Coleshill Centre, Wellbeing Regeneration Centre and iSmooth Community Café from Carmarthenshire; South Wales Miners’ Museum, Digital Accessibility Centre, Sarn Helen Preserves, Care & Repair NPT and Organised KAOS from Neath Port Talbot. Jane Lewis, Collaborative Communities project manager, said: “The day was a great success and proved popular by those who attended, from the small budding Social Enterprises to the more established organisations. ”It was a great opportunity for the social enterprise community to come together, network, listen to these inspirational speakers and take part in a number of different workshops.” A special 4-page picture special to capture the event can be seen in this edition. More pictures can be viewed on our website, along with videos of the day, including all the workshops. Visit www.collaborativecommunities.org.uk. You can also find us on Twitter: @collabcomms and on our Facebook page.

MORE than 100 people have attended a free event for social enterprises in South West Wales. Delegates from across Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire, Neath Port Talbot and Swansea attended the one-day conference at Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli. Speaking at the event, Carmarthenshire County Council’s Executive Board Member for Regeneration and Leisure, Councillor Meryl Gravell, said: “What I hope this conference brings is the help needed by some organisations to become more sustainable in the future. “The aim of this conference is two-fold: to meet the demands of groups Collaborative Communities is currently working with, by offering high quality speakers and workshops on topics groups feel they need to improve their organisations. “It’s also a chance to showcase the project and to promote how Collaborative Communities can help other organisations.”

Keynote speakers were Nigel Kershaw OBE, Chief Executive of Big Issue Invest and Group Chairman of The Big Issue Company. During his speech Nigel revealed he has links with Llanelli as his mother was born in the town. Afternoon guest speaker was Robert Ashton ‘the barefoot entrepreneur’. Workshops included ‘7 Steps to Social Enterprise’ by Robert Ashton, ‘A Guide to Branding’ by Yvonne Fuchs, ‘Making the Most out of Social Media’ by Robert Lloyd and ‘Let’s Get Creative’ by Prith Biant. Twenty trade-stands were set up by successful social enterprises across the four counties which have received assistance from the Collaborative Communities project. They included: SPAN Arts, Clynfyw Care Farm CIC, Narberth and District Sports & Community Association and Pembroke Dock Sunderland Trust from Pembrokeshire; RSPCA Llys Nini, Swansea Tennis Centre, Forest School SNPT, Play Right and Penllergare Trust from Swansea; Myddfai Trading Company, Cyfle i Dyfu,

LUCKY FAN WINS CONFERENCE RUGBY TICKETS

CHRISTMAS came early for one lucky conference delegate. Karen Butler from Age Concern Pembrokeshire was overjoyed when she received a phone call to say her name had been pulled out of the draw to win a family ticket for 4 people to a Scarlets game of her choice. All those who handed in their

evaluation forms after the conference were put into a

draw to be in with a chance to win the top prize, kindly

donated by Parc y Scarlets. After being presented with her voucher by Jane Lewis, Collaborative Communities project manager, Karen said: “I was just over the moon when I was told I’d won, I couldn’t believe it. My son and husband are Scarlets fans and they were thrilled when I told them I’d won the tickets. My son’s already planning which game to see.”

SPOTLIGHT ON SOCIAL ENTERPRISES

News in brief:

The Collaborative Communities Targeted Finance Package (TFP) offers financial support to organisations requiring help to develop their trading activities.

The fund has been set up to assist enterprises or potential enterprises working with Collaborative Communities officers to become more sustainable.

Organisations will be required to demonstrate performance against a number of key outcomes, including job creation; access to services and financial sustainability.

To date 29 organisations have received TFP funding.

For more information speak to your

development officer.

Collaborative

Communities

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Funding helps kick start

charity’s new business

Play project set for

“exciting” New Year 2

2

New role helps

strengthen Trust 2

Charity turns to Social

Enterprise model 3

TFP helps community

café develop 3

Clecs Collab! 4

Conference pictures 5-8

Inside this issue:

L-R: Karen Butler

RECEIVING funding from the Targeted Finance Package (TFP) will make 2013 an exciting year for Play Right, the Play Association for Swansea & Neath Port Talbot. As well as the Play Resource Centre (PRC), Play Right run community play projects, offer training and work strategically to improve play, recreational and educational opportunities for all children and young people living across the region. Play Right’s award of £29,187 from the TFP will go towards funding a full-time Play Resource coordinator, office expenses, advertising and

project is aiming to be financially self-sustaining, rather than a community service, reliant on grants.” Speaking on the process of applying for TFP funding Becky said the support provided by the Collaborative Communities officer has proved invaluable throughout the whole application process. She added: “This is a helpful process for organisations. It took a while to get all the information together, but the process really supported us to consolidate our ideas, and plan for the future. “The TFP application process has formed a true business focus for the first time. It’s

been a good process for us and has given us a clear focus. We now have a business plan with a very clear vision, it is unlikely that we would have had a reviewed business and trading plan in place by this point, were it not for the TFP application. The time and support given to us by our local officer was extremely useful. Having this level of support for such a detailed application process really helped.” Play Right was formed out of the West Glamorgan Play Association in 1999, when funding was granted from the Welsh Government.

