What makes a 'trusty' trustee?
Having been at the Volunteers Centre Manchester for eight months, I decided it was about time for me to learn more about the voluntary Trustee role.
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Capacity Building
Charterpath x Alliance Manchester Business School Micro-Internship Volunteer Programme
Could your charity use an extra pair of skilled hands to support finance-related projects? Don’t miss the opportunity to get expert help from postgraduate students — at no cost to your organisation.
About the programme
Charterpath has partnered with the Alliance Manchester Business School to offer a unique programme matching charities with talented students undertaking a Masters course in International Accounting. These students bring prior work experience and are eager to apply their financial skills in a UK charity setting.
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Community Navigator Opportunity for local VCSE organisations
Fortia Insight is delivering a national evaluation for the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and The National Lottery Community Fund, exploring how extended youth provision can help reduce youth anti-social behaviour (ASB) in communities across England. The evaluation involves visiting ten locations in summer 2026 to understand community perspectives and the impact of expanded youth services, including a visit to Ancoats and Beswick.
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Manchester Safeguarding Partnership MSP – Adults Forum
The Manchester Safeguarding Partnership (MSP) Adult Safeguarding Forum is an online event bringing together professionals from across the partnership to explore key adult safeguarding topics. The forum will feature guest speakers discussing topics around homelessness and allegations in relation to professionals that work with adults at risk (PiPoT), shared learning, and multi‑agency discussion to support effective safeguarding practice across Manchester.
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Charity Commission: updated guidance on Charities and social media
The Charity Commission has updated its guidance for charities and social media. The guidance has been updated to reflect the introduction of the Online Safety Act 2023.
Read this guidance to understand the risks, your responsibilities as trustees and what to consider if issues do arise.
The guidance explains the importance of having a social media policy. Use the checklist to help you develop a policy, or to check your existing one.
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Networking Strategy: Connecting for impact
Building your organisation's network? Learn purposeful strategies for connections, effective follow-up, and expanding your impact.
Strong connections are the cornerstone of success. Networking isn't just about collecting business cards; it's about building meaningful relationships that can unlock new opportunities, amplify your mission, and secure vital support for your cause.
What you'll learn in this session:
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Developing and managing partnerships
Discover how to strengthen your organisation's capacity and achieve more through collaboration.
In today's interconnected world, collaboration is key to maximising your organisation's impact. Whether you're a charity, a social enterprise, or a community group, developing and managing effective partnerships can significantly amplify your reach, resources, and influence.
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Tesco Community Pledge: Your organisation could receive one of five £1,000 funding pots
You probably already know that easyfundraising gives your organisation the opportunity to raise free funds every time your network of volunteers and supporters shop online. This month however, if they shop with Tesco via the easyfundraising website or app, your organisation is in the draw to win a £1,000 bonus.
To enter the Tesco Community Pledge draw, follow these simple steps:
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Values-led approach to data collection
The second workshop will look at how collecting data shapes relationships between people receiving support and the support provider. The workshop will discuss person-centred, trauma informed data collection.
The workshop will cover:
- Collecting data with informed consent, in a trauma-informed, person-centred way
- Practical approaches for codesigning data collection mechanisms
- How to illustrate the needs of this approach to grant funders
Booth Centre, Edward Holt House, Pimblett Street, Manchester, M3 1FU
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Embedding and maintaining data collection practices
Bringing learning from workshop 1 and 2, workshop 3 will look at working with new systems, producing good data returns and maintaining dialogue with funders around data collection.
The workshop will cover:
- Mechanisms to embed and maintain agreed data collection procedures
- How to use data to illustrate and enhance the delivery of your grant funded project
- Resolving barriers and problems you might face
Booth Centre, Edward Holt House, Pimblett Street, Manchester, M3 1FU
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