Community Engagement

Charity Wise: How to optimise your charity's website for greater impact

Join Charity Wise for the next event in their summer technology series!

On Wednesday 5th August we’ll (Charity Wise) be exploring how charities can use conversion rate optimisation (CRO), testing, and personalisation to improve digital experiences, increase engagement, and create greater impact from their websites.

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Cranfield Trust: From activities to impact

Many charities are under increasing pressure to demonstrate the difference they make. 

Recent changes to the Charities SORP have brought renewed attention to impact reporting, but good impact measurement is about much more than meeting reporting requirements. 

This practical webinar will introduce Theory of Change as a simple way of thinking about how your organisation contributes to change, before exploring how to identify meaningful outcomes, decide what evidence to collect and use learning to improve your work. 

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Community Safety Essentials – Free Training Opportunity for Manchester VCFSE Organisations

Community Safety Essentials is a practical half-day training session for community leaders, volunteers, community organisations, CICs and charities.

Delivered in partnership with Onward LivesDidsbury Good Neighbours and the Oliver Cookson Foundation, this fully funded training combines accredited Manual Handling and Emergency First Aid awareness to help organisations create safer working practices and better support their staff and volunteers.

Places are limited and advance booking is essential.

Didsbury Good Neighbours, Gillbrook Road, Didsbury, Manchester, M20 6WH

Get Grants: Free introduction to monitoring and evaluation

Join Get Grants for a FREE introductory workshop on our Monitoring & Evaluation Training Course. Discover how to make monitoring, evaluating, and reporting to your supporters accessible, relevant, and empowering that is designed for fundraisers in all roles.

Check out our (Get Grants) Monitoring & Evaluation Training Course here.

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Step Forward Fund – grants for grassroots organisations from Global Majority and racially minoritised communities

The Step Forward Fund is a fund designed to provide funding and support to grassroots organisations from Global Majority and racially minoritised communities and help them move from smaller project-based funding to larger grants and investment.

The Step Forward Fund has £4 million to award. The fund plans to give £50,000 to £75,000 per year for between 2 to 3 years. This means you can apply for:

The Saltways: How to create videos for grant applications

Join The Saltways team for this workshop exploring how charities can create effective videos for grant applications. 

Does your charity want to use video to strengthen funding bids but aren't sure where to begin? Join The Saltways team for a practical session designed for charity professionals. 

  • Learn what funders look for in video submissions. 

  • Discover how to use video to showcase your impact and outcomes.

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Caritas Big Sleep Out 2026

Sleep under the stars to raise money for local families and individuals experiencing homelessness.

This event has always been a popular part of the Caritas Salford calendar, and after a rest year or two, we are pleased to be running an in-person event once again.

So, dust off your sleeping bag, and get ready to wrap up warm, whilst we spend the night in the great outdoors for a great cause.

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Old Bedians Sports Centre, Millgate Lane, Didsbury, Manchester, M20 5QX

Third Sector Lab: Open, Visible and Useful – Building Your Professional Voice Online

How do you build a professional online presence without feeling like you’re “selling yourself”?

This practical 90-minute workshop is designed for early careers professionals who want to use online communications more confidently, thoughtfully and effectively. That might include students, recent graduates, apprentices, interns, trainees, new third sector staff, emerging leaders, career changers, or people taking their first steps into a new sector.

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Social for Good: Back to (social media) school – How to refresh your strategy

September is the perfect time to take stock. Social media moves fast, and what worked six months ago might not be cutting through anymore. In this session, we'll look at what's changed, what's working now, and how to adjust your strategy so you're heading into the rest of the year with clarity and confidence. 

Walk away with fresh thinking and a clearer sense of where to focus your energy next.

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