cysylltiadau Cymunedol BT yn gynllun gwobrwyo, sy’n galluogi grwpiau cymunedol ac elusennol i fynd ar-lein a defnyddio technoleg gwybodaeth a chyfathrebu (TGCh). Gall grwpiau wneud cais am liniadur a chyswllt band eang rhad ac am ddim am flwyddyn. Ceir dros 1,000 o wobrau i’w rhoi i grwpiau sy'n gallu dangos sut y bydd gwobr yn dod â budd i'w gwaith ac i'r gymuned leol. Mae’r cynllun yn agored i bron bob mudiad sy'n gweithio ym maes budd cymunedol, wedi'u lleoli yn unrhyw fan yn y DU, i ymgeisio. Gellir cyflwyno ceisiadau ar gyfer un o ddwy rownd. Y dyddiad olaf ar gyfer cyflwyno ceisiadau drwy’r post i rownd un yw 9 Mehefin 2009, a cheisiadau ar-lein 11 Mehefin 2009. Mae mwy o wybodaeth a ffurflenni cais ffoniwch 0845 257 6792.

Prydain yn Mentro
Mae Prydain yn Mentro yn gystadleuaeth genedlaethol i ganfod y lle mwyaf mentrus yn y DU – lleoliad lle y mae menter yn creu swyddi ac yn gweddnewid cymunedau – dau beth sy’n hanfodol yn ystod y cyfnod ansicr hwn yn economaidd. Gellir cyflwyno cais yn rhad ac am ddim, ac y mae’n agored i unrhyw leoliad yn y DU (dinas, tref, pentref neu gymdogaeth) a all ddangos yr effaith a gafodd menter dros y ddwy flynedd ddiwethaf. Y dyddiad cau ar gyfer ceisiadau yn 30 Ebrill 2009. Y llynedd, dim ond dau ymgais a gafwyd o Gymru, gobeithio y gellir gwella ar hynny yn 2009!

First Light Movies
Mae First Light wedi cyhoeddi dyddiadau cau ar gyfer ei grantiau yn 2009/10. Mae First Light Movies yn rhaglen a ariennir gan y Loteri i ysbrydoli creu ffilmiau byr gan bobl ifanc ac y mae’n cefnogi grwpiau o bobl ifanc rhwng 5 a 19 oed ledled y DU drwy dair brif ffrwd gyllido: Beth yw’r Syniad Mawr? Gwobrau ‘Pilot’ a Gwobrau Stiwdio. Mae First Light yn cwmpasu’r holl sgiliau sy’n gysylltiedig â gwneud ffilm, o ddatblygu sgript i actio i gynhyrchu. Bydd y broses o wneud cais am grant yn newid yn ystod 2009. Mae angen gwneud ceisiadau ar-lein.
(Ffynhonnell: fundinginformation.org, 11/03/09)

Sefydliad Charles Hayward
Mae’r Sefydliad yn ariannu costau cyfalaf yn bennaf ac weithiau, bydd cyllid prosiect ar gael ar gyfer gweithgareddau sefydlu neu ddatblygu os nad ydynt yn rhan o ofynion refeniw arferol y mudiad. Rhoddir blaenoriaeth i brosiectau ataliol neu sy’n darparu ymyrraeth gynnar a rhai sy’n gweithredu ar lefel cymuned neu gymdogaeth. Mae’r Sefydliad yn ariannu’r categorïau canlynol ar hyn o bryd: treftadaeth a chadwraeth; cyfiawnder troseddol; hosbisau; pobl hyn; tramor; cynlluniau grant bach hyd at £5,000. Rhoddir grantiau i elusennau cofrestredig yn unig. (Ffynhonnell: Charity Funding Report, Rhif 86)

Ymddiriedolaeth Elusennol Concertina
Mae Ymddiriedolaeth Elusennol Concertina yn dyfarnu grantiau bach i fudiadau elusennol ledled Cymru a Lloegr sy’n darparu adloniant cerddorol a gweithgareddau cysylltiedig i bobl hyn. Yn ogystal â diddanu dylai’r prosiectau hefyd arwain at fuddiannau therapiwtig i iechyd a lles. Rhoddir blaenoriaeth i gefnogi mudiadau llai a fyddai’n ei chael yn anodd fel arall i godi arian ac i’r rhai sy’n darparu adloniant cerddorol gan gerddorion ifanc. Mae’r ymddiriedolwyr yn cwrdd bedair gwaith y flwyddyn i ystyried ceisiadau. Y dyddiad cau nesaf yw 30 Ebrill 2009.
(Ffynhonnell: fundinginformation.org, 27 Mawrth 09)

Sefydliad Djanogly
Mae’r Sefydliad yn cefnogi datblygiadau mewn: meddygaeth, addysg, lles cymdeithasol a’r celfyddydau. Rhoddir grantiau hefyd i ariannu prosiectau sy’n lleddfu trallod ac sy’n hybu lles pobl hyn a phobl ifanc. Mae’r Sefydliad yn arbennig o awyddus i ariannu prosiectau newydd a all fod angen nifer o flynyddoedd i sefydlu eu hunain. Mae manylion pellach ar gael oddi wrth Sefydliad Djanogly, ffôn 020 7930 9845.
(Ffynhonnell: Charity Funding Report, Rhif 85)

Elephant Trust
Sefydlwyd yr Elephant Trust i alluogi artistiaid a rhai sy’n cyflwyno’u gwaith i dderbyn a chwblhau prosiectau pam mae diffyg arian yn broblem. Mae grantiau fel arfer yn cael eu cyfyngu i £2,000 ond gellir ystyried grantiau mwy. Rhoddir blaenoriaeth i artistiaid ac i fudiadau bach ac orielau. Y dyddiad cau ar gyfer derbyn ceisiadau yw 14 Ebrill 2009.

