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www maltacvs org made it possible to to to offer a a a better service to to to the Voluntary Sector resulting in in better collaboration and uptake of funds available The Council
continued to to to work on on the the services offered to to to the the sector building upon and consolidating those given in in in the previous two two years The Council
gave a a a a a a a new fresh look to the two two websites managed which are the the www www maltacvs org org and www www volontarjat org org These two websites which which have a a a a a a a a a a complimentary function keep Voluntary Organisations and the general public informed of what is happening in in in the VO sector are now being used to to provide applications online for the services provided In addition to these two web sites MCVS had at the the end of 2017 launched a a a new new web site focusing on funding for VOs This new new portal www vofunding org mt is intended to to bring together all public fund fund operators in a a a one-stop-shop portal In fact this portal is is is at present supporting twelve different Ministries/ Entities and twenty six various funding funding lines In 2018 this funding funding portal was linked to to a a a a a a a mobile application ‘VO Funding Malta’ to to facilitate information to all VOs and their members on on funding opportunities The online Volunteer Organisations Directory which is is another tool which is is active and is is used as a a a a a reference point for various entities and and individuals has also been refreshed in in style and and content Training Support for Voluntary Organisations’ Administrators he he Training Program has this year continued on on the steps of previous years supporting capacity building through the same VOs The Training Initiative Support Scheme (TIS) was again launched in in in 2018 focusing on two main priorities Priority 1 1 aims to support