Organisations with the Cynnig Cymraeg

• Confident in putting Welsh first in all aspects of their communication - including our website and social accounts.
• Creating new jobs for local people in a location that is at the heart of the community, where the natural use of the Welsh language day to day is central, and where further development of Welsh skills is supported.
• Offer a destination for people to socialise in a Welsh environment and through the medium of Welsh, promoting curiosity and interest in learning more about the Welsh language for those who do not know about it or have not had access to it until now. All their front of house staff speak Welsh and wear Iaith Gwaith badges
• They offer a new contemporary food and drink experience that has the backdrop of the story and maritime heritage of Felinheli which was formerly a port for exporting slate to the world. All menus will be bilingual.
• Llofft welcomes the opportunity to celebrate various cultures together.

• Speak Welsh with the children
• Correspondence goes out bilingually for everyone
• Advertise any Welsh correspondence that arrives e.g. Mudiad Meithrin. Pass these messages on to the parent.
• Welsh Signs
• Staff to use Iaith Gwaith resources in order to identify Welsh speakers.

• The company is proud of its Welsh corporate brand and promotes itself as a workplace where staff can use their Welsh every day
• They give their customers and service users an active offer to use Welsh by starting conversations in Welsh
• Staff ensure that service users understand the economic value of the Welsh language to their businesses and are given every encouragement and support to increase the use of Welsh in their business through signposting to appropriate support
• Support staff to develop their Welsh language skills so that they gain confidence in using Welsh with customers at a level desirable to the role
• Welsh is given priority within the bilingual administration of the company. The company’s main committees, including the Board and Management Committee, are conducted in Welsh and simultaneous translation is provided as required in internal and external meetings.

• In their Welsh stores you will be able to recognise Welsh-speaking colleagues as they will be wearing the Iaith Gwaith badge.
• Prominent presence of the Welsh language in their stores for customers and colleagues, including signage and promotional material.
• Money Zone, their free financial education programme for schools and youth groups, will be delivered in both English or Welsh depending on the group’s preference.
• If you write to them in Welsh, they will respond in Welsh. They give their staff the opportunity to learn and improve their Welsh language skills.

MWSP is committed to strengthening and formalising its Welsh provision by developing a Cynnig Cymraeg which:

• promotes the use of Welsh in their communications including emails, publications and social media

• ensures that opportunities to use the Welsh language are available to stakeholders and individuals who interact with their services

• encourages their staff to develop confidence and language skills through training and support

• ensures that their external materials and resources are available in Welsh and English

• reviews their internal processes in order to include the option of using Welsh where relevant

• Their most popular mental health information and website content is available in Welsh.
• Mind Wales-wide mental health services are available in Welsh.
• Choosing to communicate in Welsh is an easy, automatic step for anyone contacting Mind, and they will communicate in your preferred language wherever possible.
• They promote their services and information bilingually and ensure the mental health experiences of Welsh speakers are reflected in their marketing.
• They support and encourage Welsh in their workplace through proactively recruiting Welsh speakers, providing Welsh language lessons to Mind Cymru employees and encouraging the informal use of Welsh at work.

• If you send them an email in Welsh, you will receive a response in Welsh.

• They post on social media in Welsh

• They have a Welsh-speaking Ambassador in Wales, Daf Wyn, who raises awareness of MS through his work with MS Cymru and as a presenter on Heno (S4C).

• They list Welsh skills as desirable or essential and have fluent bilingual Welsh/English speakers and Welsh learners in their small team

• MS Cymru brochures, their marketing materials and signs at events are bilingual

• They use Iaith Gwaith resources which encourage members of the public to start a conversation in Welsh.

• Send correspondence bilingually before, during and after the event via e-mail, post or on the phone.

• Hiring freelancers, including the creative team and the welfare team, who can provide support in Welsh as needed.

• Include artistic work in Welsh in their summer programmes.

• Ensure that their website is fully bilingual

• Use Iaith Gwaith products