[Janine Downing]

Hi Kelly,

Thanks for sharing this information, really looking forward to discussing this and how WCVA/TSSW/CVC’s can play a role.

Janine 👍

[Kelly Huxley-Roberts]

A quick update.

The forum has prepared a longlist of commissioning recommendations and will meet again in November to refine this into a shortlist, from their perspective as small charities.

We then aim to prepare a short briefing paper/report and I welcome anyone interested in the forum and the topic of commissioning to contribute your perspective and insight!

[Kelly Huxley-Roberts]

Invitation to attend Welsh Small Charities Forum during Welsh Charities Week

The next small charities forum will be on Wednesday 15 November, at 10:30am – 12pm, which is during Welsh Charities Week. In the spirit of championing the sector, Lloyds Bank Foundation is hosting the Welsh Small Charities Forum, to bring people together and identify positive solutions to shared issues.

The forum is aimed at small charities so please do share with relevant people in your networks.

The first forum in September brought together many of our current charity partners and focused on making a longlist of recommendations related to commissioning in Wales. The November forum will develop this further so we can engage others and act collectively to push for improvements and shape relevant guidance, like the Social Partnerships and Procurement guidance currently being worked on by Welsh Government.

Interested attendees can click the link to register: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcqceytpz4sH9Vb5e6e69R-oEKAjxEHmXxQ#/registration

[Livia Pietromarchi]

Hi Kelly,

thank you for the update, I will share it with our TSPC network.

[Kelly Huxley-Roberts]

Fantastic, that’s great, thank you Livia.

[Kelly Huxley-Roberts]

Please share / register to attend

The Welsh Small Charities Forum coordinated by Lloyds Bank Foundation is meeting again on

15 February, 12 – 2pm

People interested in attending, can register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAkc-GuqzsoHN0oiIlblQ09iwFMrMfSDhWJ#/registration

The forum’s focus at the moment is on commissioning.

We have allocated 2 hours over lunch so that people may be able to join for half, if not all of the forum. There will be a break halfway.

The forum met twice in 2023 and is meeting for the first time this year to elaborate upon the 10 Commissioning Best Practice Recommendations which were compiled just before Christmas, and to collectively agree concrete actions to take this spring and summer to make sure that people’s voices are heard in the right places.

This forum is primarily aimed at people working for or running small charities who are commissioned to deliver services of any kind anywhere in Wales, or those who support such organisations e.g. CVCs. If this is something that concerns you/your organisation, I hope you or someone else from your network can attend.

People interested in attending, can register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAkc-GuqzsoHN0oiIlblQ09iwFMrMfSDhWJ#/registration

My email address is [email protected]

us02web.zoom.us

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[Livia Pietromarchi]

Hi Kelly,

thank you for sharing this, which we have now shared also with all TSPC reps.

[Kelly Huxley-Roberts]

Thanks, Livia 🙂