The Centre for Social Action has partnered with the Centre for Ageing Better to launch the Age-friendly and inclusive volunteering fund. The fund has been set up to develop and document models of good practice in supporting older people’s voluntary and community activity. 
This year’s Local Charities Day will take place on 14 December. Each year Local Charities Day shines a spotlight on the incredible work local charities do to build healthy and happy local communities. Local Charities Day builds on the work of the recently published Civil Society Strategy, where the Government committed to enhancing relationships between businesses, charities and local areas, to help communities grow.
Henshaws is a well-established registered charity based in the North of England supporting people with sight loss or other disabilities for over 180 years, to go beyond expectations, to live independent and fulfilling lives. 
The University of Manchester has a Student Experience Internship scheme which provides funding to pay for a limited number of students to undertake an eight week summer internship within organisations in the charity and not-for-profit sector in Manchester. 
It’s time to recognise and celebrate the difference The University of Manchester’s staff, students and external partners are making.
Mynshull’s Education Foundation are looking to recruit new trustees to its Board. Mynshull’s Educational Foundation is an old Manchester Charity. Thomas Mynshull was a 17th century Quaker who left a legacy in his will to “apprentice poor boys into trade”. 
The annual Tesco Food Collection is happening in your local Tesco Thursday 29 November, Friday 30 November and Saturday 1 December 2018. 
Charity marketplace app, Buengo, has just released a new feature where charities and good causes can post their volunteering opportunities on the app. Buengo aims to make finding out about local volunteering opportunities easier than ever, and encourage more people to get actively involved with local charities. 
Are you a charitable organisation? Would you like to receive fresh food to help spread festive cheer to those in need this Christmas? Aldi stores will close for Christmas on 24 December and they are donating surplus fresh fruit, fish, meat and more. Sign up now to get involved.
Do you have a short-term project for enterprise-minded student volunteers? 
The Manchester Enterprise Challenge combines an academic unit on enterprise with a community project and allows students to learn about enterprise while putting their skills into practice for a local charity or not-for-profit organisation.