Trust Project Administrator Judith Davies. Pembroke Dock Sunderland Trust has two centres open to the public: The Flying Boat Centre – the only one in the UK which tells the story of military flying boats – has had nearly 25,000 visitors since it

a unique survivor—on the sea-bed of the Milford Haven

Waterway. The Trust has

recently received TFP funding of £21,653 which will also go towards IT and office equipment. “The new position is key to helping us to develop areas that will secure the long term sustainability of our unique project. It’s all about developing the business and marketing it and will significantly strengthen our team,” said Sunderland

opened in 2009. The latest project is the Visitor Centre and Glass House Coffee Shop at the Fleet

Surgeon’s House. “Our Collaborative Communities officer was very helpful throughout the process,”

added Judith.

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FUNDING HELPS KICK START CHARITY’S NEW BUSINESS

PLAY PROJECT SET FOR “EXCITING” NEW YEAR

NEW ROLE HELPS STRENGTHEN TRUST

and training consultancy for the housing-related support and social care sectors across Wales, as well as providing a resource for local businesses in Carmarthen through marketing the new training suite and meeting rooms at the Carmarthen office. Rhodri Walters who has been appointed to the post, will work specifically on establishing TDG, which will then provide a template which can be used by

Hafan Cymru as the model for future businesses. Rhodri said: “It’s really exciting to come and work on this project and there are a number of social enterprise opportunities I’m looking forward to developing as part of the role.” The new Conference Suite and training rooms at Hafan’s new Head Office have now been completed and are available to hire.

HAFAN Cymru has received TFP funding for its planned social enterprise Tai Dysgu Gwaith Ltd (TDG) which will be based in its new headquarters in Pensarn, Carmarthen. Funding of £39,505 has been used to employ an Income Generation and Business Development Officer to establish TDG as an arms-length company. TDG will provide recruitment

Collaborative Communities

“Having this level

of support for

such a detailed

application

process really

helped.”

promotional materials to raise the profile of the Play Resource Centre and Creative Scrap Store.

Director Becky Cole said: “This is a really exciting time for the PRC. It is the first time this

FUNDING for a Business Development post will strengthen a team of staff and volunteers whose heritage projects are preserving important chapters in local and national history and creating new visitor attractions in Pembroke-shire. Pembroke Dock Sunderland Trust was set up following the discovery of the Sunderland T9044 -

SETTING up a ‘charity shop with a difference’ has opened up a whole new world for one Pembrokeshire organisation. In a bid to become more sustainable, Age Concern Pembrokeshire has set up three income generating activities within a Social Enterprise model: ‘A Work of Art’, an art gallery in the centre of Haverfordwest; Home Support Service (HSS) offering practical domestic support and a basic Nail Cutting Service (NCS) following the withdrawal of the service formerly provided by Hywel Dda Health Board’s Podiatry service. Funding from the Targeted

Finance Package (TFP) of £38,377 will go towards funding the post of a full-time Social Enterprise Development Officer and a part-time Social Enterprise Administration Officer for 12 months. The funding will also go towards marketing and promotional materials. The art gallery builds on the experience of organising an annual two week art and craft exhibition in the town library for 20 years. It generates income through commission on sales and activities within the gallery. Chief Officer of Age Concern Pembrokeshire, Jane Slade, said: “This funding has

enabled us to have a dedicated post to develop the social enterprise arm within the organisation. The project will also review recruitment practice and deployment of staff and volunteers engaged within these activities, to ensure sufficient human resources are in the right place, at the right time within the county to meet the increased demand created

ICT hardware to enable the

smoother working of

administrative systems and

the re-development of office/

meeting room facilities to

create rent-able spaces for

other organisations whose

aims and aspirations are in

keeping with those of Red

Café.

The rooms have previously

been used for residential

accommodation, storage

space and temporary office

RED Café (as part of the

Linden Church Trust) is an

energetic and vibrant

Community and Youth

Co-operative.

Located in Mumbles, the

café has received almost

£5,000 from the TFP fund

which will fund a project

which seeks to strengthen

and develop the ability of

Red Café to generate its

own funds.

This will involve resourcing

accommodation and are not fit

for purpose in their current

state.

Total TFP funding of £4,957

will be used towards work

required to make the Training

Room and second floor office

accommodation fit for

purpose; ICT equipment and

office furniture.

Chris Matthews, Red Café

co-ordinator said: “Our

Collaborative Communities

officer has been really

LET US HELP YOU ‘THRIVE’ IN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

CHARITY TURNS TO SOCIAL ENTERPRISE MODEL

TFP HELPS COMMUNITY CAFÉ DEVELOP

review your current financial controls and monitoring and then help you develop and implement tailor made procedures and operations that will help you grow in confidence and use financial management effectively. The work required is a participative process requiring input at all levels of the organisation (trustees/directors, management, staff

and where appropriate volunteers too). You will also gain access to special work-shops on key financial subjects to raise skill levels within your organisation and to share your experiences with other organisations being supported through the ‘Thrive Initiative’. Contact 01269 590 244 to register your interest and receive notification of future events and workshops.

