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Homeless charities seeking funding from StreetSmart should submit their application in writing during December.
The Charity Commission will start considering online applications for registration as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) from 12 noon on Monday 10 December 2012.
The CIO is a new legal form designed specifically for charities. The structure provides charities with some of the benefits of being a company, without all of the associated burdens. CIOs will be incorporated charities able to enter into contracts in their own right, whose trustees will have limited or no liability. CIOs will therefore only need to register with the Commission, not with Companies House.
In celebration of Black History Month February 2013 a dinner and dance to recognise the true Heroes and Sheroes in the Community of Manchester is being held.
The government recently introduced changes to the Council Tax Benefit system to start in April 2013. They are changing the rules on how money is paid, and changing the name to Council Tax Support.
In Manchester around £50 million is spent on council tax benefit. Initial figures showed that funding for a local scheme would reduce by 10 per cent, leaving a funding gap of £5 million.
It means that, from April 2013, there will be less money to go round for people who claim the support.
Grants of £5,000 have been awarded to three Greater Manchester-based community organisations. The grants will fund innovative projects to encourage local people to leave their cars behind and try the bus instead.
The winners are:
Gaydio (leading a consortium of 8 community radio stations) – using local radio to deliver the benefits of taking the bus to thousands of drivers ahead of a ‘Get on Board’ day of activity
The Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) and the Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA) merged on 1 December to form the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). As a result 'CRB checks' are now called 'DBS checks'. Volunteering England has produced a user-friendly guide to the new DBS/CRB checking system, see attached.
Volunteering England are looking to hear from organisations that have experienced, or know of, bad practice regarding inappropriate checking requirements from funding organisations, including local authorities.
The Manchester Youth Fund and Play Fund 2013/2015 seeks to provide an appropriate, sufficient and equitable spread of provision for 5-19 year olds (up to 25 for those in vulnerable groups) across the city. Funding for both youth and play has been aligned for the commissioning of projects running from 1 July 2013 until 31 March 2015 in order to allow and encourage organisations to consider possible models that allow economy of scale and lead to innovative approaches that will make a real difference to children and young people in areas of highest need.
The Equity Foundation, part of Equity Housing Group, will be officially launching in January 2013, but is has opened its Change Something grants programme which aims to help people make positive changes in their communities in Stockport, Trafford and South Manchester.
Community groups, registered charities, social enterprises or Community Interest Companies (CIC) can apply.
As part of Manchester's International Women's Day celebrations Manchester City Council are hosting the city's women's awards.
These awards provide an opportunity to recognise the amazing contribution that women make to the city and to redress the under-representation of women in many industries by celebrating local women's achievements.
Researchers at the University of Manchester are looking for people to discuss what it is like to live with Multiple Sclerosis and their experiences of health care services.
Male and female participants living in Greater Manchester aged over 18 with any type of Multiple Sclerosis are invited to participate.
If you have any questions or would like to take part contact a researcher on: [email protected]
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