Trustees' Week (7-13th November)
What are trustees?
Trustees are the people in charge of a charity and they help to make the UK the sixth most giving country in the world. (Source www.trusteesweek.org)
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Volunteering
Our latest data sets and the launch of GrantNav
Our latest data sets on our work with voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations and volunteers is now available on our website here: www.manchestercommunitycentral.org/policy-and-influence/open-data
In my last blog I mentioned the exciting work that 360Giving are doing to launch a searchable facility (powered by open data) showing where grants go. GrantNav has recently been launched.
The People's Plan for Greater Manchester
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.
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Tis' the season....nearly!
Hello all,
We hope you had a great weekend!
In today's blog I would like to talk to you about Christmas.... I know we've not even had Halloween or Bonfire night yet, but you know how time flies!
From now - and in the run up to Christmas, the Volunteer Centre receives an increased number of requests to dispense information and guidance on volunteering opportunities that are taking place on or around Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year's Eve and New Year's Day.
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Our Manchester Forum Membership recruitment advert - Voluntary Board Member Positions
In early 2016, Manchester agreed its shared vision outline in the Our Manchester strategy to be a world-class city, with residents who live longer, and are happier and wealthier. The Our Manchester Forum provides strategic leadership on the delivery of the city’s priorities, as set out in the Our Manchester strategy. The Forum is also responsible for ensuring that the new Our Manchester approach is embedded in all sectors of the city. 
Spice of Life - vote for us now in the Aviva Community Fund
Macc will work with Cracking Good Food (www.crackinggoodfood.org) on a two month project focusing on food poverty. It will give people suffering from food poverty, and those working with them, new skills and the ability to tell their stories. We will highlight these valuable insights to the influential people and policy makers who could help make a difference.
Free Community Reporter training!
What do you think makes up the Spirit of Manchester?
Spirit Story - all the stories in one place
Spirit Story was a week-long campaign held in September 2016 to document the extraordinary everyday stories of our sector. VCSE organisations were asked to choose one day during the week of 19-23 September and tell us about an activity that took place which included food distribution, advice sessions, support groups and a sporting memories session.
We gathered 32 stories which are now in a dedicated place on the Macc website - https://www.manchestercommunitycentral.org/spirit-story-0
Spirit of Manchester Awards 2016 – That’s Manchester news story
That’s Manchester TV filmed at our Spirit of Manchester Awards, watch the news story here:
World Values Day - 20 October 2016
Values are the things that are important to us, the foundation of our lives. They are deeply held principles that guide our choices and behaviour
s and influence our emotions. Values are the core of who we are. They are our motivators, our drivers, the passion in our hearts and the reason why we do the things we do.