THE Thrive Initiative has been developed by Collaborative Communities in partnership with NPT Social Enterprise Advisory Group (SEAG) to provide in-depth, dedicated support to help organisations develop skills and under-standing in financial management and become more financially resilient. We will work with you to

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“It’s been a good

exercise for us all.

We couldn’t have

wanted more from

our Collaborative

Communities

officer throughout

this process.”

by the concurrent marketing and promotion activity.” Situated in Bridge Street, the charity shop with a difference exhibits and sells works by Pembrokeshire artists. Alongside the Gallery, which opened in August, there is a café and a host of different informal drop-in sessions. “We found the TFP process quite complex but the support from our Collaborative Communities officer was invaluable,” said Jane. “It has made us focus and has meant we have a good business plan in place.”

supportive. She undertook

some training with our staff

to look at our aims and

objectives and our journey

as to where we currently are.

“It’s made us look at where

we want to be in 10-years

time and what our priorities

are. It’s been a good

exercise for us all.

“We couldn’t have wanted

more from our Collaborative

Communities officer

throughout this process.”

Collaborative Communities is a unique partnership project formed to help

voluntary and community organisations (Third Sector) become financially

sustainable and to promote Social Enterprises.

It consists of 8 partners: the County Voluntary Councils (CVCs) and County and

City Councils in Carmarthenshire, Neath Port Talbot, Pembrokeshire and

Swansea.

Do you have an exciting idea for a project, organisation or Social Enterprise, but

need some help and advice to get started?

Our dedicated team have a wealth of experience and are committed to working

with organisations and providing all the support needed to move away from

grant dependency.

To date Collaborative Communities has supported more than 500 organisations;

created more than 42 jobs and 7 Social Enterprises; supported organisations

draw down over £2 million and financially supported 29 organisations with

funding from the Targeted Finance Package (TFP).

The Collaborative Communities project runs until December 2013.

What are your hobbies or

interests?

Walking - daily exercise with our dog

Meg and longer distance routes when

on holiday. I also enjoy horse riding

and my indoor interest is local history

research. I have been working on oral

history projects for the past seven

years. This has resulted in some

great material for community history

exhibitions.

What one item could you

not live without and why?

Walking boots! They last a long time

and provide hours of enjoyable

exercise.

What CD are you playing in

your car at the moment?

I use driving time to check recordings

for audio editing so I am currently

listening to the recollections of a 92

year old lady - it is a great way of

learning more about my home county

of Pembrokeshire.

Welcome to our ‘Clecs

Collab’ feature, which

aims to give partners an

insight into our

Collaborative

Communities team.

In this edition we catch up

with Wendy Marmara,

Sustainable Organisation

Development Officer

based in PAVS.

Would you rather be a

candidate on ‘The

Apprentice’ or pitch an idea

on ‘Dragons’ Den’ and why?

Dragons’ Den – I admire people who

are passionate about an idea and are

determined to make it a reality.

Which celebrity icon

(past or present) would you

like to invite to a dinner

party and why? David Attenborough – his

interpretation of wildlife and animal

behaviour has brought a whole new

world to the television viewer – a truly

inspirational octogenarian.

What is your favourite part

about being a Collaborative

Team member?

Supporting groups to explore and

‘grow’ an idea, developing it into a

fully fledged project - even better if it

becomes a self supporting social

enterprise!

Clecs Collab

Wendy Marmara,

Sustainable Organisation

Development Officer (and

her dog Meg!)

This project has been

part-funded by the EU’s

Convergence European

Regional Development

Fund through the Welsh

Government.

CONTACT US

Phone:

01269 590 244

e-mail: contact@collaborativecommunities.org.uk

Visit: www.collaborativecommunities.org.uk

For more information on these stories visit the Case Studies section of our website. Also head to our website for all the pictures and workshop videos from the conference.

CYNHADLEDD

COLLABORATIVE COMMUNITIES

CONFERENCE

2012

PEDAIR TUDALEN O LUNIAU ARBENNIG

FOUR PAGE PICTURE SPECIAL

Lluniau gan/Pictures by:

Rob Harvard, Lewys Canton a/

and Jeff Connell.

Mwy o luniau ar ein wefan/

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“It [the conference] has

been a really nice way

to talk to people about

what they’re doing and

how we can support

each other, and that’s

what Collaborative

Communities is all

about I guess.”

“Bu’n [y gynhadledd]

ffordd hyfryd iawn

o siarad â phobl am

yr hyn maen nhw’n

ei wneud a sut

allwn ni gefnogi

ein gilydd, a hyd

y gwela i dyna

yw holl bwrpas

Cymunedau sy’n

Cydweithio.”

