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Lloyds Bank Foundation Round 2 grants open

The Lloyds Bank Foundation funding programmes offer short and long term grants. Support is adapted to the needs of small and medium sized charities that are committed to delivering work which breaks or prevents cycles of disadvantage.

Lloyds Bank Foundation grants are open to charities whose income in the last set of published accounts greater than £25,000 and less than £1million and who meet their eligibility criteria.

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Sport Relief Community Cash

Sport Relief Community Cash is a grant scheme running across Greater Manchester of £100,000 with grants ranging from £500 to £1,000 available to small organisations that are undertaking work that helps people of all ages feel more included in their community, builds their skills and increases their sense of achievement.

The grants are available to constituted community organisations, registered charities, social enterprises, co-operatives and community interest companies. Groups which have been established for less than 12 months are eligible to apply.

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Big Potential funding to help attract social investment

Big Potential, a BIG Lottery Fund grant fund, will deliver approximately £20m of grant funding over 3 years to eligible VCSE organisations with the aim of improving the sustainability, capacity and scale of VCSE organisations in order that they may deliver greater social impact.

The programme aims to raise awareness of the social investment market and support VCSEs who want to prepare themselves for social investment or winning contracts.

Big Potential has two possible application routes - Breakthrough and Advanced.

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Nesta and NCVO Understanding new fundraising opportunities for charities, social enterprises and community groups Survey

NCVO (National Council for Voluntary Organisations) and Nesta’s Centre for Innovation in Finance are interested in learning about community and voluntary organisations' fundraising needs and their awareness or usage of crowdfunding.

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2016 SMK Campaigner Awards

Are you taking action on an issue important to you?

Do you know an inspirational campaigner?

The SMK Campaigner Awards recognise and celebrate people who demonstrate their commitment to and effectiveness in tackling the root causes of injustice and inequality, be it over the last year or over many years. The award winners are people who have brought about lasting change within their communities or more widely, either on a local or national basis.

Winners will receive their award at a special evening ceremony at the House of Lords on Wednesday 13 April 2016.

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Do you have a question or enquiry for HMRC that you want answering?

If so, we have an exciting opportunity that needs your input.

Macc is looking to host a seminar tailored specifically for the sector delivered by representatives from HMRC themselves. We are asking groups to let us know what they would like to see delivered in this session.

It may be questions about gift aid, tax returns or VAT or you simply would like to learn more about registering a charity with HMRC, tax exemption. Anything relevant to HMRC can be covered.

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Learning, Skills and Employment

Inspiring Change Manchester - Expressions of Interest

Inspiring Change Manchester is a Shelter led partnership funded through Big Lottery Fund’s £112m Fulfilling Lives initiative: Supporting People with Multiple Needs. The programme’s aim is to transform the support received by people with multiple needs.

For further information, visit: https://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/prog_complex_needs

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Active Citizens in Our Own Health – Community Reporters Training Offer

Are you interested in showcasing local examples of patients, VCSE providers and public health services working together to promote health and wellbeing?
Are you interested in taking part in a project that will train representatives (staff or volunteers) from local VCSE organisations to become Community Reporters?

As a result of funding from the Manchester Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) the training is FREE and participants will be supported to make a short film about their (or their organisation’s) experiences of health, well-being and health related care.

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Health and Wellbeing

One Manchester Community Fund

The One Manchester Community Fund has been set up to give the people who live and work in the communities in which One Manchester operates the chance to get creative and get funding for projects which can create opportunities, transform communities and change lives.

The One Manchester Community Fund will offer £500,000 in grant funding over the next five years to socially innovative projects that will make a real difference in neighbourhoods.

One Manchester are looking for imaginative projects which make a real and lasting difference in the communities in which they work.

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