Community Engagement

We All Grow Together Naturally: Free organic gardening workshops

Join Ryder Brow Community Allotment Society for free organic gardening workshops throughout 2026.

When: Saturdays or Sundays from 30 May 2026 to 19 October 2026

Time: 10am - 12pm

Venue: Ryder Brow Community Allotment Society, Far Lane, Gorton, M18 7FF

Ryder Brow Community Allotment Society, Far Lane, Gorton, M18 7FF

Media Trust: Stronger Voices Masterclass - Creating a Viral Social Justice Story

Join Media Trust for this exciting FREE masterclass led by journalist and author, Maya Oppenheim.

The Masterclass

Learn how to uncover, craft, and amplify social justice stories that capture attention and drive real impact.

What separates a post that gets a handful of shares from one that reaches millions? It’s not just luck. Viral social justice campaigns follow clear patterns:

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Social for Good: Social Media Accessibility - A Guide for Charities & Purpose-driven Brands

Accessibility isn't a nice-to-have - it's a responsibility. 

This session explores what accessible social media really looks like in practice, covering the key principles, common mistakes, and what your team can do differently starting today. 

Walk away ready to make your content work for everyone.

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Social for Good: More Social Content, Less Effort – The COPE Method

If you’ve ever thought “we just don’t have enough content ideas”, you’re not alone. You’re likely spending more time than you’d like creating social content, often feeling like you’re starting from scratch each time you put time aside for it. 

Keeping channels active can be a challenge when ideas and time for creativity are limited. The reality is most organisations already have a wealth of content sitting unused across reports, blogs, and internal resources. It just is not being used strategically. 

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Cracking Good Food: Carnival Cook-Up fundraiser

On Tuesday 2nd June, the fundraiser Carnival Cook-Up! is taking over Manchester as we (Cracking Good Food) head back to the fantastic venue, Freight Island. Take your team away from their desks as they don their aprons, network with fellow foodies and feel the electric buzz of social good!

We absolutely smashed our targets last year and this time we have the ambitious task of 2,000 meals in 1 day, are your team up to the challenge?

Freight Island, 11 Baring Street, Manchester, M1 2PZ

Trustee Roles & Responsibilities

This session will help you gain a better understanding of the role and responsibilities of being a trustee. It is an ideal introduction for new trustees, or as a refresher for existing board members.  

Ever wondered what it is that trustees should do? 

This training explains good governance within charities, managing risks, charity reporting requirements and how to ensure your charity is meeting its public benefit requirements. 

The session covers: 

St. Thomas Centre, Ardwick Green North, Manchester, M12 6FZ

Beeston-Clarke Accountants: Charity Chatter on Money Matters: Harmony or Headache - realities of balancing finance and impact

Join Beeston-Clarke Accountants on the 3rd June when Sharon Bell, CEO of Services for Education, will be joining as guest speaker: "Harmony or headache - realities of balancing finance and impact

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Introduction to Monitoring & Evaluation

All community organisations exist because they want to make a difference, but why do we need to be able to talk about how we do that?

Monitoring and evaluation is collecting and recording information about your work and service users. It is checking that what you deliver is working, and then being able to show others what difference your work makes to services users and the community you serve (and why that’s important).

This session will;

The Grange Community Resource Centre, 4 Pilgrim Drive, Beswick, Manchester, M11 3TQ