Bridgend Association of Voluntary Organisations
BAVO is the umbrella organisation supporting and promoting voluntary organisations in Bridgend County Borough, South Wales, UK. It is a membership organisation with membership open to all voluntary and community groups working or based in Bridgend County Borough. We are a registered charity managed by an executive committee elected from our membership.
Funding is received from the Welsh Assembly through Wales Council for Voluntary Action (WCVA), Bridgend County Borough Council (BCBC) and Bridgend Local Health Board (LHB). We also have funding from the National Lottery Charities Board, for our Funding Development Team and advice service. In addition to the money we receive to support voluntary groups, we also have responsibility for distributing grants to voluntary and community groups for a wide range of projects. The 'community grants' we make are on behalf of the Welsh Assembly from money allocated to community regeneration.
We provide:
- information
- training
- resources
- funding advice
- volunteering opportunities
- representation, lobbying and policy development
Our members enjoy many benefits, including
- advice on funding issues
- support and advice with all aspects of volunteering
- support in developing new projects
- advice on Charity Commission registration
- Advice on constitutions
- leaflet and poster design
- a voice for the views and concerns of voluntary organisations
- links with statutory and other bodies, enabling groups to work in partnership
- training opportunities
- representation on government bodies, committees and multi agency working groups
If you would like more information about BAVO, or would like to
enquire about membership, please contact us at:
BAVO
112-113 Commercial Street
Maesteg
CF34 9DL
Tel: (+44) 01656 810400
E-mail: bavo@bavo.org.uk