Making a Difference Awards 2019
It’s time to recognise and celebrate the difference The University of Manchester’s staff, students and external partners are making. 
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Manchester Arena Memorial Grant Programme – apply by 9 February 2019
The Inter Faith Youth Trust is launching a new grant programme for young people’s organisations to hold inter faith events or activities in the Greater Manchester area. May 2019 will mark two years since the bombing at the Manchester Arena. The focus of the project is to highlight the good that can come from different communities working together in friendship. Grants are for between £200 to £1,000. 
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Nationwide Building Society Community Grants – apply by 7 December 2018
The Nationwide Building Society Community Grants programme is now open for applications. Charities, Community Land Trusts and housing co-operatives can apply for grants of between £10,000 and £50,000 to make a change in your local area. The applications will be reviewed and voted on by a regional Community Board, made up of Nationwide members, colleagues and local housing charities. And it’s more than just money, the funded projects will also get community and volunteering support.
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New Digital Leadership Fund now open for applications
The Office for Civil Society has launched a Digital Leadership Fund, with the goal of improving skills among charity Chief Executives, trustees and senior teams, by scaling a number of existing digital leadership training programmes that already support leaders in the social sector. 
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Mynshull’s Education Foundation Trustee Recruitment
Mynshull’s Education Foundation are looking to recruit new trustees to its Board. Mynshull’s Educational Foundation is an old Manchester Charity. Thomas Mynshull was a 17th century Quaker who left a legacy in his will to “apprentice poor boys into trade”. 
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FSI’s brand new e-learning course – Fundraising Strategy
Developing a comprehensive and effective fundraising strategy is vital to the sustainability of your charity. Taking a strategy approach to your fundraising will help you diversify and strengthen your income streams and enable you to focus resources on areas with the highest return. 
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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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Roots HR CIC - Free Social Enterprise Start - up Toolkit
To celebrate Social Enterprise Day 2018 Roots HR CIC giving away a FREE Social Enterprise Start-up Toolkit worth £217 jam-packed full of useful tools, guidance and documents to support your social enterprise.
Toolkit Includes:
Managers Guidance Factcheets
• Starting to Employ
• Starting to Grow
• Checking the Right to Work in the UK
• Terms & Conditions of Employment
• Personnel Filing
• Successful Induction & Probation
• GDPR
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One Manchester Calls for Social Entrepreneurs
The Housing Provider will invest £150,000 into projects that can create social value and change people’s lives. 
Housing and community service provider, One Manchester, is calling for entrepreneurs and social organisations to share their ideas, knowledge and skills to help to improve Manchester’s neighbourhoods and change people's lives.
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NOMA Community Fund – apply by 6 December 2018
The NOMA Fund offers awards of up to £1,000 to grassroots community organisations working with young people aged between 11 and 25 years old. Activity needs to be taking place and supporting those who live within the boundary of the M60 motorway. Annual income of groups applying to the Fund should be less than £100,000. 
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