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Wales Council for Voluntary Action represents, campaigns for, supports and develops WCVA’s vision, mission voluntary organisations, community action and values and volunteering in . We represent the sector at UK and national level, and together Our Vision with a range of specialist agencies, county A Wales where everyone is inspired to voluntary councils, volunteer centres and other work together to improve their lives, their development agencies, we provide a support communities and their environment. structure for the third sector in Wales. We have over 3,000 members, and are in touch Our Mission with many more organisations through a wide We will provide excellent support, leadership range of national and local networks. and an influential voice for the third sector and volunteering in Wales. WCVA Helpdesk Our Values 0800 2888 329 People and communities work together through the third sector to address the issues www.wcva.org.uk they care about – in their own community or environment, or across the world. We believe that a strong and active third sector: WCVA Head Office Office Baltic House 2 Science Park • Builds resilient, cohesive and inclusive communities Cefn Llan • Gives people a stake in their future through their own CF10 5FH actions and services Tel 0800 2888 329 SY23 3AH • Creates a strong, healthy and fair society Fax 029 2043 1701 Tel 0800 2888 329 Minicom 0808 1804080 Fax 01970 631121 • Demonstrates the intrinsic value of volunteering [email protected] Minicom 0808 1804080 and active community involvement [email protected] North Wales Office In our own work we are determined Morfa Hall to demonstrate: Bath Street Diversity – being accessible to all Rhyl •  LL18 3EB • Fairness – being open and consistent Tel 0800 2888 329 • Integrity – being honest, and upholding the Fax 01745 357541 independence of the third sector Minicom 0808 1804080 [email protected] • Accountability – being ethical, responsible and responsive

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1 The year in brief 2 2 Chair’s report 4 3 Chief Executive’s report 5 4 Active citizens 6 5 A thriving third sector 11 6 Resourcing the sector 19 7 Achieving change 30 8 Grants, loans and contracts 36 9 Our award winners 38 10 WCVA Board members 2013-2014 40 11 Summarised financial statements 42 12 WCVA members 47

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Cover photo: The winning entry in WCVA’s photography Llun y clawr: Tynnwyd y ffotograff buddugol yng competition 2014 was taken by Kieran Ridley for Time to nghystadleuaeth ffotograffiaeth WCVA 2014 gan Kieran Ridley Change Wales (TTCW), a national campaign aimed at ending o Amser i Newid Cymru (TTCW) - ymgyrch genedlaethol wedi’i the discrimination faced by people with a mental health hanelu at roi terfyn ar y camwahaniaethu a ddioddefir gan bobl problem, and delivered by a partnership of mental health â phroblem salwch meddwl, ac a gyflwynwyd gan bartneriaeth charities Gofal, Hafal and Mind Cymru. Entitled You don’t need o elusennau iechyd meddwl - Gofal, Hafal a Mind Cymru. to be a superhero, Dai, who lives with schizophrenia, and his Gyda’r teitl, Does dim rhaid bod yn arch-arwr, mae’n dangos friend Peter, show that you don’t need to be a superhero to talk Dai, sy’n byw gyda sgitsoffrenia, a’i ffrind Peter, yn cyfleu nad about mental health problems - you just need to be there. oes rhaid i chi fod yn arch-arwr i siarad am broblemau iechyd meddwl – y cyfan sydd ei angen yw bod yno. 4 | WCVA Impact report 2013-14 | The year in brief 1 The year in brief

52,786 Employees in the third sector this year

300 19,000 Third sector internships Enquires and requests created through our for our support 931,000 Explore programme Volunteers in the third sector this year CV

21,000 Record checks made by our Criminal Records Unit 8,000 22 Out-of-work people Responses we’ve made we’ve supported through to public consultations employability and job promoting third sector programmes interests 850+ 500,000 Grants,contracts and Visits to our websites loans we’ve awarded £18 5,500 million New volunteers Funding we’ve 3,200 recruited and trained distributed to Funding searches made through our Volunteering the sector for our members in Wales Fund In 2014 we said goodbye to Graham Benfield OBE, who retired after 25 years as the Council’s Chief Executive. Win Griffiths OBE also steps down as Chair at the end of 2014. A fond farewell and sincere thanks to both, from all staff, trustees and members. 6 | WCVA Impact report 2013-14 | Chair’s report 2 Chair’s report

It’s amazing how quickly nine years have passed since being elected to the Chair of WCVA at the end of 2005. The experience has been inspiring and challenging - especially challenging over the last few years!

I knew when I became Chair that WCVA provided a strong voice for the third sector and was very supportive of volunteering, volunteers and their organisations. I have, however, always been confident that within the Board and the staff of WCVA there were the talents and experience to strengthen the work of the third sector in Wales. I have not been disappointed.

It’s been a privilege to work with Board members and to have the support of my Vice-Chairs, Eurwen Edwards and Margaret Jervis. I have found the Executive team, ably led by Graham Benfield until his recent retirement, to be outstanding. Phil Jarrold, currently Acting Chief Executive, has filled the breach well.

Over the last few years there have been immense challenges with the review of our Partnership Agreement with the , the serious constraints on public finances and meeting the ebb and flow of European funding programmes.

I believe these challenges are being met and that the new leadership duo of Peter Davies, as Chair, and Ruth Marks, as Chief Executive, will make their own mark in working with the Board and staff to ensure that WCVA and the sector in Wales will continue to flourish.

Win Griffiths OBE WCVA Impact report 2013-14 | Chief Executive’s report | 7 3 Chief Executive’s report

2013-14 marked the beginning of change in a number of vital areas for the third sector in Wales, and WCVA has continued to advocate for the sector’s interests in each of these.

Last year saw the conclusion of Continuity and Another big challenge this change, the Welsh Government’s consultation on year is the transition to its relationship with the third sector. This led to new European Structural the publication in February 2014 of a revised Third Fund programmes. WCVA Sector Scheme, incorporating the Code of Practice has played a central role on funding the third sector. The revised Scheme has in enabling third sector re-affirmed the principles and commitments of its organisations access funds predecessor, but challenges both government and and contribute to current the sector to use the mechanisms for engagement programme objectives, to focus more tightly on the strategic issues that particularly reaching can make a real difference to the quality of life the most vulnerable people and communities. for people and communities. We look forward to Maintaining and strengthening this role is a priority responding to this challenge. for next year.

The independent review of public services carried We have continued to provide access to funding for out by Sir Paul Williams reported towards the end the sector and our report provides examples of just of the year. Whilst much attention was focused some of the imaginative and high impact services on his recommendation to reduce the number of provided by the many organisations we support local authorities in Wales, the sector had an equal across Wales. or greater interest in the nature rather than the structure of the public sector. His conclusion that Finally, there were two important milestones. the basic purpose and nature of public service The first was WCVA’s 80th birthday. We have needed to be redefined was broadly welcomed by chosen to celebrate this milestone year, not with the sector. a big party, but by supporting our members and The report argued that this meant a much giving away free conference and events places, greater focus on co-production with citizens and memberships, exhibition space on our communities to identify and implement means stand, and items to auction to boost fundraising of pursuing those outcomes; and consequently, coffers. I hope your organisation was one of the a much stronger emphasis on enablement, many to benefit! empowerment and prevention in the design The second was the retirement of Graham Benfield and delivery of public services. The role of the at the end of the year. Graham served as Chief third sector in such an approach is essential. The Executive for 25 years. I was pleased to have challenge for 2014-15 and subsequent years will be worked alongside Graham for many of those years. to make this happen. I would like to pay tribute to his vision, energy and However as the pressure on public sector funding unwavering commitment to the work and values of becomes more acute, it is precisely the support for our sector, and to his achievements for WCVA and third sector early intervention, and preventative for the sector throughout his time with us. and community based services that may be under Phil Jarrold threat. In a difficult funding environment we have Acting Chief Executive continued to make the case for strengthening community and third sector services rather than making short-term funding cuts that will store up longer term problems and demands. 8 | WCVA Impact report 2013-14 | Active citizens 4 Active citizens

It’s been a year of anniversaries for our volunteering work – we celebrated a decade of running the Wales Volunteer of the Year Awards and were pleased with the calibre of our nominations – picking the winners was certainly a difficult task. The year also saw the fifth birthday of GwirVol, the youth volunteering movement, and the tenth anniversary of the Investing in Volunteers good practice standard. We launched our inaugural volunteering photography competition and received over thirty entries, and held one of our most successful volunteering conferences yet, which took place in Cardiff and focused on how we can help improve volunteers’ lives and help them become even better at their invaluable work.

Tools for Self Reliance’s entry to WCVA’s photography competition 2013. The photo, The young and the less young – getting ready for our BIG day, features volunteers getting ready for the Tools for Self Reliance Cymru Open Day.

WCVA Landmarks

In 2014 we celebrated the Council’s 80th anniversary, and this report contains a timeline highlighting our activities over the past 80 years. One of the Council’s members of staff in 1934 was Wynford Vaughan Thomas, celebrated writer and broadcaster, who was employed as an Area Advisory Officer. Read on... WCVA Impact report 2013-14 | Active citizens | 9 GwirVol celebrates five years supporting young people into volunteering

GwirVol is a youth initiative in Wales, managed by WCVA, which celebrated its fifth birthday in April 2014.

Over 28,000 young people have been supported into volunteering placements, over 1,000 projects have been funded by the grant scheme and over 16,000 new volunteering opportunities have been created. The website – www.gwirvol.org – has received over 6.5 million hits and over 22,000 visits this year alone. And new developments include working with the Department of Work and Pensions to help remove barriers to volunteering for Liam, one of the Safe Foundation’s GwirVol young people seeking work. volunteers, in Sierra Leone in 2011. The photo was awarded second prize in WCVA’s member ‘GwirVol is all about young people, and it is photography competition in 2014. important that they have a voice and influence in what we do to support them,’ said Timothy Day, Chair of the GwirVol Partnership.

‘One of our key partners is our youth panel GwirForce, whose members help make our strategic and funding decisions and set out our key aims.’

Over the past five years, GwirVol has funded a wide variety of projects supporting young people in a diverse range of activities. These include a group of eight young people from Dyfodol, making a nine-day train journey to Mongolia to support the set up of a Youth Climate Forum, volunteers from helping older people to use the internet, Young Sports Leaders organising a conference for young people to Stephen Sellers, Chair of GwirForce winning the share sports volunteering experiences and young Wales Young Leader of the Year at the Leading people who have experienced domestic violence Wales Awards raising awareness through an art exhibition.

1929 1933 1934 1935

The joint committee for the The two bodies merge to The Welsh Department of With unemployment promotion of Educational create The and the National Council for at 36%, the Council Facilities in the South Wales and Council of Social Service (now NCVO) established 57 new Monmouthshire Coalfield was Social Service, with HRH The was opened in Cardiff. Clubs and Centres for established. Prince of Wales as its Patron, unemployed men. and occupying premises at 33 Park Place, Cardiff. 10 | WCVA Impact report 2013-14 | Active citizens

Record breaking year for Millennium Volunteers

The Millennium Volunteers project awarded over 3,000 of its 50, 100 and 200 hours volunteering certificates to its young volunteers – the largest number in its history, totalling over 250,000 hours of volunteering time.

Also this year the MV50 Global Award was launched to enable young people to recognise their contribution to volunteering within a global setting, and the benefits their volunteering brings to Wales.

Based in the Vale of , World at Play, which became an MV Global partner in 2012-13, adults with completely opposite experiences and aims to develop young people through sport and daily struggles to my own. This was a truly life play and has ten years’ experience of running sport altering event.’ and play programmes in the Balkans as well as in Wales. World at Play has worked closely with Vale Volunteer Bureau (VVB) to develop its volunteering One volunteer is Morgan Rogers, who comes opportunities in the area and it is hoped that from a troubled background and really felt that Morgan will be presented with his 200 hours MV he had been given a second chance through Award of Excellence at VVB’s AGM later in 2014. his volunteering work. Morgan was involved in the World at Play Spring 2014 Expedition to Daniel King, Wales Manager for World at Play said: the Balkans, where he travelled through twenty ‘The MV project is worth its weight in . I myself different countries. did MV a few years ago and I gained employment through volunteering. I can’t say how important Whilst on his time away, he was an integral part volunteering is to young people. It helps you grow of the team and was the go-to guy for most of the as a human being and teaches you to appreciate young people on the expedition. Morgan easily your time and the community in which we all live.’ completed his 200 hour MV Certificate whilst in the Balkans.

Talking about his experience Morgan said: ‘It was a phenomenal experience, where I thoroughly enjoyed my time working in other countries and with different cultures, which I had no idea existed before. I grew as an individual working through sport and play sessions with young people and

WCVA Landmarks 1936 1937 1938

The Council organises With a grant of £10,000 King Edward VIII’s visit to South Wales, from the Commissioner at the Mountain Ash Pavilion. 66 new for the Special Areas, new District Nurses books were purchased for the libraries of Workmen’s were appointed by the Council, Institutes – many of which with an average grant of £100 per nurse. hadn’t purchased a new book since 1927. WCVA Impact report 2013-14 | Active citizens | 11 Assessments, Volunteering and the achievements and recognition WCVA and were commissioned to conduct research into the availability of Welsh Investing in Volunteers (IiV) is the UK quality language volunteering opportunities as well as standard for organisations that involve the formal and informal pathways volunteers volunteers in their work. take to find these opportunities. This research was conducted on behalf of the Welsh Language The Institute for Volunteering Research (IVR) was Commissioner. commissioned to examine the impact of Investing

in Volunteers on organisations in order to help WCVA’s research develop the award strategically and sustainably in team held 30

the future. semi-structured

Overall, the impact assessment has demonstrated interviews with that respondents have high levels of satisfaction volunteers, third The Welsh language and with the process and they perceive it to have sector organisations volunteering considerable positive impacts around a range of and volunteering different areas of volunteer involvement. facilitators. During 2013-14, 17 organisations achieved IiV in The researchers Wales. One of them, Age Cymru Sir Gâr offers found that support and services for over 4,000 older people organisations living in . with a Welsh or bilingual Staff member Rebecca Thomas (pictured above) corporate image said: ‘We are delighted to have this award, the are more likely to team has done a tremendous amount of work attract volunteers with Welsh language skills and for it and it’s a real reflection of how we use and also that there is little awareness within the sector value our volunteers. Volunteers of every age that Welsh is a specific skill which is relevant to really are the foundation of this organisation and volunteering. the award has demonstrated our commitment to ensuring they have the best experience possible!’ As well as summarising the research’s main Age Cymru Sir Gâr was assessed against a range findings, the report offered recommendations to of best practice standards and proved to excel both policy makers in the field of volunteering in all aspects of working with its volunteers. and to third sector organisations hoping to attract Volunteers range from 18 to 80 plus and have a volunteers with Welsh language skills. wide range of opportunities to support the many services offered. Chief Officer Ann Dymock commented, ‘It has been a rewarding process to apply for the IiV award. It has enabled us to improve the support we offer our volunteers and ensure that, that support is the best it can be.’

1939 1939-1945

During the war years, the Council supported the Refugee At the outbreak of the Second World War, the Children’s Movement, organised demonstrations, exhibitions Council sets up 70 Citizens’ Advice Bureaux, and lectures on the ‘Kitchen Front’; and encouraged Workmen’s dealing with 3,000 enquiries per month. Institutes to provide for the needs of working women. 12 | WCVA Impact report 2013-14 | Active citizens

Volunteers get snappy

The first annual members’ photography volunteer, knowing that a hard day’s work has been competition saw over 30 entries from groups successful. across Wales, and the winners and a selection of other entries were exhibited at the National ‘Our centre provides apprentice-style training and Waterfront Museum in Swansea. work experience opportunities for young people and disadvantaged groups in the community. The Volunteering in action competition, supported Raising a green oak timber frame completely by by Pugh Computers, captured the imagination of hand is a time-consuming and complicated process organisations ranging from large charities with that requires a lot of team work. It was a new hundreds of volunteers to small community groups. experience for many of our volunteers - and their sense of satisfaction is clear in this photograph.’ The winning photograph was of volunteers raising a green oak timber frame for a new visitor centre Second prize went to Best buddies Dolly and Pat, at Pwllheli environmental and conservation a picture of a volunteer and service user with the educational charity Menter y Felin Uchaf, Ffrindia’ Scheme, which is funded through the Big captioned: The end of a good day’s volunteering. Lottery Fund’s AdvantAGE programme, to support Menter y Felin Uchaf Project Manager Dafydd volunteers across Gwynedd in befriending older Davies Hughes said: ‘We entered this photograph people. as we think it encapsulates the joy you can feel as a

WCVA Landmarks 1946 1947 1948

The Annual Report notes the increasing Lord Beveridge’s Report The present Council was concern felt by many at the time, that on Voluntary Action – formed as the successor to the state provision could ‘stifle voluntary says there’s a deepening South Wales Council in order action and make unnecessary the conviction that voluntary to extend its work to the whole continued existence of voluntary action must still be an of Wales. organisations’. important force in the life of this country. WCVA Impact report 2013-14 | A thriving third sector | 13 5 A thriving third sector

For 80 years we’ve supported the sector and although the ways we do this have changed, the quality of our support remains consistently high. Our Helpdesk team respond to phone and email enquiries from around the sector, while people can access us through our social media accounts or get in touch with our funding and volunteering teams, policy lead officers, Criminal Records Unit and Legal Services Officer for specialist advice.