Legacy Trust UK
Nod yr ymddiriedolaeth yw dyfarnu grantiau i unigolion neu fudiadau i ddibenion elusennol, sy’n cynnwys y meysydd canlynol: diwylliant; addysg; chwaraeon, iechyd a gweithgareddau elusennol eraill sydd o fudd i’r gymuned. Mae’r Ymddiriedolaeth yn ymdrechu i ariannu amrywiaeth o weithgareddau diwylliannol a chwaraeon yn y gobaith o sicrhau y bydd dylanwad Gemau Olympaidd a Gemau Paralympaidd Llundain 2012 yn parhau ar eu hôl mewn cymunedau ledled y DU. Mae manylion pellach ar gael yn yma.
(Ffynhonnell: Charity Funding Report, Rhif 86)

Elusen Margaret Davies
Mae mudiadau elusennol cofrestredig, sy’n gweithio er budd pobl Cymru, yn cael eu cefnogi yn y meysydd canlynol: y celfyddydau gweledol; y celfyddydau perfformio; addysg; iechyd a gofal cymdeithasol a darpariaeth i bobl ifanc. Mae rhagor o fanylion ar gael oddi wrth Elusen Margaret Davies, Y Swyddfeydd, Plas Dinam, Llandinam, Powys SY17 5DQ. Ffôn 01686 689172.
(Ffynhonnell: Charity Funding Report, Rhif 86)

Ymddiriedolaeth Elusennol P F
Mae’r Ymddiriedolaeth yn cynorthwyo amrywiaeth eang o achosion elusennol yn y DU, gan gynnwys: atal tlodi; hyrwyddo – tlodi, addysg, crefydd, iechyd neu arbed bywydau, dinasyddiaeth neu ddatblygiad cymunedol, y celfyddydau, diwylliant, treftadaeth neu wyddoniaeth, chwaraeon amatur, hawliau dynol, datrys gwrthdaro neu gymodi, neu hyrwyddo cytgord crefyddol neu hiliol neu gydraddoldeb neu amrywiaeth, amddiffyn neu wella’r amgylchedd; cymorth i rai mewn angen oherwydd ieuenctid, henaint, salwch, anabledd, caledi ariannol neu anfantais arall. Dylid cyflwyno ceisiadau ysgrifenedig ynghyd â gwybodaeth lawn i D Pocknee, Secretary, P F Charitable Trust, c/o R F Trustee Co Ltd, Ely House, 37 Dover Street, Llundain WIS 4NJ. Ffôn 020 7409 5685.
(Ffynhonnell: Charity Funding Report, Rhif 85)

Sefydliad Sobell
Bydd y Sefydliad yn cefnogi ceisiadau gan elusennau cofrestredig sy’n gweithio yn y meysydd canlynol: gofal a thriniaeth feddygol, gan gynnwys gofal seibiant a hosbisau; gofal i oedolion a phlant ag anableddau corfforol a meddyliol; addysg a hyfforddiant i oedolion a phlant ag anableddau corfforol a dysgu; gofal a chefnogaeth i bobl hyn; gofal a chefnogaeth i blant; digartrefedd. Mae manylion pellach ar gael yn www.sobellfoundation.org.uk neu e-bostiwch enquiries@sobellfoundation.org.uk.
(Ffynhonnell: Charity Funding Report, Rhif 85)

Sefydliad Waterloo
Mae’r Sefydliad yn ymddiddori mewn prosiectau sy’n helpu ar raddfa fyd-eang, yn enwedig mewn meysydd sy’n ymdrin ag anghydraddoldeb cyfoeth a materion hinsawdd. Ei nod yw cynorthwyo’r gymuned fyd-eang a’r gymuned leol yng Nghymru trwy gyfrwng y pedair prif raglen ganlynol: datblygiad byd; datblygiad plant, yr amgylchedd a phrosiectau yng Nghymru.

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Y Loteri

3,400 o ymatebion i ymgynghoriad y Gronfa Loteri Fawr
Cafwyd ymateb uwch na’r disgwyl i ymgynghoriad cyhoeddus gan y Gronfa Loteri Fawr am sut y dylid dyrannu £2bn o gyllid dros y chwe blynedd nesaf. Roedd bron 3,400 o bobl ledled y DU wedi ymateb - 500 yn fwy na’r ymgynghoriad diwethaf o’i fath. Caiff y wybodaeth yn awr ei dadansoddi a chaiff y canfyddiadau, a fydd yn helpu i lunio’r blaenoriaethau tan 2015, eu cyhoeddi ym mis Mehefin.

