Third sector events

Swansea has an active and vibrant voluntary and community sector, with hundreds of events, fundraisers and training courses happening each year. Below you'll find info on what's happening in Swansea, and events we have organised with our partners further afield.

If you are a local organisation with an event to promote, contact Gail at SCVS on 01792 544011 / email: [email protected]

Cybercrime: Improving Victim Support and Resilience

A virtual roundtable with academics and practitioners about the challenges and solutions of supporting victims in the digital age. Read more

gofod3 is back – bigger and better than ever before

In 2020, like many other event organisers, WCVA were forced to cancel last year’s gofod3 because of the Covid-19 pandemic. This year, they’ve decided to leave nothing to chance: shifting the event entirely online, and making it a week-long rather than one-day event! Read more

WGRP Social Value Forum – Theory of Change

Dr Ben Reynolds, Founder and Director of Urban Foundry, will be running an online session on The Theory of Change for WGRP Social Value Forum members on Tuesday 29th June 2021. Read more

Working together to expand the support available to the NHS from the Voluntary Sector

Swansea Bay University Health Board is committed to working in partnership to improve outcomes and transfer care and resources from the statutory to the voluntary sector where appropriate. Read more

WGRP Social Value Forum – ‘Social Value Resources: What we have already, what we need to learn/develop’

Social Value is the positive change that takes place after an intervention or activity - The Social Value Forum brings people together to share what they’re doing in relation to measuring Social Value. Read more

WGRP Social Value Forum – 'Social Value Planning: Embedding Social Value'

WGRP Social Value Forum – 'A Flourishing Social Value Sector!'

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Down to Earth Project – Lead Facilitators

Down to Earth is an award-winning social enterprise with a 15 year track record in supporting people to bring about positive change in their lives through meaningful outdoor activity.
Barod - Peer Mentor

Barod has friendly, trained workers operating across most of South and West Wales, providing support to individuals affected by alcohol and drugs, and their friends and family. The support and information they provide is free, confidential and non-judgmental.
Working together to expand the support available to the NHS from the Voluntary Sector

Swansea Bay University Health Board is committed to working in partnership to improve outcomes and transfer care and resources from the statutory to the voluntary sector where appropriate.
Crisis Skylight South Wales - Engagement and Assessment Worker

Crisis Skylight South Wales works with thousands of people each year to help them rebuild their lives and leave homelessness behind for good. How they help depends on someone's needs and situation.

Volunteer Centre

With information on 100’s of local opportunities, Swansea Volunteer Centre can provide all the support you need to start volunteering - one to one advice and guidance, face to face, by phone or email. Get in touch.
Mental Health and Wellbeing Volunteering Project

The Mental Health and Wellbeing Volunteer Project, funded by SBUHB and managed by SCVS, is a social support Project for people with mental ill health.
Staff

Swansea Council for Voluntary Service currently employs over 40 staff, based at our office on Walter Road (NB - currently closed, with staff remote working), Swansea. For the main contact details for SCVS, use the Contact Us button, or you can contact a member of staff directly below.
Involve

Involve has a variety of schemes that engage people in need in Swansea. Involve recruit, train and support volunteers to be in a befriending/ Independent visitor role on a one to one or in a group setting to meet the needs of individual children, young people, families, adults with various needs or older people.
Mental Health Development Service

The Mental Health Development Service at SCVS facilitates joint working between voluntary organisations and statutory organisations. The service enables voluntary organisations to have their views taken into account when decisions are made regarding the planning and delivery of mental health services across the ABMU health board. The development service also supports and facilitates the local voluntary sector Mental Health Forum and provides mental health related information and resources.
Swansea Youth Bank

Swansea Youth Bank is a youth led, grant giving panel of volunteers that provides grants to groups of young people to develop and run their own community projects across the City and County of Swansea.
Transcend

Transcend is a mental health peer mentoring project that is funded by Swansea Bay University Health Board. It provides volunteering opportunities for individuals with lived experience of mental ill health.
About us

Swansea Council for Voluntary Service is the umbrella organisation for voluntary activity throughout the City & County of Swansea, supporting, developing and representing voluntary organisations, volunteers and communities in the County. We work to support and develop the Third Sector by providing a wide range of information, advice and support services and by representing the views of the sector to government and policy makers...
Volunteering for under 25's

Information for young people under 25 who are interested in volunteering.
In-house training

We run a range of courses in our programmes to help third sector organisations gain the knowledge, skills and confidence to survive and thrive in these challenging times.

Support for Organisations

We work to support and develop the Third Sector by providing a wide range of information, advice and support services and by representing the views of the sector to government and policy makers. Read more