The sector also receives information through our and services from companies that make up our list members’ magazine Network Wales, as well as our of Affinity Schemes, saving money on insurance, increasingly popular e-newsletter, which is emailed telecommunications, software and translation. every Monday afternoon at 3pm. We cover sector We’re proud of the quality and depth of service we recruitment through our weekly Network Jobs magazine and our jobs website, www.recruit3.org.uk, offer to our 3,000-plus members, as well as the rest of which has enjoyed its best year yet. Members can also the third sector in Wales. take advantage of discounts on a range of products

Approaching 1,000 people came to our conferences this year

1949 1950 1951

The Festival of Britain in Wales was The first bilingual Annual Report Lord Samuel initiated a set up. Stimulus was given by the was published. debate in the House of Lords Festival to the provision of permanent on ‘Voluntary action or Social public amenities by local authorities – Progress’, which aroused including the Sophia Gardens Pavilion great interest. in Cardiff. 14 | WCVA Impact report 2013-14 | A thriving third sector

A day at our Helpdesk

John Raftree is WCVA Membership Administrator, and is also a key part of our Helpdesk team who respond to enquiries from the sector on subjects from funding and volunteering to social enterprises and legal issues. Here’s a look at how he works each day to answer your queries speedily and efficiently.

How would you describe anyone in the organisation for that can and I like to think we your role? advice, from the Chief Executive usually succeed. My main duty at WCVA is the down, and if they can help they’re happy to do so. What were you most administration of membership, commonly asked about I’m also part of the WCVA How many queries do you this year? Helpdesk team that responds to answer per day on average? Definitely funding. We’re able enquiries from individuals and The Helpdesk gets over 40 to carry out funding searches organisations by phone, email enquiries a day, we’ll answer for member organisations, and and post. as many as we’re able to and we have funding information What’s the first thing you do forward others to the individual sheets and access to Grantnet, in a typical working day? or team we think is best placed a funding search engine Go through the enquiries that to assist. on the WCVA website, but have come in to our IDRIS understandably finance is a What’s been the most major concern at this time. system - the Intranet Data unusual request this year? Retrieval Information System. Probably an enquiry from a How would you say your Enquiries can be in several caller that wanted to start a work impacts on the sector? formats, email, voice mail, and charity in an online virtual I’m confident our work helps messages sent via our website. world. Another conversation third sector groups and These are allocated to one of began with the words: ‘Have organisations to achieve their the Helpdesk team or to the you got a two-seater?’ I aims and objectives, which in various departments in WCVA managed to ascertain that the turn helps to build healthy, for processing. caller was looking for recycled inclusive communities across What do you enjoy most furniture and was able to give Wales. about working for WCVA? her the contact number of a Any organisation is only as not-for-profit recycling centre in good as the people that staff it her area. We’ve also had a lady and I’m lucky to be part of an who wanted financial assistance organisation where so many to feed her cats. If WCVA aren’t people care about the work they able to assist we’ll try to find do. I know that I can approach contact information of someone

WCVA Landmarks 1952 1953 1954

The Council became increasingly There was an The Development Commissioner’s new involved in the problems of rural Wales increase in policy for the rural areas came into –– isolation, the decline of rural crafts Women’s Clubs operation, bringing the Council ‘new and industries, the lack of social and during the year, opportunities and greater responsibility’, cultural amenities, which all contributed with handicraft in the oversight of the work of the Rural to depopulation. and cookery classes Community Councils (RCCs) and in its most in demand. own Rural Department. WCVA Impact report 2013-14 | A thriving third sector | 15

Support on the ground Training our staff ‘Environment Wales’ work Supporting ‘We attended the Planning with local community groups for success: project closure and on developing constitutions, our members beyond course because three policies and projects helps us programmes were nearing support these groups better.’ the end of the funding. The trainers were fantastic Valuable events and highlighted important ‘We attended the Funding elements of project closure. Conference in Cardiff – the We are more confident with presentation on European closing our programmes as a funding was particularly useful result of this course.’ for briefing colleagues about long-term opportunities.’ Legal advice Project opportunities ‘We made an enquiry regarding constitutions. The ‘In 2013-14 we delivered How we supported advice which we received has three projects funded by Groundwork enabled us to give reliable Engagement Gateway – this year and well-informed advice ‘Get Active’ ‘Lein Amlwch’ to a number of developing and ‘Community Works’. Groundwork is a great community groups, improving There have been good example of a WCVA the prospects of their longer results in terms of ‘soft skills’ member that has made term success.’ development.’ extensive use of our services throughout 2014. Discounted services Katy Stevenson, Director of Getting a grant ‘We purchased software Performance and Quality, ‘We received a grant of from Pugh Computers. Their talks us through how £9,989 through the GwirVol customer service has always beneficial they’ve found us. been first rate and we have Green Skills Programme, benefitted greatly from their enabling us to offer a range support.’ of volunteering opportunities for young people in north east Wales. A significant Help with recruitment number of the volunteers on ‘Groundwork advertised a this project were classified Routes To Life Project Officer as NEETs, and through the in 2013, using Recruit 3, we activity have been able to had more applicants than achieve OCN level 1 and 2 we would have had from qualifications, gain first aid advertising on jobcentre certificates, and develop websites and our website only.’ their CVs.’

1955 1956 1957

The Council published a bilingual The Drama Lending Library issued magazine, Bro. This magazine dealt, in The Welsh Association of 1,252 single copies and 536 sets, a the main with Welsh rural problems. Women’s Clubs held their first total of 5,540 reading copies of plays to Residential Conference county organisations, local societies and of the Association at individuals throughout Wales. Glanymor, Barry. 16 | WCVA Impact report 2013-14 | A thriving third sector

Free help for members in our anniversary year

Forum Volume 1 • Issue 1 WCVA training: INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Making news Health MOT 1 NEWS Gwanwyn Festival SUMMER 2014 1 Winners of a ‘Helpful, enjoyable, To enable older people to live longer healthy and better lives design competition 2 Age Connects Special points of interest: Breakthrough Project As part of our Events | WCVA competition winners | Campaigns 2 Campaigns General Information | More Information coming soon 3 recommended’ Parkinson’s th 3 Library Service 80 anniversary 4 celebrations, in The Forum: Cynon Luke Young is Public Affairs Turning talk into Action Taf Events early 2014 we We know as we get older we have more health problems. Manager of Stonewall Cymru, the The 50+ Forum are acutely aware of this

problem and decided to hold Health MOTs for their members. offered a prize of The third theme of the Strategy lesbian, gay and bisexual charity. of Older People is Wellbeing and people through initiatives to Independence including improving promote health. the health and wellbeing of older The WLGA they would like to see £500 of bespoke Strong local strategic and operational The Rhondda Cynon Taf 50+ He attended our training course on Using social partnerships deliver tangible and Forum have been successful sustainable improvement in health in securing a Gwanwyn Grant and wellbeing. from Age Cymru. The Gwanwyn festival is an media to influence policy, and was lucky enough graphic design The Health MOTs that have been organised by the RCT 50+ Forum annual event held in May look at these themes and they have to Celebrate the arts and been a success. Many members creativity in Older People. Members having advice from the Stroke The 50+ Forum will be afterwards to receive his place for free following a have benefited from speaking to work to member Association health professionals and some designing a History Tapestry. have been referred to the GPs Work has already started and because of these Health MOTs. hopefully when it is finished organisations, in These events are open to anyone it will be shown around prize draw of all attendees – just one of our 80th over 50 not just forum members. RCT as a showcase of work We hope that this year we will have completed by Older People. more Health professionals attending association with and hopefully we can retain the anniversary giveaways. Some members were referred to their GPs health and wellbeing of people over after the Health MOTs 50 in Rhondda Cynon Taf. design company Fifty Older Peoples Forum Cylch Trafod i Bobl Hyn Here he talks about why he went on the course and Creative Loop. the benefits doing so brought to Stonewall. The winning group were RCT 50+ Forum, who ‘A growing number of policy makers and the people used their prize to have a newsletter template around them use social media such as Twitter created, to help them pass on information on to communicate and keep up with the issues of events and healthy living to hard-to-reach older the day. I decided to go on WCVA’s Using social people in Rhondda Cynon Taff. media to influence policy course as I thought it Lynda Corre, Secretary of RCT 50+ Forum, said: was important to be able to use social media in our ‘This was quite an exciting time for the RCT 50+ work in a way that compliments Stonewall Cymru’s Forum because this grant helped us produce a other ways of working. good quality newsletter for our forum members. ‘I enjoyed the course. It was good to meet other professionals from across Wales who all had similar ‘We are aware that there are questions about using social media to influence many older people that do not policy. It was helpful in pointing out good practice get the information that they in Wales and across the UK, and there were discussions on the importance of tone, bilingualism need, and hopefully through and how to be professional without boring people. this newsletter we have started ‘Going on the course really helped shape our getting that out to them. thinking in linking our social media outputs to the core work of the charity. ‘By winning the contest if has now made us more determined than ever to produce a ‘I would recommend the course to those who really newsletter on a quarterly basis.’ don’t get the fuss about social media and those who think that they know all about it. Everyone has something to learn when it comes to the changing world of social media.’

WCVA Landmarks 1958 1959 1960

The Council’s income was £18,013 Regulations which provide for a legal and its Annual Report noted how ‘a advice scheme came into force on Under the BBC Children’s Hour voluntary organisation co-operates 2 March, the same day as The Law Appeal Fund, gifts to the value with government departments, local Society’s Voluntary Advice Scheme, with of £806 were distributed to authorities and trusts, and at the same which the the Council’s Social Welfare over 900 children. time maintains its voluntary character’. Services, along with the Citizens’ Advice Bureaux in Wales, worked closely. WCVA Impact report 2013-14 | A thriving third sector | 17 Achievements this year include:

• Maintaining the national database of voluntary and community organisations, holding details of over 33,000 organisations based or working in Wales Training services • Providing a third sector recruitment service, • Supporting CVCs to run a Attracting over 500,000 www.recruit3.org.uk core training programme visitors to our websites – Courses for Communities • Providing a wide range of Cymru - through the members’ benefits, including • Responding to nearly 19,000 delivery of 493 courses discounted computer software, enquiries and requests for in key subject areas, with insurance, discounted information 5,027 participants employment and health and • Working with CVCs and safety services, specialist • Directly delivering 13 volunteer centres to provide telecommunications for accredited and endorsed 200 information sheets the sector, payroll services, courses for 79 participants available to the sector, with discounted translation service over 750,000 copies of these and corporate promotional • Directly delivering 129 downloaded from WCVA, CVC products courses to support and volunteer centre websites continuous professional development for those in • Over 7,500 people follow our the third sector workforce in social media accounts across Wales, for 1,515 participants Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Pinterest and more. Projects • Providing training and such as Millennium Volunteers support to organisations and Participation Cymru involved in delivering reach several hundred others European work through their own social Providing access to criminal • Working with organisations media sites. records checks for volunteers and staff of voluntary in the Third Sector Skills • Publishing 21 issues of our organisations, handling Workstream to develop magazine Network Wales 21,000 Disclosure and learning partnerships with • Publishing a weekly electronic Barring Services (DBS) Academi Wales, and the news update for members check requests and keeping Enhancing Leadership and voluntary organisations Skills Programme for third • Organising a programme of sector organisations eight conferences on subjects up to date on changes to of major interest to the sector, checking and safeguarding attracting 958 participants arrangements

1961 1962 1963

The Chairman, Colonel W R Crawshay Mr Ivor V Cassam became believed that the Council had been Our Field Officer travels to Director with Mr Ieuan O Jones ‘stimulated by new blood’ this year. USSR to act as Convenor joining as Assistant Director. The Under the Charities Act 1960, the (Wales) for Youth, along with Women’s Clubs Eisteddfod was Council was invited by the Charity 13 young people and one revived after a lapse of five years. Commission to publicise the provisions leader. of the Act to all voluntary organisations in Wales and Monmouthshire. 18 | WCVA Impact report 2013-14 | A thriving third sector

Trustees and governance

Trustees’ Week 2013 To help mark Trustees’ Week, our Legal Services Officer, Anna Lewis, took part in the Wales Audit Office’s shared learning seminars, which also involved the Arts Council of Wales and the Charity Commission who offered guidance on a range of trustee issues. Our seminar, which we hosted jointly with the Wales Audit Office, Jen Greene (centre) of People First with Lindsey Williams (left), highlighted WAO’s recent WCVA Director of External Services and Giselle Davies (right) of Geldards LLP reports into the importance of strong governance in public Wales Charity Law Conference 2014 – keeping the service organisations, and sector on track looked at the findings from the perspectives of both an auditor This year’s WCVA Charity Law Conference took place in Swansea and and a service delivery group. was titled Helping your organisation stay on track. Featuring speakers You can find out more about and workshops from governance experts, including Geldards LLP, the event at http://www.wao. YMCA Swansea, WCVA’s Criminal Records Unit and the Charity gov.uk/events/trustees-seminar. Commission, the event succeeded in its goal of helping delegates keep on top of the ever-changing landscape of charity law and regulation. Feedback from attendees included ‘I learned so much about governance that is relevant to my role’ and ‘a great conference overall – the second time I’ve been, and both were very useful’.

We were proud to offer subsidised places to those small organisations We also staged a Trustees’ who otherwise would not have been able to afford the entry fee. This Week Q&A session on Twitter, included Pembrokeshire People First, who felt that the conference responding to questions on would help them in reviewing their constitution and working practices. issues such as board diversity, Jen Greene, Finance Officer at Pembrokeshire People First, said: ‘In best practice and more. The a small charity, it is as vital to have support to review and adapt event received many queries governance systems as it is in a national organisation. from around the sector and ‘We are grateful to the WCVA and Geldards for the provision of a place was very positively received. at the conference to provide us with up-to-date, crucial information that helps us ensure our charity is run to the high standards the public, and most importantly, our beneficiaries need and deserve.’

WCVA Landmarks 1964 1965 1966

Miss Ceri Williams, who worked with the Lady Megan Lloyd George, the The Citizens’ Advice Bureaux Council for over 30 years, was appointed Council’s President, passed away. ‘Her expanded to cover as the new Chief Women’s Officer. The love of Wales, her radicalism, her sense most of Wales. 120 Women’s Clubs are a focal point for of fun which destroyed pomposity, and social service in many counties. her deep humanity and courage gave to us the inspiration that service requires.’ WCVA Impact report 2013-14 | A thriving third sector | 19 Policy consultation, representation and partnership

During the year we maintained up-to-date details of current policy issues and consultations at Wales, UK and European levels on our national website. We prepared more than 22 responses to government and other consultations highlighting third sector interests and concerns. We contributed to policy across a wide range of areas, including influencing the Minister’s review into business rate relief and charity shops, the UK Lobbying Bill, and the National Assembly’s enquiry into The future of equality and human rights in Wales.

We supported the third sector in making significant contributions to the Welsh Assembly scrutiny process for amending the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Bill, and were subsequently asked by Welsh Government to recruit the third sector places to the important technical groups which develop the Regulations and Code of Practice.

‘I want to extend my thanks to you for your support directly and indirectly into the work of all of the technical groups we established to support the implementation of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act. The commitment has been tremendous and has informed the developing arrangements’.

In our leadership role, we gave a comprehensive response to During 2013, WCVA worked closely Welsh Government’s Continuity and Change consultation, with the with the Charity Retail Association subsequent revision of the Third Sector Scheme maintaining the main (CRA), Hospices Cymru, and the characteristics of the original scheme. Institute of Fundraising Cymru to highlight the sector’s concerns over In addition, we organised nine events with a policy focus, attracting proposals to change the business rates regime for charity shops. 500 participants, to discuss policy issues of interest to the sector, We said the proposals ‘would be and facilitated the sector’s engagement with the Welsh Government disastrous for the third sector in through the Third Sector Scheme, Partnership Council and Wales, leading to a significant loss of Ministerial meetings. We ensured that the sector has representation charitable income and resulting in many of Wales’ charity shops being on major Welsh Government partnerships and working groups, forced to close’. and facilitated third sector networks concerned with equalities and human rights, substance misuse, community justice, and health social care and well-being.