Dywedodd prif weithredwr y Gronfa Loteri Fawr, Peter Wanless, wrth Professional Fundraising ‘Rydym wedi cael llawer o syniadau diddorol. Byddwn i’n dweud mai’r peth mwyaf trawiadol o'm safbwynt i yw ein bod wedi cael trafodaeth ddiddorol am gynaliadwyedd, ac, o gofio bod athroniaeth cyllid y loteri yn seiliedig ar y ffaith ein bod yn cyllido am gyfnod penodol ac yna bod disgwyl inni annog mudiadau i feddwl am ffyrdd eraill o ddatblygu’r prosiect ar ôl hynny, beth felly yw’r dewisiadau a’r cyfleoedd sydd ar gael i fudiadau ar ôl i grant gan y loteri ddod i ben? Cafwyd cryn dipyn o drafodaeth am y pwnc hwnnw.’

Ymateb WCVA i ‘Y Farn Fawr’
Mae WCVA wedi ymateb i ymgynghoriad Y Farn Fawr y Gronfa Loteri Fawr. Gallwch weld copi o’n hymateb yma.

Miliynau’r Bobl
Cyfle i gymunedau cymru fynd amdani
Mae cystadleuaeth deledu Miliynau'r Bobl wedi cael ei lansio yng Nghymru, sy'n rhoi cyfle newydd i gymunedau yn rhanbarth ddarlledu ITV Wales i ennill hyd at £50,000 o arian achosion da y Loteri i wella eu hardal leol. Mae partneriaeth Miliynau'r Bobl rhwng y Gronfa Loteri Fawr ac ITV Wales yn rhoi cyfle i'r cyhoedd bleidleisio er mwyn penderfynu ar ba brosiectau lleol a fydd yn derbyn arian achosion da y loteri. Mae'r gystadleuaeth boblogaidd bellach yn dechrau ar ei phumed flwyddyn lwyddiannus.

Eleni yng Nghymru, mae Miliynau'r Bobl yn cynnig pum dyfarniad o hyd at £50,000 ar gyfer prosiectau a fydd yn gwella cyfleusterau lleol neu'n helpu pobl i fwynhau eu hardal leol. Yn ystod pedair noson o gystadlu, bydd cyfanswm o £250,000 yn cael ei fuddsoddi yn ardal ddarlledu ITV Wales. Mae'r gystadleuaeth yn edrych yn benodol am brosiectau sy'n galluogi i bobl leol chwarae fwy o ran yn eu cymuned ac sy'n wreiddiol ac yn llawn dychymyg.

Mae pecynnau ymgeisio ar gyfer Miliynau'r Bobl ar gael heddiw trwy ffonio'r llinell gymorth: 08450 10 11 12 neu trwy ymweld â www.miliynaurbobl.org.uk. Y dyddiad cau ar gyfer ceisiadau yw 15 Mai 2009.

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Y Llywodraeth

Adroddiad blynyddol Llywodraeth Cynulliad Cymru a’r Trydydd Sector
Mae Llywodraeth Cynulliad Cymru wedi cyhoeddi ei adroddiad blynyddol ar y Cynllun Sector Gwirfoddol ar gyfer 2007-08, yn nodi sut y gweithiodd mewn partneriaeth â mudiadau gwirfoddol, mudiadau cymunedol a mentrau cymdeithasol a sut y cawsant eu cefnogi gan y Llywodraeth.

Y Bwrdd Safonau Codi Arian am benodi cyflogwr penodedig i ddenu aelodau o Gymru
Mae’r Bwrdd Safonau Codi Arian wedi cael £110,000 gan y Cynulliad Cenedlaethol i dalu am weithiwr a fydd wedi’i leoli yng Nghymru fel rhan o’r ymdrech barhaus i gynyddu aelodaeth y corff rheoleiddio. Gobeithir y bydd y grant tair blynedd hwn yn hybu nifer yr aelodau o Gymru, sydd ar hyn o bryd yn 35 aelod yn unig allan o dros 1,000. Mae angen i’r Bwrdd Safonau Codi Arian ddangos bod y sector drwyddo draw yn ei gefnogi erbyn 2011 neu gallai’r llywodraeth gyflwyno trefn reoleiddio statudol.

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Corfforaethol

Disgwyl y bydd corfforaethau yn rhoi £500m yn llai i elusennau
Ategwyd y pryderon y bydd corfforaethau yn rhoi llai o lawer o arian i elusennau yn ystod y dirwasgiad mewn arolwg sy’n awgrymu y bydd y swm yn un rhan o dair yn llai eleni, ac mae adroddiad ymchwil yn cadarnhau’r duedd ddiweddar hon. Mewn arolwg o 450 o arweinwyr busnes, canfuwyd bod 60 y cant ohonynt yn disgwyl y bydd eu cwmnïau yn lleihau eu rhoddion i elusennau ac roedd hanner ohonynt yn disgwyl y byddai eu cwmnïau’n cefnogi nifer lai o elusennau.

