Volunteering and Internships in the Third Sector Nathan Williams

An overview of the third sector in Wales 8,475 registered charities 350 Co-Operatives 600 Companies or friendly societies 410,000 Volunteers 230,000 governance posts 51,000 Paid jobs

Sources of funding Estimated income = £1.6bn

Changes Changing culture Commercial awareness Sustainable organisation Attracting the right people

Volunteering and Internships Volunteering Giving time freely Typically open ended A chance to develop a role Time commitments tend to be flexible but a long term commitment is usually best for the organisation and the individual Internships Giving time freely Structured roles typically over a set (short) time period

Volunteer Centres There is a volunteer centre in each local authority area in Wales, plus 12 covering the large rural county of Powys, making a total of 33. All are voluntary organisations and are either independent groups or part of the county voluntary council. They exits to provide free advice on volunteering in each specific locality

VCS – The Cardiff Volunteer Centre VCS exists to provide free, friendly and impartial advice on volunteering in Cardiff We have over 560 different opportunities registered for 300+ organisations Areas include youth work, befriending and advice, health, disability and support needs, community and conservation projects, retail, office and admin roles, fundraising, PR and publicity and much more!!

Some volunteering opportunities available through VCS… Environmental – Friends of the Earth Cymru, RCMA Gardens, Keep Wales Tidy Finance – SNAP Cymru, Big Issue Research – Women seeking sanctuary Marketing and PR – Age Concern, Alzheimer’s society Event management – Oxjam

Volunteering opportunities continued… Social care – Childline, Safer Wales, Homestart The Arts & Performing arts – Chapter Arts, Cardiff Story Museum, Craft in the Bay Media & Communications - Friends of the Earth, Sustrans, Alzheimer’s society, MAC Media Academy

Millennium Volunteers Millennium Volunteers is a UK-wide Government-backed initiative to encourage young people (aged 16 – 25) to volunteer. There are three levels: 50 hours (Certificate) 100 hours (Certificate) 200 hours (Award of Excellence)

Sign Posting and Further Information All volunteering roles in Wales can be found on line at wales.net the WCVA All Wales volunteering website. wales.net VCS Information Tel: Facebook – Voluntary community service Cymru – The Cardiff volunteer centre WCVA Internship Information or Third Sector Internships through WCVA Facebook –-

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