Tuesday 14^th May 10am-12pm – Online

Your easy route to unrestricted funding!!

Does your community organisation need additional funds?

Come along to find out how your organisation can receive free unrestricted funding via funding platform easyfundraising.

In this informal session, Becky from easyfundraising will:

• Do a live demonstration of how it works
• Explain how to get your organisation set up
• Give you tips on how to raise as much as possible

There will also be Q&A session with Becky to help get a full understanding of how your organisation can benefit.

Suitable for: anyone involved in fundraising for good causes of all shapes and sizes including voluntary groups , CICs, social enterprises, churches, schools, sports clubs and charities.

You will have the opportunity to ask questions and share your experiences too.

For more information and book your place at the online event contact:- 

Emily.whiteman-cranston@vamt.net

The post holder will work with the Building Communities Trust Invest Local Officer, the Invest Local Ynysowen Steering Group, residents, volunteers, groups, stakeholders and partners to deliver the projects and programmes of work identified in the Driving Change plan. The role will engage with local residents and develop a sustainable volunteer base, build local capacity to develop a sustainable funding strategy to secure the long-term future of the community beyond the Invest local funding.

Closing date - 17th May 2024

This new vacancy will be part of our "4 Day Week" trial, 80/100/100.  80% hours, for 100% pay and 100% output.

An application pack can be downloaded HERE

Join us as we publish our new research Beyond Essentials: Community Responses to the Cost-of-Living Crisis on Wednesday 22 May from 10.30-12.00.

This online launch will see us share core findings of our latest research into how communities continue to respond to the cost-of-living crisis and outline the changes we want to see. You’ll also hear directly from community organisations at the heart of this work and have the opportunity to ask questions and comment on the research.

Book your free place to hear more about:

• the work community organisations are doing to mitigate the impacts of the cost-of-living crisis;
• the impact of the cost-of-living crisis on people who use community facilities;
• how the work of community organisations is addressing the cost-of-living crisis and complementing or replacing that of public sector organisations; and
• the impact of the cost-of-living crisis on community organisations’ own resources, including staff and volunteers.

We hope you can join us, if you have any questions or for more information, please contact Policy Officer, Eleri Williams on eleri.williams@bct.wales

Be vocal and help make a difference... Become a Co-opted Member on one of Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council's Scrutiny Committees.

Scrutiny is an umbrella term covering a wide range of roles with key legislative responsibility for:

• Holding the Cabinet to account
• Policy Review and Development
• Reviewing and scrutinising the performance of the Council and help drive improvements in services.
• External scrutiny

Overview and Scrutiny Committees help ensure local public services are delivered effectively and efficiently and have wide ranging powers to investigate areas of local interest.

Scrutiny can question decision takers, call in expert witnesses or hear evidence from other local stakeholders.  Investigations are not restricted to Council run services, any area of interest to the local community may be investigated by scrutiny.

• The Council has five scrutiny committees:
• Corporate Support and Resources
• Neighbourhood Services, Countryside and Planning Scrutiny Committee
• Learning and LGES (Local Government Education Service) Scrutiny Committee
• Social Services Scrutiny Committee
• Regeneration and Public Protection Scrutiny Committee

There is currently a vacancy for Voluntary Sector Co-opted representative on Corporate Support and Resources Committee. 

If you are interested in learning more about the role and responsibilities of Scrutiny Committee members, Voluntary Action Merthyr Tydfil will be holding an online awareness session on 23^rd May 2024 at 10am at VAMT.

To book your place contact karen.vowles@vamt.net