Dywedodd yr Ymgynghoriaeth Buddsoddi Cymdeithasol, a gomisiynodd yr arolwg a wnaethpwyd ar-lein gan YouGovStone, y gallai hyn olygu bod elusennau’n colli gwerth £500m. Seilir y ffigur hwn ar amcangyfrif bod elusennau’n cael cyfanswm o £1.4bn gan gorfforaethau mewn arian parod ac mewn cymorth ymarferol. Roedd cyfanswm yr incwm gan y sector preifat yn cyfri am 4.9 y cant o gyfanswm incwm y sector yn 2006/07 (sef £33.2bn), yn ôl Almanac Cymdeithas Sifil NCVO 2009.
(Ffynhonnell: Y Trydydd Sector)

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Ewropeaidd

Ymestyn Rhaglenni Cronfeydd Strwythurol 2000-06
Mae’r Comisiwn Ewropeaidd wedi cytuno i ymestyn y rhaglenni 2000-2006 tan ddiwedd Mehefin 2009. Mae Swyddfa Cyllid Ewropeaidd Cymru yn rheoli’r broses hon drwy ddefnyddio’r estyniad hwn o chwe mis i ddod â’r rhaglenni i ben mewn ffordd briodol. Ni fydd Swyddfa Cyllid Ewropeaidd Cymru yn cymeradwyo unrhyw brosiectau newydd ond maent wedi ymestyn 216 prosiect er mwyn manteisio i’r eithaf ar y gwariant. Nid oes proses ar gyfer gwneud cais am estyniad nac am ragor o arian ond mae Swyddfa Cyllid Ewropeaidd Cymru’n barod i gael trafodaethau am brosiectau unigol os yw noddwyr prosiectau yn awyddus i gael estyniad.

Cymunedau a Natur (CAN) – Prosiectau Gwerth Bach
Mae Cyngor Cefn Gwlad Cymru yn paratoi i reoli prosiect ymbarél o’r enw Cymunedau a Natur (CAN). Nod canolog CAN yw manteisio’n arloesol ar amgylchedd naturiol Cymru i gynhyrchu swyddi cynaliadwy a galluogi mwy o drigolion Cymru, ac amrediad ehangach o’r boblogaeth, i gael gafael ar y cyfleoedd newydd hyn. At y diben hwn, mae Cyngor Cefn Gwlad Cymru yn chwilio am syniadau arloesol ar gyfer prosiectau gan fudiadau gyda’r nod o ddatblygu rhai o’r syniadau a gyflwynir, drwy broses o ddeialog, er mwyn gallu dyfarnu contract iddynt.
Cliciwch yma am ragor o wybodaeth.

Prosiectau Datblygu Gwledig Gwynedd ar gyfer Cynllun Datblygu Gwledig Cymru 2007-2013: Cymunedau Cynhyrchiol
Rhoddir cyfres o saith prosiect ar waith yng Ngwynedd dan Gynllun Datblygu Gwledig Cymru 2007-2013. Bydd yn bosibl i’r prosiectau weithredu fel cyfres, lle gall unigolion ddatblygu o un cam i un arall (neu ymuno â’r broses ar unrhyw adeg), neu gallant fanteisio ar un neu ddau weithgaredd yn unig. Contract yw hwn ar gyfer yr ail brosiect.

Nod y prosiect Cymunedau Cynhyrchiol yw ychwanegu gwerth at nodweddion unigryw Gwynedd, ei hasedau, ei chynnyrch a’i chynigion, yn ogystal â chyflwyno’r buddiannau economaidd mwyaf posibl i gymunedau gwledig. Bydd y prosiect hwn yn pwysleisio pwynt gwerthu unigryw Gwynedd – ansawdd yr amgylchedd a’i chynnyrch. Cliciwch yma am ragor o wybodaeth.

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Gwobrau a Dyfarniadau

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Cyllid Cynaliadwy Cymru

Arolwg Newyddion nawdd
Fel un sy’n tanysgrifio i Newyddion nawdd hoffem eich gwahodd i gwblhau ein harolwg i ganfod faint ydych yn ei ddefnyddio ar y bwletin ac a ydych yn fodlon ag ef. Bydd canlyniad yr arolwg hwn yn ein helpu i ddeall yn well anghenion ein darllenwyr presennol a gwella cynnwys a dyluniad y bwletin.

Cliciwch yma i gwblhau’r arolwg

Ni ddylai gymryd 10 munud i chi ei gwblhau, a gofynnwn i chi ei gwblhau erbyn 30 Ebrill 2009 fan bellaf.

At hynny, bydd y 50 cyntaf i gwblhau’r arolwg yn cael eu dethol ar hap i fod yn gymwys am 10 o leoedd am ddim yng Nghynhadledd Nawdd y Trydydd Sector WCVA ar 7 Hydref 2009 yn Stadiwm Liberty, Abertawe.

Diolch a chofion gorau – Tîm Cyllid Cynaliadwy WCVA.

