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Have you ever wondered how the UK Parliament works? Have you ever wondered how the UK Parliament can work for you? Even though we have Local Councillors and Assembly Members to lobby, we often forget how useful our Members of Parliament and Members of the House of Lords can be. This Briefing Session will give you an overview of how the UK Parliament works and what it can do for you.

Advice from the Charity Commission on how to give safely to charities.

The Millennium Stadium Charitable Trust Regional Scheme is open to all categories – Arts, Community, Environment and Sports. Deadline for applications is noon on 20th July 2018.

Wednesday, May 16th 2018 – 2pm to 4pm Barry Community Enterprise Centre, Skomer Road, BARRY CF62 9DA Cost: £10.00 including light refreshments. Due to unprecedented demand, we are arranging another session to look at GDPR

Local Community Projects support a community of interest and offer grants towards projects, trips, activities and equipment. Deadline for applications 22nd June 2018.

The Community Facilities Programme is a capital grant scheme and can be used to improve community facilities which are useful to, and well used by, people in the community.

Comic Relief has announced a £4m fund for initiatives that use sport to improve the lives of young people who don’t have a secure place to live. The deadline for applications is 14th June 2018.

The general data protection regulation (GDPR) is a new EU law that will come into effect on 25 May 2018 to replace the current Data Protection Act. It’s the biggest overhaul of data protection legislation for over 25 years, and will introduce new requirements for how organisations process personal data. And before you wonder what will happen after Brexit, it’s been made clear that all organisations will have to comply, which means it is likely we will adopt all or most of GDPR as domestic legislation.

The new Charity Governance Code was published in July 2017. It has been described as “Essential reading for all trustees” by the Charity Commission who have withdrawn its publication Hallmarks of an Effective Charity (CC10) to encourage charities to use the Code.

We would like to offer member groups the opportunity to publicise their organisations through our Vista magazine (next edition due out in April with the deadline being 29th March), e-bulletins and website.

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. Employers must make sure that someone is always available to give or arrange first aid. This applies if the designated first aider is absent for any reason. First aiders must have a valid first aid training certificate.

Have you been fortunate enough to secure funding for a new project? Are you new to Project Management? If so the GVS information sheet, “Setting up a Project” may be of help. It contains information on the things you may need to think about...

Glamorgan Voluntary Services (GVS) will be hosting a Mini Volunteering Event in Cowbridge Lesser Hall on Thursday 26th April from 11am – 1pm. Additional events will be held later in the year in Llantwit Major and Penarth, so contact us for dates.

The Triangle Trust provides funding through its Development Grants programme twice a year to registered charities, not-for-profit social enterprises and community interest companies in the UK whose primary purpose is to support unpaid carers (spring round) and the rehabilitation of offenders or ex-offenders (autumn round).

Nesta are seeking applications from organisations that demonstrate they are helping people transform their lives through 'good help' The application deadline has been extended to the 18 May 2018.

Local Hero runs between the 1st and 30th April 2018. This campaign highlights the incredible ideas and feats of local charity fundraisers. Throughout April, fundraisers will compete to climb the Local Hero leaderboard and secure prizes for their cause.

The second phase of a £5 million fund is available to the public sector and third sector in Wales to support organisations to prototype, test and develop complex and innovative changes to the way services are delivered. The deadline for applications is Monday, 16 July 2018.

With Charities and Third Sector organisations coming under more and more public scrutiny (Kids Company and Oxfam are prime examples), now is the time for organisations to review their governance. Thursday, 17th May - 2pm to 4pm (tea & coffee available from 1.45pm) Price: £10

Due to unprecedented demand (all 6 sessions are sold out), we are arranging another session to look at GDPR as follows:- Thursday, April 26th 2018 – 10am to 12.00 noon Barry Community Enterprise Centre, Skomer Road, BARRY CF62 9DA Cost: £10.00 including light refreshments The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is due to come into force on 25 May 2018.

Join me, Clare Humphreys, on Wednesday 14th February from 6pm for the Glamorgan Voluntary Services (GVS) Radio Show. GVS actively encourages any local voluntary organisation or community group to showcase its new project, campaign, event or work by attending a radio session or making a pre-recording of an interview with GVS.

With paper prices rising year on year GVS will be increasing its photocopying and design charges with effect from 1st March 2018. GVS prides itself on its low cost members printing charges which has seen the cost of black ink printing increase from 2p in 2015 to 2.4p in 2018.

At our October 2017 Annual General Meeting, GVS members agreed to increase both membership rates and income thresholds annually in line with the Retail Price Index as of January 1st of the preceding membership year.