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Synergi Fund Round 2: Democratising Policy

15 May 2024 - 13:36 by michelle.foster

Synergi’s fund will work to support grassroots campaigning at the intersection between abolition, mental health and racial justice.

This fund will be for up to £5,000 to build power and take collective action on mental health and racial justice within an abolitionist framework.   

The Small Grants Fund is to support groups led by and for those racialised as BPoC, and have been harmed by/working on:

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Nourish the Nation

15 May 2024 - 10:11 by michelle.foster

Sainsbury’s Nourish the Nation programme, in partnership with Comic Relief, aims to tackle food poverty by helping people access the balanced, nutritional, and sustainable food they need, right now and in the future. The aim of the Fund is to provide school children (up to Year 11) with improved access to summer holiday activity and food schemes.

Nourish the Nation is offering 22 awards of £10,000 in the Greater Manchester area.

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Further, Faster Leadership Programme: Open for Applications

15 May 2024 - 10:09 by michelle.foster

Home Truths 2, has launched Further, Faster: a flagship leadership learning programme.

Further, Faster seeks to address the pervasive issues of racism and inequality within civil society by empowering CEOs and senior executives to become catalysts for change. Over the course of the programme, participants will engage in a multifaceted exploration of power dynamics, systemic racism, and White Supremacy Culture.

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Volunteer and training programme at Manchester Museum

15 May 2024 - 10:08 by michelle.foster

Manchester Museum and Manchester Adult Education are excited to launch a new interactive 6-week course to learn new skills, develop confidence and gain volunteering experience.

Inspired by museum collections and drawing on their unique spaces and staff resources, the course is open to Greater Manchester Residents. Learn more about promoting a successful visitor experience and gain an accredited qualification with units in areas such as presentation skills and customer service.

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Manchester Histories Festival 6 - 9 June 2024

15 May 2024 - 10:05 by michelle.foster

The multi award-winning Manchester Histories Festival is back for its ninth edition!

Celebrate our histories at this free four-day festival full of events for everyone.

The packed programme includes four new music World Premieres, walk-about performances, family crafts workshops, live music, comedy, and public talks. Over 50 history and heritage stalls and hundreds of local people across Greater Manchester showcase eclectic, historic, quirky, diverse, and fun entertainment.

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Leadership Support Programme

15 May 2024 - 10:03 by michelle.foster

Instep are helping organisations across the Greater Manchester city-region to develop their leadership capacity and support their future growth aspirations. This has been made possible thanks to the Greater Manchester Combined Authority securing funding to deliver UKSPF projects, which forms part of the Government’s wider Levelling Up Agenda.

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Greater Manchester launches new digital support resource for residents with disabilities

15 May 2024 - 10:01 by michelle.foster

A new resource has been launched to help disabled people in Greater Manchester get online. The guide has been developed with input from partners and organisations of Greater Manchester’s Disabled People Panel. They advised that many disabled people and care professionals are unaware of where to access digital support, such as assistive technology, digital skills and getting online, and that more guidance was needed to help disabled people understand and utilise the range of technology available.

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Forever Manchester Awards

8 May 2024 - 16:25 by michelle.foster

The Forever Manchester Awards is now open for applications from grassroots community groups in Greater Manchester and is offering awards of up to £1,000.

Forever Manchester believes that connected communities make stronger, happier communities, so we love any activity that brings people together. Forever Manchester Awards support groups to run activities that do just this.

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B&Q Foundation Grants

8 May 2024 - 16:23 by michelle.foster

The funding is intended for registered charities working with people in need (by reason of financial hardship, sickness, disability, other disadvantage or distress) in the UK and who need funding for the following:

  • Projects that provide, maintain, repair or improve housing or community space
  • Supporting people experiencing poor housing or homelessness

 UK registered charities based and working in the UK can apply.

The following organisations can apply:

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