(Datganiad Gwarchod Data: Ni chaiff y wybodaeth a ddarparwch ond ei defnyddio at ddibenion ystadegol yn WCVA ac ni chaiff ei rhannu ag unrhyw drydydd parti na’i defnyddio at ddibenion marchnata heb gael caniatâd gennych chi ymlaen llaw.)


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Hyfforddiant a digwyddiadau

Cynhadledd Cyfraith Elusennau Cymru 2009
Mae WCVA yn falch o’ch hysbysu ymlaen llaw am Gynhadledd Cyfraith Elusennau Cymru 2009. Caiff ei chyflwyno mewn partneriaeth â Geldards LLP. Cynhelir y gynhadledd eleni yng Nghaerdydd ar 21 Mai, a bydd yn cynnig y dewis arferol o gyflwyniadau a gweithdai o safon uchel ar amrywiol bynciau cyfreithiol. Bydd hefyd yn rhoi rhywfaint o ffocws ar yr amgylchiadau mewn dirwasgiad, gan edrych ar faterion cyfreithiol perthnasol ac ar strategaethau i’w rheoli.

Gellir llwytho’r rhaglen lawn a ffurflen archebu oddi ar wefan WCVA, a chânt eu dosbarthu drwy Rhwydwaith, dros yr e-bost a thrwy bostio copi caled. I gael rhagor o wybodaeth, cysylltwch â: Digwyddiadau WCVA ar 029 2043 1724 neu eventsadmin@wcva.org.uk

Nodweddion elusen sy’n cael ei rhedeg yn dda
Bydd WCVA, mewn partneriaeth â chyfrifwyr Watts Gregory LLP a’r Comisiwn Elusennau, yn cynnal seminar hanner diwrnod: Nodweddion elusen sy’n cael ei rhedeg yn dda - hanfodion rheoleiddio a chyfrifo yn Nhy Baltig, Caerdydd ar 30 Ebrill. Bydd y seminar arloesol hwn yn adolygu’r materion rheoli sy’n ymwneud â llywodraethu a materion ariannol a nodwyd wrth i’r Comisiwn gyhoeddi’r Nodweddion, sy’n hanfodol ar gyfer rhedeg unrhyw elusen yn gadarn. Mae rhagor o wybodaeth ar gael ar wefan WCVA neu i gael copi o’r ffurflen archebu, cysylltwch â Digwyddiadau WCVA ar 029 2043 1724 neu eventsadmin@wcva.org.uk

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:

Ennill incwm

Cyllid benthyciadau a datblygu yn seiliedig ar asedau

Rhoi a chodi arian gan y cyhoedd

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

Gan fod Cyllid Cynaliadwy Cymru yn cael cymorth gan y Gronfa Loteri Fawr, dim ond sefydliadau gwirfoddol a chymunedol sy’n gweithio yng Nghymru sy’n gallu manteisio ar yr hyfforddiant hwn, ac mae cymorthdaliadau ar gael sy’n golygu na fydd y gost yn fwy na £20 y person.

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

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

Pecyn ar-lein am ddim ar gyfer archwilio’ch prosesau codi arian
Mae’r Sefydliad Codi Arian a THINK Consulting Solutions wedi creu pecyn diagnostig sydd ar gael am ddim ar y we a luniwyd i helpu elusennau i ddeall effaith y dirwasgiad ar eu portffolios incwm dros y blynyddoedd nesaf. Crëwyd y Pecyn Archwilio’ch Prosesau Codi Arian i gydnabod y ffaith bod angen cyngor a chefnogaeth strategol ar elusennau o ran codi arian er mwyn eu helpu i weithredu’n effeithiol yn ystod y dirwasgiad. Mae’r pecyn diagnostig yn addas ar gyfer elusennau o bob lliw a llun sy’n dymuno gwirio pa mor hyfyw yw eu systemau codi arian, a gallant wneud hynny’n ddienw ac yn hyderus.

Mae’n cynnig dwy ffordd o ddadansoddi. Mae’r Adroddiad Incwm Net yn archwilio proffidioldeb elusen ar draws amrywiaeth o sianelau er mwyn pennu’r ffrydiau incwm a’r grwpiau o roddwyr mwyaf proffidiol, a’r meysydd sydd angen sylw. Mae’r ail lwybr, Adroddiad Buddsoddi, yn asesu cymysgedd a risg portffolio buddsoddi'r elusen, gan edrych ar recriwtio a datblygu rhoddwyr o safbwynt technegau a sianelau er mwyn sicrhau eich bod yn rheoli risg yn strategol.

Dywedodd Lindsay Boswell, prif weithredwr y Sefydliad Codi Arian: ‘Wrth lansio’r Pecyn Archwilio’ch Prosesau Codi Arian, rydym yn cydnabod ac yn ymateb i’r angen bod y rheini sy’n codi arian yn cyflwyno achos clir i’w byrddau ymddiriedolwyr ac i’w prif weithredwyr dros barhau i fuddsoddi ac i wneud buddsoddiad hanfodol mewn strategaethau codi arian amrywiol’.

