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The Role of Community Groups in the Census 2021 \\ Rôl Grwpiau Cymunedol yn y Cyfrifiad 2021
Join us at an online session about the role of community groups in the Census 2021. The session will take place on Friday 22nd January at 10.30-11.30am over Zoom.
Hear from Huw Davies, Census Engagement Manager, about how the Census benefits the third sector, volunteer groups and the wider community. Find out about the role that community leaders will play in the Census 2021 and how communities can get involved. Afterwards there will be a Q&A session with Huw. This event is for both organisations and individuals.
If you are interested in attending, join the event on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-role-of-community-groups-in-the-census-2021-tickets-136597868903
If you have any questions please email cerys.sharples@cavo.org.uk.
Ymunwch a ni yn sesiwn ar-lein am rôl grwpiau cymunedol yn y Cyfrifiad 2021. Bydd y sesiwn ar ddydd Gwener 22ain Ionawr am 10.30-11.30yb ar Zoom.
Cewch glywed o Huw Davies, Rheolwr Ymgysylltu’r Cyfrifiad, am sut mae’r Cyfrifiad o fudd i’r trydydd sector, grwpiau gwirfoddol a’r gymuned ehangach. Darganfyddwch y rôl fydd arweinwyr cymunedol yn chwarae yn y Cyfrifiad 2021 a sut gall cymunedau gymryd rhan. I’w ddilyn gan sesiwn holi ac ateb gyda Huw. Mae’r digwyddiad hwn ar gyfer sefydliadau ac unigolion
Os oes gennych ddiddordeb, ymunwch â’r digwyddiad ar Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-role-of-community-groups-in-the-census-2021-tickets-136597868903
Os oes gennych unrhyw gwestiynau gallwch gysylltu â cerys.sharples@cavo.org.uk.
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Join us at the Regional Volunteering Fair
Find out about opportunities to volunteer with local community groups at our Regional Virtual Volunteers Fair on Wednesday 13th January 11am-12pm.
For more information email gen@cavo.org.uk or call 01570 423232.
Darganfyddwch am gyfleoedd i wirfoddoli gyda grwpiau cymunedol lleol yn ein Ffair Wirfoddolwyr Rhithwir Rhanbarthol ar ddydd Mercher 13eg Ionawr 11yb – 12yp.
Am rhagor o wybodaeth e-bostiwch gen@cavo.org.uk neu ffoniwch 01570 423232.
Caring for someone with dementia – A guide for family and friends
Carers Trust Wales have published Caring for someone with dementia: A guide for family and friends. The new guide will help carers know where they can access practical help and give them the reassurance to look after their own health and well-being.
The guide contains access to information about issues including:
• Getting a diagnosis
• Carers rights and needs assessments
• Looking after your own emotional well-being
• Grants, finances, legal considerations
• Medicine management
• Hospital admissions
• Planning for the future
English version:
caring-for-someone-with-dementia-eng.pdf
Welsh version:
gofalu-am-rywun-a-dementia-cym.pdf
For further information about how to support Carers or to access support as an employee Carer click here.
Contact ;-
Strategic Partnerships, Diversity and Inclusion Team Block 6, PPH
CarersTeam.HDD@wales.nhs.uk
Capel Dewi shop and hall
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1.Getting Started
2.Running your organisation
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- 2.1 Developing a strategic plan
2.2 The Business Plan - 2.3 Effective meetings
2.4 Effective Annual General Meetings - 2.5 Quality
2.6 Monitoring and evaluation - 2.7 Risk management
2.8 Health & safety - 2.9 Equal opportunities
2.10 Welsh language – legal context - 2.11 Insurance
2.12 Data protection and GDPR - 2.13 Community Action to tackle Climate Change
2.13.1 Where to go for help on action on climate change - 2.14 Using freelance trainers and consultants
2.15 Environmental policy - 2.16 Environmental Sustainability management systems
2.17 Impact and impact measurement - 2.18 Social Value Policy
- 2.1 Developing a strategic plan
3.Working with others
4.Volunteers
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- 4.1 Thinking about volunteering
4.2 Developing a volunteer strategy - 4.3 Creating a volunteering policy
4.4 Recruiting, selecting and inducting volunteers - 4.5 Attracting Welsh speaking volunteers
4.6 Equality and Diversity in volunteering - 4.6.1 Equality and diversity monitoring for volunteers
- 4.7 How to ensure volunteer satisfaction
4.8 Keeping volunteers safe - 4.8.1 Risk assessment – volunteers based at home
4.9 Safeguarding and good management practices - 4.10 Disclosure and Barring Services
4.11 Volunteers and the law - 4.12 Volunteers and welfare benefits
4.13 Volunteer expenses - 4.14 Investing in Volunteers
4.15 Supporting harder to place volunteers - 4.16 Involving young people as volunteers
4.17 Understanding mental health and volunteering - 4.18 Volunteer Drivers
4.19 The economic value of volunteers - 4.20 Employer Supported Volunteering
4.21 What do Volunteer Centres do in Wales? - 4.22 Managing volunteer exits
