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Local community Organisations will be teaming up with Glamorgan Voluntary Services (GVS) to recruit volunteers on Wednesday 23rd January 2019. GVS, together with over 50 voluntary organisations will come together at Barry Memorial Hall to celebrate volunteering by holding a Volunteer Recruitment Event.

On Wednesday 23rd January 2019 Glamorgan Voluntary Services (GVS) will be hosting a Volunteers Fayre for charities and community projects to showcase their work to prospective volunteers and to talk about volunteering opportunities they may have available. Previous Fayres have been a huge success

Thousands of women and girls across the country are set to benefit from a new £15 million round of the Tampon Tax Fund.Applications close Sunday 20 January 2019.

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.

Following the two successful workshops held in 2017 GVS is pleased to announce that a third workshop has been arranged with Lauren Swain from Localgiving on Wednesday 16th January 2019 in Barry.

An invitation is extended to all to drop in between 10am and 6pm on Thursday 13th December for a mince pie and a cuppa. You will be able to meet the GVS team as well as see what volunteering opportunities local voluntary organisations have to offer.

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.

WCVA is delighted to announce the launch of the Nationally Significant Grant for the Landfill Disposals Community Scheme as of Monday 26th November. The closing date for applications is 18th January 2019.

A total of £300,000 is available to develop bereavement support for underrepresented local people. The deadline for applications is 18 January 2019 (5pm).

Localgiving’s annual Grow Your Tenner campaign gets underway in December for a month, offering to match monthly donations of up to £10 made to local charities and community groups for six months. This article is courtesy of UK Fundraising.

The Community Chest scheme is funded by Sport Wales and managed locally by the Vale Council’s Healthy Living Team. There is £31,000 left in the Community Chest pot for this financial year.If you are an organisation interested in developing sporting or physical activity opportunities then the Community Chest funding could help. The deadline date is 17th January 2019.

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.

Trustees' Week is an annual event which takes place from the 12 - 16 November to showcase the great work that trustees do and highlight opportunities for people from all walks of life to get involved and make a difference.

The second round of the Landfill Tax Communities scheme is now open for applications. Closing date for applications 18th January 2019.

Since 2017 the Social Business Growth Fund has been responsible for providing an innovative mix of grant and repayable finance to social businesses throughout Wales via the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). A new Community Asset Development Fund has been added.

Grants of up to £50,000 will be available from January 2019 to organisations engaging in activity that results in a long-term positive impact on rural communities by helping the people that live and work in the countryside.

Funding is available to smaller, grass roots organisations of up to £5,000 per year for work with families that have experienced domestic abuse.

They support a broad range of UK-based projects and activities of benefit to the General Public, with an emphasis on promoting better understanding of the countryside. Past grants have ranged from £500 to £10k. Multi year grants are also given. This article is courtesy of Funding Eye.

A new grant funding programme to help communities living within 5 miles of certain waste transfer stations or landfill sites take action for their local environment. Closing date for applications 18th January 2019.

Glamorgan Voluntary Services (GVS) is delighted to be negotiating with the Vale of Glamorgan Council for the Leasehold interest in the building known locally as the Llantwit Major Youth Centre. GVS is keen to allay any fears that the local community may have about the future of the youth clubs that are run from the building.

Does your group or project have funding journey stories? Third Sector Support Wales (TSSW) is asking groups to provide case studies for their new funding website.

In the Now’s the Time programme Rosa will award up to £1 million through a Challenge Fund which asks: “What would you do toward ending sexual harassment?” The deadline for applications is 14th December 2018.

GVS’ printing and design service is a low cost service suited to the needs of voluntary organisations large or small. In order to ensure you receive your printing, etc. on time we need 4 clear working weeks to design and print your material.

The funding will be for community groups and charities who deliver projects that support women and girls to build skills and confidence, improve their health and wellbeing, and build social networks.

Glamorgan Voluntary Services (GVS) offers an extensive range of training courses and briefing sessions. Sessions are charged at very reasonable rates, discounted for charities and voluntary groups and on offer at the moment include...

The Millennium Stadium Charitable Trust Local Grant Scheme is now open for applications with a closing date of 23rd December 2018.