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Rhoi a chodi arian cyhoeddus

Disgwyl y bydd hyd at £200m yn cael ei ddileu o gymynroddion
Yn ôl adroddiad gan y Sefydliad Smith, mae gwerth eiddo a chyfranddaliadau is yn golygu y bydd elusennau yn cael llai. Mae’r adroddiad, Charitable Legacies in an Environment of Change, a gynhyrchwyd gan Jenny Harrow a Cathy Pharoah yn Ysgol Fusnes Cass, yn dweud bod gwerth cymynroddion i elusennau yn oddeutu £1.9bn y flwyddyn, ond disgwylir i’r ffigur hwn ddisgyn yn sydyn oherwydd bod prisiau eiddo a chyfranddaliadau wedi disgyn yn sylweddol. Dywed yr adroddiad bod yr elusennau mwyaf yn y wlad sy’n codi arian yn cael tua 12 y cant o’u hincwm o gymynroddion. Fodd bynnag, dywed bod dibynnu ar incwm o gymynroddion yn peri "risgiau sylweddol" oherwydd mae’n seiliedig ar roddion gan gyfran fach o’r boblogaeth ac mae’n gallu amrywio’n fawr.
(Ffynhonnell: Y Trydydd Sector)

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Cyllid benthyca

Cyllid Cymunedol - yr allwedd i’r economi
Mae adroddiad newydd gan y Sefydliad Economeg Newydd, IOUK: banking failure and how to build a fit financial sector, yn dadlau y dylai sefydliadau cyllid datblygu cymunedol gael fwy o gefnogaeth gan y llywodraeth fel rhan o adfywio’r economi. Mae'r corff ymbarél ar gyfer sefydliadau o’r fath, y Gymdeithas Cyllid Datblygu Cymunedol, wedi croesawu’r adroddiad. Mae’r adroddiad hefyd yn tynnu sylw at elfennau eraill o’r "saernïaeth gwsg" i greu isadeiledd cyllid lleol mwy cadarn, megis undebau credyd a chynlluniau menter lleol.

Banc Unity Trust
Unity Trust yw’r banc cyntaf yn y DU (a’r unig un) i gael gwared â’r holl ffioedd a llogau cosb ar orddrafftiau anawdurdodedig. Am 25 mlynedd, mae Banc Unity Trust wedi darparu amrywiaeth lawn o wasanaethau i sefydliadau’r gymdeithas sifil, o fancio o-ddydd-i-ddydd i gyllid ar gyfer benthyciad arbenigol a benthyciadau pontio rhwng grantiau. Am ragor o wybodaeth, ewch i www.unity.co.uk.

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Masnachu

Cyflenwi gwasanaethau cyhoeddus drwy fenter gymdeithasol
Mae Sefydliad Smith wedi lansio pamffled polisi dan y teitl Social Enterprise for Public Service: how does the third sector deliver? Ceir penodau am y persbectif Ewropeaidd, swyddogaeth cymdeithasau tai, mesur effaith, comisiynu a mwy. Llwythwch yr adroddiad oddi ar y we.

Pecyn dysgu a menter Novas Scarman
Mae Grwp Novas Scarman wedi creu pecyn amrywiol a luniwyd i fwrw golau ar bynciau yn ymwneud â menter, mentrau cymdeithasol a dechrau busnes.

Nod y pecyn ymarferol a rhyngweithiol hwn yw hyrwyddo creadigrwydd yn ogystal ag archwilio a datblygu amrywiol sgiliau entrepreneuraidd; maent yn helpu wrth wneud penderfyniadau, adeiladu tîm, marchnata, cyllid, cynllunio busnes a strwythurau cyfreithiol. Pwrpas y pecyn yw meithrin hyder unigolion er mwyn eu galluogi i fanteisio i’r eithaf ar eu galluoedd a gwireddu syniadau.
I gael gwybod mwy am y pecyn, mae croeso i chi gysylltu â Julia Walter ar 0115 9484 600 neu anfon e-bost at julia.walter@novasscarman.org.

Ehangu eiddo deallusol mentrau cymdeithasol
Mae'r cylchgrawn Social Enterprise yn adrodd mai siop bwydydd iach yn Norwich yw’r fenter gymdeithasol gyntaf yn y DU i gael ei sefydlu dan drwydded gan gwmni cymdeithasol sefydledig. Mae Wholefood Planet, cwmni budd cymunedol, wedi talu dros £14,000 i gael 'eiddo deallusol' Daily Bread Co-operative, sy’n darparu cyflogaeth i bobl ag anableddau dysgu mewn dwy fenter gymdeithasol lwyddiannus yn Northampton a Chaergrawnt. i ddarllen fwy, cliciwch yma.

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Caffael a darparu gwasanaethau cyhoeddus

Sefydlu cynllun newydd gwerth £29m – Y Porth Ymgysylltu
Mae cynllun newydd a fydd yn darparu £29m o arian Ewropeaidd ar gyfer mudiadau yng Nghymru wedi’i lansio. Bydd y Cynllun Porth Ymgysylltu, sy’n cael ei reoli gan WCVA, yn mynd i’r afael ag anweithgarwch economaidd yng Nghymru trwy fuddsoddi mewn mudiadau sy’n cynorthwyo grwpiau difreintiedig i ddod o hyd i waith.

