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The latest Institute of Fundraising Cymru e-briefing is now available.

GVS is facilitating a number of funding information sessions this year which is essential for any organisations looking to secure funding. These courses are highly subsidised for GVS Members.

The brand refresh which saw the Big Lottery Fund change its name to The National Lottery Community Fund kicked-off The National Lottery’s 25th anniversary year. The first draw took place in November 1994 and since then, more than £30 million a week has been raised for a variety of good causes.

Sport Wales is running a free webinar on 26th February 2019. Development Grants are available to groups to improve and increase participation in sports and physical activities.

For the first time the Architectural Heritage Foundation (AHF) is to fund work on buildings that aren’t run by heritage organisations – as well as those that are – through a new £7m social investment fund. This article is courtesy of Fundraising UK.

Housebuilder Persimmon Homes has announced its £1 million Building Futures programme, which will assist community sports, education and arts and health initiatives for under 18s. 128 grants of £1000 will be available between February and May 2019. This article is courtesy of Fundraising UK.

Every employer in the UK, regardless of the size of the company, is legally obliged to plan for the provision of first aid at work.

The Chestnut Fund is an independent charity, making grants available to encourage and enable community groups to carry out conservation activities.

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Grants of between £1000 and £5000 are available. Closing date for applications is 28th February 2019. This article is courtesy of Funding Eye.

WCVA, in partnership with Welsh Government, has secured funding from the EU Transition Fund to help us better understand the impacts and to support the sector in Wales to plan for the different eventualities arising from Brexit.

Projects focused on building financial capability skills assisting groups who support Children, Youth, Families. Closing date 1st March 2019 or earlier if 40 applications accepted.

GVS has arranged a Funding Surgery with Sport Wales on Thursday 7th March 2019 (am) at Barry Community Enterprise Centre.

Funding of up to £48,000 will be available for charities undertaking technology-related projects to improve their services. The closing date for applications is 25th March 2019.

Up to £20,000 is available for projects (run by registered charities, CICs, schools and armed forces units. The closing date for applications is 11th March 2019.

The National Lottery Community Fund has launched a pilot programme to empower and create opportunities for leaders within communities to use their personal experience to create change for others. The closing date for applications is 25th February 2019.

An essential social media good practice session for people who are responsible for organisations social media accounts. This session is essential to people delegated with the responsibility but has never had the appropriate training. Embarking on social media on behalf of an organisation, without being fully equipped, could be both daunting and detrimental to your organisation’s image. Cost: £40 (small workshop, limited places)

This workshop is for “Twitter beginners” and people who want to gain confidence in using it to reach a wider audience. 10 July 2019, 9.45am - 3.45pm Barry Community Enterprise Centre, Skomer Road, BARRY, CF62 9DA Cost: GVS Members £40 (Discounted GVS member price)

The Vale of Glamorgan council is delighted to advise that Sport Wales has confirmed that the Community Chest funding scheme will be continuing in the new financial year (April 2019 – March 2020).

47 communities are starting 2019 with awards from the Big Lottery Fund. In the last month the Big Lottery Fund have given out grants totalling £846,593.

The Institute of Fundraising Cymru's Health Check project is still seeking applications from registered charities in Wales.

A small funding stream for UK registered charities and recognised churches which are raising money for projects is available where the total cost is less than £1million. They are currently accepting applications for their May 2019 trustees’ meeting.

Applications for funding are now open as from 1st January 2019; offering new opportunities to people who suffer social or employment exclusion. The closing date for applications is the end of March 2019.

The eligibility stage of the application process for the new Community Asset Development Fund (CADF) is open on eTenderWales.

Funding of up to £20,000 is available to support charities working where human dignity is imperilled and where there are opportunities for human dignity to be affirmed. The next deadline for applications is the 1st of March 2019.

Funding of up to £2,000 is available for groups to deliver projects or provide equipment to people in need at the heart of their local communities. The closing date for applications is 28th February 2019.

Monday 8 April, 9am - 4pm (3 year EFAW certificate valid for 3 years) Barry Community Enterprise Centre, Skomer Road, Barry CF62 9DA Cost: £50 (normal price £118.80)

This Millennium Stadium Charitable Trust Fund will engage with organisations delivering Arts or Environmental projects in the community. The closing date for applications is 1st April 2019.

10 organisations were recently successful in securing £12,761 of Community Chest funding to develop new and further expand existing sports opportunities in the Vale. If you are an organisation interested in developing opportunities then the Community Chest funding could help. The next Community Chest panel meeting is taking place on 31st January with a deadline date of 17th January 2019 for completed applications to be submitted.

AIF is an employability scheme that has two elements to it: engagement activities (‘Include’ projects) and paid supported employment (‘Achieve’ projects).

This is the second round of the programme which first launched in 2017. The programme is aimed at groups of organisations working in partnership to tackle the issues which matter most to people in rural communities living in poverty. The closing date for applications is 1st October 2019.

The next session is on Friday 15th March 2018 at 10am - 11.30am and costs just £5 per person.

The Small Grants window for applications of up to £250 is due to run from December 1st – 28th February.