Capacity Building

Free specialist support clinic for charities

Following the overwhelming success from last year’s event, the Ethical Property Foundation and Utility Aid are delighted to announce the return of their free all day specialist clinic for charities.

Date and time: 30th April 2025, 9.30am - 4.30pm
Format: Bookable times slots to meet your chosen expert(s)
Location: Online

Cheetham Hill Advice Centre Evaluation

Summary
Cheetham Hill Advice Centre is a busy advice charity in North Manchester. For the last three years CHAC has been delivering two streams of advice services funded by the Reaching Communities strand of The National Lottery Community fund and The Henry Smith Charity. CHAC is commissioning two independent evaluations of these projects to look at the outcomes, the impact and any lessons that can be learnt from this work.

Scope
The evaluation needs to include two separate reports featuring:

Get Grants Virtual Fundraisers Networking 5th Anniversary Celebration

This April, Get Grants are celebrating 5 years of Get Grants Virtual Fundraisers Networking Events.

These free events started in April 2020 as a way to bring fundraisers together.

Since then, Get Grants have had over 8500 attendees, and shared many challenges, frustrations, successes, little wins, and peer-support together.

Join Get Grants to celebrate the Community of Fundraisers, reflect on how far everyone has all come, and look forward to the future together.

Expect some fun and plenty of free giveaways.

Online
Shared Topic Areas

Charity Chatter on Money Matters

How would it feel to you to 'really' understand your charity's finances this year? 

And, be kept up to date on all things charity, CIC and not-for-profit related? 

This is what the Charity Chatter on Money Matters community is all about.

Since starting the group in 2020, the community has grown and those that attend really benefit from the knowledge shared within the online room.

Come along to the next meeting and find out for yourself what Charity Chatter on Money Matters is all about.

Online
Shared Topic Areas

How can charities stay safe against cyber hackers in 2025?

Charities and not-for-profit organisations are very vulnerable to cyber attacks for multiple reasons. The Government's Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2024 found that a third of all charities had experienced a cyber security breach or attack in the previous 12 months. The Cyber Resilience Centre for the North West has produced advice for charities to stay protected against cyber attackers.

Read the guidance here
 

Media Trust free masterclass: Building a strong authentic brand for your charity

Struggling to define your charity’s brand? Join Media Trust’s Stronger Voices branding masterclass with expert consultant Emily Burt of Studio Lawen. Learn what makes a strong brand, why it matters, and how to craft an authentic identity that connects with supporters and funders.  

This free session is open to anyone working on comms, PR and media within the equalities sector. You do not have to be a registered charity to attend this event, and staff and freelancers are welcome from all types of third sector organisations to attend. No prior branding experience is needed.

Online
Shared Topic Areas

The Role of the VCFSE Sector in GM

The GM VCFSE Leadership Group have published a new paper on the role of the VCFSE sector in Greater Manchester for colleagues in the public sector to help them understand the potential role/s that our sector could have in delivering the commitments and outcomes of the Greater Manchester strategy.

It’s also a chance for public sector officers to find out how to building relationships with the VCFSE sector.

Read it here
 

Phambili Funding Workshop: Impactful Bid Writing

The Ubele Initiative presents the Phambili Funding Workshop Series, a set of three one-day training sessions designed to help Black and Racially Minoritised (BRM) community groups across England develop effective bid-writing skills. This series is tailored for organisations with an income of £250k or less, equipping them with the confidence and competence to secure funding successfully.

What to Expect
The intensive workshop will provide:

Moss Side & Hulme Community Development Trust, Windrush Millennium Centre, 70 Alexandra Road, Moss Side, Manchester, M16 7WD