Mae’r Porth yn gynllun caffael a fydd yn cynnig contractau gwerth hyd at £150,000 trwy broses dendro. Mae WCVA yn awr wedi llunio rhestr o gyflenwyr cymeradwy y bydd disgwyl i fudiadau sy’n dymuno bod yn rhan o’r cynllun ymuno â hi.

I ymuno â’r rhestr o gyflenwyr cymeradwy, bydd rhaid i sefydliadau gwblhau a chyflwyno holiadur cyn-gymhwyso (PQQ) erbyn dydd Gwener 15 Mai. Bydd y gwahoddiadau cyntaf i dendro yn cael eu cyhoeddi ym mis Awst.

I dderbyn holiadur neu daflen gyffredinol am y Porth, cysylltwch â Lein Gymorth WCVA ar 0800 2888 329 neu e-bostiwch gateway@wcva.org.uk.

Cliciwch yma i lawrlwytho holiadur cyn cymhwyso (PQQ).
Cliciwch yma i lawrlwytho copi o ganllawiau cyn cymhwyso.
Cliciwch yma i weld atebion i'r cwestiynau a ofynnwyd am y cynllun a'r broses PQQ.

Bydd y cynllun yn weithredol yn hen ardaloedd Amcan 1 Cymru – sydd bellach yn cael eu galw’n ardaloedd Cydgyfeirio – ac mae’n cael ei ariannu gan Lywodraeth Cynulliad Cymru a Chronfa Gymdeithasol Ewrop (ESF).

Cynllun MLD gwerth £13m WCVA ar waith yn awr
Mae cynllun newydd a fydd yn darparu gwerth £13m o gyllid Ewropeaidd i leihau anweithgarwch economaidd yng Ngogledd Cymru yn awr ar waith. Bydd y Farchnad Lafur Drosiannol, a reolir gan WCVA, yn buddsoddi mewn mudiadau sy’n darparu cyfnod o hyfforddiant a phrofiad gwaith i bobl sy’n wynebu rhwystrau rhag cael cyflogaeth.

Bydd y cynllun yn cynnig contractau gwerth hyd at £150,000 drwy broses dendro, a disgwylir i’r gwahoddiadau cyntaf i dendro gael eu dosbarthu ym mis Medi. Bydd WCVA yn gwahodd mudiadau sydd ar ei restr o gyflenwyr cymeradwy i dendro am gontractau priodol. Er mwyn ymuno â’r rhestr o gyflenwyr cymeradwy, bydd angen i fudiadau lenwi a chyflwyno holiadur cyn-gymhwyso erbyn dydd Mawrth 2 Mehefin.

I gael holiadur cyn-gymhwyso neu daflen wybodaeth gyffredinol am y Farchnad Lafur Drosiannol, cysylltwch â Lein Gymorth WCVA ar 0800 2888 329, neu anfonwch e-bost i ilm@wcva.org.uk

Cliciwch yma i gael copi o’r holiadur cyn-gymhwyso.
Cliciwch yma i gael copi o’r canllawiau ar gyfer yr holiadur cyn-gymhwyso.

Dylai mudiadau a fyddai’n hoffi trafod y broses dendro i’r Farchnad Lafur Drosiannol cyn cyflwyno holiadur cyn-gymhwyso gysylltu â Lein Gymorth WCVA yn y lle cyntaf.

Bydd y cynllun yn gweithredu yn yr ardaloedd Cydgyfeirio yng Ngogledd Cymru (Ynys Mon, Gwynedd, Conwy, Sir Ddinbych) ac fe’i cyllidir gan Lywodraeth Cynulliad Cymru a’r Cronfeydd Strwythurol Ewropeaidd (Cronfa Gymdeithasol Ewrop).

Crynodeb i Weithio mewn Consortiwm
Mae crynodeb i Working in a Consortium wedi cael ei gyhoeddi gan Swyddfa’r Trydydd Sector ar gyfer mudiadau gwirfoddol. Gellir ei ddefnyddio wrth ystyried y dull hwn fel ffordd o gael troed i mewn o ran cyflenwi contractau’r sector cyhoeddus. Gallwch lwytho’r crynodeb oddi ar y we yn neu’r fersiwn llawn sydd eisoes wedi cael ei gyhoeddi yn.

Rhaid i’r trydydd sector ‘godi ei safon’ wrth wynebu toriadau mewn cyllid
Yn ôl siaradwyr yng nghynhadledd flynyddol Rhwydwaith Cyflenwi Gwasanaethau Cyhoeddus NCVO yn Llundain, mae’n rhaid i’r trydydd sector fod yn arloesol os ydyw am oroesi’r pump i ddeng mlynedd nesaf wrth i gyllid gan y sector cyhoeddus leihau. Wrth agor y gynhadledd, dywedodd Stuart Etherington, Prif Weithredwr NCVO, na allai’r trydydd sector ddibynnu mwyach ar gontractau gwasanaethau cyhoeddus oherwydd byddai mudiadau’n ei chael yn anodd cael gafael ar gyllid rhwng 2011 a 2014. Dywedodd ei bod yn bryd dod o hyd i ddulliau newydd o gael cyllid a darparu gwasanaethau oherwydd ni fydd y galw am y gwasanaethau hyn yn diflannu.

