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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 |
Toni Toner from Barlow Moor Community Association is leading two workshops for the VCFSE to ensure their voice and expertise is captured to inform an all age, citywide approach to early help and prevention.
This isn't about making large scale changes to existing services but about how to describe early help (for everyone, including single adults) and preventative services across the city and what can be learnt and shared from the VCFSE.
Capturing the Voice of Cared for Children and Care Experienced Young People in Greater Manchester’s Regional Care Cooperative Pathfinder.
Grants to support Greater Manchester based VCSE organisations engage with Cared for Children and Care Experienced Young People to give voice to their needs and wants from the care system.
Are you a VCSE organisation working with Cared for Children and/or Care Experienced Young People in Greater Manchester? Are you interested in supporting young people give their voice to the shaping of the GM’s emerging Regional Care Cooperative (RCC)?
An upcoming grants programme is aiming to change the narrative around disability across Greater Manchester.
GMCVO will be seeking applications from voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise (VCFSE) organisations, working in Greater Manchester, for the benefit of Greater Manchester residents, to encourage a change in the narrative around disability by improving accessibility and inclusion for Deaf and disabled people.
On behalf of The Phoenix Way North West, Greater Manchester Ethnic Communities Network (GMECN) would like to invite you to complete the following survey: The Phoenix Way North West – Greater Manchester Barriers to Accessing Funding Survey
The Phoenix Way North West is led by Inclusive North (formerly Lancashire BME Network) covering the sub-regions of Lancashire, Greater Manchester, and Cheshire and Merseyside. GMECN is the sub-regional delivery partner on The Phoenix Way North West for Greater Manchester.
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