1967 1968 1969

The Cardiff Visitation Scheme One of the organisations reached a landmark as it has assisted An interest-free loan scheme, assisted under non- approximately 1,000 elderly people sponsored by the County departmental activities was who had asked for visits from playing Fields Association, the Freedom from Hunger volunteer workers. was adopted. Campaign in Wales. 20 | WCVA Impact report 2013-14 | A thriving third sector Supporting social Research enterprise We continued our programme of research into different aspects of voluntary action in Wales, Our Enterprising Communities project has publishing a new edition of the Third sector supported emerging and embryonic social statistical report and one State of the Sector survey. enterprises, often in pre-trading state, to help In addition we undertook a number of research them become more sustainable and generate projects, including: new income. • A project looking into the impact of ‘hospital to Voluntary organisations and social entrepreneurs home’ services provided by volunteers in North Wales have boosted their trading revenue thanks to an initiative set up through the • Evaluation support for Age Cymru Sir Gâr-led project at Rhyl Market. befriending project, Befriending Links Free stalls for voluntary groups were established in May 2013 to help organisations fundraise, • Action research into improving the access promote their services and recruit new volunteers. to volunteering by people who have higher support needs and/or are unemployed, funded Since then, almost 20 organisations have by the BIG Lottery Fund benefited from the trading opportunities at the market including the British Heart Foundation, • A mapping exercise and a support needs Marie Curie and Victim Support. scoping study of the voluntary heritage sector in Wales, funded by Cadw and Heritage Lottery As a result, over £2,000 has been generated Fund respectively in additional revenue while new volunteers, members and blood donors have been recruited. • Working with partners in to produce the Inspiring Impact Code of Good Impact Chief Officer at Denbighshire Care and Repair, Practice in English and Welsh Lynda Colwell, said: ‘The sales will help to sustain our services going forward and give something The findings have been back to the community. disseminated through reports, press releases, ‘Without funding we wouldn’t survive. We can’t newsletters and third just go and knock on door after door anymore, so sector and academic you have to step outside the box and the market meetings in Wales and is helping us to do that.’ England. We have also Enterprising Communities is managed by WCVA continued to deliver and delivered locally by Wales’ network of County training courses on the Voluntary Councils. During the current round of Volunteering Impact European programmes, the project supported Assessment Toolkit and 2014 286 organisations, established 21 new enterprises Soft Outcomes. Third sector statistical resource and created 14 new jobs. Adnodd ystadegol y trydydd sector

WCVA Landmarks 1970 1971 1972

The Council undertakes a review of its Wales Council for the Disabled is A new Department for the Disabled work, including policies, staffing and its constituted, which has been a sub- is created within the Council, helping structure. Following recent growth, five committee of the Council of Social Services to ‘ensure that the voice of disabled new departments were created. for Wales and Monmouthshire. In the same people is heard and their practical year, National Citizens’ Advice Bureaux experience is taken into account’. became an independent organisation. WCVA Impact report 2013-14 | Resourcing the sector | 21 6 Resourcing the sector

During 2013-14, we developed projects and managed funds that saw over £18 million invested into Wales’ third sector. Through this, over 850 awards (grants, contracts and loans) were made to large and small organisations from every local authority area in Wales. A special thank you must go to the independent experts drawn from the sector who sit alongside WCVA trustees on our grant panels, and ensure funding decisions are made with integrity and diligence.

Lego innovation in North Wales European funding through WCVA has helped job- seekers and adult learners develop their skills in science, technology and maths at the UK’s first community-based LEGO ® Education Innovation Studio in North Wales.

The studio, which opened last year, is the brainchild of community interest company, G2G Communities, and is helping to tackle the shortfall of qualified individuals in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) as well as the under- representation of women in STEM-related employment.

Deputy Minister for Skills and Technology, Ken Skates, at G2G Communities’ LEGO ® Education Innovation Studio in Rhyl.

1973 1974 1975

The Council appoints a Volunteer Wynford Vaughan Thomas We set up new Services Officer to ultimately establish Headquarters, volunteer bureaux and help formalise OBE became our new Chair the recruitment and deployment of and local government is Llys Ifor, on volunteers. reorganised. Crescent Road in . 22 | WCVA Impact report 2013-14 | Resourcing the sector

The Engagement 1 Gateway is a project supported by European funding that has helped to create a brighter future for some of the poorest members of society, including those affected by homelessness, drug, alcohol and mental health problems, and people who are long term unemployed for a variety of reasons. Through the Gateway, vital ‘first steps’ are taken on the start of the journey towards employment and out of poverty.

Through Engagement Gateway CAVRA volunteers in funding, organisations can innovate and run programmes that work for their client groups Volunteering to the rescue! and build their employability and life-skills. By the end of the The Civil Aid Voluntary Rescue leadership and teamwork. project, over 11,000 people will Association (CAVRA) increased Others needed their confidence have achieved qualifications. its membership, boosted its improved or restored. For most, Over 3,300 people will be in profile and helped change all they wanted was to be given work; many for the first time in the lives of 15 people after a chance and being involved in a years. being funded through our team made a big difference. Engagement Gateway project. ‘The experience of delivering a CAVRA’s Gateway programme European project has also helped offered a unique teamwork us with other funders, raised our and personal development profile locally, and connected us experience to out-of-work people more strongly with other public that were looking to improve service organisations in the area. their employability by being trained in outdoor rescue. ‘Gateway allowed us to develop a programme that we feel boosted CAVRA Chairman, Ivor Davies, the prospects of people who said: ‘Some of the people who perhaps hadn’t the same chances took part didn’t have a family in life. It has also been good structure and they benefited for us and left a really valuable hugely from having some legacy within the organisation.’

WCVA Landmarks 1976 1977 1978

Age Concern Wales acquired independent We set up our first North Wales The Manpower Services Commission status after almost 30 years as a constituent base in Wrexham. invested committee of WCVA. £500,000 in us to support and train young unemployed people. WCVA Impact report 2013-14 | Resourcing the sector | 23

2 The Communities Investment Fund (CIF) is helping the third sector grow by providing access to loan finance not available commercially. Since 2006, over £4 million has been invested to help start-up enterprises get off the ground and to allow third sector organisations to generate new income streams. Through new partnerships with Finance Wales and Unity Trust Investment backs Bank, WCVA now has a social investment portfolio where unique Welsh organisations can access finance ranging from £1,000 to £5 million and everything in between. start-up Start-up investment through our Communities Investment Fund WCVA loan saves has helped launch the concept of Community Wellbeing village pub Coaches in Wales and create 20 new jobs as a result. A 100-year old village pub that went into receivership last year was bought by the Acting as a link between The Inn in communities and professionals, local community after securing a loan Clawddnewydd through our social investment portfolio. the concept sees coaches trained to turn around the lives of The Glan Llyn Inn in Clawddnewydd, near , was purchased vulnerable people and has so by the local community association after a three-month far generated an estimated £1 fundraising campaign was supported by a £90,000 loan from our million in savings for the public Communities Investment Fund. purse in Wales. Since the community took ownership, the pub has returned Community Wellbeing Coaches to profitability and trading is set to be expanded through a was set up by Lorna Alcock and refurbishment, recruitment of a restaurant manager and relocation Maria Ryan and is now working of the community shop. with over 500 individuals all over Wales including people Alan Parkes, treasurer of the community association that has taken with mental health problems, over the Glan Llyn Inn, said: ‘The banks were not interested in substance misuse problems, and supporting this type of venture, so being able to access finance social housing tenants at risk of through WCVA has been vital. eviction. ‘The local community is really behind what we’re Lorna said: ‘The great thing doing, and we’ve already held a number of parties about the Communities and made a big event of the Wales rugby matches Investment Fund was its flexibility which is vital to start- during the Six Nations. up organisations. The bank ‘We served pizza for the Italy game, coq au vin when we played options were insurmountable for , and roast beef for the England match. It’s been good fun us financially so without access and trade has been excellent.’ to finance through WCVA, we wouldn’t have been able to get off the ground.’

1979 1980 1981

Our first computer We provided training for handled payroll, accounts, surveys and 1,233 word-processing! young unemployed people Our membership rose to over across Wales. 200 organisations. 24 | WCVA Impact report 2013-14 | Resourcing the sector

3 Environment Wales is a partnership of third sector organisations, funded by the Welsh Government and administered by WCVA, which supports voluntary action on the environment. It provides a combination of grant aid plus Development Officer support, to help community groups and third sector organisations take ideas for environmental action, education or enterprise off the drawing board and into practise. Each year it provides £600,000 in grant funding to around 130 groups, for community-led projects with volunteering and the environment at their heart. In 2013 -14 it also provided one award from the Biodiversity grant fund.

Small grants for community projects The Local Miners Welfare Association in Cwmgwili turned a neglected piece of land into a community garden with the support of a grant from Environment Wales.

With the loss of local amenities, the local community generated over 600 volunteer hours to regenerate a green space in the heart of the village to the benefit of local people and wildlife.

The resulting acre of green space is enhancing biodiversity by creating habitats and nectar bars for threatened butterfly species, while trees and shrubs have been planted that will benefit a variety of insects, mammals and birds.

WCVA Landmarks 1982 1983 1984

We launched We changed our name from Our first statistical analysis of the Network Wales magazine. the Council of Social Service voluntary sector recorded over in Wales to Wales Council for 18,000 Volunary Action! organisations operating in Wales. WCVA Impact report 2013-14 | Resourcing the sector | 25

Supporting Sustainable 4 Living (SSL) Grant Scheme Carbon savings make Funded by the Welsh business sense Government, the £1 million grant scheme aimed to bring about long-term changes in Business in the Community behaviour and lifestyle to help (BitC) received an SSL reduce Wales’ greenhouse grant of £13,000 to pilot gas emissions and help a Workplace Energy organisations and communities Challenge. The project adapt to the impacts of a aimed to support 15 changing climate. companies to set up Green Teams and to engage as many employees as possible in simple environmental actions such as turning off computer monitors when not in use.

Although only a small action, BitC estimated that nearly Fears Paul Photography Photo: £18,000 had been saved as a result of the project and over 60 tonnes of CO2. Having established the credibility of this model, BitC decided to focus on more carbon-heavy behaviours. The focus of this project was on reducing staff business travel – particularly single occupancy car journeys - and on encouraging more sustainable forms of transport such as walking and cycling.

A one-month Workplace Travel Challenge was held and as a result of the Green Teams intervention in 13 businesses, more than 6,656 fewer car journeys were made, resulting in savings of 13 tonnes of CO2 and more than £24,000.

By reducing single occupancy car travel in one month, the participants also burned in excess of a million calories either by walking or cycling demonstrating clear health benefits to this approach too. Participating companies intend to maintain the Green Team models for future climate change actions too.

One participant commented: ‘BITC has helped our building establish its Green Team and move from an environment with very little sustainable accountability, to one where positive changes have been made and colleagues are getting involved in making an impact themselves through employee-led change.’

1985 1986 1987

We received grant applications We established the Give As You Earn for the Volunteering in Wales scheme We established a National payroll deduction scheme in Wales for worth more than Consultative Forum charitable donations. for national voluntary £1 million. organisations. 26 | WCVA Impact report 2013-14 | Resourcing the sector

WCVA successfully delivered Jobs Growth Wales, through our 5 Intermediate Labour Market project for 18 months to October 2013. In that time we were successful in awarding 237 grants to organisations totalling more than £4.86 million. This enabled the placement of over 1,100 young people in six month work opportunities, with 624 remaining in work or choosing further learning after their initial engagement.

Jobs programme puts Paul back on track

Funding through our Jobs Growth Wales programme in 2013 helped Paul Davies re- start his career in accountancy through an opportunity created at Caia Park Partnership. Paul had previously worked at an accountancy practice in Wrexham and was looking for work for a five month period during which his partner gave birth to their first child. ‘Our child was born literally days after my contract came to an end so the pressure was really on to find a new job’, said Paul. ‘Those five months were tough. One of the main issues was that I seemed to be either overqualified Paul Davies at Caia Park Partnership due to having qualifications in accountancy or I was competing responsibility, it was a great accountancy at Glyndwr with people with a lot more feeling having people believe in University and that will allow me experience.’ you again’, he added. to progress further in the future. Six months after starting his ‘I’ve gone from feeling that I ‘I’m just delighted that this new role, Paul was promoted to was becoming unemployable opportunity has turned out so finance officer after a new role because of my time out-of- well because it’s made a huge was created at the organisation. work to having people show difference to me and my family.’ ‘Although I was surprised that confidence in me. I was given the opportunity to ‘Now I’m planning to start a step forward and take on more qualification in management

WCVA Landmarks 1988 1989 1990

Graham Benfield joined WCVA We set up Almost as our new Director. our first 500 people Mid Wales base attended our training events in Welshpool. and workshops. WCVA Impact report 2013-14 | Resourcing the sector | 27

6 Wales Africa Community Links 7 The Clean Energy Project Grants Scheme The ‘Wales Africa Community Links’ grant disburses Welsh Government funds for scheme supports voluntary organisations compensation of carbon emissions to Welsh in Wales to develop partnership links with organisations with African partners through the community-based organisations in Sub- Wales Africa Community Links programme. Saharan Africa, supporting projects in Health, Environment, Livelihoods, Youth and Equality. The programme works with over ‘Green’ grants scheme 100 organisations to support organisational development using the Wales Africa Effectiveness brings Welsh and African Framework as a foundation for good practice in community linking. A total of 31 grants were communities closer dispersed, totalling £63,874. We supported delivery of 6 clean energy projects, funded from March 2013 to 2014. Projects that received awards include ’s Community Carbon Link - which is supporting Kenyan farmers planting trees to protect tropical forest - and ’s Sazani Associates, which is helping to provide solar electrification to 20 remote communities in Zanzibar. Sazani Associates received £10,000 to work with Tanzanian partners to provide rural solar electrification to 20 communities and skills centre hubs in Northern Zanzibar.

The group is also taking part in rainwater harvesting and has provided rocket stoves and solar driers for women to produce dried fruit, cakes and products to sell at local markets.

‘This project has enabled the people of Wales to contribute to rural electrification and all the associated benefits for some of the poorest most marginalized people on the planet,’ said Cathryn MacCallum of Sazani Associates.

1991 1992

We implemented our first We published the Welsh language policy. Wales Funding Handbook. 28 | WCVA Impact report 2013-14 | Resourcing the sector

8 The Volunteering in Wales Fund is one 9 GwirVol is a partnership, administered of Wales’s leading volunteer supporting by WCVA, that promotes and supports grants. It has been run by WCVA since 1982 youth volunteering in Wales – and is led by the During the year, we invested almost £1m views of young people through its youth-led through the Fund to support volunteer partner, GwirForce. Through the partnership, recruitment and training through 72 projects, £814,905 has been invested through 93 grants which helped to recruit, train and support over that have supported organisations across Wales 5,500 volunteers, contributing nearly 400,000 in developing youth volunteering projects. volunteering hours for the benefit of their communities. Defibrillator project Investing in volunteering raises awareness of opportunities rural needs A grant of £15,587 through Young volunteers in Crickhowell have our Volunteering in Wales succeeded in creating a potentially life-saving Fund helped Cardiff YMCA service for the local community. to recruit 155 new volunteers who have contributed over Through Crickhowell Volunteer Centre and 11,000 volunteer hours to the GwirVol’s youth-led grant scheme, pupils from charity. the local high school set up a defibrillator project three years ago. The grant enabled the Cardiff YMCA Housing Association’s recycling Crickhowell High School volunteers to buy the enterprise offers volunteering opportunities to first defibrillator and train people to use them in people affected by homelessness and long-term their community. unemployment. The enterprise, Prefab, recycles and retails clothing which provides an income stream The project has grown, with 100 young volunteers that supports the charity’s core work. from Crickhowell High School working to promote the need for defibrillators in rural areas Volunteers have gained a range of new skills and and also raising around £16,000 to purchase six experience in each aspect of Prefab’s operation further defibrillators which they have placed in including managing and recycling clothing Crickhowell, Llangattock, Llanbedr, Glangrwyney, donations, creating new products from recycled Cwmdu and Llangynidr and one kept at the materials, and working in a retail environment. school. There are now over 150 trained volunteers The grant from the Volunteering in Wales Fund to use them. in 2013 helped Cardiff YMCA employ specialist staff involved in recruiting, training and managing The youngsters have raised more money through volunteers. further grants and fundraising activities and hope to purchase two more defibrillators. The money In addition to the 11,430 volunteer hours generated, will also enable Crickhowell Volunteer Bureau to 10 volunteers subsequently moved into full-time train a further 30 people from these villages in employment and 11 took up further education as a basic first aid and defibrillator use. result of their volunteering experience.

WCVA Landmarks 1993 1994

We ran the first ever voluntary sector pavilion We appointed the first Welsh Language at the National Eisteddfod. Development Officer for the sector. WCVA Impact report 2013-14 | Resourcing the sector | 29

WCVA successfully applied for funding, as lead partner, and in turn distributed grants to third sector partners, for the following projects:

10 BIG Lottery Fund Wales Volunteering Project We distributed £434,026 to volunteer centres Between 2012 and 2014, the project worked across Wales through the Big Lottery Fund’s BIG with 4,711 people and 2,048 took up a volunteer Wales Volunteering project. The funding was placement as a result. Of those who took up a invested in additional staff and capacity to work placement, 1,196 identified themselves as having with organisations to create new volunteering extra support needs and 1,662 of the volunteers opportunities and provide additional services for were unemployed. Stephen’s story follows below. volunteers with higher support needs. Wales wide project helps enhance the experience of volunteers Stephen was already involved in some volunteering activities but felt like he wanted to do more. His family volunteer for various organisations and he wanted to follow in their footsteps.

‘I am keen on sports and have got experience with young people. I came to Neath Port Talbot CVS to discuss my options. I got help through the Volunteer Centre. Gemma came with me to visit organisations and give me extra support’.

Stephen has mainly been doing youth work volunteering. He has volunteered with Neath Boys and Girls Club, Neath YMCA and Gospel Hall Church. He has also volunteered at a café in Tonna Hospital and got involved in the Neath Town Centre Food Festival. ‘I tend to lose interest in things. ‘I have been volunteering with the Physical Activity Volunteering has helped me to find Sports Service (PASS) since November 2012. I have something that I enjoy doing. I have done some football activities with junior school tried many different activities and I students at a local comprehensive school, helped at a swimming gala for children with special needs have hopefully now found something and also got involved in a local football festival’. that I enjoy’.