Abertawe; Cwmni Masnachu Myddfai, Cyfle i Dyfu, Canolfan Coleshill, Canolfan Adfywio Lles a Chaffi Cymunedol iSmooth o Sir Gaerfyrddin; Amgueddfa Glowyr De Cymru, Canolfan Hygyrchedd Digidol, Cyffeithiau Sarn Helen, Gofal a Thrwsio Castell-nedd Port Talbot ac Organised KAOS o Gastell-nedd Port Talbot. Dywedodd Jane Lewis, rheolwr prosiect Cymunedau sy’n Cydweithio: “Roedd y diwrnod yn llwyddiant mawr ac yn boblogaidd iawn ymhlith y sawl oedd yn bresennol, o Fentrau Cymdeithasol bychain ar eu prifiant i’r sefydliadau mwy sefydledig. ”Roedd yn gyfle gwych i gymuned y Mentrau Cymdeithasol ddod at ei gilydd, rhwydweithio, gwrando ar y siaradwyr ysbrydoledig hyn a chymryd rhan mewn nifer o weithdai gwahanol.” Mae 4 tudalen arbennig yn cofnodi’r digwyddiad i’w gweld yn y rhifyn hwn. Gellir gweld mwy o luniau ar ein gwefan, ynghyd â fideos o’r dydd, gan gynnwys yr holl weithdai. Gallwch ein dilyn hefyd ar Twitter:@collabcomms ac ar ein tudalen Facebook.

DAETH mwy na 100 o bobl ynghyd mewn digwyddiad rhad ac am ddim i fentrau cymdeithasol yn Ne Orllewin Cymru. Roedd cynrychiolwyr o Sir Gaerfyrddin, Sir Benfro, Castell-nedd Port Talbot ac Abertawe yn y gynhadledd undydd ym Mharc y Scarlets, Llanelli. Wrth siarad yn y digwyddiad dywedodd yr Aelod o Fwrdd Gweithredol Cyngor Sir Caerfyrddin dros Adfywio a Hamdden, y Cynghorydd Meryl Gravell: “Yr hyn rydw i’n gobeithio y mae’r gynhadledd hon yn ei gynnig yw’r cymorth sydd ei angen ar rai mudiadau i ddod yn fwy cynaliadwy yn y dyfodol. “Mae gan y gynhadledd ddau nod; cyflawni gofynion y grwpiau y mae Cymunedau sy’n Cydweithio yn gweithio â nhw ar hyn o bryd trwy gynnig siaradwyr a gweithdai o ansawdd uchel ar faterion y mae grwpiau’n teimlo y mae angen iddynt wella arnynt. “Mae’n gyfle hefyd i arddangos y prosiect a hyrwyddo sut all Cymunedau sy’n Cydweithio helpu mudiadau eraill.”

Ymhlith y prif siaradwyr roedd Nigel Kershaw OBE, Prif Weithredwr Big Issue Invest a Chadeirydd Grŵp The Big Issue Company. Yn ystod ei araith datgelodd Nigel fod ganddo gysylltiadau â Llanelli gan y ganed ei fam yn y dref. Siaradwr gwadd y prynhawn oedd Robert Ashton ‘y mentergarwr troednoeth’. Roedd y gweithdai’n cynnwys ‘Saith Cam at fod yn Fenter Gymdeithasol’ gan Robert Ashton, ‘Arweiniad i Frandio’ gan Yvonne Fuchs, ‘Cael y Gorau Allan o Gyfryngau Cymdeithasol’ gan Robert Lloyd a ‘Beth am Fod yn Greadigol’ gan Prith Biant. Trefnwyd ugain o stondinau gan fentrau cymdeithasol ar draws y pedair sir a gafodd gymorth gan brosiect Cymunedau sy’n Cydweithio. Roeddent yn cynnwys: SPAN Arts, Clynfyw Care Farm CIC, Cymdeithas Chwaraeon a Chymunedol Arberth a’r Cylch ac Ymddiriedolaeth Sunderland Doc Penfro o Sir Benfro; RSPCA Llys Nini, Canolfan Denis Abertawe, Ysgol Fforest Abertawe Castell-nedd Port Talbot, Chwarae Iawn ac Ymddiriedolaeth Penllergare o

CEFNOGWRAIG LWCUS YN ENNILL TOCYNNAU RYGBI YN Y GYNHADLEDD

DAETH y Nadolig yn gynnar i un cynrychiolydd lwcus yn y gynhadledd. Roedd Karen Butler o Age Concern Sir Benfro ar ben ei digon pan gafodd alwad ffôn i ddweud y tynnwyd ei henw allan o’r het i ennill tocyn teulu ar gyfer 4 person i wylio gêm y Scarlets o’i dewis hi. Roedd enwau pawb a gyflwynodd eu ffurflenni gwerthuso ar ôl y gynhadledd

yn cael eu rhoi yn yr het er mwyn cael cyfle i ennill y brif

wobr, a roddwyd yn garedig gan Barc y Scarlets. Ar ôl derbyn ei thaleb gan

Jane Lewis, rheolwr prosiect Cymunedau sy’n Cydweithio, dywedodd Karen: “Roeddwn wrth fy modd pan glywais fy mod wedi ennill, allwn i ddim credu. “Mae’r mab a’r gŵr yn gefnogwyr y Scarlets ac roedden nhw’n gyffro i gyd pan ddywedais wrthyn nhw fy mod wedi ennill y tocynnau. Mae’r mab wrthi’n barod yn cynllunio pa gêm i fynd i’w gweld.”

