Day 3 of WCVA | CGGC, Welsh Gov & TSSW 'Building tomorrow's Wales' volunteering events w/ Rob Jackson Consulting Ltd & Martin J. In Aber today w/ CAVO Ceredigion - great conversation again, & a marvellous view to boot! Thought provoking stuff happening - looking forward to sharing it!

Promo clip for Jimmy Carr's new special on Netflix includes the line 'the next time I get cancelled...'. He says, in his NETFLIX SPECIAL. Aren't these guys supposedly intelligent? They'll get this stuff, maybe, one day.

This is what I don't get about cuts being made by Govts, parties & Councils across the board. Cutting services will cost more, and in some cases, in the short term as well as the long term. Magic money tree or not, everything will (continue to) collapse if we keep going like this

Starmer is courting Tory voters so hard it’s almost as though he wants to lose his own | Frances Ryan theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Been following this guy for years - phenomenal photographs. What a huge shame. Hope his family are able to get him home smoothlty and quickly so they can mourn him without the additional stresses.

The Labour Party’s obsession with winning at all costs seems to have stopped it considering how voters’ legitimate aspirations can be met ✍️Martin Shipton
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An investigation asked 102 NHS trusts how many complaints there had been about trans women on women’s wards. There were none. novaramedia.com/2023/10/04/the…

Very exciting!

'Value of Small' - FREE training workshop
Thursday 28 March, 12 – 3pm, online

Open to any small charity in Wales. Experienced facilitators will support attendees to more effectively articulate the value that their small charity offers.

Sign up here ⬇️
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

Know some inspiration young people who would like more opportunities to highlight the power of youth?? They might be interested in becoming an #iWill Ambassador! wcva.cymru/join-the-iwill…

I kind of love it, but this definitely feels like its missing a massive FOR INTERNAL SHARING ONLY watermark across it 😂

We were alarmed to hear earlier today The Care Collective announcing their permanent closure. This will be a huge loss for service users and the wider voluntary sector in Wales.

Applications for booking an event space at #gofod3 close this Friday!

Whether you want to organise a panel debate, workshop, focus group, keynote address or campaign launch, this is the space for you.

Apply here: gofod3.cymru/book-event-spa…

With Vaughan Gething becoming First Minister of Wales (congrats BTW) & Humza Yousaf First Minister Scotland & Rishi Sunak PM & Michelle O’Neill as First Minister NI, there are now no white men leading the countries of the United Kingdom
Representation matters, actions matter more

Jade’s Law is an amendment to the Victims and Prisoners Bill that will automatically suspend, upon sentencing, the parental responsibility of parents who kill a partner or ex-partner with whom they have children. An automatic exemption would be put in place in cases where a…

A step-by-step guide to why saying 'I want my country back' is inherently racist, sexist and homophobic.

1. Logically, 'back' means there was an earlier time when the country was 'ours'

2. The same people wanted it 'back' from the EU in 2016 too, and won. Well done you!

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Rish! purposefully grips his lectern – but shows he has no grip of the country | John Crace | The Guardian… this is somewhat closer to the mark than the vacuous sycophantic bilge parading as news on the front pages of the right wing rags. theguardian.com/politics/2024/…

WCVA announces new Chief Executive - We’re excited to announce that Dr Lindsay Cordery-Bruce will be taking the reigns as the new Chief Executive of WCVA.

wcva.cymru/wcva-announces…

The voluntary sector's voice is being heard - read our recommendations in Finance Committee's Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024/25 report: business.senedd.wales/mgIssueHistory…