Funding Fair with Hannah Blythyn MS & FLVC

Join us on Friday 18th October, to connect with a variety of funders who will be available to discuss a range of funding opportunities that you can explore. Drop in between 10am and 1.30pm at the Daniel Own Centre, Mold.

Funders in attendance

• National Lottery Community Fund
• Sport Wales
• Steve Morgan Foundation
• National Lottery Heritage Fund
• National Churches Trust
• WCVA/Landfill Disposals Tax Community Scheme
• Cadwyn Clwyd/Rural Connectivity Programme
• FLVC/Youth Led Grant
• Police: PACT & N Wales PCC grants
• Business Wales
• Hannah Blythyn’s Office

 For more information email [email protected]

Welsh Charity Awards 2024 – nominations now open

The Welsh Charity Awards are back! The awards, organised by WCVA, recognise and celebrate the fantastic contribution charities, community groups, not-for-profits and volunteers make to Wales by highlighting and championing the positive difference we can make to each other’s lives.

This is your chance to celebrate the life changing impact of not only charities but volunteers and voluntary organisations of all shapes and sizes in Wales. Whether or not they’re an award winner or finalist, being nominated for an award shows an organisation or individual that their work is valued and makes a huge difference.

THE CATEGORIES

There are eight categories in this year’s Welsh Charity Awards:

• Volunteer of the Year (26 and over)
• Young Volunteer of the Year (25 and under)
• Fundraiser of the year
• Champion of diversity award
• Best use of Welsh language award
• Most influential small organisation
• Health and wellbeing award
• Organisation of the year award

TAKING PART

Making a nomination is easy, simply visit the Welsh Charity Awards website and, read the rules and complete the online form.

So please take this opportunity to shout about your favourite voluntary organisation or volunteer, and give them the chance of getting some well-earned recognition and a glitzy night to remember at the Welsh Charity Awards ceremony.

The deadline for nominations is 13 September 2024. For more information and to nominate, visit www.welshcharityawards.cymru.

The Welsh Charity Awards are made possible thanks to headline sponsor The Open University Wales and the other category sponsors.

An opportunity to say “thank you” and “well done” to young volunteers 

Young people in Flintshire are doing some amazing things to help others in this area and beyond.  We want to celebrate and recognise the impact that the voluntary gift of their time has for individuals, local communities and the environment. 

If there are young people volunteering with your group / organisation, in any role, please take this opportunity to nominate them for our Young Volunteer Awards – everybody nominated will receive a certificate and there are awards for the Young Volunteer of the Year and the Young Volunteers Group Award 2024 if you have a great team of young people helping you.  

The nomination process is short and simple :

Young Volunteer of the Year Award Nomination Form

Young Volunteers Group Award Nomination Form

Closing date for nominations:  Thursday 12 September 2024. 

If you have any questions, please contact [email protected] or phone 01352 744000 

Don’t miss this chance to highlight the positive contribution made by young people who want to help others. 

Small Charities Week

this year runs Monday 24- Friday 28 June.  NCVO have organised a range of free online workshops and pre-bookable advice slots on topics such as:

• Energy advice
• Insurance reviews
• Introduction to bid writing
• Successful charity partnerships with corporates and local authorities

Full information and booking here: Events (smallcharityweek.com)

Resources available here: Resources | Small Charity Week

Is your small charity a member of FLVC?  If not, then we would love to welcome you to become a full member of FLVC and get the benefits we offer – it is free of charge and full details can be found at: Membership (flvc.org.uk)

Volunteers’ Week 2024

Last week saw a lot of activity here at FLVC as we celebrated Volunteers’ Week with certificates and cake (LOTS of cake).

We visited 18 local voluntary groups to present a certificate of appreciation for all that their volunteers do to help make life better for others.  We brought cake, we took lots of photos and we heard from many volunteers about what brought them to volunteer in that organisation, their favourite moments as a volunteer and some hilarious stories of when things went a bit awry!

Thank you for welcoming us to your events and we look forward to doing it all again next year.

Volunteers’ Week this year runs from Monday 3 to Sunday 9 June

**Additional Slots now added for Wednesday 5th June**

Instead of running an event in Mold, as we had originally planned, we are now offering to bring Volunteers’ Week to you!

In recognition of the huge contribution that volunteers make to our society, we would like to come along to your group to present a Certificate of Thanks to your organisation to show appreciation of everything that your volunteers do to make life better for others.  We will take photos of the certificate being presented and will promote what your volunteers do through our social media accounts and our website, we will also bring cake!  Feel free to invite your volunteers along as well.

If you would like someone from FLVC to visit you (in Flintshire!) during Volunteers’ Week (but not Wednesday 5 June), please book a time using this link https://form.jotform.com/241433951567360 and we will then contact you to confirm the arrangements.  If there is no suitable date or time for you showing on the link, then please email us, as we will do our best to fit in as many visits as we can that week, time permitting!  We have some evening and weekend times available us well – just email [email protected] with your preferred date and time, also giving the venue details for the visit and we will get back to you.

Book soon, so we know how much cake to buy!