1995 1996

Our Manifesto for the voluntary sector in Wales wins cross-party support at its launch at the House of Commons

We went live on the World Wide Web! 30 | WCVA Impact report 2013-14 | Resourcing the sector

11 Enterprising Communities 12 Making the Connections The project is funded by the Welsh Government Making the Connections (MtC) is an ESF funded and European Structural Funds (European Regional initiative running in Convergence areas of Development Fund), managed by WCVA and Wales. The aim is to improve public services delivered locally by Wales’ network of County for the people of Wales through supporting Voluntary Councils (CVCs). the Local Service Boards (LSBs) and the Partnerships that sit beneath them, to develop Enterprising Communities is a project that and deliver citizen focused Single Integrated has provided practical support to third sector Plans which meet local need. organisations to help them become more sustainable, generate new income and successfully Making the Connections officers are based bid to deliver public services. The project is within the County Voluntary Councils (CVCs) sponsored by WCVA and delivered through in the Convergence areas. Their role is to work Enterprising Communities project officers based with third sector organisations, the Local Service in the Community Voluntary Councils in the Board and its partners, increasing opportunities convergence areas of Wales, the project has for the third sector to engage and work provided organisations with information and advice alongside other sectors. on funding, organisational management and WCVA is supporting this initiative through volunteer development as well as offering expertise project management, monitoring and training. around financial sustainability. During 2013-14 £828,389 was distributed to the During 2013-14 £808,792 was distributed to the CVCs to carry out this work. CVCs provide the CVCs to carry out this work. CVC’s provide the match funding for the project. match funding for the project. The aims for the MtC initiative cover a number of different strands of work:

• Giving a voice to the third sector

• Supporting public engagement

• Developing relationships between the sectors

• Preparing for collaboration and co-production

• Providing focussed training

• Identifying opportunities for tendering and procurement

Voluntary organisations and social entrepreneurs in North Wales have boosted their trading revenue thanks to an initiative set up through the project at Rhyl Market.

WCVA Landmarks 1997 1998

We secured a clause in the Government of Wales Act requiring the future Assembly to ‘promote the interests of relevant We were nominated lead partner in a voluntary organisations’. consortium to manage the new Millennium Volunteers programme. WCVA Impact report 2013-14 | Resourcing the sector | 31

In addition, WCVA administered Welsh INTERREG Community Currencies in Government funding for County Voluntary Councils 13 Action project and Volunteer Centres; and Welsh Government Through a project led by WCVA, £566,337 funding for Third Sector Partnership Council has been invested in piloting the concept of (TSPC) grants to TSPC network representatives: community currencies in Wales and North West Europe. 14 Infrastructure funding for County Voluntary Councils (CVCs) and Volunteer Centres (VCs) - Welsh Government supports Investing in currency and provides funding for an integrated infrastructure, Third Sector Support Wales, innovations comprising:

The Community Currencies in Action (CCIA) project • Wales Council for Voluntary Action (WCVA) is supporting six currency innovations as a way of achieving positive social and environment impact • County Voluntary Councils (CVCs) while strengthening local economies. • Volunteer Centres (either independent bodies The pilots are taking place in Wales, England, or as a part of CVCs) France, Belgium and the Netherlands. In 2013 -14 the 19 CVCs received core funding In Wales, Interreg funding through the project is of £2,754,426, and the 19 Volunteer Centres allowing the social enterprise, Spice, to pilot a time- £1,249,173, via WCVA. credit currency where individuals can earn credits The collective reach of Third Sector Support for contributions to the community that can be Wales is unparalleled; CVCs, Volunteer Centres used to access events, learning, cultural and leisure and WCVA have a combined membership of opportunities. over 14,000 third sector organisations, and are So far, over 3,000 people have taken part in the in regular contact with thousands more through pilot and over 50,000 hours of time-credits have their services and networks. been generated.

15 Third Sector Partnership Council grants - a total of £112,327 was distributed in 2013 – 14, to the twenty five Third Sector Partnership Council (TSPC) network representatives. The TSPC makes sure that the principles set out in the Third Sector Scheme are put into practice, and also provides an opportunity for the sector to raise key issues of interest or concern. The TSPC representatives’ role is to promote the interests of the third sector and facilitate dialogue between Welsh Government and the sector.

1999 2000

The National Assembly for Wales was created. We set out our vision for it in our manifesto Our design for life. We launched our new fortnightly e-briefing for members, which we’d publish every other week until 2013. 32 | WCVA Impact report 2013-14 | Achieving change 7 Achieving change

We have continued to support the sector in achieving positive changes for people and communities in Wales. The key impacts for each of our six priority areas of work are set out below:

1 An increased role for the 2 Promoting and supporting sector in creating job the sector’s role in improving opportunities and pathways well-being, and contributing to employment (including to new, citizen centred training, placements and approaches to public services internships) The Wales Wellbeing WCVA has helped the sector to play its full part in Bond, launched in tackling unemployment and increasing economic 2012, uses finance from activity. We assisted more than 7,900 unemployed WCVA’s Communities Wales Wellbeing Bond and economically inactive people by providing Investment Fund (CIF), Transforming public services together over £3 million funding through the Engagement to provide a means of Gateway project for 118 grants, mostly in the third transforming public sector. We also created employment, training and services through support in the third sector for 300 economically reducing demand inactive and unemployed people across Wales, and creating savings by providing £1.29 million funding through which can be repaid the ILM and Jobs Growth Wales programmes. and reinvested. Finally, we arranged 300 internships with third sector organisations through our Explore Project, We have worked enabling people in the job market to develop with a number practical skills and gain work experience of third sector and public sector partners across Wales to develop Wales Wellbeing Bond projects. Some examples of the impacts of these programmes The foremost example is an initiative with Cwm Taf on individuals’ lives can be seen on pages 20 and 24. UHB to develop a service to reduce anti-depressant

Graduate Cath prescribing in the Cwm Taf area. Davies from Merthyr Cwm Taf has one of the highest rates of anti- joined the Bevan Foundation in a depressant prescribing in England and Wales, research role after and the Health Board is facing escalating year- the vacancy was on-year costs. The proposal is to develop a range created through our of interventions that are locally accessible, non- Jobs Growth Wales programme.

WCVA Landmarks 2001 2002 2003

Our ‘WCVA Europe’ team secured We secured We welcomed our £5m EU funding £3m of funding 1,000th member, to help fund development worker to help increase the role of the third sector Rhyl Interactive. posts in each CVC in Wales. in new NHS structures in Wales. WCVA Impact report 2013-14 | Achieving change | 33 stigmatising, suitably branded, well promoted to These ideas have been further disseminated by joint the general population, and offer viable alternatives work with the Wales Audit Office, Public Services to anti-depressant prescriptions. The Feasibility 2025, WLGA and Public health Wales as a ‘change Study reported in December 2013 that for Cwm Taf ’ to further a citizen centred approach. In UHB, doing nothing or making modest changes addition, we commissioned Barod to produce a to its services was not sustainable. It concluded complementary publication called Being at the centre. that the proposed alternative model, using the Barod is a social enterprise working to improve Wales Wellbeing Bond, offers a realistic prospect of accessibility and communications informed by the stopping and possibly reversing the current trend of experiences of learning disability. Being at the centre anti-depressant prescribing. considers the new roles between the person, state and third sector. This first Wales Wellbeing Bond is expected to come into being in mid 2014, and has been championed During the year, we joined with the Alliance of by the Minister for Health and Social Services as a Alliances to enter into a two year agreement with demonstrator to inform more Bond take-up. Welsh Government, to support its relationship with citizens. This will inform the implementation of the We promoted the Commission on Public Service Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act. Governance and Delivery to the sector to encourage evidence from both users of services and providers The Making the Connections (MtC) project, of services. We produced a written response and delivered by WCVA in partnership with 15 gave an oral submission to the County Voluntary Councils (CVCs), has Commission, recommending continued to support sector involvement in that Welsh Government should service design and provision through working restate and strengthen its Putting in partnership with Local Service Boards (LSBs). commitment to real citizen people MtC is part of a wider Welsh Government LSB engagement in the design and at the initiative, funded by the European Social Fund. scrutiny of public services, and centre that people should be at the Start with the people, not the systems heart of future public service and empower us all to take part thinking, design and delivery. Our plan Putting people at the centre focused on the four ‘pillars’ where the third sector can best contribute to the work of Welsh Being Government and partners: at the engagement, early intervention centre and prevention, seeking new The MtC project has played an important role The new relationship models of service delivery, and with public services in ensuring the sector is better informed, better scrutiny. trained, more confident and able to work alongside other partners, making important contributions to their LSBs. The work will leave an important legacy in relation to the new Public Service Boards proposed by the Wellbeing of Future Generations Bill.

2004 2005

We launched the first Wales Volunteer of the Year Awards, The first Wales third sector funding with nine winners chosen conference took place – twice! from 186 nominations. It had to be repeated due to demand. 34 | WCVA Impact report 2013-14 | Achieving change

Citizen and community engagement – a year in the life of Participation Cymru

Participation Cymru continues to grow in help organisations to implement them as good reputation as being the place organisations practice. To date 118 organisations have endorsed turn to when seeking advice on citizen and the Principles. community engagement in Wales. Nationally, Participation Cymru has been working With the increasing pressures facing public with the Care and Social Services Inspectorate in services in Wales and a consistent mantra that recruiting for and setting up an Advisory Panel ‘things cannot stay the same’, Participation to help direct its work. This panel is made up of Cymru has been working at national, regional 50 per cent service users, carers and families and and local levels to support organisations involved is a step change in user involvement within the in ‘difficult conversations’ with the public and governance of an inspectorate body. seeking opportunities for more co-productive ways of working. Regionally, Participation Cymru has been continuing its work with public service During the year, Participation Cymru worked organisations across Wales. It continues to provide with 30 different organisations on a bespoke accredited training for local service board partners basis (70 per cent public sector; 30 per cent third where partner organisations train together in public sector). Its training programme attracted 124 engagement and facilitation. It has also worked organisations (60 per cent third sector and 40 with the Centre for Public Scrutiny on a regional per cent public sector) and its regional networks basis in offering support and training to scrutiny offered excellent networking opportunities for officers and elected members on how to involve the over 100 organisations. Bringing public services public more effectively in the scrutiny process. together from both the third and public sector is one of Participation Cymru’s key attributes, and Locally, Participation Cymru has been working demonstrates its commitment to collaborative with individual local authorities such as the , where training was delivered working. It continues to promote the National to front line staff, heads of service and elected Principles for Public Engagement in Wales and to

The CSSIW National Advisory Board, which has half of its membership drawn from service users, carers, volunteers and voluntary organisations.

WCVA Landmarks 2006 2007

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Our Museum Co-ordinator This week’s Swyddog Cydlynnu Ein Hamgueddfeydd To be based in National History Museum Jobs Lleolir y swydd yn Sain Ffagan Amgueddfa Werin £22,448.26 - £28,911.21 per annum (pro rata) top jobs Cymru 35 hours per week £22,448.26 - £28,911.21 y flwyddyn (pro rata) Contract until end April 2015 Prif swyddi’r 35 awr yr wythnos (Secondments would be supported) The first edition of our jobs We developed a new suite of volunteering Contract hyd at ddiwedd Ebrill 2015 (Byddai Secondiadau yn cael eu cefnogi) To apply visit www.museumwales.ac.uk. wythnos hon Closing date: 25 September 2014 (by 5pm) I wneud cais ewch i www.amgueddfacymru.ac.uk Interview date: 15 October 2014 Dyddiad cau: 25 Medi 2014 (erbyn 5pm) Mental Health Dyddiad y cyfweliadau: 15 Hydref 2014 Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales is an equal opportunities Foundation employer. Applications are welcome from all sections of the community.. magazine, Network Jobs, was information sheets, which were Head of Strategic Mae Amgueddfa Cymru yn gyflogwr cyfle cyfartal. Croesewir ceisiadau o bob rhan o’r gymuned. Development - Wales £45,426 - £47,500 p.a

Welsh Women’s Aid published. Over 400 issues later, downloaded over 28,000 times. SUPPORTING PEOPLE WITH EPILEPSY IN WALES Head Of Engagement Issue No 396 17 September 2014 Salary £32,800 – £35,700 per Mae ein prosiect Allgymorth Epilepsi yn cynnwys gweithio gyda phobl y mae epilepsi yn effeithio annum (pro rata FTE) arnynt, gan roi gwybodaeth, eiriolaeth a chefnogaeth iddynt. Byddwch yn darparu hyfforddiant, yn Our Epilepsy Outreach project involves working with people affected by epilepsy, providing codi ymwybyddiaeth ac yn hyrwyddo gwasanaethau a chyfleoedd gwell i bobl ag epilepsi. Ariennir it’s still going strong today. gan y Loteri Fawr am 3 blynedd. Yn amodol ar ddatgeliad manwl y DBS. Mae gyrru yn ofynnol. information, advocacy and support. Providing training, raising awareness, promoting better Swansea Carers Centre Shivani fights African poverty with education services and opportunities for people with epilepsy. Big Lottery funded for 3 years. Subject to an RHEOLWR PROSIECT ALLGYMORTH Cyflog £17,568 y flwyddyn 25 awr yr wythnos Yn gweithio o Wrecsam Executive Director enhanced DBS disclosure. Driving required. Shivani yn brwydro tlodi ynMae AffricaShivani Patel gydag yn benderfynol addysg o GWEITHIWR ALLGYMORTH EPILEPSI x 4 swydd Salary £29,315 - £33,426 OUTREACH PROJECT MANAGER leihau tlodi yn Affrica drwy addysg. Cyflog £11,635 y flwyddyn 21 awr yr wythnos.01978 Yn gweithio 312325 o Wrecsam, Abertawe, Caerdydd Shivani Patel is passionate about Salary £17,568 pa 25 hours a week. Based in Wrexham ER X 4 POSTS Am fwy o wybodaeth neu i wneud cais, ffoniwch alleviating poverty in Africa through Hi yw Cyd-sylfaenydd a Chyfarwyddwr EPILEPSY OUTREACH WORK . Based in Wrexham, Swansea, Cardiff neu e-bostiwch [email protected] GAVO Salary £11,635 pa 21 hours per week or email [email protected] Dyddiad cau: 5pm 30ain Medi 2014 education. TEACH Africa, elusen sy’n ceisio grymuso Finance Manager ac addysgu arweinwyr ieuenctid yn For more information or to apply, please call 01978 312325 She is Co-founder and Director of Closing date: 5pm, 30th September 2014 Starting salary - scale 37 Affrica ac yn y Deyrnas Unedig. Fel rhan TEACH Africa, a charity that aims to (£31,160) o’i rôl, mae hi’n gweithio gydag ysgolion empower and educate youth leaders Yn gweithio i wella bywyd cymunedau difreintiedig yn Ne Cymru: i helpu pobl ifanc i ymddiddori mewn For a copy of Network in both Africa and the UK. As part Working to improve the lives of disadvantaged communities in South Wales CYFARWYDDWR menter a bod yn ymwybodol o’u heffaith £35,000 - 38,000 y  wyddyn – llawn amser (35 awr yr wythnos) Jobs via email, contact of her role, she works with schools fyd-eang; yn cefnogi ac yn mentora DIRECTOR Rydym yn chwilio am unigolyn deinamig a strategol, sydd â gweledigaeth glir a’r gallu [email protected] to help young people become £35,000 to 38,000 pa – full time (35 hours per week) rhwydweithiau ymwybyddiaeth a chodi i fynd â’r sefydliad yn ei  aen. Cyllidir swydd y Cyfarwyddwr yn rhannol gan y Gronfa Am gopi o Network Jobs enterprise-driven and aware of their We are looking for a dynamic, strategic person with a clear vision who is able to take the Loteri Fawr. DS: Pensiwn cy ogwr @ 6%, 5 wythnos o wyliau blynyddol (pro rata). arian, yn llywio cyfeiriad strategol y grw^p Company No. organisation forward. The post of the Director is partly funded by the Big Lottery Fund dros yr ebost, cysylltwch a global impact; supports and mentors Am becyn cais, e-bost: admin@womenconnect rst.org.uk neu  oniwch: a llawer mwy. 4715832 NB: Employer’s pension @ 6%, 5 wks annual holidays (pro rata). [email protected] university awareness and fundraising Rhif Cwmni 02920 343154 (rhwng 9.30am a 5.00pm). networks, drives the strategic direction Charity No. For an application pack, e-mail: admin@womenconnect rst.org.uk DS: Mae copi electronig o’r pecyn cais ar gael hefyd. Os ydych eisiau copi electronig o’r Mae Shivani hefyd yn Aelod Sefydlu o 1110834 or call: 02920 343154 (between 9.30am – 5.00pm). cais drwy e-bost, gofynnwch amdano pan fyddwch yn  onio, os gwelwch yn dda. of the group and much more. Kauli, siop ffasiwn foesegol yn Tanzania. Rhif Elusen NB: An electronic copy of the job application is also available. If you want to be sent an Swyddfa: WOMEN CONNECT FIRST, 7 Neville Street, Riverside, Cardi CF11 6LP Menywod ifanc rhwng 18 a 35 oed Contact details Shivani is also a Founding Member of electronic copy of the application by email please request it when you phone. www.womenconnect rst.org.uk sydd wedi methu a^ gorffen ysgol yw O ce: WOMEN CONNECT FIRST: 7 Neville Street, Riverside, Cardi CF11 6LP DYDDIAD CAU: 5.00pm Ddydd Llun, 29 Medi, 2014 Cysylltiadau Kauli, an ethical fashion boutique in www.womenconnect rst.org.uk gweithwyr y siop. Mae WCF yn croesawu ceisiadau gan ferched a dynion, heb ystyried anabledd, rhywioldeb, Tanzania, whose workers are young CLOSING DATE: 5.00pm on Monday, 29 September, 2014 tarddiad hiliol nac ethnig, oedran na chyfrifoldeb dros ddibynyddion. Rydym yn hyrwyddo Matthew Bates women aged 18-35 who were unable Dywedodd: ‘Y prif beth rwy’n ei garu WCF welcomes applications from women and men, regardless of disability, sexuality, racial amrywiaeth mewn cy ogaeth, ac yn croesawu ceisiadau o bob rhan o’r gymuned. 029 2019 6700 to finish school. am fy rôl yw’r meddwl creadigol or ethnic origin, age or responsibility for dependants. We promote diversity in employment sydd ei angen. Rhaid ceisio gwneud and welcome applications from all sections of the community. [email protected] She said: ‘The main thing I love about pethau mewn ffordd wahanol, my role is the creative thinking you a’r rhan ardderchog yw gweithio BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER Wales Council for have to bring. It’s all about trying to do gydag interniaid. Mae eu hegni a’u Location: Voluntary Action things in a different way, and the great brwdfrydedd yn heintus, ac mae’r siwrnai FINANCE ASSISTANT Contract: Fixed term 9 months (potential for extesion) Cyngor Gweithredu part is working with interns. The energy gyda phob un yn unigryw.’ Part time (15 hrs per week) £7,037 p.a. Salary: £28,000 – full time (35 hours) Gwirfoddol Cymru and passion they bring is infectious, Based in Cwmbran Fixed term 12 months How to apply: Full details and application pack can be charity no/rhif elusen and the journey with each is unique.’ “Providing respectful, downloaded from our website personalised support to people 218093 To view the job description and person specifi cation, with a disability and their carers www.trinitycareandsupport.org.uk within a community of care” or call 01656 782104 please visit http://bit.ly/1xT0qcs Forms completed online can be signed at interview, if successful. Closing date: 25th September 2014 third sector jobs in Wales DAP positively welcomes applications from disabled people and carers. (Interviews planned 8th October 2014) Closing Date: 30th September 2014 swyddi’r trydydd sector For further information, contact Chris Hoyle on 01633 485865 yng Nghymru or email: [email protected] ad / I archebu hysbyseb: Matt 029 2019 6700 To book your email / e-bost: [email protected] WCVA Impact report 2013-14 | Achieving change | 35