Dywedodd Geoff Mulgan, cyfarwyddwr y Sefydliad Young, fod sicrhau llwyddiant yn golygu mwy na dibynnu ar effeithiolrwydd yn unig, a’i bod yn bryd bellach i wneud mwy na dim ond siarad am arloesedd. ‘Yn 2010, byddwn yn gweld y toriadau mwyaf mewn gwasanaethau cyhoeddus er y 1920au,' dywedodd. ‘Bydd rhaid iddo [y trydydd sector] godi ei safon wrth gystadlu yn erbyn y sectorau preifat a chyhoeddus os ydyw am oroesi.'

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Datblygu ar sail asedau

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Manion

Canllaw Cysylltiadau Cyhoeddus am ddim i elusennau bach
Mae Abbey, y cwmni gwasanaethau ariannol wedi lansio canllaw ar-lein rhad ac am ddim i helpu mudiadau bach yn y trydydd sector i wella eu cysylltiadau cyhoeddus. Mae’r banc yn dweud bod Canllaw Cysylltiadau Cyhoeddus Abbey yn rhoi cyflwyniad ymarferol ar sut i greu cysylltiadau â’r cyfryngau, gan gynnwys materion megis gweithio gyda thimau Cysylltiadau Cyhoeddus corfforaethol ac estyn croeso i newyddiadurwyr mewn digwyddiadau.

Acevo yn cynnig help ar-lein yn ymwneud â’r dirwasgiad
Mae corff y prif weithredwyr Acevo wedi lansio gwefan newydd i helpu mudiadau’r trydydd sector i oroesi’r dirwasgiad. Mae’r safle, www.recessionsupport.org.uk, yn cynnwys amrywiol ganllawiau a chynghorion a ysgrifennwyd gan arbenigwyr ym maes cyllid, rheoli a datblygu gyrfa. Mae’n cynnwys newyddion am y dirwasgiad, yn ogystal â dolenni at sefydliadau, digwyddiadau a chyrsiau perthnasol.

Almanac Cymdeithas Sifil NCVO 2009 wedi’i lansio
Mae cyhoeddiad blynyddol NCVO yn adrodd bod elusennau wedi ennill gwerth £7.8bn o gontractau’r sector cyhoeddus yn 2006-07, cynnydd o 9.8% (mwy na dwbl eu gwerth yn 2000/01) tra bod incwm o grantiau wedi disgyn i £4.2bn. Roedd incwm a enillwyd wedi cynyddu 3.3% yn ystod 2006/07 a bellach mae’n cyfri am dros hanner incwm elusennau, sef £17 biliwn. Darllenwch fwy am yr Almanac ar wefan NCVO.

Mae NCVO yn defnyddio’r gwasanaeth blogio poblogaidd ar y we, Twitter, i roi’r newyddion diweddaraf am ddigwyddiadau, datganiadau i’r wasg a mwy. Dilynwch NCVO ar Twitter: http://twitter.com/ncvo a dysgwch sut mae elusennau eraill yn defnyddio Twitter

Y Sefydliad Cymorth i Elusennau yn lansio llinell gymorth mewn argyfwng
Mae’r Sefydliad Cymorth i Elusennau wedi lansio llinell gymorth rad ac am ddim a chyfrinachol ar gyfer elusennau sy’n poeni am eu hyfywedd ariannol. Rhif y llinell gymorth yw 0800 980 2000

KnowHow NonProfit yn parhau i dyfu
Mae’r wefan KnowHow NonProfit yn parhau i dyfu. Mae llawer o adrannau newydd wedi cael eu hychwanegu yn cynnwys adrannau ar incwm o wasanaethau cyhoeddus, marchnata, rheoli staff a sefydlu mudiad. Ewch i’r wefan er mwyn cyfrannu at drafodaeth neu ysgogi trafodaeth ac anfonwch adborth i knowhow@city.ac.uk. Caiff y safle cyfan ei lansio ym mis Ebrill

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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 cyn rhated â £30 y flwyddyn, ac mae’n cynnwys: cylchgrawn i’r trydydd sector ddwywaith y mis, e-hysbys ar gyfer aelodau bob pythefnos, a chwiliadau grant personol. Mae aelodau hefyd yn gallu hawlio disgownt oddi ar hyfforddiant a chynadleddau WCVA, ac oddiar gynhyrchion a gwasanaethau a ddarperir gan ein partneriaid cynlluniau affinedd, yn cynnwys meddalwedd a chaledwedd cyfrifiaduron, telegyfathrebu, gwasanaethau cyfieithu, yswiriant, cynhyrchion corfforaethol a deunyddiau cyhoeddusrwydd.

Os carech chi gael pecyn gwybodaeth am ymaelodi, a ffurflen gais, anfonwch e-bost at help@wcva.org.uk neu ffoniwch Lein Gymorth WCVA ar 0800 2888 329.

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