WCVA Newsletter - 8 October 2018

Updates from WCVA

08 October 2018 Hello, and welcome to this week's newsletter. The past few months we've been reshaping the organisation so that we can best deliver on the ambitious goals set out in our vision and mission. We're looking for a Manager to head up our new Marketing & Membership team. As Manager you'll be providing strong strategic leadership across our membership, marketing and communications work, ensuring delivery is supported by engaging learning and events programmes. You will also be leading an internal culture change, putting our members at the heart of everything we do. If you think you fit the bill, fill in an application by 15 October. It's almost time for members to vote for their top eight nominees to join WCVA's board of trustees! We received an unprecedented 25 nominations to the board this year which is outstanding, thank you to everyone that got involved in the nomination process. We asked the nominees 'Why should WCVA's members vote for you to be a trustee?' - view their responses here and get your faves ready for when voting opens on 30 October. Thanks for reading, we'll see you all again next week.

Volunteering ‘I volunteer to build my work skills and confidence’ Michael, has been volunteering in several roles for many years and has recently been awarded the 50 and 100 hour Millennium Volunteer Award certificates Investing in Volunteers - assessor training Do you have what it takes to be an Investing in Volunteers Assessor? WCVA is running training in the autumn for those who would like to consider undertaking this work in the future. Need help with volunteering-wales.net? Fiona Liddell, Volunteering Development Manager WCVA, describes some of the assistance that is available to those looking for volunteers through the new volunteering platform.

WCVA general Help4Wales Foundation wins Social Startup of the Year award Social enterprise Help4Wales foundation have won Social Enterprise of the Year at this year’s Wales Startup Awards, sponsored by WCVA. Do you want to make your organisation more sustainable? Check out our Invest in Nature Cymru webpages to understand how you can make your organisation more resilient to issues which will impact upon future well-being…

Third sector general Indonesia Tsunami Appeal launched by Disasters Emergency Committee Cymru Leading Welsh charities have launched a joint fundraising appeal as part of a wider UK effort by the Disasters Emergency Committee Cymru (DEC), to help the survivors of the 7.4 magnitude earthquake and tsunami that struck Central Sulawesi Province, Indonesia, last Friday.

Funding This week's new funding Here's a roundup of this week's fundraising opportunities in Wales. Natural Resources Wales Quarterly Funding Update Autumn 2018 issue now available

Training and events Using the Volunteering Wales digital platform webinar Learn how to use the brand new Volunteering Wales website Evaluating and monitoring outcomes Measure your impact using the key principles of evaluation Webinar: Enabling Natural Resources and Well-being in Wales 2019-2023 Grant Funding Do you want to enhance natural resources and support communities in Wales? Find out more about new Welsh Government grant funding from our webinar 11.10.18 Enhancing Performance and Wellbeing: Coaching and Mentoring in the Workplace The Wales Institute for Work Based Learning (WIWBL) is delighted to announce its inaugural one-day Conference on Coaching and Mentoring in the Workplace.

Trustees and governance Celebrate Trustees' Week Trustees Week 2018 takes place from the 12 - 16 November

Policy and politics Take the Big Mental Health Survey Mind Cymru are seeking to learn about people’s experiences of mental health support provided by primary care and the third sector, and any experiences of discrimination. This week’s consultations How can culture tackle poverty and exclusion? Roadshows to raise awareness of liver disease The British Liver Trust is taking its Love Your Liver Roadshows around Wales. £500 million for health and social care heads outline draft Budget announcements The Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Mark Drakeford, has unveiled Welsh Government’s outline draft Budget for 2019-20. Welsh Government – Well-being of Wales 2017-18 Report A report presenting the progress we are making as a nation against the 7 well-being goals by reference to the 46 national indicators.