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People’s Postcode Trust exists to try to make the world a better place through short-term, designated funding for projects that focus on the prevention of poverty, support healthy living initiatives and uphold human rights for some of society’s most vulnerable groups. It will also consider projects which help different communities come together for the benefit of their local area. 
Postcode Community Trust is a grant-giving body funded by players of People’s Postcode Lottery. Postcode Community Trust provides funding opportunities to community groups and charities in Scotland, England and Wales, through grants ranging from £500 - £20,000. 
Postcode Community Trust provides short-term, designated funding to good causes that promote community development and demonstrate positive change through access and engagement.
Invest grants provide longer term core or direct delivery funding for eligible charities that are delivering clear outcomes as a result of their work. These grants are from £10,000 up to a maximum of £25,000 per year for two or three years, with the opportunity for continuation funding for a further period – up to six years in total. 
The Equity Foundation connects donors and supporters with local causes to help customers to feel proud to call their community home. 
The model of community investment is different. The Equity Foundation believes that great ideas already exist within communities, and by sharing commitment and resources The Equity Foundation know that they can achieve far more than if they worked in isolation.
Macc has published a report which outlines its recent response to the Cabinet Office’s Local Sustainability Fund (LSF) and its subsequent efforts to support Manchester based groups engaged in the application process. Macc’s overall aim was to increase the groups chances of being successful and therefore being awarded much needed funding.
Skipton Building Society offers the Grassroots Giving scheme to support the development of local grassroots groups from across the UK. Organisations should show a real commitment to their local community and enhance the lives of the neighbourhoods they are running within. 
This bulletin is produced by a partnership of local support and development agencies across Greater Manchester.
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.
You are invited to attend the launch of the Manchester NHS Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) mental health grants programme developed in association with Macc.
The launch is taking place on: 
Wednesday 25 May 2016, 1pm-3.30pm
At Halle St Peters, 40 Blossom Street, Ancoats, Manchester, M4 6BF
We’ve just published our updated data sets for volunteers and groups for January – March 2016, which can be found here: https://www.manchestercommunitycentral.org/policy-and-influence/open-data.
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