People/communities experiencing racial inequalities

SPARK: Training for creative practitioners to support mental health and wellbeing

The MYRIAD Spark Training programme is a new training programme for creative practitioners from the global majority (people who do not consider themselves or are not considered to be white), who are passionate about using creativity to support communities and people’s mental health and wellbeing.

SPARK is for you, if you:

Cervical Screening in Ethnically Diverse Groups – have your say

Are you eligible for cervical screening (now or in the future), identify as Asian, Black or another ethnically diverse group and are 18 years old or over? University of Manchester researchers are conducting a survey on different ways to perform cervical screening. If you are interested click here to access the Participant Information Sheet for further information.

Commissioning opportunity – Employment Support for Racially Minoritised Communities/Groups

The Manchester City Council Work and Skills Team is looking to commission a voluntary sector organisation to deliver a short project which will seek to engage with and support economically inactive residents from Racially Minoritised Communities/Groups (RMC/G), to move them closer to employment.

The projects will build on projects delivered in 2023 and 2024 that supported racially minoritised communities to explore pathways to paid employment.

V4CE Catalyst Programme – Supporting BME communities to develop resilience and influence

Are you a BME organisation interested in developing? You can register now for the V4CE Catalyst Programme for London and regions across England.

V4CE offers free:

  • Needs assessment
  • Organisational resilience
  • Building workshops
  • Tailored 121 infrastructure support
  • Newsletter and signposting
  • Networking with other BME organisations

Register here

Announcement: Macc has successfully secured Manchester City Council’s contract to provide infrastructure support to the city's voluntary, community, and social enterprise sector

Macc is delighted to announce that, following an open tender process, we have once again been successful in securing the contract with Manchester City Council to deliver infrastructure support to the city's voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) sector. This work enables us to support charities, community groups (including the community work done by faith organisations), voluntary groups, and social enterprises to be healthy, sustainable, well-run and above all, impactful for our communities.

The Phoenix Way North West – Greater Manchester Barriers to Accessing Funding Survey

On behalf of The Phoenix Way North West, Greater Manchester Ethnic Communities Network (GMECN) would like to invite you to complete the following survey: The Phoenix Way North West – Greater Manchester Barriers to Accessing Funding Survey

The Phoenix Way North West is led by Inclusive North (formerly Lancashire BME Network) covering the sub-regions of Lancashire, Greater Manchester, and Cheshire and Merseyside. GMECN is the sub-regional delivery partner on The Phoenix Way North West for Greater Manchester.

New advice service for asylum seeking and migrant women

Do you work with asylum seeking or migrant women who are pregnant or new mothers?

Would you like to find out more about how to access specialist advice on the support and housing rights of this group?

Join Maternity Action’s online event to find out more about the new Migrant Women Housing and Support Advice Service for women and families across the Greater Manchester and Cheshire East region: 25 June 2024, 12pm - 1pm, Online via Zoom – link will be shared closer to the event

The Phoenix Way Children and Youth Round 2

The latest £2.2 million funding round is now open dedicated to non-profit organisations working with Black and racially minoritised young people at risk of violence.

This second round of the Children and Youth grant offers individual project grants ranging from £50,000 to £75,000. Funding can be used to support a new project, an existing project, or the expansion of a project.

Eligible non-profit groups, organisations or charities must meet the following criteria:

Kompasi – signposting and referral platform for Greater Manchester migration services

The Greater Manchester Step Change Consortium together with Disrupt Foundation are excited to share with you a new online service directory and referral platform for asylum, refugee and migrant support services in Greater Manchester. You can access the platform at www.kompasi.org

The tool has been co-developed with frontline practitioners, leaders of support organisations and people who have used asylum support services in Greater Manchester.

IVAR Research – Delivering better funding for Black-led organisations and racial justice. Understanding what's needed and taking action

More than 125 funders in the Open and Trusting Grant-making community have made concrete commitments to improving their practice by listening to charities and communities. However, while a more trusting and respectful funding approach does create a foundation for progress, it is not the same as a more equitable one. Although some Black-led and racial justice organisations can point to welcome changes in the funding environment, it is clear that this work has barely begun.