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Small Charity Week 2017

Small Charity Week (19- 24 June) is the biggest event in the small charity calendar providing free initiatives, competitions and support over six days for charities or local community organisation with an annual turnover under £1.5 million. Events include: Small Chairty Week

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Big Potential – final deadline 11 October 2017

Big Potential, a Big Lottery Fund grant fund, will deliver approximately £20m of grant funding over 3 years to voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations (VCSEs) with the aim of improving the sustainability, capacity and scale of VCSEs in order that they may deliver greater social impact. Big Potential

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Small Charity Week Match Fund - For one day only - doubling donations by up to £25

Starting at 10am on Thursday 22 June, Localgiving will be doubling one-time donations to local charities pound-for-pound by up to £25. The campaign will take place on Fundraising Day as part of Small Charity Week 2017, launching at 10:00 and running until the fund runs out, or 23:59 - whichever comes first. Small Charity Week - Fundraising Day

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The Ironmongers’ Company – open for applications

The Ironmongers’ Company wishes to support projects that provide opportunities for disadvantaged children and young people to fulfil their potential. The Ironmongers Company

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Young People

Greggs Foundation - Local Community Projects Fund

The Local Community Projects Fund helps organisations based in local communities to deliver projects or provide equipment to people in need at the heart of local communities. The Greggs Foundation are interested in projects that improve resilience within your community of interest.

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BBC Children in Need - grants programme - 2017 deadlines

The BBC Children in Need grant supports UK charities and not for profit organisations working with disadvantaged children and young people who are 18 years old and under. Small grants of £10,000 or less per year for up to three years and Main Grants over £10,000 per year for up to three years.

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Children and Families

Join the 360Giving Greater Manchester Pilot

360Giving are currently running a pilot initiative across Greater Manchester that will make grantmaking in the region more effective for all. 360 Giving

An estimated £6.1bn of grants were made by UK grantmaking organisations in 2013/14, with £2.2bn coming from government. Within Greater Manchester, the Big Lottery alone has provided over £250m of funding since 2004.

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Town Hall tours are back by popular demand

A series of Town Hall tours has been extended to give more people of all ages the chance to look behind the scenes at Manchester’s civic centrepiece this summer. Manchester Town Hall

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Arts & culture

Free Singing Workshops

Thanks to Forever Manchester funding, African arts organisation, Amani Creatives are offering local residents the opportunity to join a new, international community choir celebrating friendship and connection between local people.

Weekly singing workshops will lead towards a performance at the Amani Festival, accompanied by a professional African band.

All welcome. No previous experience needed.

To find out more, join Amani Creatives on Monday 5 June at 6pm at Simson memorial Hall, 361 Moston Lane, M40 9NB.

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