Bridgend Association of Voluntary Organisations (BAVO)

BAVO is a County Voluntary Council. We provide help and support to local third sector organisations enabling them to work effectively for their communities and for their service users. By working in partnership with others and by responding positively and imaginatively, BAVO aims to strengthen and empower communities and citizens throughout Bridgend County.

BAVO is a membership organisations and membership is free of charge and open to all voluntary organisations and community groups

Our work includes:

-supporting voluntary organisations and encourage good practice.
-supporting and promoting volunteers and volunteering organisations
-encouraging and facilitating co-operation and collaboration between voluntary organisations and between sectors
-developing and supporting new initiatives to meet unmet needs.
-empowering local communities and citizens by encouraging participation and engagement in decisions that affect them, and in service delivery
-providing training, funding and fundraising support, set up advice, social enterprise development
-providing a level of third sector representation at a range of local, regional and national forums
-enabling good practice sharing through forums and networks
-distributing grants to the sector on behalf of others
-delivering consultancy and management support to stakeholders
-leading on consortia approaches for the local sector to lever in investment for local services