3 An increased role for the sector in tackling poverty

WCVA’s work on the tackling poverty agenda included providing the advice and training service for Communities First, the Welsh Government’s major members. This is a pattern being repeated tackling poverty elsewhere and is contributing to changes in the strategy. culture of these organisations, where a more We also facilitated externally facing approach is developing where the third sector citizens are seen as partners. Anti-Poverty In relation to culture change, Participation Programmes Taskforce, which has showcased Cymru within WCVA has been at the forefront of examples of anti-poverty interventions that work, discussions surrounding coproduction in Wales. and could potentially be adapted and scaled up It has developed training around Shared Power through different funding streams, including in Public Services. Working with people is always European programmes. about power and often there is an imbalance of power in the relationship. For a citizen centred approach to work, large public organisations need to learn how to relinquish some power, and citizens to be bold enough to take on more.

These are exciting and challenging times and Participation Cymru recognises that it has a key part to play in this evolving agenda in Wales. WCVA has committed to supporting Participation Cymru for an initial three years following the withdrawal of its core funding by Welsh We held discussions with four Credit Unions with the Government, and continues to seek ways of intention to use a fund of £50,000 to deliver a pilot making its new financial model sustainable in the debt redemption programme that will support up long term. to 50 individuals in trouble with Payday lenders. The intention is to evaluate the performance of this pilot and use this information to seek funding from Welsh Government, the churches and Comic Relief, to develop and deliver a larger fund in six months time.

2008 2009 2010

Our Engagement Gateway scheme Jan Bish, PA to the began, investing in organisations to This year saw the launch Chief Executive for work with economically inactive groups of GwirVol, the youth 30 years, retired. and support them back to employment. volunteering initiative. 36 | WCVA Impact report 2013-14 | Achieving change

4 Full engagement of the sector as a key stakeholder in the design, monitoring and delivery of future European Structural Fund programmes

Our third sector European team (3-SET) has Culmination of 2007-2013 European continued to provide information, advice and programmes training to third sector organisations seeking to benefit from European Structural Funds in Wales. During the current round of European Key activities this year included facilitation of the programmes, third sector organisations – large Third Sector Partnership Council’s Structural Funds and small – helped create brighter futures and Working Group. This acted as a key reference group better prospects for people and communities for WCVA’s response to the public consultations across Wales. on the proposals for the Structural Funds and Rural Over 500 third sector organisations were involved Development Plan 2014-2020. in delivering European programmes and played their part in: Three consultation events were held with the sector inform WCVA’s • Developing the skills and employability of over 100,000 people from disadvantaged backgrounds response. We recommended that the • Helping over 10,000 people get back into work, Welsh Government should support the many from the most difficult circumstances of European Commission’s guideline to ring- economic inactivity fence 20% of the European Social Fund • Establishing almost 200 new social enterprises for tackling poverty and social exclusion. • Creating over 1,200 new jobs We also facilitated a third sector European forum (3-SEF), which brings together a network of lead and joint third sector sponsors of EU During the year, we Structural Funds projects; and represented third launched Our people, sector interests on the All Wales Programme communities and Monitoring Committee for 2014–2020. economy – a publication charting the impact of the third sector’s Lead sponsors 5

Expanding contribution to the 4 Lead sponsors Tackling effects the national of homelessness cycle network 2007-2013 European Over 1,200 people affected by homelessness or with isolated lifestyles in the Swansea Bay region Over 100 kilometres of walking and cycling routes Brendan Zyborksi on the Outdoor Partnership ILM project were supported into employment after taking part in the South Wales ValleysSustrans’ have Valleysbeen created Cycle and in Cyrenians’ Supported Employment and improved thanks to . . Training Project Network project programmes In addition to helping participants into jobs through its Developing disused railway lines and building on the employment support agency, the project also supported existing National Cycle Network, the new routes are Outdoor careers in NorthAfter a period of unemployment, Wales Brendan completed people to overcome personal barriers that have arisen currently attracting over 1.2 million users per year, which a taster course with the Outdoor Partnership, before WCVA’s Intermediate Labour through their circumstances, and provided assistance to represents an average of almost 50,000 people per route. Funding through helped local people access successfully applying for a supported employment role help people sustain their employment. Market (ILM) project with the National Mountaineering Centre, Plas y Brenin, As a result, the project is playing its part in the regeneration in Capel Curig. of the South Wales Valleys by facilitatingOur economic people, growth jobs in North West Wales’ outdoor activities sector. A cost-benefit analysis within an independent evaluation found that £1.44 in economic benefit was generated from through sustainable tourism and access to local amenities, Despite having the highest concentration of outdoors centres ‘I’d always wanted to get into this type of work but it’s while promoting active travel modes for everyday health every £1 spent on the project on top of substantial social very difficult unless you’ve got certain qualifications or had in the UK and an activities sector worth around £150 million, impact within the Swansea Bay area. and wellbeing. research points to the region having a disproportionately specific training which I couldn’t afford. communities low number of locally raised and Welsh speaking people ‘I’ve been mentored by some brilliant people at the employed in managerial and instructor positions. Partnership and at Plas y Brenin where the staff are world

However, contracts through the ILM project allowed class coaches and instructors in areas like canoeing, and economy 27 people in North West Wales take part in an outdoor climbing and mountaineering. New walking and cycle routes developed by Sustrans’ Valleys Cycle Network project programme that has led to jobs in areas like mountain ‘I can’t thank them enough. I’d been out of work for leadership, coaching, and as freelance instructors in eight months before I got this opportunity. If I hadn’t canoeing, kayaking, sailing and snow-sports. had the placement I might have drifted into longer-term How Wales’ third sector used European Structural Funds 2007 - 2013 The programme has been run by the Outdoor unemployment without the skills and prospects I have now.’ Partnership and one of the first participants to take part was Brendan Zyborski. WCVA’s Intermediate Labour Market project helped almost 1,500 out-of-work people get back into permanent Participants on Cyrenians’ Supported A Welsh speaker from Menai Bridge, Brendan had employment between 2010 and 2012 – many from the Employment and Training project always been interested in the outdoor sector but most difficult circumstances of economic inactivity. In found it impossible to get a foot on the ladder without that time, over 6,000 work-based qualifications were also qualifications or experience. achieved by participants on the project.

‘If I hadn’t had the placement I might have drifted into longer-term unemployment without the skills and prospects I have now.’ Photo: Helen Davies/Sustrans

WCVA Landmarks 2011 2012

Our Sustainable Funding Cymru project opened its Our Annual Conference focused on popular Learning Zone, an co-production, with interest in the online resource covering subject really beginning to take off. contracts, trading, donations and more. WCVA Impact report 2013-14 | Achieving change | 37

5 Full engagement of the 6 Appropriate funding for sector as a key stakeholder in the third sector tackling the causes and effects of climate change We continued to challenge the inappropriate use of procurement, and promoted collaborative Our active representation of the sector on the commissioning and the use of grants as the main Welsh Government’s Climate Change Commission vehicle for financing the third sector within a mixed included a day of discussion focusing on the and sustainable funding economy. third sector’s contribution to this agenda, and During the year, WCVA and presentation of related evidence to the Environment Swansea Council for Voluntary and Sustainability Committee. We also proposed Services jointly commissioned solutions to some of the barriers to third sector Geldards LLP to produce Grants action on climate change at the six-monthly and contracts: Guidance for Grants and Ministerial meetings with the Minister for Natural third sector organisations and contracts Guidance for third sector Resources and Food. public authorities, a free guide organisations and public authorities which explains the differences As an Environment Wales partner, we supported 50 between the grant funding projects contributing to action on climate change and contract income. This is

through sustainable woodland management, Written by Geldards LLP available to download on the local food agenda, recycling and reuse, Grants and contracts Guidance for third sector organisations and public authorities WCVA’s website. 1 engagement and education initiatives, energy- efficiency and micro-generation. In our response to the Welsh Government’s Continuity and Change consultation we emphasised Our continued administration of the Supporting the need for clarity about different funding Sustainable Living Grant Scheme funded by the mechanisms in the updated Code of Practice for Welsh Government, provided more than £250,000 Funding the Third Sector, including descriptions for 22 projects encouraging behavioural change of grant funding for core and projects; the in response to climate change. The scheme was distinction between grants and contracts; criteria found by an external evaluation to have ‘generated for determining which is the appropriate funding sufficient evidence to justify continuing to pursue mechanism; principles of effective procurement a behaviour change approach to building capacity and outcomes based commissioning. and achieving resilient, sustainable climate change benefits’. We successfully influenced the proposedWales Procurement Policy Statement, which states ‘Being strategic involves making early decisions on the best approach to commissioning goods, works and services, including whether grant or procurement is the most appropriate funding mechanism’. We also made representations regarding provisions for improving procurement practice, in particular the inclusion of social, economic and environmental benefits within contracts, through the Wellbeing of Future Generations Bill. Photo: Paul Fears Paul Photography Photo:

2013 2014

We relaunched our Graham Benfield, our Chief website to make it more Executive of 25 years, retired. attractive, navigable and informative. 38 | WCVA Impact report 2013-14 | Grants, loans and contracts 8 Grants, loans and contracts

Procured contracts We ran 6 (2013: 7) procured contract schemes during the year.

2014 2013 Value of Value of contracts Paid contracts Paid £ £ Intermediate Labour Market - Convergence Area 2,099,665 2,524,557 Intermediate Labour Market - Competitiveness Area 1,070,476 934,807 Climate Change 43,125 62,778 Making the Connections 1,251,608 527,840 Community Economic Development 1,190,062 635,446 Gateway - Convergence Area 265,873 5,431,921 Gateway - Competitiveness Area (27,027) 1,136,216 5,893,782 11,253,565

Former Minister for Communities and Tackling Poverty, Jeff Cuthbert AM, on a visit to Caia Park Partnership where 37 job opportunities for young people were created through our Jobs Growth Wales programme. WCVA Impact report 2013-14 | Grants, loans and contracts | 39 Grants We ran 13 (2013: 15) grant schemes during the year and grant payments were made to 541 (2013: 957) organisations. 2014 2014 2013 2013 Number Value of Number Value of of grants grants paid of grants grants paid paid £ paid £ Communities Investment Fund 6 61,758 5 58,653 Communities First Trust Fund - - 442 (209,492) Infrastructure Funding - CVCs 19 2,754,426 19 3,021,861 Wales for Africa Community Links 31 63,874 45 125,811 Volunteering in Wales Fund 76 966,660 76 1,092,263 Safer Future Communities - - 4 15,000 Supporting Sustainable Living grant scheme 15 230,619 26 258,215 Environment Wales 106 859,254 106 830,568 Biodiversity grant fund 1 1,379 22 85,401 Interreg 6 566,337 2 20,747 Infrastructure Funding – Volunteer Centres 19 1,249,173 19 1,346,323 BIG Wales Volunteering project 19 434,026 19 444,633 GwirVol 93 814,905 118 1,088,487 Partnership Council 33 112,327 32 118,525 Gateway – Convergence Area 117 3,084,680 22 366,561 541 11,199,418 957 8,663,556

Loans 2014 2014 Value of loans Value of loans awarded repaid £ £ CIF 1 0 433,350 CIF 2 922,000 318,043 Group 922,000 751,393 40 | WCVA Impact report 2013-14 | Our award winners 9 Our award winners

Here are all our award winners in the last 12 months...

Wales Volunteer of the Year Third Sector Awards Cymru 2013 Awards 2014 – supported by Class Telecommunications Class Award for Best Communications Max Williams Young volunteer (supported by GwirVol) Royal Agricultural Benevolent Winner Manon Haf Lewis Young volunteer Institution (RABI) (supported by GwirVol) Time to Change Cymru Runner-up Candy Srinivas Young volunteer St John Cymru Wales Runner-up (supported by GwirVol) Environmental Award John Hopkins Adult Radiate Project, Newport Winner Adrian Bryan Adult and District Runner-up Jen Wilson Adult Naturalists’ Society Jenni McCabe Adult Menter y Felin Uchaf, Pwllheli Runner-up Lavon Smith Adult Health, Social Care and Wellbeing Award Gill Griffiths International Hafan Cymru Winner MS Support Centre, Saltney, Flintshire Runner-up The Outdoor Partnership, Runner-up Plas y Brenin, Capel Curig RCT People First Runner-up

Award for Good Governance YMCA Swansea Winner Vale Centre for Voluntary Runner-up Services, Barry University of South Wales Runner-up Students’ Union

Gail Jones, winner in the Green category. Retired teacher Award for Innovative Fundraising Gail Jones from Machen volunteers as a community and education assistant at the RSPB Visitor and Education No Fit State, Cardiff Winner Centre based at the National Nature Merched y Wawr Runner-up Reserve ‘with massive enthusiasm’, employing teaching Llamau, Cardiff Runner-up skills built over a long career. Award for Most Admired Organisation New Pathways Group Bobath Children’s Therapy Centre, Cardiff Winner Time to Change Wales Group Community Link, Newport Runner-up Pembrokeshire Mencap Group Construction Youth Trust Cymru Runner-up Gail Jones Green Paul Parsons Green Leading Wales Awards Paul Roberts Green (WCVA is part of the Awards Kathy Talbot Trustee consortium) Margaret Thomas Trustee Karen Dusgate, Chief Executive Officer of Merthyr Tydfil Housing Association, who won the Leading Wales Award for Leadership in the Voluntary and Not for Profit sector, supported by Fairwood Trust. WCVA Impact report 2013-14 | Our award winners | 41

We are 80: our anniversary giveaway winners

Over the course of 2014, we gave away many fantastic items to the sector to mark our 80th anniversary, including a few – such as a signed Wales rugby jersey – as fundraisers to be raffled or auctioned by the winning organisations. Below are the winners at the time of writing – more giveaways are scheduled for after this report has gone to press. Congratulations to all!

