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EnglishArabicBengaliBosnianBulgarianCatalanChinese (Simplified)Chinese (Traditional)CroatianCzechDanishDutchEstonianFilipinoFinnishFrenchGermanGreekHindiHungarianIgboItalianJapaneseKoreanKurdish (Kurmanji)LatvianLithuanianLuxembourgishMacedonianMalayMalteseNepaliNorwegianPersianPolishPortuguesePunjabiRomanianRussianSerbianSlovakSlovenianSomaliSpanishSudaneseSwahiliSwedishThaiTurkishUkrainianUrduVietnameseWelshYorubaThe Greater Manchester Environment Fund (GMEF) is accepting applications from charities and other not-for-profit organisations across Greater Manchester for Round Five of the Greater Manchester Green Spaces Fund.
Grants of between £2,000 and £40,000 are available for local organisations to create or improve green spaces, including but not limited to:
Islamic Relief UK is offering grants of between £1,000 and £40,000 for voluntary, community, and social enterprise sector organisations across the UK to deliver projects that support marginalised and vulnerable people and their communities.
In 2024, a total of £2.5 million is available for projects and activities that align with the following aims:
The Stand With Us Fund was set up to address the critical lack of investment in frontline organisations supporting women and girls who experience male violence.
Originally started with money raised by Reclaim These Streets in the wake of the appalling kidnap, rape and murder of Sarah Everard by a serving Metropolitan Police Officer, the fund exists to make the UK safer for all women and girls.
The Vegan Society, a UK charity which exists to increase awareness of veganism for the benefit of people, animals and the environment, has announced it will accept applications during the month of July 2024.
This year, the Society is offering grants of between £1,000 and £5,000 with an eye to supporting fewer projects but those having a higher impact.
The funding is intended for new and innovative projects which will encourage non-vegans to go vegan and stay vegan.
The Society is looking for projects that:
The Skipton Building Society Charitable Foundation was established 24 years ago by Skipton Building Society. Since then it has given away more than £3.4 million to good causes across the UK.
Skipton Building Society Charitable Foundation aims to improve the wellbeing, welfare and education of children and adults in communities throughout the UK by making donations of up to £6,000 to registered charities.
Greater Manchester Poverty Action has rebranded to become Resolve Poverty, as they begin to support places across the country to tackle poverty – as part of a national mission to end it.
Blog post by Graham Whitham, Chief Executive Officer at Resolve Poverty:
The Greater Manchester VCFSE Leadership Group have opened a Rep Appointment Process for the GM Green City Partnership.
Rosa’s mission is to invest in the UK’s women and girls sector in order to keep it strong and thriving. As part of their ongoing commitment to collaborating with the women and girls sector, Rosa is undertaking a large-scale survey of the sector’s leaders.
Independent Age have announced that their new training dates are live for July. Independent Age offers free training to share knowledge and upskill frontline staff who support older people in their communities.
They currently have training sessions available in July on:
Find out more here
The Our Manchester Funds Programme Team are launching a £1 million Cost of Living Grant aimed at the Voluntary, Community, Faith and Social Enterprise (VCFSE) organisations which will be delivered via a small grant process.
Key Dates
| Opening date |
Wednesday 26 June 2024, 8am |
| Closing date |
Wednesday 24 July 2024, 5pm |
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