Led by the Welsh Small Charities Forum and with cross-sector panellists from across Wales, this panel discussion will cover good practice in commissioning. In the context of significant policy reform, this is a chance to listen to diverse perspectives, develop the dialogue and deepen understanding about all things commissioning, procurement, and social value in Wales. https://www.lloydsbankfoundation.org.uk/

This is a session hosted by the WCVA Health & Care Project. Author Richard Newton will summarise his Bevan Commission report: ‘The value and values of the third sector: collaboration with statutory sector to deliver health and social care in Wales’, which will be followed by a panel discussion on its key findings. This will include the essential role of the voluntary sector in enhancing, extending and complementing statutory provision of health and social care, particularly its values and strengths, including public benefit and social value. https://wcva.cymru/projects/wcva-health-and-care-project/

This is a session from WCVA’s ‘Catalyst Cymru – Broadening Horizons’ project. Broadening the horizons of organisations is vital if they want to widen their networks and reach in order to be more inclusive and accessible to diverse communities. In turn, this also contributes to building better resilience. This session offers an opportunity to hear about lessons learnt on inclusion by heritage organisations that took part in the Catalyst Cymru project. It will include an introduction to the newly developed bilingual ‘widening your networks’ toolkit and share practical approaches that you could adopt in your own organisation. https://wcva.cymru/projects/catalyst-cymru-broadening-horizons/

This is an interactive workshop led by Sported, which is the UK’s largest network of community groups promoting fairness and equity for young people. This session will explore the issues and solutions associated with recruiting and retaining volunteers at board and committee levels across Wales’ community sports sector. Come along to share your knowledge, any good practice you have witnessed, and to consider the innovative and collaborative solutions needed to strengthen volunteering at board and committee levels across Wales’ community sports sector. www.sported.org.uk