Free places at a WCVA Tickets to the 2014 panto at conference in 2014 Venue Cymru, Llandudno • DVSC A Voice for You • Golygfa Gwydyr Tickets to the Welsh Mountain • GISDA Zoo in North Wales £500 of bespoke design work • CAST Cymru St David’s Hospice from Creative Loop • Community Development RCT 50+ Forum Cymru Dinner for two at the Marriott • Farm Crisis Network Hotel, Cardiff A free trial of ZigZag video • Cymdeithas Cyfieithwyr Cymru Relate Cymru email • Llaw • Perthyn A display, event or • Recovery Cymru Free WCVA membership exhibition at our Eisteddfod • Crossroads Mid and West for 2014 stand in Wales • The Samaritans We offered eight member • Crossroads Cwm Taf • FLVC organisations the opportunity • Voluntary Arts Wales • CHOOSELIFE to join our stand at the Eight members received a free • Arthritis Care Wales National Eisteddfod in Llanelli place on one of our training • Voluntary Arts Wales from 2-9 August in Llanelli. courses. We put all the names of • PLANED This allowed the organisations attendees in a hat, and so far the • Community Transport Wales to showcase their work to following have been chosen: • Disability Wales WCVA stand visitors. We Free places at WCVA policy had such a great response, • Luke Young of Stonewall events we extended the offer to ten Cymru for How to use social organisations. media to influence policy • Powys Carers • Citizens’ Advice Cymru Here are the organisations • Christine Davies, Volunteer • Vision Support that exhibited with us: Development Coordinator • CAIS • somewhereto_ at Interlink RCT, for Using the • Valley’s Kids • Clybiau Plant Cymru volunteer impact assessment • Swansea YMCA • Play Right/Chwarae Iawn toolkit • PAVO • Cymru’n Cofio • Stephanie Roberts of • Conwy Care and Repair • Hafan Cymru National Museums Wales for • Busnesau yn Cefnogi A table for eight people at the Participation Cymru’s Methods Cymunedau (B2C) Third Sector Awards Cymru for involving young people • Whizz-Kidz 2013 ceremony • The Wallich • Rhys Ridge-Evans of PRIME Community Foundation in Wales • Age Cymru Cymru for Fundraising with social media A rugby shirt signed by the • Barnardo’s Cymru Wales squad • Suzanne Barnes from CaST Adoption UK Cymru for Participation Cymru’s Writing effective questions 42 | WCVA Impact report 2013-14 | WCVA Board members 2013-2014 10 WCVA Board members 2013-2014

Trustees Category represented

Win Griffiths OBE (Chair) General

Eurwen Edwards OBE BEM (Vice Chair) Older People

Margaret Jervis MBE DL (Vice Chair) Community

Philip Avery Sport and Recreation

Louise Bennett Volunteering

Pam Boyd (appointed November 2013) Education and Training

Rocio Cifuentes Ethnic Minorities

Daisy Cole (left April 2013) Refugees

Peter Davies OBE General

Mike Denman (left November 2013) Community Justice

Walter Dickie General (co-opted)

Cherrie Galvin Faith

Paul Glaze Youth

Eirwen Godden (appointed November 2013) Health and Social Care

Efa Gruffudd Jones General

Mair Gwynant General

Simon Harris General

Sioned Hughes (appointed November 2013) Housing

Dilys Jackson Arts

Harri Jones (left August 2013) General

John R Jones (left November 2013) General

Helen Mary Jones (appointed February 2014) General (co-opted)

Liza Kellett General

Joy Kent (left November 2013) Housing

Judy Leering General

Moira Ann Lockitt Employment

Salah Mohamed (appointed November 2013) Refugees WCVA Impact report 2013-14 | WCVA Board members 2013-2014 | 43

Barbara Natasegara MBE (appointed November 2013) Community Justice

Roy Norris (left December 2013) Intermediaries

Kate O’Sullivan (appointed November 2013) General

Chad Patel (Treasurer) General

Martin Pollard International

L Mair Stephens Gender

Anne Stephenson General

Hilary Stevens General (co-opted)

Fran Targett OBE Advice and Advocacy

Catriona Williams OBE Children and Families

Jan Walsh Environment

Michael Williams General (co-opted)

Thomas Michael Williams MBE General

Clive Wolfendale (left November 2013) Health and Social Care

Pauline Young MBE Disability

Advisers Hanef Bhamjee OBE Legal adviser David Evans Management adviser Doug Morris Property adviser

President Glenys Kinnock

Vice Presidents Tom Jones OBE Margaret Thorne CBE DL

Margaret Jervis MBE DL, WCVA Board member since 1995 and Vice Chair since 2000, will be standing down in late 2014. A fond farewell and sincere thanks, from all staff, trustees and members. 44 | WCVA Impact report 2013-14 | Summarised financial statements 11 Summarised financial statements

Trustees’ statement WCVA would like to thank the following These summarised financial statements are a for their support: summary of information extracted from the Adam Jones statutory Annual Report and Accounts. They may Big Lottery Fund not contain sufficient information to allow for a full Centurian VAT understanding of the financial affairs of the Charity. Charities Aid Foundation For further information, the full Annual Accounts, Class Telecommunications the Report of the Independent Auditor on those Clinks accounts and the Trustees’ Annual Report should Clothworkers’ Company be consulted. Copies of these can be obtained from Creative Loop Tracey Lewis, Company Secretary. Cymdeithas Cyfieithwyr Cymru The Annual Accounts were approved on 9 October Cymen 2014 and have been delivered to the Charity Energy Savings Trust Commission and the Registrar of Companies. The Enterprise Rent-a-car accounts have been audited by a Statutory Auditor, European Commission Grant Thornton UK LLP, who issued has issued European Structural Funds unqualified reports on the full annual financial Finance Wales statements and on the consistency of the trustees’ Geldards report with those annual financial statements. Heritage Lottery Fund Their report on the full annual financial statements Hillyer McKeown contained no statement under sections 498(2) and 498(3) of the Companies Act 2006. Keegan & Pennykid Marriott Hotel Cardiff Media Trust Picture This Pugh Computers RMG National Waterfront Museum Unity Trust Bank Utility Aid Venue Cymru Watts Gregory WEA Welsh Government Welsh Mountain Zoo Waterloo Foundation WCVA Impact report 2013-14 | Summarised financial statements |45 Group Statement of financial activities For the year ended 31 March 2014

Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds Total Funds Funds Funds 2014 2013 £ £ £ £ Incoming resources

Incoming resources from generated funds:

Activities for generating funds 963,936 42,751 1,006,687 951,137

Investment income 25,944 125,982 151,926 224,096 Incoming resources from charitable activities: Grants receivable 1,388,967 19,354,507 20,743,474 18,087,463

Expenditure recovered 1,462,068 - 1,462,068 1,592,670

Other incoming resources - - - -

Total incoming resources 3,840,915 19,523,240 23,364,155 20,855,366

Resources expended

Cost of generating funds:

Costs incurred in generating funds 630,499 - 630,499 696,293

Investment managers costs 986 - 986 808

Charitable activities 3,240,224 20,649,487 23,889,711 27,697,330

Governance costs 19,293 - 19,293 18,234

Pension finance income (100,000) - (100,000) (60,000)

Total resources expended 3,791,002 20,649,487 24,440,489 28,352,665

Net (outgoing)/ incoming resources before 49,913 (1,126,247) (1,076,334) (7,497,299) other recognised gains/(losses) Transfer between funds in respect of defined 21,594 (21,594) - - benefit pension scheme Actuarial profits/(losses) on defined benefit 3,270,000 - 3,270,000 (360,000) pension scheme Gain on revaluation of investments 986 - 986 12,264

Net movement in funds 3,342,493 (1,147,841) 2,194,652 (7,845,035) Fund balances brought forward 1,545,813 6,458,780 8,004,593 15,849,628 at 1 April 2013 Fund balances carried forward 4,888,306 5,310,939 10,199,245 8,004,593 at 31 March 2014 46 | WCVA Impact report 2013-14 | Summarised financial statements Group Balance Sheet For the year ended 31 March 2014

2014 2013 £ £ Fixed assets Tangible assets 2,170,902 2,311,908

Current assets Investments 78,561 77,575 Debtors 136,344 153,737 Debtors : amounts falling due after more than one year 2,070,011 1,828,253 Cash at bank 5,953,657 7,171,028 8,238,573 9,230,593 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year (610,230) (527,908)

Net current assets 7,628,343 8,702,685

Total assets less current liabilities 9,799,245 11,014,593 Defined benefit pension scheme asset/(liability) 400,000 (3,010,000)

Net assets 10,199,245 8,004,593

Funds Unrestricted: General funds 2,988,306 3,055,813 Sustainable funds 1,500,000 1,500,000

Unrestricted funds (excluding pension liability) 4,488,306 4,555,813 Pension reserve 400,000 (3,010,000)

Total unrestricted funds 4,888,306 1,545,813

Restricted: In surplus - relating to property 972,128 1,026,135 In surplus - relating to long term loans awarded 2,070,011 1,828,253 In surplus - other 3,865,887 4,767,038 Funds in deficit (1,597,087) (1,162,646) Total restricted funds 5,310,939 6,458,780

TOTAL FUNDS 10,199,245 8,004,593 WCVA Impact report 2013-14 | Summarised financial statements |47

Incoming Resources (Unrestricted Funds)

Activities for generating funds £963,936 25.1% Investment Income £25,944 0.7% £3,840,915 Grants Receivable £1,388,967 36.2% 100.0% Expenditure recovered £1,462,068 38.0%

Incoming Resources (Restricted Funds)

Activities for generating funds £42,751 0.2% Investment Income £125,982 0.6% £19,523,240 Grants Receivable £19,354,507 99.2% 100.0%

Resources Expended (Unrestricted Funds)

Charitable Activities £3,140,224 82.8% Governance & Pension Costs £19,293 0.5% £3,791,002 Costs incurred in generating funds £630,499 16.6% 100.0% Investment Manager’s costs £986 0.0%

Resources Expended (Restricted Funds)

Charitable Activities £20,649,487 100.0%

£20,649,487 100.0% 48 | WCVA Impact report 2013-14 | Summarised financial statements Independent Auditors Report to the Members of Wales Council for Voluntary Action

We have examined the summary financial Opinion statement of Wales Council for Voluntary Action for the year ended 31 March 2014 which comprises In our opinion the summary financial statement is the Group Statement of Financial Activities and consistent with the full annual financial statements, Summary Consolidated Balance Sheet. the trustees report of Wales Council for Voluntary Action for the year ended 31 March 2014 and This report is made solely to the charitable complies with the applicable requirements of company’s members, as a body, in accordance Section 428 of the Companies Act 2006 and, and with Section 428 of the Companies Act 2006 and regulations made there under. the regulations made thereunder. Our work has been undertaken so that we might state to the Grant Thornton UK LLP company’s members those matters we are required Statutory Auditor, Chartered Accountants to state to them in an auditor’s report and for no 9 October 2014 other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the company and the company’s members as a body, for our work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed. Respective responsibilities of directors and auditors The directors are responsible for preparing the annual report in accordance with law.

Our responsibility is to report to you our opinion on the consistency of the summary financial statement within the annual report with the full annual financial statements and its compliance with the relevant requirements of Section 428 of the Companies Act 2006 and the regulations made thereunder.

We also read the other information contained in the annual report and consider the implications for our report if we become aware of any apparent misstatements or material inconsistencies with the summary financial statement.

We conducted our work in accordance with Bulletin 2008/3 ‘The Auditors’ Statement on the Summary Financial Statement in the United Kingdom’ issued by the Auditing Practices Board. Our report on the company’s full annual financial statements describes the basis of our audit opinion on those financial statements. WCVA members | Aelodau WCVA | 49

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General / Cyffredinol Friends of the Hill Ponies of Wales Swansea Print Workshop Bethel Baptist Church GA Unitarian & Free Christian Students’ Union Black Mountain Centre / Canolfan y A K Palmer Churches Taran Disability Forum Ltd. Mynydd Du Guild of Galeri Caernarfon Temp2Perm Housing CIC Black Wales Entertainment Students GFS Platform for Young Women Terry Woodsford Blaenymaes, Portmead, Penplas ACE - Action in Caerau & Ely Glasdir The Big Issue Cymru Development Trust AgriTechTalk International CIC Glyndwr Students’ Guild The -Powys Archaeological Trust Blaina Heritage Action Group Alain Thomas Consultancy Ltd Glyndwr University Careers Centre Thomas Henry Jones OBE Boston Centre-Stage Andy Bevan Gorseinon Tertiary College Students’ Timecentres UK Ltd Brecknock Wildlife Trust Anita Braine Union Tir Coed Brecon Advice Centre Arena Pontardawe Hafod Housing Association Tredegar Community Interest Brecon and District Contact Arts Factory Hafren Credit Union Company Association Students’ Union Haverfordwest Town Council Trinity Child and Family Centre Brecon and District Disabled Club Benenden Healthcare Society - N HYBU Limited Trinity Saint David Students’ Union Brecon and Radnor Samaritans Wales & Cheshire Ian Cuddy Thomas Tydfil Training Consortium Ltd Brecon Volunteer Bureau Breaking Barriers Community Arts Infertility Network UK UNISON Ymlaen-Forward BRfm Community Radio for Blaenau College Students’ Union Institute of Education and Research Unite The Union Gwent Bridgend Lifesafers Credit Union Ltd Institute of Public Care United Reformed Church (Wales) Bridgend Carers Centre British Association of Social Workers Kaleidoscope Project Trust Bridgend Citizens Advice Bureau Wales Kazuri Cymru United Welsh Housing Association Bridgend County Care and Repair Cancer Research Wales Llanarmon yn Ial Community Council Students’ Bridgend Foodbank Canolfan Gerdd William Mathias Llandrillo College Students’ Union Union Bridges Community Centre Cardiff Concern Counselling Service Community Council Bridges RCT Cardiff Storehouse Llyfrau Llafar Cymru Vi-Ability Britannia Community Association Students’ Union Margaret Thorne CBE DL Village and Valleys Bronafon Community Housing Ltd Cardiff Vale & Valleys Institute of Blind Mawr Development Trust Wales in Bloom Bryncynon Community Revival People Menter a Busnes Wales TUC Cymru Strategy Cartrefi Conwy Menter Cwm Gwendraeth West Wales Biodiversity Information Brynmawr Scene Cefn Community Council Menter Iaith Bwrdeistref Sirol Caerffili Centre Builth Wells Community Support Cefnpennar and District Welfare Menter Iaith Maldwyn West Wales Credit Union History and Arts Centre Association Menter Iaith Sir Benfro Wikima Buzz-AH Cerebra Menter Iaith Sir Ddinbych Women Connect First C.A.L.F. CERED Menter Iaith Ceredigion Menter Ysgolion Cymraeg Women Count C.H.A.D. Ceredigion Care Society Michael Williams Yoga Satsanga Ashram CAB Cylch Conwy District CAB Chernobyl Children Cancer Care Mirus - Wales Young Music Makers of Cadwyn Housing Association Cardiff (5Cs) Molly Zacharias Mynach College Students’ Cae Post Ltd Children’s Hospital for Wales Appeal Money Saviour CIC Union Festival Clwyd Special Riding Centre Morawelon Regeneration Partnership Caerphilly Borough Mind Students’ Association Neath Port Talbot College Students’ Caerphilly County Borough Citizens Students’ Union Union Local / Lleol Advice Bureau Students’ Union Newlink Wales 2300 Squadron ATC - Caerphilly Learning Festival Planning Students’ Union Newport Credit Union Ltd 3Gs Development Trust Group Coleg Meirion Dwyfor Students’ North Wales Credit Union Ltd A Voice for You Ltd Caia Park Partnership Ltd Union Pain Concern Abbey Road Centre Calan DVS Students’ Union Students’ ABCD Canolfan Dreftadaeth Kate Roberts Students’ Union Union Aberconwy Domestic Abuse Service Canolfan Felin Fach Students’ Union Pennysmart CIC Aberconwy Mind Canolfan Gymdeithasol Llanbedr Coleg Sir Gâr Students’ Union People’s Health Trust Aberfan and Youth Canolfan Morlan Colegau Cymru/Colleges Wales Pitter Patter Day Nursery Project Cardiff and Vale Action for Mental Communities First - Bridgend Cluster Plaid Cymru Abergorki Community Hall Health Communities First - Merthyr Tydfil Play Right / Chwarae Iawn Aberystwyth Group of the Ramblers Cardiff and Vale Citizens Advice Cluster Town Council Advance Brighter Futures Wrexham Bureau Communities First - Upper Cynon PSS Cymru Advice Mid Wales Cardiff Christian Healing Ministry Cluster RCGP Wales Advocacy Works Wrexham Cardiff City FC Community & Ed Compass Community Care Limited RCMA Social Enterprise African Community Centre Foundation Co-Options Ltd Rebecca Rosenthal African Mothers Foundation Cardiff Community Housing Creative Creatures Collective Red Dragon Manufacturing Ltd International Association Crest Co-operative Ltd Richard Davies Age Concern Neath Port Talbot Cardiff Conservation Volunteers Crimestoppers Wales Rounded Developments Enterprises Ltd Age Concern Pembrokeshire Cardiff Gypsy and Traveller Project Crossroads Care Swansea & NPT Roy Allan Norris Age Concern Sir Gar Cardiff Law Centre CULT Cymru Royal College of Nursing Age Cymru Ceredigion Cardiff Mind Cwmbran Centre for Young People Royal Welsh College of Music and Age Cymru Gwynedd a Môn Cardiff People First Cwmni Theatr Arad Goch Drama Students’ Union Age Cymru Powys Cardiff Rivers Group Cynnal y Cardi Samye Foundation Wales Age Well Hwyliog Mon Cardiff Transition Project Development Trusts Association Wales Sarah Herbert-Jones All Creatures Great And Small Animal Cardigan County Agricultural Show DIY Futures Sazani Associates Sanctuary Cardigan Playscheme Donald Walters SEWCED Community Association Cardigan Youth Project/Area 43 Dyfed Archaeological Trust Single Parent Action Network - SPAN Alzheimer’s Society - Swansea Care and Repair Caerphilly Dynamix Ltd Smart Money Cymru Credit Union Antur Nantlle Cyf Care and Repair Neath Port Talbot Dyslexia Action Cymru Smd Counselling Antur ‘Stiniog Carers’ Trust North Wales Ebbw Vale Food Bank (Festival Church Snowdonia National Park Authority Antur Waunfawr Carmarthen Breakthro’ Trust Ltd) SPPOT CIC Anxiety Support Group Carmarthen Domestic Abuse Services Elizabeth Finn Care St David’s Sixth Form College Atal Y Fro Carmarthen Family Centres Family Housing Association (Wales) Students’ Council Ategi Ltd Carmarthen Mind Ltd Students Union Awel Aman Tawe Carmarthen Youth Project FFT Education Ltd Sue Barlow Associates Barbara Bus Gwynedd Carmarthenshire Counselling Service Flintshire Advocacy Services Sustrans Cymru Barnardo’s Neville Street Project Carmarthenshire Youth & Childrens’ Francesca Creighton Griffiths Swansea College Students’ Council Barry YMCA Association Friends of Comin Infants Swansea Metropolitan University BCA Independent Advocacy Services Catch Up Ltd Friends of Israel Educational Students’ Union Beacon Centre Trust Cardiff & Central Youth & Community Foundation Project 50 | WCVA members | Aelodau WCVA

