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Moss Side Community First Funding available

Grants of up to £1,000 are available for community groups in Moss Side to use on projects that meet the following criteria:

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Funding available from Manchester Metropolitan University to recruit a Graduate Intern

Manchester Metropolitan University’s GradMatch provides funding for organisations to recruit 2014 graduates for 8-week internships.

This year’s GradMatch scheme enables graduates to gain paid work experience in a range of industries in the North West and will fund up to 100 paid internships. It provides organisations with £1,000 to put towards their intern’s salary, with organisations contributing an additional £1,000 to provide the graduate with National Minimum Wage for the full 8-week internship.

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Homophobic, Biphobic and Transphobic Bullying Grant Launched in England

Voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations with creative ideas to tackle homophobic, biphobic and transphobic bullying in England's schools and playgrounds are being encouraged to apply to the one-off £2 million fund.

Grants of between £100,000 and £750,000 are expected to be awarded for projects that are innovative, sustainable, of national significance, and support one, or more, of the following suggested areas:

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Social Value Act: review

On 26 September 2014 the government announced a review of the Social Value Act. Lord Young, the Prime Minister’s Adviser on Enterprise, is leading the review, supported by Chris White MP, Hazel Blears MP, the Federation of Small Businesses, and Michael O’Toole, chief executive of Mentor UK.

The review is looking at how the act is working and whether it would be beneficial to extend it. It also looks at how the act might be extended in a way that continues to support small businesses and voluntary, charity and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations to bid for public contracts.

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State of the Nation 2014 Report

This is the Commission’s second annual State of the Nation report to be presented to Parliament. The Commission was created by the UK Government in 2012 as an independent and statutory body to monitor and report on what is happening to child poverty and social mobility in the country.

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Policy and Influence

First World War: then and now grants available

Explore the heritage of the First World War with grants of £3,000–£10,000. This programme has a short application form, and is suitable for everyone, including first-time applicants.

The First World War affected millions across the globe and shaped the world we live in. The Centenary is a chance to understand the war better, uncover its stories and explore what it means to us today.

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Grow Wild funding - apply by 2 Decenber 2014

Grow Wild is awarding funding of £1,000 to £4,000 to community groups that want to bring people together to transform a communal space by sowing and growing UK native plants.

If your group has an inspiring idea to connect people to nature, then apply before 2 December 2014 for your chance to join the lively network.

Grow wild are looking to fund at least 60 groups in 2015 across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

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The Woodward Charitable Trust awards – next deadline 30 November 2014

The Woodward Charitable Trust awards grant funding to charities that have a turnover of less than £300,000 and to locally-based charitable initiatives in the UK.

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Charity regulator announces changes to the annual return for charities

The Charity Commission has announced changes to the annual return, the tool it uses to hold charities accountable to the public.

The regulator says the changes, which will apply when charities report on their financial years ending in 2015, will strengthen its ability to identify risk and will ensure people have access to the information they need to make confident decisions about charities.

The annual return 2015 will include three new question areas, which received broad support in the consultation:

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