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International Women’s Day - Women’s Awards 2013 Nominations

29 Nov 2012 - 11:00 by michelle.foster

As part of Manchester's International Women's Day celebrations Manchester City Council are hosting the city's women's awards.

These awards provide an opportunity to recognise the amazing contribution that women make to the city and to redress the under-representation of women in many industries by celebrating local women's achievements.

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Help Red Rose Forest create new woodlands for all

12 Nov 2012 - 16:02 by michelle.foster

Red Rose Forest is planning a winter of tree planting – and need your help to create whole new swathes of woodland across Greater Manchester.

With funding secured from the government’s Big Tree Plant initiative and environmental charity Trees for Cities they’re aiming to plant thousands of trees during the next two months.

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Comments wanted on proposals to revise the regulation of NHS charities

9 Nov 2012 - 10:40 by michelle.foster

The Department of Health is seeking feedback from the NHS and other interested parties on final proposals to revise the governance of NHS charities.

NHS Charities were established to receive and manage charitable funds to support healthcare in the NHS. They are typically linked to individual NHS providers (mainly hospital trusts) and range from Great Ormond Street to residual historical funds.

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Become a Digital Champion and help Manchester become one of the world’s leading digital cities

1 Nov 2012 - 11:59 by michelle.foster

Manchester City Council has a strategy to become of the world’s leading digital cities by 2020. One of the ways the Council can achieve this is through their Go ON Manchester campaign to help businesses and individuals to get online and improve their digital skills. This is a long term campaign, with the first phase aimed at local businesses and organisations.

Currently only 14 per cent of small businesses sell products and services online. This means that many organisations are missing opportunities to improve sales, generate more business and create new jobs.

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Heineken Launches Partnership with Your Square Mile to Drive Community Projects in Moss Side

31 Oct 2012 - 13:27 by michelle.foster

Heineken, the UK’s leading brewer, is launching a new community initiative that will see its 270 Manchester Brewery colleagues get involved in kick-starting and reinvigorating local projects within Moss Side.

This new initiative, that will allow Heineken to play a more active part in local life, has been created in conjunction with social enterprise Your Square Mile, a UK-wide organisation that offers practical support to help people make positive change in their communities.

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The Big Dig

19 Oct 2012 - 11:29 by michelle.foster

The Big Dig is a nationwide project which aims to engage over 10,000 people in Community Food-Growing Projects across England.

Do you have a Community Garden or Group Allotment?

A green space at your School, Youth Club, Church or Mosque that you want to reclaim and develop?

Does your Community want to create such a growing space?

In Greater Manchester Big Dig is run by The Kindling Trust.

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2012 World of Difference

18 Oct 2012 - 16:11 by michelle.foster

Each year, the Vodafone World of Difference UK programme gives 500 people the chance to work for a UK charity of their choice, and get paid. They can choose to work either full-time for two months or part-time for four.

As well as providing support to charities, the programme has so far helped 1,500 people bring valuable skills and experience to charitable organisations across the UK.

For the first time, the World of Difference UK 2012 programme will be open to all previous participants and offers both full and part-time placements.

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New NW Community Empowerment Awards Scheme

12 Oct 2012 - 13:04 by michelle.foster

North West Together We Can, supported by Our Life, has launched a new Community Empowerment Award to reward best practice in communities around empowerment, cohesion and resilience that has taken place over the last 12 months in the North West.

Do you know of any community and voluntary groups that have delivered a project that has made a positive difference in their community and which you think should be recognised for their achievements? Nominations can be made using the attached nomination form.

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