People/communities experiencing racial inequalities

Big Business in Social Investment: Manchester Edition

Learn from successful social investment case studies, explore regional funding opportunities, and connect directly with investors committed to supporting Black and global majority-led organisations.

Join leading social investors, Black and global majority-led charities, and social enterprises for an exclusive networking event designed to demystify social investment and build meaningful funding partnerships.

NatWest, 1 Spinningfields Square, Manchester, M3 3AP

Building Fundraising Strategy

Join Voice4Change England for this 1 hour workshop where you'll learn how to craft a data-driven, audience-focused fundraising strategy.

Tired of scrambling for donations and want a proactive plan to reach your goals? If you feel overwhelmed by the fundraising landscape and need clarity on where to focus your efforts, this workshop is for you. Discover how to maximise your impact by identifying the right fundraising channels for your audience.

What you’ll learn 

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An introduction to digital fundraising

Join this workshop to learn how to build a clear strategy, pick the right tools, and win new donors through powerful storytelling.

The digital landscape can feel overwhelming. With so many platforms, tools, and changing algorithms, it is easy to spend valuable time on fundraising campaigns that yield low returns. Join this workshop to walk away with a clear action plan to reach new donors, select the right tech for your budget, and build a sustainable digital fundraising roadmap.

What you’ll learn 

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Positive Ambition Manchester training project

George House Trust: Positive Ambition Manchester – Free and Accessible Training for the VCSE Sector

What is Positive Ambition Manchester?

Positive Ambition Manchester is an ambitious new project, aimed at eradicating HIV stigma and discrimination in Manchester. The project will combine a programme of external education and training for the VCSE sector, alongside activism and campaigning, to create a fairer and stigma-free Manchester.

Why is this work important?

Global majority and long-term health conditions

Gaddum are collaborating with Manchester Community Central to ensure that people living with Long Term Health Conditions are heard, valued and actively shaping services across Greater Manchester.

Our next focus group will be about and for people from the Global Majority* 
*Those who identify as Black, Asian, Brown or have Dual-Heritage

Greater Manchester Ethnic Communities Network – Network Event

Join Greater Manchester Ethnic Communities Network (GMECN) for half a day of networking, learning, and collaboration.

This event is a great opportunity to share ideas, gain insights, and build relationships with others in the field. Don't miss out on this chance to grow your network and enhance you and your organisation.

St Thomas Centre, Ardwick Green North, Manchester, M12 6FZ

Saheli 50th Anniversary Gala Dinner

Saheli’s 50th Anniversary Celebratory Dinner is a golden milestone marking five decades of standing alongside Black, Asian and Minoritised women and their children, supporting them to live lives that are safe, secure and free from abuse.

Vermilion Grand Suite, Lord North Street, Hulme Hall Lane, Manchester, M40 8AD

UrbanMuse: Notes from the Underground Screening

Join UrbanMuse for a special screening of Notes from the Underground, a powerful documentary exploring Cape Town's underground Hip Hop movement and its role in community organising, cultural resistance and social movements.

Funded by Black Lives Matter UK, this event examines how Hip Hop became a tool for education, activism and preserving cultural identity during the 1980s and why it still relevant today.

Renold Building, 32a Altrincham Street, Manchester, M1 7JR

Advicenow: Housing rights for migrant communities – private renting (4 days)

Advicenow is running a free housing rights course on private renting for migrant communities, aimed at frontline organisations. The course will be delivered online and is funded by A B Charitable Trust. 

The course will give you the basic knowledge and skills you need to deal with key housing issues faced by people from migrant communities in privately rented accommodation. It has been updated to include the key changes introduced by the Renters Rights Act, ensuring you understand the new rules around tenancies, disrepair, and evictions. 

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Breakthrough UK: Foundationally Inclusive Taster – a taste of inclusive language

Online sessions giving an insight into the Social Model of Disability and one of three areas of the Foundations for Change Framework

Ahead of the launch of the Foundationally Inclusive Workplaces Course, Breakthrough UK are providing three taster 45 minute sessions to give an insight into three of the course topics and the Social Model of disability.

You can expect a briefing on the Social Model to equip you to better understand how to implement the Foundations For Change Framework before diving into one of the Framework Elements.

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