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Charity regulator announces changes to the annual return for charities

The Charity Commission has announced changes to the annual return, the tool it uses to hold charities accountable to the public.

The regulator says the changes, which will apply when charities report on their financial years ending in 2015, will strengthen its ability to identify risk and will ensure people have access to the information they need to make confident decisions about charities.

The annual return 2015 will include three new question areas, which received broad support in the consultation:

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Shop Direct Charitable Foundation

The Shop Direct Charitable Foundation aims to support charities, voluntary and community groups who work with, or run projects for, children and young people.

The focus of the fund is to create safe and inspiring environments for children and young people that impact positively on local social need.

Grants of between £2,000 and £7,000 are available.

What can be funded?
Core costs if there is a sustainability plan in place, capital costs but not in relation to building refurbishment or vehicles.

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Macc - Training Needs Analysis 2014

Strong and healthy organisations need well-trained staff and members to operate effectively.

Please can you spare 10 minutes to complete the latest questionnaire by clicking here

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MAES - Health and Social Care courses

Health and Social Care courses
Latest courses from Manchester Adult Education Service.

LEVEL 1 AWARD WORKING WITH ADULTS IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE.

This qualiﬁcation develops a basic knowledge of the adult social care sector. It covers the type of job roles and services within it, the role of communication and the importance of valuing the individuals being cared for.

LEVEL 2 CERTIFICATE SUPPORTING TEACHING AND LEARNING IN SCHOOLS Fast Track (20 Weeks)

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Children and Families

Manchester's school nursing service consultation for future commissioning.

Commissioning the School Nurse Service/ Schools Health Partnership

The school nursing service is a public health service for every child of school age. It aims to make sure children and their families receive a core programme of preventative health care and additional care if they need it.

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Children and Families

Policy and Influence

Our Space Your Place Grants

Our Space, Your Place offers organisations, community groups and charities across the region the opportunity to benefit from support in the form of funding or time, to improve their community.

The only condition is that the contribution should be used for something which will genuinely enhance or improve services, facilities or the environment within their local area.

Contributions are available from £100 to £1,000.

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Children and Families

The Golden Bottle Trust and the Bulldog Trust Funding – next deadline 14 Nov

The Golden Bottle Trust and the Bulldog Trust are seeking to make small to medium sized grants (£1,000 - £30,000 over a maximum of 3 years) to new and existing organisations to enable them to get closer to achieving their goals.

For many organisations looking to finance new projects, seeking funding can be extremely difficult and in some cases, impossible. Common problems include time consuming application processes, minimum grant levels being too high, the project not fitting into a specific funding category or the organisation not meeting the strict criteria often required.

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The National Prospectus Grants Programme 2015-16

Through the National Prospectus Grant Programme The Department for Education (DfE) want to help improve outcomes for children and young people (particularly those who are disadvantaged) and support for their families.

The DfE has identified seven policies themes it wishes to fund through this National Prospectus. Bids must be made specifically in support of one, or more, of the following seven policy themes below. A separate application is required for each theme.

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