VILLAGE SOS HITS THE ROAD AGAIN

Dates for the free 2012 roadshow have been released.  

Go to:http://www.villagesos.org.uk/uk-news/village-sos-roadshow-2012 for more details.

Powys Groups Heritage Lottery Success

Between March 2011 and February 2012, Powys groups have managed to secure £388,150 worth of heritage Lottery funding for a variety of projects - congratulations to you all!  We would love to hear how your projects are going.

Heritage Lottery Fund: New fund to be announced soon

Heritage Lottery Fund will shortly be announcing a new grant programme awarding between £3,000 and £10,000 to explore, share and celebrate the heritage of a community.  Further information will be available early in April, but if you would like to be first to hear about it, look out for information on the HLF Wales facebook page.

(Source: Heritage Lottery Fund)

POWYS FUNDER'S FAYRE 2012 - DIARY DATE

Following on from last year's highly successful event, we will be running the 2012 Funder' Fayre in Newtown on:
FRIDAY 27TH APRIL 2012

If you want a chance to talk to funders face to face then put the date in your diary today.  PAVO Development Staff will also be available to talk to, and its a great opportunity to network with other groups.

Details will be confirmed via this blog, the e-brief and the PAVO website as soon as they are available.

Book your place now! Are We Ready, Commissioning & Tendering in Powys

Hafod a Hendre, Royal Welsh Showground, Llanelwedd, 10am - 3.30pm

What will be covered?

●     Make sure your organisation is ready by finding out about the latest developments from the Welsh Government - Value Wales, Sue Lloyd Selby

●     Come and hear the Third Sector Perspective - Carl Cooper, CEO PAVO

●     Come and hear the Commissioner’s Perspective from Powys County Council and Powys (t) Local Health Board - Barbara Smith, Mike Green and others

●     Participate in a Q&A session and ask questions directly of Commissioners panellists include Welsh Government, Local Authority and Local Health Board decision makers

●      Find out about putting your organisation in the best position - Jon Matthews

●      Explore and prepare for collaboration through attending workshops

Who is this for?

●     3rd Sector organisations looking for opportunities to deliver services especially around health & social care, mental health, children, young people & families.

●     3rd Sector organisations who look to collaborate with others to bid for contracts

●     Local Authority and Health Board staff who wish to be updated on Commissioning and Tendering processes in Powys

Reserve your place urgently as space is limited by contacting PAVO Helpdesk

e-mail:info@pavo.org.uk  Phone:  0845 009 3288

Ystradgynlais Roadshow a success

Many thanks to all those who attended the Roadshow in Ystradgynlais yesterday, it was great to see you there, and we hope you found it as interesting as we did.

Would you like us to come to your area? - Get in touch and let us know, we could be heading your way soon!

Improving your fundraising hit - article of interest

Here's an interesting article:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/voluntary-sector-network/2012/mar/13/improving-fundraising-applications-success

Is this something you can identify with, how have you found making applications?  Let us know.