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Manchester Community Central Bulletin –
16 December 2024

Macc Christmas and New Year closure

We are going to take the opportunity over the holiday season to close Macc at 4pm on 23rd December and we will reopen on 2nd January 2025.

We know that many of our friends and colleagues in the local VCSE sector will be working harder than ever over Christmas providing practical support and help across the city.

Macc’s team have put in place a rota to respond to emergency enquiries. If you have an urgent problem that you think Macc can help with, you can contact us during the Christmas period via email: christmas@macc.org.uk or telephone 0333 321 3021 and leave a message. This will be regularly monitored by members of Macc’s management team.

For cost of living and other resources, please visit our website here

Christmas/Winter support 2024

See what we offer over this Christmas/Winter period. At the Volunteer Centre Manchester, we want to help you spread the festive cheer this winter!

Over the winter period, charities and community groups continue to offer essential services keeping our city's residents warm, fed and supported. During this time they need all the more help to keep these crucial services running.

At the Volunteer Centre Manchester, we have brought all of these asks for help onto one page, so it has never been easier to offer your support! From Christmas competitions, to gift cards, to donations of food and clothes – there is something to interest anyone.

Click the button below to go to our Christmas/Winter support page and see how you can help Manchester's organisations this Christmas.

If you are an organisation and you would like to be included on this list, please contact alex@macc.org.uk with your appeal.

Find out more

Community Explorers: Building Safer Communities Through Collaboration
22nd January, 10am - 12pm, Millennium Powerhouse

We invite you to participate in an important conversation aimed at fostering communities where everyone feels safe, valued and connected.

This event will bring together a diverse group of participants, including community leaders, frontline staff, volunteers, statutory colleagues and representatives from across various sectors, to share insights and explore best practices.

Macc Business Partnerships Spotlight: BAM Construction
5th February, 10.30am - 12.30pm, Online

Are you a voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) who want to explore corporate partnerships? If so, this Zoom session will offer a unique insight from a business perspective into this type of work.

BAM Construction UK are a leading construction management company working in the public and private sector. They construct, refurbish, extend and repurpose buildings from their network of offices across England, Scotland and Wales.

Student Volunteering Research Launch
20th February, 10am - 12.30pm, Central Manchester

In June 2024, Anushka Swannell, a Volunteer Development Worker at Macc, has done a piece of research on ‘The Current Climate of Student Volunteering in Greater Manchester.’ We invite you to the launch event for this research, where she will outline her findings and key policy recommendations. There will also be opportunities for you to discuss your experience as a student volunteer, or involving student volunteers, and how we can improve this in future.

Greater Manchester Mature Minds Matter

Greater Manchester Mature Minds Matter are looking for people who have lived experience of accessing, or supporting someone who has accessed, mental health support in mid to later life (50+), to join our growing network, to make a difference to mental health support across Greater Manchester!

To learn more, email us at GMOPN@macc.org.uk or call us on 0161 834 9823.

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News

Building Stronger Communities Together Manchester Community Grant Programme

Manchester City Council has launched a community grant programme aimed at building stronger communities in the city. Is your organisation working across communities, building relationships across difference, getting people involved, and creating a sense of pride and belonging to Manchester? If so, Manchester City Council want to hear from you and help you bring your impactful ideas, activities and work to life. Community grants are available from £10,000 to £30,000 focusing on social cohesion projects. Deadline: 8th January, 4pm.

The Auto Trader Community Fund

The Auto Trader Community Fund is offering awards of up to £2,500 for grassroots community groups based in any of the ten boroughs of Greater Manchester with an annual income of less than £75,000. The Auto Trader Community Fund aims to encourage and support grassroots community organisations. This means small, community-based and locally controlled groups that manage themselves, encourage people to get involved as volunteers and who just need a bit of financial help to be able to work with their community in the way they’d like. Deadline: 19th December, 12pm.

Violence Reduction Unit: Education Hive

The Violence Reduction Unit (VRU) have created an online forum for partners to come together to share best practice, discuss common challenges, access opportunities and much more. Stay informed – collaborate and engage with fellow professionals. Attend events – access resources, research and techniques to improve student outcomes and wellbeing. Receive feedback – advocate for change by influencing discussions, initiatives, and the work of the VRU.

