Variety Club - Youth Club Grants

The Variety Club Youth Clubs Grant aims to support youth clubs that provide opportunities for improving:

o Social skills,
o Team spirit, and
o Self esteem for young people aged from 8 to 18 years.

Youth organisations in the UK which are affiliated to either Ambition or UK Youth are eligible to apply.

The average grant is between £250 and £600 but sometimes grants are provided for more or for less.

Funding is available for the improvement of youth club premises, equipment and facilities.

Youth clubs are expected to help raise some of the funds.

Applications should:

• Benefit young people from 8 to 18 years old.
• Have sustainability beyond one year.
• Demonstrate involvement from young people in raising funds.

Funding is not available for the following:

• Revenue costs, such as administrative/salaries, hire costs or travel.
• Applications which mainly benefit youth workers such as office equipment.
• Organisations that are not affiliated Youth Clubs.

During the financial year ending 31 December 2013, the Variety Club awarded grants and donations of £2,074,994 (2012: £2,453,5851) of which:

o £1,723,859 was applied for the purchase of Sunshine Coaches and Electric Wheelchairs;
o £142,056 for grants to children's hospitals and other organisations to help children who are sick, disabled or disadvantaged;
o £209,079 was donated to individuals.  

Applications may be submitted at any time.

Application forms are available to download from the Variety Club website.

Contact details for the Variety Club are:

Aoife Walshe
Variety Club
Variety House
93 Bayham Street
London NW1 0AG
Tel: 020 7428 8108
Email: aoife.walshe@variety.org.uk

POWYS VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR 2015

Celebrating Volunteering in Powys

Do you know an individual or an organisation that goes the extra mile through volunteering?

You can nominate them for a Powys Volunteer Centre “Powys Volunteer of the Year” award

Previous winners have given exceptional commitment for the benefit of others.  The activities that they participated in were numerous.  For example, it could be someone who helps out at a sports club, a village hall, youth club, charity shop, community car scheme, or a trustee or committee member of a community group or voluntary organisation.

Nominations are allowed for:

§  Individuals of any age

§  Groups - two or more individuals forming a group that carry out a task, activity or project.  This can either be a) a purely voluntary run group or b) a group of volunteers within an organisation with paid staff.  For organisations with paid staff the nomination has to be for the group of volunteers, rather than the organisation.

§  Nominations will be allocated to a category on receipt at PAVO.  As a prompt for nominations the categories this year will include: Green (environment), Community, Wellbeing, Sports, Trustee, Culture, Youth and Group (see above for definition).

§  There will be an additional Outstanding Contribution award, selected from the nominations from the other categories.

For a nomination form or more information contact PAVO on:
 01597 822191 or e-mail info@pavo.org.uk

Deadline for receipt of nominations is Friday 12^th June 2015.

Welsh Government Environmental & Sustainable Development grants

Following the introduction of the Wellbeing of Future Generations (WFG) Act, the Welsh Government will be launching a new project funding stream for small scale projects (up to £15k, subject to revision) or larger scale project (up to £200k, subject to revision). Guidance has yet to be issued, but the new project funding streams are:

Small Scale projects (up to £15k, subject to revision), to be completed by end of March 2016

• Open to local groups
• Simple application process
• Can demonstrate delivery of multiple benefits

Larger scale projects (over £15k up to £200k subject to revision), to be completed by end of March 2017

• Open to broad range of organisations
• Looking for innovative approaches and integrated actions delivering multiple benefits
• Delivering against Ministerial priorities and Bill goals
• Timescales for applications will be announced shortly

The Welsh Government hopes to open these funds for applications in June, after which you will have 8 weeks to apply for the small scale stream and 12 weeks for the larger scale. We will let you know in this newsletter when we hear.

For more information, visit the Welsh Government website.

(Source: Federation of City Farms and Community Gardens)