Celf o Gwmpas/Arts Round About Flying Start Menai Bridge Community Heritage Play Chapter Arts Centre Forest School Swansea, Neath and Trust Ltd Play On The Move Ltd Chepstow and District Mencap Port Talbot Mencap Cymru - Carmarthenshire Pontarddulais Partnership Children’s Contact Centres Foundation 14a Projects Ponthafren Association CHOOSE LIFE - The Prisoners Initiative Friends of the Earth - Pembrokeshire Mental Health Advocacy Providers Pontrobert Recreation Association CIL De Gwynedd Funkystars Morris Dancing Troupe Mental Health Advocacy Scheme Pontygwaith Community Centre Clwb Ieuenctid Bont Youth Club Gaer Community Network Menter Aberteifi Pontygwaith Regeneration Partnership Clwb Talhaiarn Garnsychan Partnership Menter Bro Dinefwr Port Talbot Magnet Community Centre Gateway Credit Union Ltd Menter Caerdydd Powys Carers Service CMIG - Supporting Mental Health Gellideg Foundation Group Menter Fachwen Powys Citizens Advice Bureau Coed Cadw/Woodland Trust Community Association Menter Gorllewin Sir Gar Cyf Powys Dance Coleg Elidyr Camphill Centre for GISDA Menter Iaith Abertawe Powys Mental Health Alliance Special Educ Glyndwr Women’s Aid Menter Iaith Rhondda Cynon Taf Powys People First Colwyn Bay Community Sports Tenants and Residents Menter Iaith Sir y Fflint Preseli Rural Transport Association Communities First - Barry Cluster Association Menter Y Felin Uchaf Prestatyn and Rhyl Lions Club Communities First - Caia Park and Golygfa Gwydyr Merthyr Tydfil Borough Credit Union Presteigne and Norton Community Hightown Cluster Gorseinon Development Trust Ltd Support Communities First - Gwynedd Cluster After School Club Merthyr Tydfil Citizens Advice Bureau Healthy Friendships Communities First - North East Cluster Grassroots (Cardiff) Limited Merthyr Tydfil Housing Association Radnorshire Women’s Aid Office Greek Cypriot Assocation of Wales Mid Wales Rape Centre Raven House Trust Communities First - Pembrokeshire Green Links Community Interest Mind Aberystwyth RAY Ceredigion Cluster Company Mind in the Vale of Glamorgan RDCS Communities First - STAR Cluster Greenhouse Ltd Mind Monmouthshire Ltd Recovery Cymru Communities First - Taf West Cluster Greenstream Flooring CIC Moelyci Environment Centre Refurbs Flintshire Communities First - West Flintshire Groundwork Bridgend & Neath Port Youth Project Building Blocks Cluster Talbot Montgomery Community Care Project Response-Plus Communities First - Western Cluster Groundwork Caerphilly Montgomeryshire Community Rhondda 50+ Forum Community Arts Rhayader and District Groundwork Wrexham & Flintshire Regeneration Association Rhondda Community Development (CARAD) Growing Space Montgomeryshire Family Crisis Centre Association Community House GTFM Montgomeryshire Wildlife Trust Rhondda Cynon Taff People First Community Kickboxing Gwelfor Community Centre Mosque and Islamic Community Rhondda Taff Citizens Advice Bureau Compton’s Yard Charitable Trust Gwent Defibbers Centre Rhyl Adventure Playground Conwy Care and Repair Gwynedd Hospice at Home MS Society - Cardiff and Vale Branch Association Conwy Community Transport Hafal Seibiant Murchfield Community Association Rhyl City Strategy Conwy Festival of Youth Hanes Llandoch Neath Mind Castell Nedd Valley Young at Hearts and District Development Hay and District Dial-a-Ride Neath Port Talbot Carers Service Right from the Start Trust Hay Together Neighbours & Residents Action Group Ringland Community Association Cornerstone Church () Home Start Carmarthenshire of Trowbridge River and Sea Sense Cornerstone Church Swansea Trust Home-Start BGSRE Neuadd Goffa Llansilin Memorial Hall RNIB Cymru (North Wales Office) Craft Home-Start Caerphilly Borough Neuro Therapy Centre Rowan Tree Cancer Care Crafts For Everyone Home-Start Caerphilly Borough East New Direction for Congo RSPCA - Cardiff & District Crossroads Care Cwm Taf Home-Start Cardiff East New Foundationshe RSPCA Llys Nini Animal Centre Crossroads Care Porthcawl Home-Start Ceredigion New Hope - Ruperra Castle Preservation Trust Crossroads Care Sir Gar Home-Start County Borough of New Horizons Ruperra Conservation Trust Crossroads in the Vale (EMI) Ltd Wrexham Newport Access Group Safer Merthyr Tydfil Cruse Bereavement Care Cardiff Home-Start Denbighshire Newport Chinese Community Centre Salvation Army - Morriston CSP Home-Start Dinefwr Newport Citizens Advice Bureau Sanctuary Counselling and Training CSV RSVP Home-Start Flintshire Newport Mediation Sands Cymru Cwm Harry Land Trust HOPE MS Therapy Centre Newport Mind Scope Cymru Cwmni Penllan Development Trusts Horn Development Association Newport People First Youth Drop In Centre Ltd Hospice of the Valleys Newtown and District Dial a Ride SEREN Cwmni’r Bermo Huggard North Denbighshire Communities Seren Ffestiniog Cyf Cwmpark Community Association Ieuenctyd Tysul Youth First SHARE Centre Cyfeillion Croesor Ihsaan Social Support Association North Denbighshire Dial a Ride Shared Earth Trust Cylch Meithrin Ti a Fi Y Drenewydd Wales North Denbighshire Domestic Service Sherman Cymru Cymdeithas Society In4Fun North East Wales Wildlife Ltd Siawns Teg Cymorth Cristnogol / Christian Aid Innovate Trust North Gwent Cardiac Aftercare Sirhowy Tenants and Residents Cymryd Rhan Islwyn Community Credit Union North Gwent Joint Missionary Association Cymuned Artis Community iSmooth Community Cafe North Montgomeryshire Volunteer Sketty Kids Club/Sketty Summer Club Cymunedau’n Gyntaf Pen Llyn Josef Herman Art Foundation Centre Small World Theatre Cymunedau’n Gyntaf Ynys Môn Hill and Cornelly Youth North Wales Music Tuition Centres SOLAS Cymru Ltd Communities First Centre North Wales Police and Community Somali Advice and Information Centre Cyngor ar Bopeth Ceredigion Citizens Keyring Living Support Networks Trust (PACT) South Montgomeryshire Volunteer Advice Bureau KIDZ R US North Wales Women’s Centre Bureau Ltd Cyswllt - Contact KIM - Inspire History & Heritage South Riverside CDC Dewis Ltd Kings Christian Fellowship Society Space 4U Voluntary Concern Kinmel Bay Communities First Ogwr Transport for Elderly or Disabled Span Arts Ltd of Board for Social Knighton and District Community Oriel Bach Spark Blaenymaes Ltd Responsibility Support PACTO Speakeasy Advice Centre L’Arche Brecon Pant 7 Boys and Girls Club St Anne’s Hospice Disability Powys Leonard Cheshire - Danybryn Home Partneriaeth Cymunedol Porthyfelin St Davids Diocesan Team Plant Dewi Discovery SVS Leonard Cheshire - Llanhennock Cyf St John’s Community Hall Domestic Abuse Safety Unit Home Partneriaeth Maesgeirchen Management Committee Dowlais Pony Improvement Society Lightship 2000 Partnership St Kentigern Hospice Duffryn Community Link Linden Church Trust PCRG St. David’s Children Society Dyfodol Powys Futures Llamau Ltd Pembroke 21C Community St. Philip Evans Parish Dynamic Llandudno Community Radio Ltd Association Stars Gogledd Cymru/North Wales Eagles Wings Trust Llanelli Women’s Aid Ltd. Pembrokeshire CAB Strata Florida 50+ Estyn Llaw Recreation Ground Trust Pembrokeshire Care and Repair 200 Ltd Student Volunteering Bangor Every Link Counts Llanidloes Community Transport Pembrokeshire Care Society Student Volunteering Cardiff Family Awareness Drug Support Scheme Pembrokeshire Counselling Service Sunshine Friends Family Contact Good Neighbours Pembrokeshire Mind Swansea Care and Repair Fernhill Youth Project Llanover Hall Charitable Trust Youth Project Swansea Carers’ Centre Fir Tree Community Association Llanwrtyd Community Transport Penley Rainbow Centre Swansea Centre For Deaf People Firing Line - Museum of the Welsh Local Aid for Children and Community Community Forum Swansea Chinese Community Co-op Soldier Special Needs Partnership Centre Fishguard & Goodwick Young Persons Machynlleth Community Children’s Boys and Girls Club Swansea Community Boat Trust Trust Ltd Point Project Phoenix Community Furniture Scheme Swansea Community Farm Flintshire and Wrexham Watch Community Network Ltd Swansea Mind Association Mediation Cymru Phoenix Cymru Swansea Neath Port Talbot CAB Flintshire Disability Forum Meithrinfa Meirion Cyf Planed - Pembrokeshire Local Action Swansea Women’s Resource and Flintshire Mind Melin Homes Limited Network Training Centre WCVA members | Aelodau WCVA | 51

Swansea Young Single Homeless Ymddiriedolaeth yr Hafod - Hafod Cardiff Transport Preservation Group Drama Association of Wales Project Trust Care & Repair Cymru Drive Sylfaen Cymunedol Cyf Ymlaen Ceredigion Care for the Family Drugaid Taff Communities First Ynys Môn Citizens Advice Bureau Carers Trust - Wales Dyfed & Glamorgan ACF Taff Bargoed Development Trust Regeneration Partnership Carmarthenshire Association of Eiriol Taff Ely Drug Support (TEDS) Young Women’s Centre - Voluntary Services Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Cymru Talking Hands Children and Young Your Voice Advocacy Project Cartrefi Cymru Electoral Reform Society Wales People Yr Institiwt Corris Catch 22 ELITE Supported Employment Agency Talybont-on-Usk Energy Ysbridoliaeth y Grael Cyf Centre for Alternative Technology Ltd Tan y Maen Ltd Ystalyfera Development Trust Ceredigion Association of Voluntary Epilepsy Wales/Epilepsi Cymru TAPE Community Music and Film Ltd Ystradgynlais Volunteer Centre Organisations Esgyn Ten Green Bottle Powys CIC Zimbabwe Newport Association Chamber for Business and Social Esmee Fairbairn Foundation The Antioch Centre Action (Wales) Ltd Eye to Eye Youth Counselling Service The Caerphilly Woodlands Trust Ltd Changing Faces Cymru Federation of City Farms and The Community Church National Regional / Changing Lives - Cardiff Community Gardens The CoStar Partnership Cenedlaethol Charities Aid Foundation Federation of Disability Sports Wales The Disability CAN DO Organisation Rhanbarthol Charity Retail Association (FDSW) The Flintshire Family Project Charter Housing Ffotogallery The Friends of the Newport Ship 4 Winds User Led Association Chartered Institute of Housing Cymru Fields in Trust Cymru The Gate Arts and Community Centre ACEVO Children and Young Peoples’ Firebrake Wales The Kids Fun Club Action On Hearing Loss Cymru University First Choice Housing Association Ltd The Mentor Ring ActionFirstPlus Children in Wales - Plant yng Flintshire Local Voluntary Council The Pembroke Dock Sunderland Trust Adoption UK Nghymru FNF Both Parents Matter Cymru The Penllergare Trust Adref Ltd Chooselife Drug & Alcohol Follow Your Dreams The Quilt Association Advocacy Matters (Wales) Intervention Service Friends Of Pedal Power Project Ltd The Ragamuffin Project Advocacy Support Cymru Church Army Fundraising Standards Board The Rest Convalescent Hotel Aelwyd Housing Association Churches’ Counselling Service in Funky Dragon The Vanguard Centre Afasic Cymru Wales G2G Communities CIC The Welfare Ystradgynlais After Adoption - South Wales Chwarae Teg George Thomas Hospice Care The Willows Centre Age Concern Morgannwg Citizens Advice Cymru Ghana Union of Wales The Wye and Usk Foundation Age Concern North East Wales Civic Trust for Wales Gingerbread Wales Tools for Self Reliance Cymru Age Concern North Wales Central Clinks Cymru TOPIC House Age Connect Cardiff and the Vale Clwyd Alyn Housing Association Glamorgan-Gwent Archaeological Torfaen Citizens Advice Bureau Age Cymru Clybiau Plant Cymru Kids’ Club Trust Torfaen Community Transport Age Cymru Gwent Coal Industry Social Welfare Gofal Cymru - Central Office Torfaen Mind Age Cymru Swansea Bay Organisation Governors Wales Torfaen Women’s Aid Agoriad Cyf Coalfields Regeneration Trust Greyhound Rescue Wales Touch Trust AIDS Trust Cymru Coed Lleol Guide Dogs for the Blind Association Track 2000 Alcohol Concern Cymru Comic Relief Gwalia Housing Group Traditional Arts Support in the All Wales Forum Community and Voluntary Support Gwasanaeth Cynnal Gofalwyr Community All Wales People First Conwy Gweini Travol Community Transport Alternatives to Violence Project Community Development Cymru Gwent Association of Voluntary Trefechan Community Centre Alzheimer’s Society Community Justice Interventions Organisations Treganna Family Centre Amelia Trust Farm Wales Gwent Wildlife Trust Tri-County Play Association Angling Cymru Community Music Wales Gwerin y Coed - The Woodcraft Folk Trigonos Anheddau Cyf Community Projects Centre in Wales Ty Elis Counselling Animal Welfare Network for Wales Community Transport Association Gwynedd Citizens Advice Bureau Ty Enfys Family Centre Antur Teifi Wales Hafal Ty Hapus Family Centre ARC - Cymru Congolese Community of Wales Hafan Cymru Tyddyn Mon Artes Mundi Prize Ltd Contact A Family Cymru Hafod Care Association UCAN Productions Arthritis Care in Wales Contact the Elderly Hayaat Women Trust Unllais Conwy and Denbighshire Arts Care Gofal Celf Contin You (CaST Cymru) Headway Cardiff Urdd Gobaith Cymru - Fflint a ASH Wales Cotyledon Headway UK in Wales Wrecsam Association of Voluntary Organisations Council for British Archaeology Healer Practitioner Association Vale of Clwyd Mind in Wrexham Council for Wales of Voluntary Youth International Vale Volunteer Bureau Asthma UK Cymru Services Healing The Wounds Valleys Furniture Recycling - Cymru Crohn’s And Colitis UK Hearing Link toogoodtowaste Autism Initiatives UK Crossroads Mid and West Wales Home-Start Valleys to Coast Autism Puzzles Cruse Bereavement Care Cymru Hope for Wales Vibe Experience Barnardo’s Cymru Cyfanfyd Hope GB Viva! (Wales) BAVO Cyfle Hope Rescue Voluntary Action Centre BAWSO Ltd Cymdeithas Cyfieithwyr Cymru Include Voluntary Community Service Cymru BBC Children in Need in Wales Cymdeithas Tai Cantref Indian Society of South West Wales Ltd B-eat Cymru Cymdeithas Tai Clwyd Inroads (Cardiff & the Vale Street Volunteering Partnership Project Benefit Advice Shop Cymdeithas Tai Eryri - Gwynedd Drugs Project) Wainfelin Area Regeneration Project Bipolar UK Cymorth Cymru Institute of Fundraising Cymru Walsingham Blind Veterans UK Llandudno Centre Cynnal Cymru - Sustain Wales Institute of Rural Health Wastesavers Charitable Trust Bobath Children’s Therapy Centre Cynon Taf Community Housing Group Institute of Welsh Affairs Welsh Centre for Action on Wales Crime Prevention Interlink Dependency & Addiction Body Positive - Cheshire and North Association Introsport Trust Welsh Crescent Wales Cyrenians Cymru Journeys - Toward Recovery From West Rhyl Young Peoples’ Project Booktrust Cytûn: Eglwysi Ynghyd yng Nghymru Depression West Wales Action for Mental Health Boys’ and Girls’ Clubs of Wales Dangerpoint Limited Keep Wales Tidy West Wales Women’s Aid Brain Tumour UK Dawns i Bawb Kids Cancer Charity Whilen y Porthmyn Breast Cancer Care Cymru Dawns TAN Dance LawWorks Cymru Women’s Aid - Aberystwyth Breastfriends Cardiff and Vale Deaf Access Wales Learning Disability Wales Women’s Aid - Amman Valley British Heart Foundation Deaf Association Wales Leonard Cheshire Disability Cymru Women’s Aid - Bangor and District British Lung Foundation Deafblind UK Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research Women’s Aid - Cardiff British Red Cross - Wales Dee Valley Community Partnership Life for African Mothers Women’s Aid - Delyn Brynawel Rehab Ltd Literature Wales Women’s Aid - Monmouthshire Business in the Community in Wales Denbighshire Voluntary Services Living Room Cardiff Women’s Aid - Buttle UK Council Llais y Goedwig Women’s Aid - Rhondda Cynon Taff Cadarn Housing Group Ltd Diabetes UK Cymru Lloyds TSB Foundation Women’s Aid - South Gwynedd CADMHAS Digartref Ynys Mon Ltd Macmillan Cancer Support Women’s Aid - Swansea Caer Las Diocese of Swansea and Brecon Mantell Gwynedd Wrexham Citizens Advice Bureau CAIS - Cyngor Alcohol Information Disability Action Group Wales Marie Curie Hospice, Penarth Wrexham Hospice and Cancer Services Disability Arts Cymru Media Trust Support Centre Foundation Campaign for National Parks Disability Wales Medrwn Môn Wrexham Youth Justice Service Campaign for the Protection of Rural Diverse Cymru Mencap Cymru Y BONT - BDRCB Wales Dolen Cymru (Wales - Lesotho Link) MENFA Y Ganolfan Cardiff and the Vale Parents Dolen Ffermio Meningitis Now Y Lloffwr Federation Down’s Syndrome Association Wales Mental Health Foundation - Wales Cardiff Third Sector Council (C3SC) 52 | WCVA members | Aelodau WCVA