Season 9 episode 8 of the Meet the Mancunian Podcast – Combating homelessness with Judy Vickers

In the eight episode of Season 9, the season finale, of the Meet the Mancunian podcast, Deepa Thomas-Sutcliffe interviews Judy Vickers, Executive Officer of Lifeshare and Spirit of Manchester Award nominee. Judy shares her journey from overcoming personal challenges, including domestic violence, to passionately working in the homelessness sector. She discusses her extensive work with Lifeshare, an organisation providing services to the homeless in Manchester, and the critical issues of food and data poverty. The episode highlights Lifeshare's broad range of services and the ongoing challenges amid economic and social shifts. Judy’s dedication to advocating for the voiceless and fostering community collaboration stands out as a beacon of hope.

Join Centrepoint's Manchester Sleep Out

On 21 February 2025 Centrepoint, the UK’s leading youth homelessness charity are hosting the Manchester Sleep Out at Depot Mayfield, a powerful overnight fundraising challenge event that raises awareness and vital funds for the 23,000 young people Centrepoint predict will face homelessness this winter. The Manchester Sleep Out is more than a fundraiser – it’s a chance for local communities to come together and show their commitment to ending youth homelessness.

10GM Population Health Programme Report

10GM scales up the VCSE sector's role as a strategic partner and service provider, actively contributing to a quantifiable improvement in the health of Greater Manchester residents. Improving data and intelligence, tackling health inequalities, co-designing person- and community-centred strategies, and influencing policy and practice are areas of focus for the programme.

Local Nature Recovery Strategy public consultation

Have your say on how nature recovery is prioritised across Greater Manchester

Residents and businesses across Greater Manchester can now have their say on ambitious proposals to protect green spaces and support the natural environment for generations to come. The Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) is inviting people to give their views on the city-region’s first Local Nature Recovery Strategy, which has been developed to address the loss of nature and biodiversity across Greater Manchester in recent decades.

Statement on the closure of GMCVO

We are sad to learn of the decision by GMCVO’s Trustees to close the organisation. We know that this will have come at the end of a long period of review, analysis and soul-searching before reaching this conclusion and its painful consequences. GMCVO has been a pioneer in exploring ways to build resources in communities and we must not lose sight of the potential to transform our economy and the places we live in. The voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) sector remains a vital part of this vision and we and our partners across Greater Manchester will continue to support this work.

Read the full statement here

Events

Social what? Making sense of (social) investment options and opportunities
19th December, 1pm - 3pm, Online

AI and Marginalized Communities
19th December, 6pm, Online

Charity Chatter on Money Matters – How to be a great charity and make an impact
8th January, 4pm - 5pm, Online

Greater Manchester's Sexual Violence and Abuse Pathfinder 1st year event
21st January, 10am - 3.30pm, The Mechanics Centre

Feeding Britain webinar: What next for our food bank? Reducing dependency on emergency food provision and developing affordable food models
23rd January, 3.30pm - 5pm, Online

Search for more events here

Training

Volunteer rights and responsibilities
14th January, 1pm - 3pm, Online

Recruit and retain volunteers
14th February, 10.30am - 12.30pm, Online

Managing volunteers
14th March, 10.30am - 12.30pm, Online

Get Grants and easyfundraising webinar
13th January, 2pm - 3pm, Online

Caritas Salford: Think differently about Disability
18th January, 9.30am - 11.30am, The Church of Our Lady and the Lancashire Martyrs

42nd Street: Trauma-informed leadership training (2 days)
23rd and 24th January, 9.30am - 4pm, Hideaway Youth Project

Search for more training here

Jobs

The GM Recruitment Hub is a free job board advertising vacancies in the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector in Greater Manchester. We host a variety of roles across Greater Manchester, with jobs across all 10 boroughs – Bolton, Bury, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford and Wigan.

Post a job vacancy here

Deputy Youth Work Manager at Empower Youth Zones
Salary: £26,278 - £28,423 per annum | Hours: 40 hours per week | Deadline: 20th December

HR Officer at Aspire Care and Support
Salary: £28,215 per annum | Hours: 36 hours per week | Deadline: 31st December

Stretford Public Hall – Bookings Manager at Friends of Stretford Public Hall
Salary: £32,000 per annum | Hours: 37.5 hours per week | Deadline: 3rd January, 12pm

Head of Fundraising, Communications and Engagement at George House Trust
Salary: £42,708 per annum | Hours: 28 hours per week | Deadline: 3rd January, 12pm

Access Coordinator at Factory International
Salary: £26,000 per annum | Hours: 24 hours per week (January - June), 40 hours per week (July) | Deadline: 5th January

Children, Young People and Families Worker at George House Trust
Salary: Actual £12,223 per annum | Hours: 14 hours per week | Deadline: 6th January, 5pm

Grants Development Worker (Maternity Cover) at Salford CVS
Salary: Actual £26,692.80 per annum | Hours: 30 hours per week | Deadline: 8th January, 12pm

