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Lord Young, the Prime Minister’s Adviser on Enterprise, is leading a review of the Social Value Act.
The Social Value Act improves the way taxpayers’ money is spent on public services. We are looking at experience of the Act to date and considering the benefits of extending it.
Strong and healthy organisations need well-trained staff and members to operate effectively. Please can you spare 10 minutes to complete our latest questionnaire.
The questionnaire offers an ideal opportunity for voluntary community organisations and volunteers to identify specific training needs and allows us to assess need, understand the barriers faced and identify common training trends which will influence our training offer to members of voluntary community sector organisations in the future.
Greater Manchester Police has a fantastic opportunity to invest cash back of £30,000 into the community of the Longsight. The money set aside can be applied for in sums of £500 up to £3,000, and is there for you to invest in your local groups or community activities.
This cash is to support your local groups in order to assist you in planning community meetings, to purchase much needed equipment for youth engagement or to assist in transforming your street by neighbour involvement.
Manchester City Council has extended the deadline for International Women's Day nominations to Tuesday 30 December 5pm. Take this opportunity to recognise women you know who have worked hard to improve the lives of others. Women are defying stereotypes and breaking through in all areas, including sports, science, politics, community activism, human rights, health, media, legal and business.
Communities across Greater Manchester can benefit from a new £600,000 fund to empower young people and keep them out of trouble.
The Police and Crime Commissioner’s Youth Aspiration Fund will support work with vulnerable children and young people at risk of offending or risky behaviour.
Youth groups and organisations are invited to send in an ‘expression of interest’ for a slice of the money for projects aimed at keeping young people out of the criminal justice system and developing their life skills.
GMCVO is inviting expressions of interest from voluntary sector and social enterprise employers (VCSE) to join a small Employer Skills Group that can help shape the future of skills development and learning for voluntary organisations and social enterprises in Greater Manchester.
Our Life is a social enterprise providing consultancy services to organisations in the health, local government and social housing sectors. The core services centre around community engagement and its principles, helping organisations to understand how communities are affected by and can respond to complex issues. Our Life also offer additional services that work together with community engagement such as training, strategy development, impact analysis and advocacy support. Our Life are based in Manchester and work throughout the North West of England and beyond.
The Weston Charity Awards have been created to celebrate and support great charities working in the fields of Youth, Welfare and Community.
The Awards will enable charities to develop, raise their profiles, become more sustainable and face the future with greater confidence.
Applications are welcomed from charities that:
• are ambitious
• make a difference to those in need
• are willing to work with, Pilotlight, to strengthen their charity; and
• would like to develop their work further to help others
As I write this, the team are just about to head over to the Mechanics Institute for today's Emergency Voluntary Sector Assembly event to discuss the impact of Council budget proposals on the work of the voluntary and community groups in Manchester.
Anglia Ruskin University has developed this two-year, part-time Certificate of Higher Education following an in-depth consultation with the third sector.
It is designed to develop the broad range of skills and understanding needed to manage staff, stakeholders and projects, and to help organisations achieve their strategic objectives.
We offer this course fully online or with workshops in Manchester, making it easier than ever to study wherever your organisation it based.
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