SYLW I FENTRAU CYMDEITHASOL

Newyddion yn fyr:

Mae Pecyn Cyllid a Dargedir Cymunedau sy’n Cydweithio (TFP) yn cynnig cymorth ariannol i fudiadau sydd angen help i ddatblygu eu gweithgareddau masnachu.

Sefydlwyd y gronfa i helpu mentrau neu ddarpar fentrau gyda chostau datblygu, er enghraifft cynllunio busnes, marchnata, brandio a chynlluniau gwerthiant..

Bydd angen i fudiadau arddangos eu perfformiad yn ôl nifer o ddeilliannau allweddol, gan gynnwys creu swyddi, mynediad at wasanaethau a chynaliadwyedd ariannol.

Hyd yn hyn mae 29 mudiad wedi cael arian TFP.

Er mwyn cael mwy o wybodaeth siaradwch â’ch

Swyddog Datblygu.

Collaborative

Communities

Cylchlythyr Gaeaf 2012/13

Arian yn rhoi cychwyn da

i fusnes newydd elusen

Blwyddyn “gyffrous” i

brosiect chwarae 2

2

Rôl newydd yn cryfhau

ymddiriedolaeth 2

Elusen yn troi at fodel

menter cymdeithasol 3

TFP yn helpu caffi

cymunedol i ddatblygu 3

Clecs Collab! 4

Lluniau o’r

Gynhadledd 5-8

Yn y rhifyn hwn:

L-R: Karen Butler

i’r prosiect hwn anelu at fod yn yn hunangynhaliol yn ariannol, yn hytrach na bod yn wasanaeth cymunedol sy’n dibynnu ar grantiau.” Wrth sôn am y broses o wneud cais am arian TFP, dywedodd Becky y bu’r gefnogaeth a gawsant gan swyddog Cymunedau sy’n Cydweithio yn amhrisiadwy trwy gydol y broses o wneud cais. Ychwanegodd Becky: “Mae hon yn broses ddefnyddiol i fudiadau. “Cymerodd beth amser inni gasglu’r holl wybodaeth at ei gilydd, ond helpodd y broses ni i grynhoi ein syniadau, a chynllunio i’r dyfodol. “Mae’r broses o wneud cais i’r TFP wedi rhoi gwir ffocws busnes inni am y tro cyntaf.

“Bu’n broses dda inni ac erbyn hyn mae gennym ffocws clir. “Mae gennym gynllun busnes a gweledigaeth glir iawn, ond mae’n annhebyg y byddai gennym gynllun busnes a masnachu diwygiedig yn ei le erbyn hyn, oni bai am y cais TFP. “Roedd yr amser a’r gefnogaeth a gawsom gan ein swyddog lleol yn ddefnyddiol iawn. “Roedd cael y lefel hon o gefnogaeth ar gyfer proses gwneud cais mor fanwl yn fantais fawr.” Ffurfiwyd Chwarae Iawn allan o Gymdeithas Chwarae Gorllewin Morgannwg yn 1999, ar ôl derbyn arian oddi wrth Lywodraeth Cymru.

Judith Davies. Mae gan Ymddiriedolaeth Sunderland Doc Penfro ddwy ganolfan sydd ar agor i’r cyhoedd: mae Canolfan y Cwch Hedfan – yr unig un yn y Deyrnas Unedig sy’n adrodd stori cychod hedfan milwrol – wedi denu bron i 25,000 o ymwelwyr ers iddi

agor yn 2009. Y prosiect diweddaraf yw’r Ganolfan Ymwelwyr a Siop Goffi’r Tŷ Gwydr yn Nhŷ Llawfeddyg y

Fflyd. “Roedd ein swyddog Cymunedau sy’n Cydweithio yn gymorth mawr trwy gydol y broses,”

ychwanegodd Judith.

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CAFFI CYMUNEDOL YN CAEL CYMORTH I EHANGU

Cymunedau sy’n Cydweithio

hyrwyddo i godi proffil y Ganolfan Adnoddau Chwarae a’r Storfa Sborion Creadigol. Dywedodd y Cyfarwyddwr, Becky Cole: “Mae hwn yn

gyfnod cyffrous iawn i’r

Ganolfan. Dyma’r tro cyntaf

BYDD cael arian o’r Pecyn Cyllid a Dargedir (TFP) yn gwneud 2013 yn flwyddyn gyffrous i Chwarae Iawn - y Gymdeithas Chwarae ar gyfer Abertawe a Chastell-nedd Port Talbot. Yn ogystal â’r Ganolfan Adnoddau Chwarae, mae Chwarae Iawn yn rhedeg prosiectau chwarae cymunedol, yn cynnig hyfforddiant ac yn gweithio’n strategol i wella cyfleoedd chwarae, hamdden ac addysgol i bob plentyn a pherson ifanc yn y rhanbarth. Bydd y swm o £29,187 a dderbyniodd Chwarae Iawn o’r TFP yn cael ei ddefnyddio i gyflogi cydlynydd Adnoddau Chwarae llawn-amser, ar gyfer treuliau swyddfa, deunyddiau hysbysebu a

