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Cwmpas awarded contract from Welsh Government to deliver the new Digital Inclusion Wales programme

Blog, Digital inclusion

Cwmpas, in partnership with Good Things Foundation, have been awarded the contract by the Welsh Government to deliver the exciting new national Digital Inclusion Wales programme, commencing October 2025. Building on the…

4 November 2025

Celebrating social value: Winners of the Social Business Wales Awards 2025

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Twenty six fantastic social enterprises gathered at Maesteg Town Hall in the south Wales Llynfi valley on Thursday 9 October to highlight their work tackling…

31 October 2025

Free leadership development programme to develop future leaders in North Wales’ social sector.

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Social Leaders Cymru is launching a fully funded leadership development opportunity for 30 social leaders who live or work within the Gwynt y Môr and…

22 October 2025

New mapping report reveals strong growth and impact of Wales’ social enterprise sector

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A new national mapping report published today by Cwmpas and the Social Enterprise Stakeholder Group has revealed that Wales’ social enterprise sector continues to grow…

21 October 2025

Glyn Wylfa: Always profit making, but not profit taking – that’s how to make both profit and purpose count

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“Always profit making, but not profit taking: that’s how to balance profit and purpose for sustainability.” That’s the advice from Brian Colley, Finance and Operations…

14 October 2025

The Cwmpas 2026 manifesto: 10 co-operative actions for prosperity, sustainability and resilience

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Wales has the potential to build an economy and communities that work for everyone - generating prosperity while strengthening the communities we live in. Economic…

22 September 2025

Six Years of Building Digital Confidence Together

Blog, Digital inclusion

As the Digital Communities Wales: Digital Confidence, Health and Well-being programme comes to an end this September, we at Cwmpas want to pause and reflect…

19 September 2025

Reflections on the 2025 Wrexham National Eisteddfod

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I spent a whole week at the Wrexham National Eisteddfod week recently, co-ordinating our Cwmpas stall. It was my very first proper experience of the Eisteddfod…

11 September 2025

Social Business Wales Award Finalists 2025 Announced

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Six weeks of publicity and a new online awards platform attracted an unprecedented 101 entries to the Social Business Wales Awards 2025. Director of Enterprise…

1 September 2025

Mental health support is plain sailing for Menai Straits Heritage Sailing group

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Brought up in Beaumaris on Anglesey in north west Wales, Henry Chesterton was regularly out in a boat with his father from the age of…

19 August 2025

Tanio – The Community Arts Organisation Sparking Big Things in Bridgend County

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The word ‘tanio’ means to spark or ignite in Welsh. And that’s what Tanio has done as a creative community arts organisation – it has…

14 July 2025

There’s always a ‘heart’ element to a social enterprise: for Baobab Bach, it’s affordable food, sanctuary, and support

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Wales wastes on average 400,000 tonnes of food a year, 80% of it edible. Baobab Bach tackles that by sourcing still-fresh food (which would otherwise go…

9 July 2025

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