Updates from WCVA, including grants.

Hello, and welcome to this week's newsletter. The deadlines to nominate volunteers for Volunteer of the Year Awards is this Friday 20 April! We've had some brilliant nominations so far, but we know there are even more hard-working volunteers going above and beyond for good causes in Wales - we just need you to point us in their direction! Please go to the website to find out more and nominate your volunteer now! The Centre for Acceleration of Social Technology (CAST) are opening their phonelines through April-May to talk to charities about their ambitions for digital, the challenges they face and their visions for their digital platforms. This is a valuable opportunity for smaller charities to receive professional guidance on their plans for using digital to increase their impact - find out how to book your free 30min phone call here. We hope you enjoy the newsletter, and we'll see you again next week.

Volunteering

Calling young people in Wales that are passionate about the planet! Improve your own personal and professional skills whilst helping to protect habitats and wildlife for the benefit of current and future generations.

Third sector general

CAST offer free digital support to small charities The Centre for Acceleration of Social Technology (CAST) are opening their phonelines through April-May to talk to charities about their ambitions for digital, the challenges they face and their visions for their digital platforms.

Funding

Money to help people gain employment The Active Inclusion Fund will be open to applications on 27th April for those on the Approved Beneficiary List (ABL). Greggs Foundation’s Local Community Projects Fund 2018 opens for round 2 The Greggs Foundation's Local Community Projects Fund provides grants of up to £2,000 to not-for-profit organisations in Great Britain for projects or for equipment for people in need at the heart of local communities. Calor Gas invites local groups to apply to its Rural Community Fund The rural energy provider set up the Rural Community Fund in 2017 to give something back to the community, and once again it is offering rural off-grid communities in England, Scotland and Wales the chance to win funding for projects that will improve local life.

Training and events

Webinar: GDPR........ One month to go! Preparing you for GDPR #DesktopData Developing a fundraising strategy Learn how to develop and implement a winning fundraising strategy Bilingualism at work Training for third sector organisations on developing bilingual services Book Now - Webinar: Consultation on Planning Policy Wales Do you want to shape planning policy in Wales? Find out about responding to the public consultation from our webinar 18.04.18

Policy and politics

This week's consultations Anything to say about planning policy? Has your charity used evidence to improve the way you work? The Alliance for Useful Evidence is a network that champions smart evidence use in policy and practice across the UK and beyond.

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