Working in Partnership

More than a Grant Stream…

1.Development Officer Support:

•Long-term relationship with dedicated Development Officer (DO)•‘Sign-posting’ service•Expertise of core partner organisations•Networking and information exchange

2. Intelligent, Accessible Funding• 5 Tailored Grant Streams• Hands-on support• Prompt turnarounds• Insights into what works• Complementary schemes

What do we do?

“Pioneering ideas need fertile soil to take root and be nurtured.

It's the nurturing bit that Environment Wales is so good at.”

Richard Northridge, Cwm Harry Land Trust

We…

More than 300 community groups and social enterprises across Wales.

• Support• Signpost• Network• Guide • Inspire

We help communities to make Sustainable Development goals

a reality.

Community Grown Food

Recycling

Reuse

Energy

Woodland Management

Keen Greens

Keen Non Greens

Incidental Greens

Measuring Value

What is the Potential?

1.1,000 volunteers have a greater understanding of the causes and impacts of climate change and are using this to inform others and model climate-friendly living;

2.50 projects are enabled to model resource conservation and action on climate change to 20,000 staff, volunteers, visitors and beneficiaries;

3.15 community reuse and recycle schemes are supported to enable communities to act on the 3Rs message;

4.20 organisations have started to make changes to their existing activities to take account of climate change;

5.10 jobs are created or maintained to carry out these activities.

Gaps in Support

•What is there already?•How do we measure and communicate value?•Support for First Steps•Talk the same language

Thank you