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New Manchester charity to support 15,000 young people in the City

23 Mar 2018 - 11:12 by michelle.foster

Young Manchester is a new charity, established to commission youth and play services across the City of Manchester with a mandate to make Manchester a world-class city for children and young people, where they can be happy, safe and healthy, realise their full potential and prosper from the city's economic growth. Young Manchester

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Applications open for Young Arts Fundraisers mentoring programme

23 Mar 2018 - 11:09 by michelle.foster

Young Arts Fundraisers are looking for applicants for the second round of its mentoring programme, which it runs in partnership with the IoF Cultural Sector Network. Young Arts Fundraisers

Young Arts Fundraisers launched in 2016 and is a professional network for early-career fundraisers in the cultural sector. It started the programme last year and it is open to anyone, regardless of background, location, or team size.

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Greater Manchester becomes UK's first age-friendly city region

19 Mar 2018 - 10:03 by michelle.foster

The World Health Organization has recognised Greater Manchester as the UK’s first age-friendly city region. To mark the achievement, on 16 March 18 the Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, has launched his age-friendly strategy and joined GreaterSport to celebrate the securing of £1m funding from Sport England to encourage older people to be more physically and socially active.

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Growing older with learning disabilities scaled programme launch - invitation to bid

16 Mar 2018 - 10:20 by michelle.foster

Does your organisation have a demonstrable track record in working with people over 50 who have learning disabilities? Can your experience and expertise contribute to ground breaking work that seeks to significantly reduce social isolation in this traditionally hard to reach group? Would you like to partner with Ambition for Ageing to deliver an exciting 2-phase project that will result in older people with learning disabilities to have a louder voice in discussions about ageing?

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Feminist Review Trust – Funding for projects that support women and girls

16 Mar 2018 - 10:14 by michelle.foster

Funding of up to £15,000 is available for projects within the UK and internationally that support and transform the lives of women. Feminist Review Trust

Priority is given to projects that:

  • Promote lesbian and transgender rights
  • Tackle violence against women and girls
  • Support disabled women and girls

The Feminist Review Trust will fund:

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Asset based Approaches and Inequalities paper published

16 Mar 2018 - 10:11 by michelle.foster

Ambition for Ageing has released a briefing titled Asset-based Approaches and Inequalities, looking at the risks to inequalities asset-based approaches can have. The document highlights the need for recognition of the barriers faced by marginalised groups as a key part of asset-based work in order to avoid contributing to existing inequalities. Ambition for Ageing

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Leading GM Moving (Insight into Action; Evidence, Data, Insight)

16 Mar 2018 - 10:08 by michelle.foster

The first Leading GM Moving workshop has been designed, with some great contributors, and Greater Sport would like to invite people from all sectors to get involved. The workshop will be: Insight into Action; Evidence, Data, Insight. Greater Sport

Date & Time: Friday 6 April 2018, 1pm – 4pm
Venue: Trafford Town Hall, Members Lounge, Tablot Road, Stretford, M32 0TH

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