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First Steps Enterprise Fund (FSEF) is a £300,000 pilot fund to support community organisations. The fund is for community organisations (charities and social enterprises) based in England that are looking to take on their first loan to help them grow and become more sustainable. 
The Christmas Challenge, founded by entrepreneur and philanthropist Sir Alec Reed CBE, is the UK’s biggest online match funding campaign which helps UK-registered charities raise funds for their cause. It offers supporters of participating charities the opportunity to have their donation doubled on theBigGive.org.uk when the campaign goes live on #GivingTuesday, 28 November 2017. 
The training is very much aimed at helping groups understand insolvency, why you need to know about it now and how your group can avoid insolvency.
When you hear the term Insolvency there is a tendency to associate it solely with closing organisations, this is not the case. Insolvency is also about business turnaround and getting help to take control of your organisations finances and continue onto a brighter future.
We are hosting Insolvency training to help organisations identify warning signs and ways to avoid Insolvency on 27 June, 10am-1pm at our Macc offices.
Are you an existing community business in England? Looking for funding and support to make your business more sustainable? Power to Change’s Community Business Fund provides grants between £50,000 and £300,000 to help you progress towards self-sufficiency. 
“Dear Friends,
We know that after the horrific events of the last few weeks Greater Manchester has shown incredible strength in the face of unspeakable evil. 
Mancunians, Londoners and everyone in the country are grieving following the attacks, but we have shown a determination not to be divided as the extremists want. Instead we will come together to build even stronger communities.
Hate crime has no place in Manchester. Everyone has the right to feel safe and we all have a responsibility to stand against hatred and discrimination. This has always been important and even more so following the Manchester attack. Manchester Community Safety Partnership has funding available to tackle hate crime. This funding has been running for several years and paid for some fantastic events and projects. This is the first year that Macc will be involved in the administration of the programme.
This is an opportunity for voluntary and community organisations from across Greater Manchester to discuss the Manchester attack and to think about what we have already done, what we need to do now and what we need to do in the long term.
This is not a briefing or a conference. The focus will be on practicalities: pooling what we know, sharing ideas and working out how we can assist in supporting the victims, families and our local communities following the attack at the MEN Arena on 22nd May.
Information for the bulletin is compiled from a number of sources including Grantfinder, GMCVO (Greater Manchester Council for Voluntary Organisations) and direct from funders themselves. It showcases just a few of the hundreds of funding opportunities available for local community, voluntary and faith organisations.
This bulletin is produced by a partnership of local support and development agencies across Greater Manchester.
Local groups and organisations with great ideas to make their communities even better places to live are now invited to apply for funding to turn their ideas into reality. 
Using money raised by society lotteries through The Health Lottery, People's Health Trust has opened Active Communities in HealthForm – Manchester.
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