Serious violence and exploitation can affect any child or young person. Join Manchester Safeguarding Partnership during the Lives Not Knives Week of Action to increase your understanding of risk factors, early intervention, and the role professionals play in keeping children and young people safe.
Representatives of voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations are invited to join Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) and their Graduate Career Team for an event on Friday 16 October.
This event offers an opportunity for people working for VCSEs to discuss their organisation and current or future opportunities they may have available with potential volunteers or staff recruits who have recently graduated in a social science subject.
Could influencers help your charity reach new audiences? Join Media Trust for an expert webinar on the basics of working with influencers.
Influencer marketing isn’t just for big brands and big budgets. The right creator can help your charity reach new audiences, tell powerful stories and build genuine connections with communities who might not otherwise encounter your work.
But how do you find influencers who genuinely align with your cause? What makes a good partnership? And how can charities make collaborations work when time and resources are limited?
The following is a Statement of Concern Regarding Self-Swab ‘Rape Kits’ by Greater Manchester Universities and the Gender Based Violence Action Network for Students (GBVANS)
The Proud Trust are pleased to announce that the Ground Up Cafe at The Proud Place is now open to the public Monday - Saturday 9am - 4pm!
As part of the launch, there will be a series of events in the cafe across Manchester's Welcome Weeks (End of September 2026).
The GM Creative Health Champions programme is a free online training offer for people working across health, social care, local government, culture, heritage, the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCFSE) sector, academia and related fields who are interested in the role of creativity in supporting health and wellbeing in Greater Manchester. It is particularly suited to those who want to influence change within their organisation, community or wider system, build their knowledge of creative health, and develop the confidence to embed creative health approaches in practice
The GM Creative Health Champions programme is a free online training offer for people working across health, social care, local government, culture, heritage, the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCFSE) sector, academia and related fields who are interested in the role of creativity in supporting health and wellbeing in Greater Manchester. It is particularly suited to those who want to influence change within their organisation, community or wider system, build their knowledge of creative health, and develop the confidence to embed creative health approaches in practice
Detached Youth Training offers a fantastic opportunity to strengthen your engagement skills, broaden your understanding of detached youth work and learn effective ways to reach and support young people in their own communities
Advicenow are running a free course for organisations across England which support care leavers in securing their housing rights. The course will be delivered online and is funded by the National Lottery Reaching Communities project.
The course will give you the basic knowledge and skills you need to deal with key housing and benefits issues faced by people who have left care.
The free online workshops will take place on the following dates:
Manchester City Council is inviting expressions of interest for Black History Month 2026. The Equity and Engagement Team are seeking creative, community-led proposals that celebrate Black history, culture, creativity and community in Manchester, with young people placed at the heart of the project.
Proposals are invited from organisations, artists, practitioners, creative collectives and community groups that can work with young people and wider communities to explore identity, belonging, heritage, contribution, creativity and future aspirations.