ARWAIN - JUNE UPDATE

arwain - The new LEADER Programme in Powys View this email in your browser Please scroll down to view the article in English Ymgynghori:  Diogelu Asedau Cymunedol Ydych chi’n hoff iawn o’ch eglwys, yn dwli ar eich llyfrgell neu wrth eich bodd â’r dafarn leol?  Rhwng 21 Mai tan 11 Medi, mae Llywodraeth Cymru’n ymgynghori er mwyn cael eich barn ar sut y gallwn ddiogelu ein hasedau cymunedol ar draws Cymru.  Dyma’ch cyfle chi i roi gwybod i ni sut y gallwn ni eich helpu chi i ddweud eich dweud ar sut mae rhedeg y cyfleusterau lleol sy’n bwysig i chi. Os ydych chi’n becso am eich asedau cymunedol ac am gymryd rhan yn yr ymgynghoriad, darllenwch y ddogfen ymgynghori gyfan sy’n rhoi gwybodaeth ychwanegol.  Yna atebwch y pum cwestiwn.  Cliciwch yma i weld y wybodaeth: http://gov.wales/consultations/people-and-communities/protecting-community-assets-consultation/?skip=1&lang=cy Ewrop yn cymeradwyo Rhaglen Datblygu Gwledig newydd Cymru Heddiw, croesawodd y Dirprwy Weinidog Ffermio a Bwyd, Rebecca Evans y newyddion bod y Comisiwn Ewropeaidd wedi rhoi cymeradwyaeth ffurfiol i’r Rhaglen Datblygu Gwledig (RDP). http://gov.wales/newsroom/environmentandcountryside/2015/150527-european-approval-for-new-wales-rdp/?skip=1&lang=cy Consultation: Protecting Community Assets Do you cherish your church, do you love your library, or are you maybe just partial to your pub? From 21 May to 11 September the Welsh Government is running a consultation to gather your views on how we can protect our community assets across Wales. This is your chance to tell us how we can help you have a say in how the local facilities that are important to you are run. If you care about your community assets and would like to take part in the consultation then please read the full consultation document which provides extra information. Then answer the five questions included in it. You can access the information by clicking here: http://gov.wales/consultations/people-and-communities/protecting-community-assets-consultation/?lang=en    European approval for new Wales RDP Deputy Minister for Farming and Food, Rebecca Evans welcomes news that the European Commission has formally approved Wales’s new Rural Development Programme (RDP). http://gov.wales/newsroom/environmentandcountryside/2015/150527-european-approval-for-new-wales-rdp/?lang=en Facebook Twitter Website Email YouTube Copyright © 2015 Arwain, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you are either already registered with the Powys PRP or have opted to join receive communications from us via email. Our mailing address is: RDP Team The Gwalia / Y Gwalia, Ithon Road / Ffordd Ieithon Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 6AA Tel: 01597 827378     unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences

ARWAIN - THE NEW LEADER PROGRAMME IN POWYS

arwain - The new LEADER Programme in Powys View this email in your browser Please scroll down to view the article in English arwain Rhaglen LEADER newydd ym Mhowys Rwy'n falch o'ch hysbysu bod Powys wedi llwyddo i ennill ychydig dros £5 miliwn o dan raglen LEADER 2014 - 2020.  Rhagwelir y derbynnir cymeradwyaeth ffurfiol yn ystod mis Gorffennaf ac wedi hynny byddwn yn gallu cychwyn ar y gwaith o ddatblygu a darparu gweithgarwch y prosiect. Sefydlwyd Grŵp Gweithredu Lleol Powys yn Un i ddarparu’r Rhaglen a chyflwynwyd Strategaeth Datblygu Lleol i Lywodraeth Cymru sy’n amlinellu’r anghenion a’r amcanion. Mae’r Grŵp am wybod a oes gan eich sefydliad, eich grŵp neu eich busnes chi syniad am brosiect arloesol sy’n taro â themau LEADER ac amcanion y Strategaeth Datblygu Lleol.  Trwy’r Datganiad o Ddiddordeb, cawn gwell dealltwriaeth o anghenion a’r problemau sy’n wynebu cymunedau Powys. Nid yw'r ffurflen Datgan Diddordeb hon yn ffurfio rhan o'r broses ymgeisio, ond bydd yn rhoi gwybod i ni sut y dylem fod yn blaenoriaethu galwadau am gyllid yn y dyfodol yn seiliedig ar anghenion ein cymunedau a'n busnesau. Os hoffech weld y Ffurflen Mynegi Diddordeb a’r nodiadau cyfarwyddyd sy’n rhoi cefndir i raglen LEADER a nodau’r cyllid, cliciwch ar y botymau isod. Os oes gennych unrhyw gwestiynau, mae croeso i chi gysylltu â ni.  Mae’r manylion isod. arwain  The new LEADER Programme in Powys We are pleased to inform you that Powys has been successful in gaining just over £5 million under the LEADER 2014 – 2020 programme.  It is anticipated that formal approval will be received during July and thereafter we will be able to commence developing and delivery of project activity. The One Powys Local Action Group (OPLAG) has been formed to deliver the Programme and have submitted a Local Development Strategy to Welsh Government outlining the needs and objectives. The OPLAG would like to know if your organisation, group or business has an innovative project idea that fits with the LEADER themes and Local Development Strategy objectives. This Expression of Interest (EOI) will help us gain a better understanding of the needs and issues being faced by our communities in Powys. This EOI does NOT form part of the application process but will inform us of how we should be prioritising future calls for funding based on the needs of our communities and businesses. If you would like to view the Expression of Interest Form and guidance notes that provide a background to the LEADER programme and the aims of the funding please click on the buttons below. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us using the details below. Mynegi Diddordeb / Expression of Interest Form Nodiadau cyfarwyddyd / Guidence Notes Facebook Twitter Website Email YouTube Copyright © 2015 Arwain, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you are either already registered with the Powys PRP or have opted to join receive communications from us via email. Our mailing address is: RDP Team The Gwalia / Y Gwalia, Ithon Road / Ffordd Ieithon Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 6AA Tel: 01597 827378     unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences

