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Greater Manchester Police are looking for community placements to host student officers as part of their learning and development programme.
This is a community-based project that looks at the working relationship, trust and confidence between the police and various community groups and partner agencies. Student officers will work on utilising and improving their communication skills, interacting with partner agencies and community groups and gaining an insight into how the Police work with other agencies and how the community at large affects policing on a local level.
Manchester City Council are calling for applications to be part of Manchester Day 2014. Now its 5th year Manchester Day 2014 will be even bigger, better and more spectacular!
This year’s theme is ‘Going Global!’. Manchester City Council are looking for community groups, volunteers, and organisations throughout the city to apply to be part of Manchester Day 2014 and work with them on the theme with energy, enthusiasm and commitment to turn all the ideas into an amazing day that stuns the crowds and fills the city centre on Sunday 22 June.
The Charity Commission, the independent regulator of charities in England and Wales, reissued an alert in May 2013 for charities about the risks when getting involved in arrangements to enter into tenancy agreements and take advantage of business rates relief.
Do you have a project you'd like to get up and running in 2014? Are you looking for funding to continue running a group or activity for older people in your neighbourhood? The Age-friendly Manchester Small Grants fund provides small grants of up to £300 to projects that benefit older people living in the City of Manchester.
Manchester City Council is inviting voluntary and other third sector groups to bid for a share of a new £250,000 fund which will combat food poverty in the city.
Manchester City Council has made the additional funding available under its Local Welfare Scheme to help the most vulnerable residents in crisis situations, for example the homeless or those fleeing violence or domestic abuse.
Adult Learners Week is a national celebration of lifelong learning which encompasses the ALW awards.
The awards celebrate the achievements of those who have made a significant difference to their lives through their learning journey.
If you know of an individual or organisation deserving of an award please visit: www.alw.org.uk/awards/2014 to make a nomination.
Deadline for submission is 5:00pm on 30 January 2014
Facebook have started to roll out a new feature called Donate that lets people contribute directly to nonprofits through Facebook.
The Donate feature will appear beside Posts in News Feed shared by participating nonprofits and at the top of their Facebook Pages.
When people click "Donate Now" they can choose the amount, enter their payment information, and immediately donate to that cause. They also have the option to share the nonprofit’s post with their friends.
A Grow Wild community site is a place where local people use UK native plants to create a space for everyone to enjoy.
Grow Wild are awarding £500 to £5,000 for each Grow Wild community site.
At the moment, your Grow Wild site might be an unloved, neglected and rundown area that you’d like to reclaim for the local community. You just need to tell Grow Wild how you want to turn it into an inspiring space for everyone.
With the funding, people from all over the UK will create stunning sites that everyone will love and use.
The Tesco Charity Trust offers grants of between £4000 and £25,000 to charities working around their stores, and in the countries they source from. Tesco prioritise applications in the areas of children’s education and welfare, those with disabilities and the elderly.
Tesco Charity are now accepting applications for the January 2014 round of Larger Grants.
The Tesco Charity Trust considers requests for funding from charities working with:
• Children’s welfare and education
• Elderly people’s welfare
• Adults and children with disabilities
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