4.23 Volunteers and insurance - 4.24 Involving volunteers from overseas
4.25 The language of volunteering – terms explained - 4.26 Managing concerns relating to volunteers
- 4.27 Promoting Welsh Language through volunteering
- 4.28 Welcoming volunteers who are asylum seekers or refugees
- 4.29 Carers and volunteering
- 4.30 Supporting Volunteers who have Additional Learning Needs
- 4.1 Thinking about volunteering
5.Trustees and governance
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- 5.1 Principles of governance
5.2 Trustee duties and responsibilities - 5.3 Governing body structures and honorary officers
5.4 Recruitment, selection and induction - 5.5 Training and development for trustees
5.6 Working with the chief officer - 5.7 Liability of trustees and governing body members
5.8 Trustee indemnity insurance - 5.9 Winding up – the steps involved and alternative options
- 5.10 Register of People with Significant Control
- 5.1 Principles of governance
6.Employing and managing people
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- 6.1 Working in the voluntary sector
6.2 Employing staff for the first time - 6.3 Drawing up a Job Specification
6.4 Advertising your vacancy - 6.5 Selecting your candidate
6.6 Producing a written statement - 6.7 Induction, training and development
6.8 Supervision and appraisal - 6.9 Grievance
6.10 Harassment - 6.11 Redundancy policy
6.12 Health and safety policy - 6.13 Sickness policy
6.14 Family friendly policies - 6.14.1 Maternity policy
6.14.2 Paternity policy - 6.14.3 Adoption policy
6.14.4 Right to request flexible working - 6.15 Equal opportunities policy
6.16 Whistleblowing policy - 6.17 Retirement policy
6.18 Disciplinary policy
- 6.1 Working in the voluntary sector
7 Finding and Getting Money
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- 7.1 Developing a fundraising strategy
7.2 Grants – fit for funding - 7.3 Applying to funders
7.3.1 Accounting for volunteers’ time in funding applications - 7.5 Loans
7.6.1 Fundraising events - 7.6.2 Fundraising legacies
7.6.3 Fundraising donations - 7.7 Introduction to procurement
7.7.1 Introduction to tendering - 7.7.2 Developing a successful tender
7.7.3 Costing your tender - 7.8 Trading
7.8.1 Charity Shops - 7.9 Giving (sources of funding)
7.10 Tax effective giving - 7.10.1 Introduction to payroll giving
7.10.2 Payroll fundraising - 7.10.3 Payroll giving consortia
7.10.4 Introduction to Gift Aid - 7.10.5 Gift Aid Promotion
7.10.6 Gift Aid Record Keeping - 7.10.7 Gift Aid FAQ
7.11 Corporate funding - 7.12 Specialist European Teams
7.13 Working together to raise income - 7.14 Community Investment
- 7.1 Developing a fundraising strategy
8.Managing money
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- 8.1 Setting up a financial system
8.2 Setting a budget - 8.3 Full cost recovery
8.4 Monitoring expenditure and budget - 8.5 Financial controls
8.6 Annual accounts and audit - 8.7 VAT
8.8 Payroll - 8.9 Reserves
8.10 Pensions - 8.11 Avoiding fraud
8.12 Ensuring you have a good reserve policy - 8.13 How reserves should be invested
8.14 How to write a good investment policy
- 8.1 Setting up a financial system
9.Assets
10.Promotion and marketing
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- 10.1 Communications and marketing plan
10.2 Creating effective marketing and publicity materials - 10.3 Preparing newsletters
10.4 Working with the media - 10.5 Effective press releases
10.6 The annual report - 10.7 Website development and maintenance
- 10.8 Accessible formats and languages
10.9 New and Social Media in the Voluntary Sector
- 10.1 Communications and marketing plan
11. Campaigning and influencing
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- 11.1 Who represents me?
11.2 Introduction to Welsh devolution and the Government of Wales Act 2006 - 11.3 National Assembly for Wales and the Welsh Government
11.4 Assembly business and committees - 11.6 Making Legislation
11.7 The National Assembly for Wales Commission - 11.8 Petitioning the National Assembly for Wales
11.9 The National Assembly for Wales – Basic facts and Glossary - 11.10 Local government information
11.11 Planning a Campaign - 11.12 Campaigning and lobbying techniques
11.13 Local Authority Plans and Strategies - 11.14 Local Government Scrutiny
11.15 Town and Community Councils
- 11.1 Who represents me?
12. Climate change
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- 12.1 Introducing climate change
12.2 Why climate change issues are important for the third sector - 12.3 Climate change as part of sustainable development
12.4 Climate change social justice – impacts on vulnerable groups - 12.5 Climate change and environmental justice
12.6 Climate change and energy - 12.7 Climate change and housing
12.8 Climate change and livelihoods - 12.9 Climate change and health
12.10 Climate change and transport - 12.11 Reduce your organisation or group’s carbon footprint
12.12 Take local community level action on climate change
- 12.1 Introducing climate change
Model policies