Mental Health Helplines Partnership Safer Wales Wales Orthodox Mission CC & Ynys Community Mental Health Matters (Wales) Save the Children UK Wales Pre-school Playgroups Centre Mentrau Iaith Cymru Scout Association - The Welsh Scout Association Aberdare Trefoil Guild Merched y Wawr Council Wales Squash & Racketball Ltd Aberfan Canoe Club Merthyr and the Valleys Mind Sense Cymru Wales Touch Association Aberfan Sub Aqua Club Mess Up The Mess Theatre Company Service Leavers Wales Wellbeing Regeneration Limited Abergavenny Community Centre MEWN Cymru Shelter Cymru Welsh Amateur Boxing Association Abertillery Mini and Junior RFC Charitable Trust SHINE Cymru Welsh Association of ME & CFS Aber-valley YMCA Mind Cymru Show Racism the Red Card Support Aberystwyth Arts Centre Motor Neurone Disease Association - S Sight Cymru Welsh Beekeepers’ Association Aberystwyth Citizen’s Advice Bureau Wales Skills for Justice Welsh Books Council/Cyngor Llyfrau Aberystwyth University Mountain Training Trust Skillset Media Academy Wales Cymru Able Radio Mudiad Meithrin SNAP Cymru Welsh Centre for Action on ACIE Multiple Sclerosis Society Cymru Somali Integration Society Dependency & Addiction ACISDA Music in Hospitals Wales South East Wales Racial Equality Welsh Centre for International Affairs ACOT My Healthy Lifestyle CIC Council Action for Children NAID South Wales Baptist College Welsh Federation of Housing Action for Children - 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NIACE Dysgu Cymru Swansea Council for Voluntary Service Workers Educational Association - Ageing Well No 3 Welsh Wing ATC SWICA Carnival South Wales Akashic Communications NoFit State Community Circus Ltd Swim Cymru WWF Cymru Albert Primary School PTA North Wales Advice and Advocacy Sycamore Development Foundation YMCA Wales All in this together-Active & Creative Association TACT Ymddiriedolaeth Addoldai Cymru Lifestyles North Wales Deaf Association Tai Pawb Young Men’s Christian Association Alopecia Areata Support Community North Wales Housing Association Teacher Support Cymru Wales Community Alzheimer’s Society - Crosshands North Wales Mountain Rescue Youth Cymru Alzheimer’s Society - Pembrokeshire Association Tenovus Zomi Welfare Organisation Aman Valley Conservation Association North Wales Regional Equality Terrence Higgins Trust Cymru Amgueddfa Cymru - National Musum Network The Arts Council of Wales Statutory / Statudol Wales North Wales Training Ltd The Bevan Foundation Amman Valley Camera Club Adventa North Wales Wildlife Trust The Cambrian Mountains Society Amman Valley Dementia Carers Aneurin Bevan Health Board NSPCC Cymru Wales The Community Foundation in Wales Amman Valley Trotting Club BBC Wales/Cymru Over The Wall The Disability Advice Project Ammanford Bible Church Trust Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Oxfam Cymru The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Ammanford Miners Theatre Board PACT Cymru The Dystonia Society in Wales Andi Pandi’s Day Nursery Big Lottery Fund Parkinson’s UK - 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Ceredigion Health Training 2478 (Abergavenny) ATC BAWSO - Swansea Royal College of Psychiatrists Wales Council For Deaf People 3SC BD-W Royal Voluntary Service (RVS) Wales Dyslexia 4CG Cymru Beacon of Hope Uganda Royal Welsh Agricultural Society Ltd Wales Federation of Young Farmers 5Th Barry (Salem Baptist) Scout Group Beaufort Hill Ponds and Woodlands RSPB Clubs Abbeyfield Society - Cymru Preservation Society RSPCA Cymru Aberaeron Memorial Hall Beeline Community Theatre Rural Regeneration Unit (RRU) Wales Mobility and Driving Management Committee Bees for Development Trust Assessment Service Aberaeron Swimming Pool Believe II Achieve Ltd WCVA members | Aelodau WCVA | 53

Belo Rural Development Organisation Cardiff & Vale of Glamorgan Carers’ Communities First - Blaina Cylch Meithrin - Abersychan Ben Reynolds Consulting Ltd. 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Bangor Computer Assistance in Cameroon Denbighshire Care and Repair Bridgend County Borough Council Casc-Aid Community Action Group Connaught plc Denbighshire Community Task Group Bridgend County Civic Charity Castell Photography CONNECT Disability Rights Advice Deri Regeneration Group Bridgend League of Friends Radio Cathays Methodist Church Connecting Learners in 3rd Sector Deudraeth Cyf Station Caudwell Children (North & Mid Wal Development For African Community Bridgend People First CC Works Connections Community Hub Organisation Brit Growers CCI Construction Youth Trust Dewin y Delyn British Dyslexia Association Ceffyl Du Carriage Driving Group Consult Capital Dewis Centre for Independent Living British Polio Fellowship Celtic Archers Contact the Elderly - Mid Wales Disabilities and Self Help (DASH) British Red Cross Society Celtic Community Leisure Contin You - Mid Wales Disability Resources Centre - North British Red Cross Society - North Wales Celynen Collieries Workmen’s Institute Contin You - South Wales Wales British Red Cross Society - South and Central and Eastern European Conwy - The Partnership and Citizen Disabled Drivers’ Association Llanelli East Wales Association Focus Team Discovery - Student Volunteering British Waterways Central Beacons MRT Conwy County Access Group Swansea British Wireless for the Blind Fund Central Glamorgan Guides Conwy Social Housing Ltd Diverse Arts Ltd Library Central KAFF Young Peoples Centre Conwy Voluntary Access Group Dolau Youth Club Briton Ferry Sports Association Centre 4M Cooking For Pleasure Dowlais Male Choir Bron Afon Community Housing Centre For Alternative Generations Cor Meibion Morlais Down to Earth Brunel Manor Centre For Alternative Transformation Cornelly Riders Down’s Heart Group Brynteg Community House CIC Centre for Performance Research Ltd Cornist Area Residents Association Duffryn Bellydancing Group Brynteg Village Football Club Ceredigion County Council Coronation Hall - Dale Duffryn Infant School BTM Dolphins Ceredigion Domestic Abuse Forum Coronation Hall - 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Trust Cadwallader & Co LLP Chepstow Men’s Hockey Club Craft in the Bay Echo Cadwgan Building Preservation Trust Chess Academy Wales Create a Future Ecobro Caerau Development Trust Child and Adolescent Mental Health Creative Rural Communities Eco-Dysgu/Creative Moments Caerphilly 50+ Forum Children Under Risk from Bullying Crickhowell Volunteer Centre Educ8 Training Ltd Caerphilly Care for Carers Ltd (CURB) Croes Sgwar SDC Eileen Murphy Consultants Caerphilly County Borough Council - Christian Lewis Cancer Care & Trust Croeserw Community Association ELECT Community Regeneration Christian Youth Outreach Crown Prosecution Service Elenydd Hostels Caerphilly Youth Service Churches in Action - Gigabites Youth Cruisers Talysarn Ely Star A.B.C. Caerwnon Park Residents Social Club Project Cruse Caerphilly Employment Opportunies for People Caewathan Community Centre Cilan Galleries Cruse Gwent with Disabilities CAF Southern Africa Cilgwyn Community Council CSV Action Cyfle Enable Employment & Training CAFCASS - Cymru Cilgwyn Theatre Company CSV Training Wales Service Caia Park New 2 You (Wrexham) Ltd City and County of Swansea Cultural Concerns Enfys Foundation Caitlin House Transport Project City and County of Swansea Tourism Curiosity Hacked Enterprise Development Associates Calan Consultancies Dept Cwmafon Hornets A B C Epilepsy Action Cymru Caldicot and District U3A City of Newport Swimming Club Public Hall and Institute Equality Council Caldicot Citizens Advice Bureau Clore Social Leadership Programme Trust Estuary Voluntary Car Scheme Caldicot Town Council Clwb Caredig - Clwb ar ôl Ysgol Cwmavon District Boys’ and Girls’ Evangelical Alliance Wales Calkadies Academy Clwb Cledlyn Club Club EYST Cambrian Archaeological Association Clwb Ffermwyr Ifanc Ceredigion Cwmbran Leg Club Fair Trade Wales Cancer Aid Merthyr Tydfil Clwyd & Gwynedd Air Cadet Force Cwmcarn Angling Association Family Friends for 5’s to 11’s Cancer Information and Support Clydau Community Centre Cwmdauddwr Community Centre Family Mediation Cardiff Services CM International CwmNi Family Mediation NCH Cymru Cancercareline Coetiroedd Dyfi Woodlands Cwmni Ifanc Ty’r Ysgol Farm Crisis Network Canolfan Cymunedol Ystradowen Cofnod Cwmni Nod Glas Cyf. Federation of Small Businesses Community Centre - Bangor Cwmni Roced Feelgood Communities CIC Canolfan Gymunedol Derwenlas Colwyn and District Enterprise Cwmtillery Saracens RFC Ferndale Skate Park Canolfan Alliance Cydlynydd Partneriaethau Diogelwch Fernhill Association of Residents Canolfan Plant Jig-so Children’s Colwyn Bay Conservation and Cymunedol Fideo i Bawb Centre Environment Federation Cyfeillion / Friends of Bro Allta Filipino Community In Cardiff Canton Green Party Communities First - Aberfan & Cyfeillion Theatr Felinfach Fishguard Arts Society Cantref Primary School Merthyr Vale Cyfrwng Fishguard Sea Cadet Corps (Unit 142) Carbon Mootral CIC Communities First - Bettws Cylch - Wales Community Recycling Fitness Wales Cardiconnect Communities First - Bigyn 4 Network Flintshire 50+ Advisory Group 54 | WCVA members | Aelodau WCVA

Flintshire Citizens Advice Bureau - Henna Foundation Llanelli Sea Cadet Corp National Trust - Wales Head Office Mold Henwaun Street Allotment Llanelli Youth Theatre National Union of Students Flying Start Office HI Help Inside Llanfihangel Rhos y Corn Community NATUR, Sefydliad Rheolaeth Cefn Focal Point Community Care Highlights Video Production Assoc. Gwlad a Chadwraeth Food Freeway Hijinx Theatre Llanfyllin Community Church Natural Resources Wales Foothold Regeneration Ltd History Matters Llanfyllin Workhouse Green Hub NCVO Formations Morris Troupe & District Round Table Llangenny School Hall Restoration Neath Afan Gymnastic Club Fostering Network Wales Home Accident Prevention in Wales Fund Neath Amateur Operatic Society Friends of Abercerdin PTA Home-start - Ceredigion Llangollen District Scout Association Neath and District Sea Cadets Friends of Candy Stripes Day Nursery Home-Start - Ely Llangollen International Musical Neath Port Talbot District Sports Ltd Home-Start - Shrewsbury Eisteddfod Council Friends of Community Focus Schools Home-Start - Wrexham Llanharan Community Development Neath Port Talbot Youth Offending Friends of Erwood Station Hope37 Youth Trust Project Team Friends of Hafod Wen Horizon International Llanrumney Community Forum Neath Schools Rugby Friends of Newbridge Howardian Local Nature Reserve Llansteffan Community Council N-ergy Group Ltd Friends of the Animals RCT Howey Primary Llanvapley Sports and Social Network Training Services Ltd Friends of the Earth - Newport School Organisation Neuadd Bentref Cwmllinau Friends of the Young Disabled Wales Huntington’s Disease Association - Llanwenarth Baptist Church Neuadd Cymunedol Eglwys Llanllwni Friends of Community Wales Llanybydder Hockey Club Neuadd Goffa Penrhyndeudraeth College HUTS Llay Park Resource Centre NEW Dance Friends of Treborth Botanic Garden IA Kids Lluest Horse and Pony Trust New Dawn House Friends of Tredegar Comprehensive Imagematch Community Centre New Sandfields School Impact Schools Team Local Aid Buddies Project Integrated Children’s Friends of Trinity Fields School and In2Action Cymru Road Community Centre Centre Resource Independent Age LSCG New Welsh Review Funding Assist Independent Regeneration (Training) LTL Connect Newgale YMCA OEC G.R.S. (Care) Ltd Ltd Lynne Guy Newpart G4S Indo-British Trade Council Mach Fringe Gaer Club Indycube Citizens Advice Bureau Newport City Radio Galaxy Theatre Arts Information Commissioners Office Magdalene Foundation Newport Equity Partnership Garth Youth & Community Project (Wales)Swyddfa’r Festival Association Newport Housing Trust Community Council Inside Job Recruitment Making Sense CIC Newport Memorial Hall Garw Valley Garden History and Insight Social Research Ltd Mama Telema Congolese Group Newport Paths Group Heritage Trust Insole Court Trust/Ymddiriedolaeth Youth Centre Newtown PRU Garw Valley Railway Cwrt Insole Maria Rees Memorial Trust Newydd Housing Association - Valleys Gatehouse Institute of Public Relations Cymru Mathias Agency Office Gibbonsdown Children’s Centre Int Reiki Federation MATRA Nine Health CIC Glamorgan Federation of Young Integra Community Living Options Media Academy Cardiff Noddfa Chapel Community Project Farmers’ Clubs Inter Penarth AFC MEIC Cymru Ltd Glangrwyney Village Hall Intercultural Skills Link Melin Junior School North Clwyd Animal Rescue Global Love Youth Trust International Tang Soo Do Federation Mencap Cymru - North West Wales North Coast Church Global Rescue Services J M Finn & Co Mencap Cymru - Pembs, Carms and North East Wales Dance Glyndwr University J4B Ceredigion North Wales Carers’ voice Glyngaer Primary School James Whale Fund for Kidney Cancer Meningitis Research Foundation North Wales Chinese School & District Historical Jane Ryall – success for social Menter Iaith Blaenau Gwent, Torfaen North Wales Medical Trust Association enterprise a Mynwy North Wales Police GoConnect Wales Jigsaw Counselling Service Merthyr Cynog Village Hall North Wales Reptile & Raptor Gofal - Cardiff JP Training Merthyr Tydfil Institute for the Blind Sanctuary Gofal - Newport Kaleidoscope Theatre Company Merthyr Valleys Homes Ltd North Wales Society for the Blind - Gofal A Thrwsio Gwynedd Cyf Kaleidosope Merthyr Youth Creative Development Bangor Going Public and Pyle Bowls Club Project North Wales Superkids Gower Bird Hospital Kenshole Children’s Centre MHA Care Group Northern Marches Cymru Grassroots Cymru Kensington Baptist Church Mile End Mill Trust Nu-Hi Great Dane Care Charitable Trust Keran Homes Milestone Activities NWECG Green Phoenix Kiddy Winks Day Nursery Milford Haven Port Authority NWIS Greenfield Community Karate Kidz Kraze Mind Consultancy Oakdale Comprehensive School Groundwork North Wales Kilgetty Cricket Club Safety, Crime & Prevention Oaktree Integrated Children’s Centre Grwp Gwalia Cyf Kinmel Bay & Towyn Sports & Mo*Lo Oasis Cardiff GSP Community Regeneration Recreation Association Mold Players Objective 1 Team BCBC Partnership Kinokulture Money Advice Service Old Penarthians Rugby Football Club Guest Memorial Bowls Club Kyber Colts Amateur Boxing Club Monmouthshire Building Society Opera’r Ddraig Guillain-Barre Syndrome Support La Folia Ltd Charitable Foundation Opportunity to Fend for the Elderly Group Labata Fantalle Cymru Monmouthshire GreenWeb (Uganda) Gwalia Care & Support - Llanelli Laugharne & District History Society Monmouthshire Housing Association Orbit Theatre Gwallgofiaid Cyf Learn With Grandma Ltd Morriston Playscheme Outreach Gwent Arts in Health Learning Through Landscapes Cymru Morriston Primary PTA Oxfam Boutique Gwyl Cilcain Legal and General Mountain Music And Arts Association PACEY Cymru Gwynedd County Council LGBT Cymru Helpline MS National Centre Pakistan Relief Foundation Gwynfe Community Hall Association LGBT Wrexham and District MSH Foundation Pakistani Parents Association Hafal - Cardiff Libyan Community Group MTCBC - Community Education Panteg Community Sports Hafal - Powys Life Acupuncture Service Paraclete Congregational Church Hafod Youth Action Group Life Essentials Murton Methodist Church Park House Financial Services Hands Around The World Life Map Planners Muslim Youth Wales Partneriaeth Masnach Deg Môn Hanover Court Residents Association Life Music Foundation Mwydod Fairtrade P’ship Harp Resettlement Ltd Life Surfing Myrtle House Pater Hall Community Trust HASWC Light2digiart N.E.W. 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