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Hubbub and Starbuck’s Eat it Up Fund

23 May 2024 - 11:52 by michelle.foster

The Eat it Up Fund was created last year with funding provided by Starbucks (using the money coming from Starbucks 5p cup charge) in partnership with Hubbub Foundation UK, an environmental charity.

Now in its second year, the grant fund is offering six grants of £60,000 each to support innovative ideas to tackle food waste in the UK. The grant must be used within a year.

The fund will support UK registered organisations with an early-stage food waste project with potential for impact at scale.

The funding is for initiatives that do one or more of the following:

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Big Give's Christmas Challenge

23 May 2024 - 11:46 by michelle.foster

Big Give's Christmas Challenge is the UK’s biggest match funded campaign. For seven days, supporters of participating charities can double their donations and, in doing so, make an extraordinary difference to the world’s biggest challenges.

Applications for Christmas Challenge 2024 open now and close on 5 July 2024, 5pm.

Why charities should get involved:

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Cracking Good Food's Free Kitchen Kit Redistribution Event

23 May 2024 - 11:44 by michelle.foster

If your community organisation and service users would benefit from free kitchenware such as crockery, cooking accessories and small electrical appliances Cracking Good Food would like to invite you to come along to their Kitchen Kit Redistribution Event on 19 June, 12pm-3pm at University Academy 92 in Trafford.

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Mental Health Medications survey for people with Learning Disabilities

23 May 2024 - 11:42 by michelle.foster

The Medications and My Mental Health project is exploring mental health medications in the lives of people with learning disabilities. The aim of the project is to develop a toolkit to support decision-making for adults with learning disabilities in relation to psychotropic and mental health medication prescribing and usage. More information about the study can be found here: Mental Health Medications in the Lives of People with Learning Disabilities | medsandmymh

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Group Dynamics in Peer Support Workshop

23 May 2024 - 11:40 by michelle.foster

Do you facilitate peer support groups? Do you have questions about tackling difficult group dynamics? Join Gaddum’s Group Dynamics in Peer Support Workshop. Find and share creative ways to communicate, manage relationships and look after your wellbeing as a peer support facilitator. The workshop will take place over two consecutive Mondays: 10 June and 17 June, 12.30pm -2pm on both days.

All sessions are online on Zoom and are free to attend.

To book your place, email: [email protected]

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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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