Capacity Building

As part of the national Transforming Local Infrastructure initiative, Macc successfully led a partnership to obtain a grant from the Office for Civil Society via Big Fund (the non lottery funding arm of the Big Lottery Fund).

The purpose of the Transforming Local Infrastructure programme is to provide better support for frontline voluntary and community sector organisations through change and redevelopment.

The Be Proud Awards are the ideal way to recognise and celebrate Manchester’s community heroes, rewarding volunteering excellence and outstanding spirit in our neighbourhoods. This is your opportunity to recognise those who have worked hard to change and improve the lives of others.

If you know someone who goes the extra mile to make a difference in your area, you can use the nomination form below or nominate them online at: www.manchester.gov.uk/beproud.

Each year, Ernst & Young, a global firm of professional advisers with approximately 10,000 employees in the UK, recruits a number of graduates to train as accountants, tax advisers or corporate finance specialists.

Two independent HR / Management Consultants who work with Ernst & Young to support the learning and development initiatives and help maximise the potential of their people are running approximately 45 two day programmes involving workshiops to develop the personal skills of the Ernst & Young second year trainees.

Charities should be given more control and freedom over how they are run, Lord Hodgson has said in his report on the Charities Act 2006.

Last year, the Government appointed Lord Hodgson to conduct a wide-ranging review of the Charities Act 2006 to investigate whether it is fit for purpose. He was asked to consider if better regulation is needed and whether the existing rules are enabling charities to operate easily. The Government will carefully consider his recommendations.

The Manchester Airport Community Trust Fund was established to promote, enhance, improve and protect both the natural and built environment in the local community. The Trustees award grants of a maximum of £3,000.

The Community Trust Fund award grants to a maximum of £3,000.00. To be successful a group must:
• Carry out positive work in the community and be of charitable nature and be ‘Not for Profit’ status.
• Be Community, Socially or Environmentally focused
• Based within the area of benefit

The Royal Brewery Fund’s priority is to encourage and support grass-root community activity. This means small, community-based and locally controlled groups that manage themselves, encourage active participation from volunteers, have minimal cash reserves and limited access to funding support.

Applications are invited from community groups based in the Moss Side and Hulme areas that wish to improve circumstances for people within these communities.

Roald Dahl’s Marvellous Children’s Charity helps seriously ill children and young people to make the most of everyday life. The Charity want to ensure that their families, regardless of shape or size, receive the emotional support they need too.

The Charity help in many ways including through Roald Dahl specialist nurses, family grants and research.

The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service is the highest award given to volunteer groups across the UK for outstanding work done in their local communities.