Macc’s purpose is to encourage, support and develop voluntary and community groups and individuals to have a real influence over the places and communities in which they live. So for that reason alone, we’re supporting the People’s Plan as a non-partisan, citizen-led movement bringing new and seldom-heard voices into the conversation about the future of Greater Manchester.
We streamed our Spirit of Manchester Awards live, on Thursday 6 October.
You can watch our awards ceremony below.
Watch our Chief Executive, Mike Wild talk about our upcoming Spirit of Manchester Awards on That's Manchester TV
Nazarene Theological College are based in Didsbury, south Manchester and they nurture a learning community with one aim: to prepare their students for innovative Christian ministry.
Our State of the Sector Survey in 2013 found that there were 3,093 voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations in Manchester, with an estimated income of £477 million. The sector employed the equivalent of 12,400 full time staff and 94,300 volunteers gave 370,000 hours, with an estimated value of £332 million. Decision makers took note of the survey results, we know it increased their understanding of the sector. Some of the key facts (3093 organisations, 94,300 volunteers) are now widely quoted by colleagues in the Council, the NHS and other bodies such as Big Lottery Fund.
The Inter Faith Youth Trust is providing small grants for events organised by and for young people focused around Inter Faith Week 13-20 November 2016.
The Trust will be awarding small grants up to £500 for organisations running events or projects connected with Inter Faith Week 2016. 
Voting is now open to vote for the Best Community Space Spirit of Manchester Award 2016. 
Award criteria
A community space can be a piece of land or a building available for use by the community. Organisations needed to show:
• Best use of a community space
• How the space is seen as central within the community
• The impact it has within the local community
The mosque in Cheetham Hill North Manchester is inviting people to visit to the mosque during the month of Ramadan. Ramadan is a fast during daylight hours. It is something they do every year. The visit comprises a tour, short presentation, Q&A as well as a dinner. There is no cost to those that attend and everyone is welcome.
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Could you give us 10 minutes to talk about health?
As part of Greater Manchester’s Devolution agenda, for the first time Greater Manchester is taking control of £6 billion of public funding for health and social care from April 2016.
Faith Network 4 Manchester have released the following letter:
We are writing to you as someone who supports the Faith Network for Manchester (FN4M). As you are on our data base you will have recently received a copy of our Annual Report for 2014.15 outlining the incredibly important work that the FN4M has undertaken with the help of an Equalities Fund grant from Manchester City Council and smaller sums from other grant making bodies such as Awards for All.