Learning, Skills and Employment

Charity finance teams are under increasing pressure to deliver accurate reporting, manage complex funding structures, support strategic decision-making, and meet growing governance expectations, often with limited resources and heavily manual processes.

Our (Charity Digital) upcoming webinar from finance experts, AccountsIQ, explores how charities can reduce operational complexity, improve financial visibility, and move from reactive reporting to more strategic finance leadership.

As part of Project 17's training series in collaboration with United Impact, we are excited to invite you to our upcoming free session.

This training is ideal for professionals who regularly make Section 17 referrals or work with individuals receiving Section 17 support. Please note, there will be only a brief overview of Section 17, so it’s best suited for those already familiar with the topic.

The session will explore:

Learn the 28 must‑have essential oils every family should keep at home — from newborns to adults — and how to use them safely for everyday health and wellbeing.

🌿 What you’ll learn

Perfect for
Anyone wanting natural, everyday support for mood, sleep, immunity, hormonal balance, and family wellbeing.

Horizons Festival is a free 2-day global arts festival in the heart of Manchester. A summer weekend packed with shows, live music events, creative family activities, global cinema, workshops, standup comedy and pressing discussions.

Have you ever wondered what happens to your funding proposals after you click ‘submit’? Or mused on what conversations actually take place behind the closed doors of a grant-maker’s trustee meeting?

​This is your chance to see for yourself!

Based on interviews with trustees and grant managers from a wide range of funders, this interactive workshop has been carefully designed to give you as accurate and realistic an experience of a grant-making meeting as possible.

New to knitting? 

Starter pack (needles, yarn and simple pattern) available for £5.

Everything you need to get you started!

If you are knitting already, come along and make new friends.

This event is free. There is no need to book, just turn up!

Sessions are every Friday from 10am - 12pm (5th, 12th, 19th, 26th June, 3rd, 10th, 17th July)

There is a wide range of not-for-profit structures ranging from registered charities to community interest companies. They all have specific benefits, and some drawbacks. This session will look at the main structures, and explain the benefits and issues associated with each of them.

Turn funding rejections into success. Learn why bids fail, refine your writing, and create stronger, compelling grant applications.

Fundraisers across the sector are dealing with more rejections than usual. But even in this landscape, charities are still having fundraising success.

So how can fundraisers turn their rejections into successes?

Focussing on what you can control in your bid writing and making it as strong and compelling as possible is crucial.