New references guidance from ACAS
Most employers use employment references as part of their recruitment process. It's important to know the rules around references, whether you're asking for or supplying them.
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Most employers use employment references as part of their recruitment process. It's important to know the rules around references, whether you're asking for or supplying them.
Are you an existing community business in England? Looking for funding and support to make your business more sustainable? The Community Business Fund provides grants between £50,000 and £300,000 to help you progress towards self-sufficiency.
A joint initiative by the Big Lottery Fund, the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation (UK Branch) and Local Trust, ‘Creative Civic Change’ will support communities to address specific social issues and make positive changes in their areas.
The Mayoral Communities Challenge consists of two phases.
Phase one focuses on communities and neighbourhoods and will concentrate on looking at age-friendly places across Greater Manchester that are making a difference to older people’s everyday lives. The deadline for all phase one submissions is midnight, Saturday 1 December 2018.
Thrive is UnLtd’s new social accelerator helping ambitious social ventures to scale.
UnLtd will support over 25 social ventures a year through Thrive. UnLtd will support two groups of social ventures developing solutions in two distinct areas:
• Improving access to employment for those distant from the labour market
• Developing products and services for an ageing society
Giving Tuesday takes place on 27 November 2018 and any charity can become an official partner of the campaign.
All you need to do is commit to doing something special on the day, whether that is holding a fundraising event, thanking your supporters or simply celebrating the work you do all year round.
The Charity Digital Code of Practice Steering Group are keen to hear your views about The Charity Digital Code of Practice. Everything you tell them will help shape the Code, so that it enables your charity and the rest of the sector to use digital effectively.
The consultation runs until 9am on Tuesday 25 September 2018.
WRAP has announced Round 2 of the Litter Innovation Fund (LIF). A £450,000 programme, funded by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG).
Macc is a charity and put simply, our purpose is the city of Manchester. We work to inspire, enable and support the people of Manchester to get involved and build the communities where we live, work and grow. We are the support and development organisation for local charities, voluntary organisations, community groups and social enterprises.
Macc is a charity and put simply, our purpose is the city of Manchester. We work to inspire, enable and support the people of Manchester to get involved and build the communities where we live, work and grow. We are the support and development organisation for local charities, voluntary organisations, community groups and social enterprises.