Day: March 23, 2020

We hope you’re all safe and well today!

• Just to reiterate, we have voided membership fees for the 20/21 year, more info here: https://www.cwvys.org.uk/covid-19-a-message-to-our-members/

• Here’s a list of handy resources from ProMo Cymru: https://www.notion.so/Digital-Resources-for-the-third-and-youth-sector-in-Wales-Covid-19-bdf7a6dcdb66478a9a3477c4cda7eaf1

• Here you can find resources from the NSPCC about keeping safe online: https://learning.nspcc.org.uk/safeguarding-child-protection/online-safety-for-organisations-and-groups/

• Here is WCVA’s latest update on Coronavirus, it’s worth bookmarking the page: https://wcva.cymru/coronavirus-statement/

• Further to the letter we sent out to funders last week on this webpage you can find a list of more than 190 funders who have pledged to support charities during this crisis: http://covid19funders.org.uk/

• This is a handy thread of direct responses from funds to their awardees in recent weeks: https://twitter.com/MaxRutherford_/status/1239269259550904320

• Keep an eye out on;

Public Health Wales: https://phw.nhs.wales/topics/latest-information-on-novel-coronavirus-covid-19/

BBC Wales: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-wales-51994269

and the World Health Organisation: https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019

Please try not to share information that doesn’t come from a reputable source.

Stay safe, and if you can, stay home, our thoughts are with you in these difficult times.

Dear All

I’m writing to let you know that CWVYS is calling a moratorium on Membership fees for the 2020/21 financial year.

Existing Memberships will be automatically renewed as of 1 April 2020 for the usual 12-month period but we will not be seeking payment from you.

Should any Member organisations wish to voluntarily pay their fees, that would of course be appreciated. However, we will not be chasing those monies.

I realise that in the great scheme of things at such a difficult time for you, this is a relatively small gesture – but hope it goes some way to reducing pressures on hugely-stretched budgets.

Take care out there.

Best wishes
Paul

Paul Glaze |Chief Executive
CWVYS|Council for Wales of Voluntary Youth Services