The Spirit of Manchester Awards is a series of awards celebrating and highlighting all the excellent work being carried out in Manchester’s voluntary and community sector. As well as providing recognition to the sector in these hard times, we want to raise the profile of the sector amongst the general public and encourage local giving and active citizenship.
TAGMA (Tanzania Association of Greater Manchester) is a volunteer led Community Association. They are organising an event for Union Day (Muungano) to celebrate when Tanganyika and Zanzibar came together.
They need help finding a suitable venue, with capacity to hold up to 150 people for Saturday 25 April 2015. Do you have a suitable community space to offer? TAGMA is currently unfunded but will try to meet a small room hire cost from member contributions.
Are you approachable, dynamic, focused and creative; a strategic independent thinker with excellent judgment? Can you assist in providing direction and leadership to a dynamic and innovative charity?
BHA for Equality in health and social care works with BME, marginalised and disadvantaged communities enabling individuals to improve their health and wellbeing. BHA have over 20 years of experience in delivering public health messages and offer support and practical assistance to people disproportionately affected by health conditions.
Tonight is the “manVcam” rally in on Albert Square in Manchester. Some local voluntary and community groups have been wondering about whether it’s appropriate to go along, so here's my take on it.
Starting in early 2015, Manchester Adult Education are offering new courses for people interested in starting a new career in Childcare or Health and Social Care. Courses will be running across the city in January and February.
Health and Social Care courses
Would you like to:
• Make a difference to the welfare of children and adults?
• Get nationally recognised qualifications that are accepted by employers?
• Have the opportunity to gain practical work experience in Health and Social Care?
As I write this, the team are just about to head over to the Mechanics Institute for today's Emergency Voluntary Sector Assembly event to discuss the impact of Council budget proposals on the work of the voluntary and community groups in Manchester.
Manchester City Council has launched the main consultation on its 2015-17 budget options, along with a number of individual consultations on specific elements.
Options for consultation were agreed by the council’s Executive on Wednesday 26 November.
They aim to address an estimated funding shortfall of £59m in 2015/16, potentially rising to £90 million in 2016/17.
Are you from a Black Minority Ethnic background?
Do you need help with job search?
Do you want support for your next interview?
Do you want to improve your IT skills?
The iProgress Jobs Club is currently recruiting from Black and Ethnic Minority communities in Manchester.
A lot of people in the local voluntary sector are going to be very angry today. They’re going to feel threatened, undervalued, rejected and hopeless. The Council’s budget proposals will make horrible reading for many people who’ve been working very hard for a long time to make a difference in the city. For some groups this will mean cuts to services and activities. For many it will mean many job losses – the sector is an employer too, after all. For some this may be the last straw and we may see the end of a number of organisations that have made a great contribution to the city.
Do you have an idea you’d like to develop to apply for heritage lottery funding? Are you unsure of how ‘heritage’ is defined by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF)?
Did you know that BME led groups are a national priority for Heritage Lottery funding?