Manchester Single Hospital Service Update - March 2017
Good progress is being made to create a New Manchester-wide hospital trust according to the March 2017 Single Hospital Service Programme Bulletin. 
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Funding bulletin April 2017
Information for the bulletin is compiled from a number of sources including Grantfinder, GMCVO (Greater Manchester Council for Voluntary Organisations) and direct from funders themselves. It showcases just a few of the hundreds of funding opportunities available for local community, voluntary and faith organisations.
This bulletin is produced by a partnership of local support and development agencies across Greater Manchester.
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Brexit Day
It's 29th March 2017. So in an attempt to be positive about what the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector can do as Brexit officially starts, here's a short video blog we made.
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Brexit Day - Thoughts from Macc video blog
Our Chief Executive, Mike Wild (@MikeWildMacc) has produced a video blog on thoughts from on the voluntary sector and Brexit.
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Our commitment to you
Macc wants to see Manchester as a city where every person can be free from discrimination and oppression, can enjoy health, wellbeing and economic security and can have the opportunity to achieve their aspirations and fully participate in their community. For more details please see our Equality and Diversity Policy
DataSavesLives
The Data Saves lives project was commissioned by the Health Foundation and lead by the the Health eResearch Centre at the University of Manchester. Macc worked with the University of Manchester, Age UK and Inspiring Communities to run a Community Reporter aspect to the project. The projects aim was to understand how people use technology to support their health and wellbeing.
The Edge Fund
The Edge Fund is now open for their first funding round of the year. The Edge Fund is giving £40,000 to about 30 grass-roots groups, campaigning against the systems that cause injustice. 
The Edge Fund supports work run by and for communities facing discrimination and injustice and funds work carried out by individuals and grass-roots groups in Ireland, Scotland, Wales and England that find it difficult to get funding elsewhere.
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Students launch new sustainability app
A new app that helps charities discover what unwanted household items people are willing to share has been launched. 
DONATEiT is the creation of Georgia-Leigh Wheeler and Sina Taavon, two sixth-formers from Connell Sixth Form College in Manchester, who created the app as part of the Apps for Good initiative.
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Survey on safer volunteering in migrant camps
NCVO are carrying out a survey on safer volunteering in migrant camps, in partnership with the Home Office, to develop a voluntary sector-led educational campaign on the dangers and risks of organised immigration crime to migrants and volunteers. 
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Interventions in community organisations to improve health and wellbeing and reduce health inequalities
The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Public Health Research Programme wishes to commission primary research on the effectiveness of interventions in community organisations for improving health and wellbeing and reducing health inequalities. Proposals must evaluate interventions with the potential for wider future application to build evidence for local decision makers. Studies must have a primary health outcome.
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