Aberdaugleddau. Mae’r Ymddiriedolaeth newydd dderbyn £21,653 o’r TFP fydd hefyd yn mynd tuag at offer TG a swyddfa. “Mae’r swydd newydd yn hollbwysig er mwyn ein helpu i ddatblygu meysydd fydd yn sicrhau cynaliadwyedd hirdymor ein prosiect unigryw. “Mae’n fater o ddatblygu a marchnata’r busnes, a bydd yn ychwanegiad pwysig i’n tîm,” meddai Gweinyddwr Prosiect Ymddiriedolaeth Sunderland

ARIAN YN RHOI CYCHWYN DA I FUSNES NEWYDD ELUSEN

BLWYDDYN NEWYDD “GYFFROUS” I BROSIECT CHWARAE

RÔL NEWYDD YN HELPU CRYFHAU YMDDIRIEDOLAETH

ymgynghoriaeth recriwtio a hyfforddiant ar gyfer y sectorau cymorth tai a gofal cymdeithasol ledled Cymru, yn ogystal â darparu adnodd i fusnesau lleol yng Nghaerfyrddin trwy farchnata’r ganolfan hyfforddiant a’r ystafelloedd cyfarfod newydd yn swyddfa Caerfyrddin. Bydd Rhodri Walters, a benodwyd i’r swydd, yn gweithio’n benodol ar sefydlu TDG, a fydd wedyn yn darparu templed y gall Hafan Cymru ei ddefnyddio’n

fodel ar gyfer busnesau eraill. Dywedodd Rhodri: “Mae’n gyffrous iawn dod i weithio ar y prosiect hwn ac mae nifer o gyfleoedd menter gymdeithasol rydw i’n edrych ymlaen at eu datblygu yn rhan o’r rôl.” Mae’r Ystafell Gynadledda newydd a’r ystafelloedd hyfforddiant ym Mhrif Swyddfa newydd Hafan yn barod erbyn hyn ac maen nhw ar gael i’w llogi.

DERBYNIODD Hafan Cymru arian TFP ar gyfer eu menter gymdeithasol Tai Dysgu Gwaith Cyf (TDG) fydd yn gweithio o’u pencadlys newydd ym Mhen-sarn, Caerfyrddin. Defnyddiwyd swm o £39,505 i gyflogi Swyddog Cynhyrchu Incwm a Datblygu Busnes er mwyn sefydlu TDG yn gwmni hyd braich. Bydd TDG yn darparu gwasanaethau

Cymunedau sy’n Cydweithio

“Roedd cael y lefel

hon o gefnogaeth

ar gyfer

proses gwneud

cais mor fanwl yn

fantais fawr.”

BYDD arian ar gyfer swydd Datblygu Busnes yn cryfhau tîm o staff a gwirfoddolwyr sy’n gweithio ar brosiectau treftadaeth sy’n diogelu penodau pwysig mewn hanes lleol a chenedlaethol a chreu atyniadau newydd i

ymwelwyr yn Sir Benfro. Sefydlwyd Ymddiriedolaeth Sunderland Doc Penfro ar ôl darganfod y Sunderland T9044 – goroesydd unigryw – ar wely Dyfrffordd

MAE sefydlu ‘siop elusen gyda gwahaniaeth’ wedi agor byd newydd sbon i un

mudiad yn Sir Benfro. Er mwyn ceisio dod yn fwy cynaliadwy, mae Age Concern Sir Benfro wedi datblygu tri gweithgaredd cynhyrchu incwm o fewn model Menter Gymdeithasol: ‘A Work of Art’, oriel gelf ynghanol Hwlffordd; Gwasanaeth Cymorth Cartref (HSS) sy’n cynnig cymorth cartref ymarferol a Gwasanaeth Torri Ewinedd sylfaenol (NCS) wedi i’r gwasanaeth oedd gynt yn cael ei ddarparu gan wasanaeth Podiatreg Bwrdd Iechyd Hywel Dda ddod i ben. Bydd swm o £38,377 o’r Pecyn Cyllid a Dargedir

