Community Engagement

UrbanMuse: Notes from the Underground Screening

Join UrbanMuse for a special screening of Notes from the Underground, a powerful documentary exploring Cape Town's underground Hip Hop movement and its role in community organising, cultural resistance and social movements.

Funded by Black Lives Matter UK, this event examines how Hip Hop became a tool for education, activism and preserving cultural identity during the 1980s and why it still relevant today.

Renold Building, 32a Altrincham Street, Manchester, M1 7JR

Community Cancer Conversations

Community Health MCR - Community Cancer Conversations Programme 2026-2027

You’ve told Ladybarn Community Hub that “cancer feels deeply isolating”, “there aren’t always spaces to talk openly with people who understand, especially outside the hospital”.

So Ladybarn Community Hub are creating something new together! A community space for conversation, peer support, connection, reflection, belonging.

Monday Music with Michael at Ladybarn Hub

Join Ladybarn Community Hub every Monday for a welcoming, friendly singing music group.

Coffee and biscuits will be available and no previous singing experience is required.

Sessions take place weekly from 2:30pm - 4:00pm at Ladybarn Hub (Royle Street, Ladybarn, Manchester, M14 6RN).

Sessions are free to attend but there is the option to make a £1 donation.

For more information, please call 0161 224 3733 or email info@ladybarncommunityhub.co.uk 

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. 

Online

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 Lives, Didsbury 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: