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One Manchester Community Fund - Introducing the One Manchester Soup

This time round One Manchester are trying something new - the One Manchester Soup. Based on a project that’s had brilliant results in Detroit, One Manchester are inviting people and groups with creative ideas that make a real difference in their communities to pitch their ideas to a community audience. The audience will then decide on which projects should get what funding over a bowl of soup (or some other lovely food).

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Invitation form the Big Lottery to help create an improved small grants service

The Big Lottery Fund launched their new Strategic Framework in April 2015, which is resulting in changes to how they work with organisations and communities. As part of their commitment to deliver on their promise of putting ‘people in the lead’, The Big Lottery have asked an organisation called EY Seren to work alongside them for a short period of time, with a view to helping to improve the small grants offer (currently Awards for All).

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Charity Commission Consultation on power to disqualify from acting as a trustee

The Charities (Protection and Social Investment) Act 2016 gives the commission a power to disqualify individuals from acting as trustees.

While a person is disqualified under this power they are also disqualified from holding senior management positions in the charity or charities concerned.

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IAPT speed partnering event – 29 July

As part of the Mental Health Grants programme we are facilitating ‘speed dating’ style events where voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE) representatives can meet with IAPT provider representatives to explore the potential for partnership development.

This relates to aim two of the Mental Health Grants programme to: increase the take-up of Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) programme services among communities that finds them difficult to access.

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Funding bulletin July 2016

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.

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Cast your vote for the Best Community Space Spirit of Manchester Award 2016

Voting is now open to vote for the Best Community Space Spirit of Manchester Award 2016.

Award criteria
A community space can be a piece of land or a building available for use by the community. Organisations needed to show:
• Best use of a community space
• How the space is seen as central within the community
• The impact it has within the local community

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Don't Hate Educate Campaign small grant

The ‘Don’t Hate, Educate Campaign’ will challenge negative attitudes around race and religion; work with others to educate their communities in order to tackle ignorance around race and religion and promote diversity in their communities reduce racism and religious discrimination in their communities.

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Heritage Lottery Fund - Skills for the Future

The Skills for the Future programme helps organisations deliver paid training placements to meet skills shortages in the heritage sector and to help diversify the workforce.

The Skills for the Future programme is focused on creating paid, high quality opportunities for new entrants to the heritage sector, and helping to sustain the heritage sector in the longer term.

Grants range from £100,000-£750,000.

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