If you would like to produce individual certificates for your volunteers, there is a link to one you can use here

Meet The Funder Online event 

FLVC are hosting a Meet The funder event with Community Foundation Wales on Thursday 23rd May at 11am.

Book your place HERE

Manylion y gronfa 

Sefydliad Cymunedol Cymru – Cronfeydd Sir y Fflint ar gyfer grwpiau 

Mae’r ddwy gronfa’r Sefydliad i Sir Y Fflint, y Gronfa Waddol Cymunedol a’r Gronfa Ddeddf yr Eglwys wedi ei ailagor ar gyfer ceisiadau gan grwpiau: 

Mae Cronfa Waddol Gymunedol Sir y Fflint yn cefnogi: 

• Prosiectau sy’n darparu datblygiad addysgol ar gyfer plant a phobl ifanc o oedran ysgol 
• Prosiectau sy’n darparu datblygiad addysgol i blant yn y blynyddoedd cynnar 
• Prosiectau mewn ysgolion sy’n annog byw yn iach 

Mae Cronfa Ddeddf yr Eglwys yng Nghymru Sir y Fflint yn cefnogi: 

• Prosiectau sy’n cyfrannu at adnewyddu a chynnal a chadw eglwysi, capeli a neuaddau pentref yn y sir. 

• Prosiectau sy’n gweithio i ymladd anfantais er budd trigolion Sir y Fflint. 
• Prosiect sy’n darparu gweithgareddau cymdeithasol a hamdden ar gyfer trigolion Sir y Fflint. 

Gall Eglwysi a sefydliadau sy’n gweithio gyda thrigolion ardal Awdurdod Lleol Sir y Fflint wneud cais am grantiau hyd at £1,000 ar gyfer prosiect blwyddyn neu gyllid gyfalaf bach, neu gyllid aml-flwyddyn o hyd at 3 blynedd ar gyfer cyllid craidd. 

Rhoddir blaenoriaeth i ymgeiswyr sy’n gallu dangos sut yn union y byddant yn bodloni amcanion a blaenoriaethau’r Gronfa, ac nad ydynt wedi cael cymorth gan y Gronfa hon o’r blaen. 

Mae angen lenwi’r ffurflenni gais erbyn 12 y.p canolddydd, Mehefin 17 2024 

Cronfeydd Sir y Fflint – Community Foundation Wales 

Next week is National Apprenticeship Week (NAW)! Between February 5^th to the 11^th individuals, employers, training providers and communities will be highlighting and celebrating the achievements of apprentices around the United Kingdom and encouraging people to consider how apprenticeships can help to provide #SkillsForLife.

Here is our Business Administration apprentice sharing their experience.

“I began my apprenticeship with the FLVC in early January as a Business Administrator and I am enjoying the experience greatly. I’m getting to learn and experience things while I work which betters my understanding of the job and workplace. My colleagues are very supportive, kind, and friendly. They understand my needs and are very encouraging.

The apprenticeship is a fantastic opportunity for me. To be able to learn and gain a qualification in this way is very suitable for me. It is helping me to build my confidence and self-belief and I am already doing things I didn’t think I could. I am very thankful for the opportunity and I’m looking forward to what It will bring me.”

for more information please visit

Flintshire Local Voluntary Council has recently achieved the Trusted Standard Level 1 recognising the excellent work it does as a third sector organisation in Wales.

Flintshire Local Voluntary Council have recently been awarded Trusted Charity Status.  The quality mark is awarded after an online and independent assessment. Hosted by the Growth company (Weblink) , the standard covers areas of assessment such as Governance, Planning and working with others,  Chief Officer Ann Woods also recently co-hosted a national Webinar on the Core standards of the Award, sharing FLVC’s experience of the assessment process.

‘The Trusted Charity assessment process provided a focussed work plan for us as an organisation to look at areas for development, whilst also giving us the opportunity to reflect on things we do well.  Trustees and the whole staff team were involved in the assessment process, which ensured we all take ownership of the organisation’s aim to deliver a high quality service to the Third Sector’.   Ann Woods Chief Officer, FLVC 

“There is a high level of engagement at local, regional and national level for a relatively small organisation. FLVC is able to influence and make a real difference to strategic plans and policy which impact on their community. This ability to ‘punch above their weight’ is testament to the leadership of the organisation and the relationships and reputation it has built over many years. It also reflects the values upheld by the leaders, including avoiding competition with local Voluntary Sector Organisations (VSOs). The outcomes of this proactive partnership working is that FLVC is invited to contribute to, chair and be actively involved in several influential networks and forums.
Such work not only has a positive impact on local or regional issues but also helps to inform national strategy, activities and resources.”  Dr. Sue Newberry

If any organisation is interested in the Award the contact details are [email protected] , or give FLVC a call for an informal chat about what is involved 01352 744000,  [email protected]

The Next Flintshire Volunteers Organisers Network Meeting is being held at

Jade Jones Pavilion, Flint

Wednesday 22nd May 2024, 9.30 and til 12pm

if you would like to attend please  Book Here