Know+Do has been selected as one of the few approved agencies who can now offer free organisational development coaching and training in the Greater Manchester area.
This offer is relevant to you if you want to grow your organisation by creating additional jobs or need support to safeguard your current workforce in an ever changing world.
Have you volunteered for a sporting event?
If so respondents are required for a research study to ‘Analyse and evaluate the motivation and satisfaction to volunteer for a sporting event’.
The research is for a university dissertation for Manchester Metropolitan University, and it would be much appreciated if you could take a moment of your time to complete the questionnaire to assist in this valuable piece of research.
Acas' free Learning OnLine modules provide a useful e-learning resource for anyone wanting to refresh their knowledge and improve their approach to employment relations issues. Through a series of 11 online courses, you will have the opportunity to work through the theory, explore practical case studies, and test your knowledge through interactive questions and a test.
Learning OnLine topics include:
In January 2015 the Volunteer Centre Manchester Team will be visiting a venue near you (East, North, South and Central Manchester), running Volunteer Fairs to encourage more people to sign up and volunteer with local organisations. We will also be inviting training providers and those organisations who can provide residents with potential job opportunities.
Your organisation is more than welcome to attend more than one of these events, just make sure you register your interest in having a stall/information for each fair separately - below.
Apply for a grant of £10,000-£50,000 to help young people aged 11 to 25 to explore their heritage, from green spaces, museums, and historic sites to language, local memories and youth culture.
The Heritage Lottery Fund are enthusiastic about engaging young people with heritage. Getting involved helps them develop new skills and interests, connect with their communities and have fun. And they bring fresh ideas and enthusiasm to projects.
Government grants mean businesses in Manchester can get a better deal on superfast broadband for a short-time only.
Over 850 businesses in Manchester and Salford have taken advantage of grants of up to £3000 and now businesses wanting to upgrade, are getting connectivity deals as cheaply as £30 to £40 per month supported by the government grants.
Better connectivity is helping businesses reduce costs and grow.
The Galaxy Hot Chocolate Fund is looking to help small, local community groups and charities across the UK and Ireland by donating cash awards to support warm hearted people and projects.
At the end of each week until 23 February, four applicants will receive an award of £300. The Fund will also be awarding a People’s Choice entry with £300 (the organisation that gains the most support in any given week).
For further information and to apply, visit: www.galaxyhotchocolate.com
The Lesbian & Gay Foundation (The LGF) are working hard to ensure that the LGB&T community receive world-class services and support. An important part of that process is making sure that the people of The LGF share that important belief. With that in mind, LGF are currently seeking to recruit new members to their Board of Trustees.
Do you want to develop a new social or community enterprise?
Thrive! is the start of Lattice Works. 5 half days of expert training and support starting mid February 2015 that will help you and your organisation become more sustainable, become less reliant on grant funding, and so able to offer a better service to your community.
Thrive! covers techniques used by successful social enterprises in an understandable and relevant way. Practical and high quality training, that helps you understand the culture and practise of social enterprise.
Manchester has less than 100 days to save Ancoats Dispensary formally know as the Ardwick and Ancoats Hospital. This week, Ancoats Dispensary Trust (ADT), the grassroots community group working to restore one of Manchester’s most iconic Victorian buildings, announced that it needs to raise £55,000 by February 2015. This ‘match’funding will unlock over £770,000 of funding recently awarded by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF).