{"id":9032,"date":"2026-09-02T12:06:31","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T12:06:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vamt.net\/?p=9032"},"modified":"2026-09-02T12:06:51","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T12:06:51","slug":"national-lottery-community-fund","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vamt.net\/cy\/2026\/09\/02\/national-lottery-community-fund\/","title":{"rendered":"National Lottery Community Fund"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9032\" class=\"elementor elementor-9032\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d13e12 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7d13e12\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb49896 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"eb49896\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81dff67 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"81dff67\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87c1d9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"87c1d9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div dir=\"auto\">Do you have an idea for a project in Merthyr Tydfil?<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">Do you need funding support?<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">Come along and meet the National Lottery Advisor on 16th September to discuss your plans. Book your appointment by emailing karen.vowles@vamt.net<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13f9c7c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"13f9c7c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4104a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e4104a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/vamt.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Merthyr-funding-poster-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9034\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vamt.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Merthyr-funding-poster-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vamt.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Merthyr-funding-poster-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vamt.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Merthyr-funding-poster-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vamt.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Merthyr-funding-poster-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vamt.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Merthyr-funding-poster-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/vamt.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Merthyr-funding-poster-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction to Online Fundraising<br \/>\nOnline fundraising is a great way for community groups of all sizes in Merthyr Tydfil to reach more people, raise awareness of what they do, and directly bring in vital funds. Whether it&#8217;s through crowdfunding pages, focused appeals, social media, or simple promotion of donation links, digital fundraising can help connect with local supporters as well as people further afield who want to make a difference to your community.  It doesn&#8217;t have to be complicated or expensive to get started, and with the right approach, online fundraising can become a valuable part of helping your group grow, support your community, and continue the fantastic work you already do.<br \/>\nJoin this interactive and relaxed session, led by Lauren Swain and Luke Upton, two of the Localgiving team based in Wales, to gain an understanding of how you can start with online fundraising, boost your donation levels and have your questions answered.<br \/>\nTo book your space at the Teams event contact karen.vowles@vamt.net or lowri.hunt@vamt.net<\/p>","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":8970,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[66],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9032","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vamt.net\/cy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9032","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vamt.net\/cy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vamt.net\/cy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vamt.net\/cy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vamt.net\/cy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9032"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/vamt.net\/cy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9032\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9040,"href":"https:\/\/vamt.net\/cy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9032\/revisions\/9040"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vamt.net\/cy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8970"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vamt.net\/cy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9032"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vamt.net\/cy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9032"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vamt.net\/cy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9032"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}