PQASSO FOR WALES - OPPORTUNITY FOR ORGANISATIONS

Annwyl pawb, A ydych chi am gryfhau llywodraethu, darparu gwasanaethau gwell i ddefnyddwyr, gwella arferion gweithredu a dangos canlyniadau yn well yn eich mudiad trydydd sector chi? Mae prosiect PQASSO i Gymru yn cynnig y cyfle i 125 o fudiadau trydydd sector weithredu PQASSO fel ffordd o gyflawni’r rhain. Gall PQASSO eich helpu hefyd i ddangos i gyllidwyr a chomisiynwyr fod eich mudiad yn addas i’r diben. Mae NCVO yn chwilio am gymysgedd o fudiadau o leoliadau daearyddol amrywiol, o wahanol feintiau, ac sydd ar waith mewn meysydd amrywiol, i gymryd rhan yn y prosiect. I ddatgan diddordeb, llenwch ffurflen Datgan Diddordeb.    Mae’r pecyn Datgan Diddordeb yn cynnwys: ·         Cyflwyniad ·         Adran 1 sy’n egluro beth fydd cymryd rhan yn y prosiect yn ei olygu ·         Adran 2 Ffurflen Datgan Diddordeb Cliciwch yma i ddarllen y pecyn Datgan Diddordeb. Bydd cyflwyno ffurflen Datgan Diddordeb yn ein galluogi i asesu a yw’ch mudiad yn bodloni meini prawf cymhwysedd y prosiect, ac yn ein helpu i sicrhau bod cymysgedd da o fudiadau yn cymryd rhan. Nid yw cyflwyno’r ffurflen Datgan Diddordeb ynddo’i hun yn gwarantu y bydd eich mudiad yn gallu cymryd rhan. Y dyddiad cau i gyflwyno’r ffurflen Datgan Diddordeb yw 5.00 o’r gloch brynhawn dydd Gwener, 17 Gorffennaf 2015. Ni allwn warantu y byddwn yn cynnal rownd Datgan Diddordeb arall. Mawr obeithiwn y byddwch yn ystyried y cyfle cyffrous hwn i’ch mudiad neu’n ein helpu i hyrwyddo’r cyfle hwn i’ch aelodau a’ch rhwydweithiau. Gyda diolch, Heledd.

Dear all, Do you want to strengthen governance, deliver better services for users, improve operating practices and better demonstrate outcomes in your third sector organisation? The PQASSO for Wales project is offering 125 third sector organisations the opportunity to implement PQASSO as a way to achieve these. PQASSO can also help you demonstrate to funders and commissioners that your organisation is fit for purpose. NCVO is looking for a mixture of organisations from a range of geographical locations, of differing sizes, and engaged in a variety of fields, to take part in the project. To express an interest, please complete theExpression of Interest form.    The Expression of Interest pack includes: ·         Introduction ·         Section 1 which explains what taking part in the project will involve ·         Section 2 Expression of Interest form Click here to read the Expression of Interest pack. Submitting the Expression of Interest formwill enable us to assess if your organisation meets the project’s eligibility criteria, and help us to make sure we have a good mixture of organisations taking part. Submitting the Expression of Interest form does not in itself guarantee that your organisation will be able to take part. The deadline for submitting the Expression of Interest form is 5:00pm on Friday 17 July 2015. We cannot guarantee that we will hold another Expression of Interest round. We hope that you will consider this exciting opportunity for your organisation, or help us to promote this opportunity to your members and networks. With thanks, Heledd.

Heledd Kirkbride (siaradwr Cymraeg)

Swyddog Ymgysylltu PQASSO i Gymru, NCVO

PQASSO i Gymru – cryfhau ansawdd yn y trydydd sector

Heledd Kirkbride (Welsh speaker)

PQASSO for Wales Engagement Officer, NCVO

PQASSO for Wales – strengthening quality in the third sector

heledd.kirkbride@ncvo.org.uk

07890 637865 | 029 2043 1716

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Awards for All - latest guidance

Thinking about applying to Awards for All?  Check out their latest guidance here:

http://bigblogwales.org.uk/2015/04/21/all-the-answers-about-awards-for-all/?

(Source: Big Lottery)