(TFP) yn mynd tuag at ariannu swydd Swyddog Datblygu Mentrau Cymdeithasol llawn-amser a Swyddog Gweinyddol Mentrau Cymdeithasol rhan-amser am 12 mis. Bydd yr arian yn cael ei ddefnyddio hefyd i ddatblygu deunyddiau marchnata a hyrwyddo. Mae’r oriel gelf yn adeiladu hefyd ar y profiad o drefnu arddangosfa celf a chrefft dros gyfnod o bythefnos yn llyfrgell y dref am 20 mlynedd. Mae’n cynhyrchu incwm trwy gomisiwn ar werthiannau a gweithgareddau yn yr oriel. Dywedodd Prif Swyddog Age Concern Sir Benfro, Jane Slade: “Mae’r arian wedi’n galluogi i greu swydd

bwrpasol i ddatblygu’r gangen menter gymdeithasol o fewn y mudiad. “Bydd y prosiect hefyd yn adolygu arferion recriwtio a’r defnydd a wneir o staff a gwirfoddolwyr sy’n cymryd rhan yn y gweithgareddau hyn, er mwyn sicrhau bod adnoddau dynol digonol yn y lle iawn, ar yr adeg iawn yn y sir er mwyn diwallu’r galw cynyddol gaiff ei greu gan y gweithgarwch marchnata a

hwyluso systemau

gweinyddol ac ailddatblygu

cyfleusterau swyddfa/ystafell

gyfarfod i greu gofod

rhentadwy ar gyfer mudiadau

eraill sy’n rhannu’r un math o

nodau a’u dyheadau â Red

Café.

Cafodd yr ystafelloedd eu

defnyddio yn y gorffennol ar

gyfer llety preswyl, gofod

storio a llety swyddfa dros

dro ac nid ydynt yn gweddu

i’w pwrpas yn eu cyflwr

MAE Red Café (sy’n rhan o

Ymddiriedolaeth Eglwys

Pisgwydd) yn Gwmni

Cydweithredol Cymunedol

ac Ieuenctid bywiog ac

egnïol. Mae’r caffi yn y Mwmbwls

wedi derbyn bron i £5,000 o

gronfa TFP fydd yn ariannu

prosiect sy’n ceisio cryfhau a

datblygu gallu Red Café i

gynhyrchu ei incwm ei hun.

Bydd hyn yn golygu prynu

caledwedd TGCh er mwyn

presennol.

Defnyddir arian TFP o £4,957

ar gyfer gwaith sydd ei angen

er mwyn gwneud yr Ystafell

Hyfforddiant a’r swyddfeydd ar

yr ail lawr yn addas i’w

pwrpas; offer TGCh a chelfi

swyddfa.

Dywedodd Chris Matthews,

cydlynydd y Red Café:

“Roedd ein swyddog

Cymunedau sy’n Cydweithio

yn gefnogol iawn. Gwnaeth

rywfaint o hyfforddiant gyda’n

GADEWCH INNI EICH HELPU I ‘FFYNNU’

MEWN RHEOLAETH ARIANNOL

ELUSEN YN TROI AT FODEL MENTER GYMDEITHASOL

TFP YN HELPU CAFFI CYMUNEDOL I DDATBLGU

Byddwn yn gweithio gyda chi er mwyn adolygu eich mesurau rheolaeth ariannol presennol a’ch gwaith monitro ac yna byddwn yn eich helpu i ddatblygu a defnyddio gweithdrefnau a gweithrediadau pwrpasol a fydd yn eich helpu i feithrin hyder a defnyddio rheolaeth ariannol yn effeithiol. Mae’r gwaith sy’n ofynnol yn broses gyfranogol sy’n galw am

gyfraniad ar bob lefel o’r sefydliad (ymddiriedolwyr/cyfarwyddwyr, rheolwyr, staff a lle bo’n briodol, y gwirfoddolwyr hefyd.) Byddwch hefyd yn cael cyfle i fynd i weithdai er mwyn gwella sgiliau yn eich sefydliad a rhannu eich profiadau â sefydliadau eraill y mae ’Menter Ffynnu’ yn cynorthwyo. Ffoniwch 01269 590 244 i gofrestru eich diddordeb.

MAE Menter Ffynnu wedi’i datblygu gan Gymunedau sy’n Cydweithio mewn partneriaeth â Grŵp Ymgynghorol Mentrau Cymdeithasol (SEAG) Castell-nedd Port Talbot i roi cymorth pwrpasol a dwys er mwyn helpu sefydliadau i feithrin eu sgiliau a’u dealltwriaeth ym maes rheolaeth ariannol ac i ddod yn fwy gwydn yn ariannol.

Rhifyn y Gaeaf Tudalen 3

“Bu’n ymarferiad da

i bob un ohonom.

“Ni allem fod wedi

gofyn am fwy gan

ein swyddog

Cymunedau sy’n

Cydweithio trwy

gydol y

broses hon.”

hyrwyddo. Mae’r siop elusen gyda gwahaniaeth yn Heol y Bont yn arddangos a gwerthu gwaith gan arlunwyr o Sir Benfro. “Ynghyd â’r Oriel, a agorodd ym mis Awst, ceir caffi ac fe gynhelir nifer o sesiynau galw heibio anffurfiol. “Roedd proses TFP yn un ddigon cymhleth ond roedd y gefnogaeth a gawsom gan ein swyddog Cymunedau sy’n Cydweithio yn amhrisiadwy,” meddai Jane. “Mae wedi gwneud inni ffocysu ac wedi golygu fod gennym gynllun busnes da yn ei le.”

staff i edrych ar ein nodau

a’n hamcanion a’n taith o

ran lle’r ydym ar hyn o bryd.

