Volunteering

GM Moving Volunteering Community of Practice

GM Moving are delighted to bring people and partners back together for their latest Community of Practice focused on volunteering in sport, physical activity and movement. This event is open to anyone with an interest in volunteering in ways that enable active lives.

The event will explore some of the key challenges around this topic, hearing updates from partners, and sharing best practice and resources to support the development of volunteering.

Topics
Health and Wellbeing
Volunteering

Announcement: Macc has successfully secured Manchester City Council’s contract to provide infrastructure support to the city's voluntary, community, and social enterprise sector

Submitted by michelle.foster on

Macc is delighted to announce that, following an open tender process, we have once again been successful in securing the contract with Manchester City Council to deliver infrastructure support to the city's voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) sector. This work enables us to support charities, community groups (including the community work done by faith organisations), voluntary groups, and social enterprises to be healthy, sustainable, well-run and above all, impactful for our communities.

Topics
Arts & culture
People/communities experiencing racial inequalities
Capacity Building
Children and Families
Crime and Disorder
Environment
Equalities
Faith
Funding
Health and Wellbeing
Homelessness
Learning, Skills and Employment
LGBTQIA+
Mental Health
Older People
Physical Disability
Policy and Influence
Poverty
Social enterprise
Transgender
Volunteering
Young People

Managing Volunteers

All the hard work that goes into recruiting volunteers is often lost due to lack of management.

We will use a variety of learning methods to help you ensure that your volunteers are managed well.

This course is suitable for paid staff and volunteers who have a responsibility for managing volunteers.

Date: Friday 14 March 2025

Time: 10:30 - 12:30

Delivered via Zoom
Shared Topic Areas
VCM
Volunteering

Managing Volunteers

All the hard work that goes into recruiting volunteers is often lost due to lack of management.

We will use a variety of learning methods to help you ensure that your volunteers are managed well.

This course is suitable for paid staff and volunteers who have a responsibility for managing volunteers.

Date: Tuesday 19 November 2024

Time: 10:30 - 12:30

Delivered via Zoom
Shared Topic Areas
VCM
Volunteering

Volunteer and training programme at Manchester Museum

Submitted by michelle.foster on

Manchester Museum and Manchester Adult Education are excited to launch a new interactive 6-week course to learn new skills, develop confidence and gain volunteering experience.

Inspired by museum collections and drawing on their unique spaces and staff resources, the course is open to Greater Manchester Residents. Learn more about promoting a successful visitor experience and gain an accredited qualification with units in areas such as presentation skills and customer service.

Topics
Arts & culture
Volunteering

Courses and workshops at the Boiler House

Submitted by michelle.foster on

The Boiler House is a centre for making and mending. The Boiler House aim to provide free and low-cost use of tools, equipment and space for people and be a catalyst for people to reach their potential. The Boiler House run a variety of community workshops, providing skills for employment, improving health and wellbeing, developing a circular economy, and promoting gender and race equality.

Topics
Volunteering
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