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This section lets you know about new additions to our website on sustainable funding as well as related news 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:

• 11 March 2009 – Rhyl
• 21 May 2009 – Bridgend

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.

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.

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:

Grants - fit for funding

• 10 March 2009 – Rhyl
• 24 March 2009 – Neath
• 25 March 2009 – Neath

Earning

• 21 April 2009 – Llandudno
• 28 April 2009 – Merthyr Tydfil

To find out more 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.

Third sector looks for new income sources to supplement giving
A drop in public giving and the end of Objective 1 funding has forced Wales’s 30,000 third sector organisations to increasingly seek help from the public sector, a survey has revealed.

A detailed analysis of the way Wales’s third sector is funded has revealed that the availability of fewer resources has led organisations to diversify their income base. Giving is no longer the main source of income – that has switched to the public sector. And earned income has been steadily increasing, along with income from trusts and Lottery funding.

‘It’s clear that the third sector in Wales is accessing diverse income streams, but this is also something that individual organisations should be addressing’ said WCVA Funding Advice Officer Sara Carroll.

• Sustainable Funding Cymru delivers a comprehensive training, advice and information programme that equips organisations with the skills and information to secure and maintain the resources they require in the long-term through diversifying their ‘funding mix’.
• Download a summary report of the survey providing information on key findings and the conclusions drawn or contact the Sustainable Funding Cymru team for further help.