Gwnaeth inni edrych ar ble

rydym eisiau bod mewn 10

mlynedd a beth yw ein

blaenoriaethau. “Bu’n

ymarferiad da i bob un

ohonom.

“Ni allem fod wedi gofyn am

fwy gan ein swyddog

Cymunedau sy’n

Cydweithio trwy gydol y

broses hon.”

Mae Cymunedau sy’n Cydweithio yn brosiect partneriaeth unigryw a ffurfiwyd i

helpu mudiadau gwirfoddol a chymunedol (Trydydd Sector) ddod yn ariannol

hyfyw ac i hyrwyddo Mentrau Cymdeithasol.

Mae’n cynnwys 8 partner: y Cynghorau Gwirfoddol Sirol a Chynghorau Sir a Dinas

yn Sir Gaerfyrddin, Castell Nedd Port Talbot, Sir Benfro ac Abertawe.

A oes gennych chi syniad cyffrous ar gyfer prosiect, mudiad neu Fenter

Cymdeithasol, ond bod angen rhywfaint o help a chymorth arnoch i roi cychwyn

ar bethau?

Mae gan ein tîm arbennig brofiad helaeth ac maent yno i weithio gyda mudiadau

a chynnig yr holl gynhaliaeth sydd ei hangen i ddod yn llai dibynnol ar grantiau.

Hyd yn hyn mae Cymunedau sy’n Cydweithio wedi cefnogi mwy na 500 o

fudiadau; wedi creu mwy nac 42 swydd a 7 Menter Gymdeithasol, wedi helpu

mudiadau i ddenu mwy na £2 miliwn ac wedi rhoi cymorth ariannol i 29 mudiad

gydag arian o’r Pecyn Cyllid a Dargedir.

Mae prosiect Cymunedau sy’n Cydweithio yn parhau tan fis Rhagfyr 2013.

Beth yw eich diddordebau?

Cerdded – ymarfer dyddiol gyda’n ci

Meg a theithiau hirach pan ar wyliau.

Rwyf hefyd yn hoff o farchogaeth

ceffylau a’m diddordeb dan do yw

ymchwilio hanes lleol. Rwyf wedi bod

yn gweithio ar brosiectau hanes llafar

am y saith mlynedd diwethaf. Mae

hyn wedi arwain at ddeunydd

arbennig ar gyfer arddangosfeydd

hanes cymunedol.

Pa un eitem na allech fyw

hebddi a pham?

Esgidiau cerdded! Maen nhw’n para’n

hir iawn ac yn cynnig oriau o ymarfer

difyr.

Pa CD ydych chi’n ei

chwarae yn y car ar hyn o

bryd?

Rydw i’n defnyddio amser gyrru i wirio

recordiadau ar gyfer golygu sain, ac

ar hyn o bryd rydw i’n gwrando ar

atgofion menyw 92 oed – mae’n

ffordd wych o ddysgu mwy am fy sir

enedigol, Sir Benfro.

Croeso i’n nodwedd

‘Clecs Collab’, sy’n ceisio

cyflwyno staff Cymunedau

sy’n Cydweithio.

Yn y rhifyn hwn cawn air â

Wendy Marmara,

Swyddog Datblygu

Mudiadau Cynaliadwy yn

PAVS.

A fyddai’n well gennych fod

yn ymgeisydd ar ‘The

Apprentice’ neu gyflwyno

syniad ar ‘Dragons’ Den’ a

pham?

Dragons’ Den – rwyf yn edmygu pobl

sy’n credu’n gryf mewn syniad ac sy’n

benderfynol o’i droi’n realiti.

Pa berson enwog eiconig

(ddoe neu heddiw) hoffech

chi eu gwahodd i ginio a

pham? David Attenborough – cyflwynodd ei

ddehongliad o fywyd gwyllt ac

ymddygiad anifeiliaid fyd newydd

sbon i’r gwyliwr teledu – gŵr pedwar

ugain oed gwirioneddol ysbrydoledig.

Beth ichi yw’r peth gorau

am fod yn aelod o’r Tîm

Cydweithio?

Cefnogi grwpiau i archwilio a ‘thyfu’

syniad, a’i ddatblygu’n brosiect llawn -

gwell fyth os daw’n fenter

gymdeithasol hunan gynhaliol!

Clecs Collab

Wendy Marmara, Swyddog

Datblygu Mudiadau

Cynaliadwy (â Meg y ci!)

Mae’r prosiect hwn wedi cael

ei gyllido’n rhannol gan

Raglen Gydgyfeirio Cronfa

Datblygu Rhanbarthol Ewrop

yr undeb Ewropeaidd drwy

Lywodraeth Cymru.

Cysylltu

Ffôn:

01269 590 244

E-bost: cysylltu@cymunedausyncydweithio.org.uk

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