Mental Health Link Worker at Thrive Manchester
Salary: £26,409 - £28,624 per annum | Hours: 37.5 hours per week | Deadline: 9th January, 9am

HR Advisor at The Growth Company
Salary: £27,000 - £30,000 per annum | Hours: 37 hours per week | Deadline: 9th January

Community Social Care Coordinator at Beyond Empower Community Interest Company
Salary: £27,711 - £30,060 per annum | Hours: 35 hours per week | Deadline: 10th January

Catering Manager at Empower Youth Zones
Salary: £24,960 - £26,278 per annum | Hours: 40 hours per week | Deadline: 15th January

Enterprise and Projects Manager at Empower Youth Zones
Salary: £26,278 - £28,423 per annum | Hours: 40 hours per week | Deadline: 15th January

Inclusion Coordinator at Empower Youth Zones
Salary: £26,278 - £28,423 per annum | Hours: 40 hours per week | Deadline: 15th January

Sessional Youth Worker (Film and Media) at Empower Youth Zones
Salary: £12 per hour | Hours: Part-time | Deadline: 15th January

Sessional Youth Worker (Music) at Empower Youth Zones
Salary: £12 per hour | Hours: Part-time | Deadline: 15th January

Sessional Youth Worker (Training Kitchen and Cooking) at Empower Youth Zones
Salary: £12 per hour | Hours: Part-time | Deadline: 15th January

Youth Work Manager – Seniors at Empower Youth Zones
Salary: £27,824 - £30,074 per annum | Hours: 40 hours per week | Deadline: 15th January

Sessional Youth Worker (Recreational Youth Engagement and Activity Area) at Empower Youth Zones
Salary: £12 per hour | Hours: Part-time | Deadline: 15th January

2 x Emotional Health and Wellbeing Worker – Closing the Gap at Early Break
Salary: £26,648 - £29,959 per annum | Hours: 37hours per week | Deadline: 27th January, 12pm

Search for more jobs here

Volunteering

It's brilliant to hear that you want to volunteer

Whether you're looking for something specific, to support a cause you really care about or are just making your first steps into the world of volunteering you can start here by joining the Manchester Volunteering mailing list

Let us help you connect more with volunteers

If your organisation or event needs volunteers, you can register with us to promote your volunteering opportunities on Volunteer Centre Manchester, in our newsletters and on our social media.

Be a Hero from Home!

Are you looking for remote volunteer opportunities and the chance to support organisations far and wide from home? We have relaunched our Hero from Home microsite with new volunteering opportunities that you can do from home, as well as information and useful resources.

Be a Hero from Home

Search for funding on our FREE Funding Portal

Manchester Community Central Funding Portal

Our funding search engine is a straight forward FREE service using information from IDOX Information Solutions that can help voluntary, community, social enterprise sector organisations like yours to find suitable funding. By becoming a member of Macc you will gain access to our free funding portal of funding opportunities.

Please note: To be eligible to access our funding portal you must be a voluntary, community, social enterprise sector (VCSE) organisations working in the City of Manchester with at least 50% of your beneficiaries in the City of Manchester. VCSE organisations working outside of the City of Manchester, consultants, sole traders, statutory bodies, private businesses and infrastructure organisations who become members of Macc aren’t eligible to access our funding portal.

Become a member

Are you interested in becoming a member of Macc?

By joining our membership, you will not only gain access to resources, events and support, but also have the opportunity to connect with like-minded individuals and organisations who share your interests and passions. Macc values of being supportive, collaborative and influential are at the core of our membership with members encouraged to share their knowledge and skills with one another.

We believe, that by working together, we can achieve great things and make a positive impact across the city of Manchester and wider. So why not join us and become part of our growing network. We would love to have you as a member!

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Greater Manchester Older People’s Network – Membership is open to all older people living in Greater Manchester sign up here

Volunteer Coordinator’s newsletters – Email updates and newsletters relevant to those who manage, coordinate or work with volunteers in Manchester sign up here

Manchester Homelessness Partnership newsletter – Signup to the Manchester Homelessness Partnership and receive monthly newsletters and occasional email updates – membership is open to anyone who shares our aim of ending homelessness in Manchester, including charities, public sector organisations, businesses, and people with lived experience of being homeless. Sign up here

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Visit our website: www.manchestercommunitycentral.org

Active communities

The aim of the Greater Manchester Older People's Network is to inform and influence Greater Manchester strategies that affect older people. Membership is open to all older people living in Greater Manchester.

Volunteer Centre Manchester provides information, support and training to Manchester residents who want to volunteer and to organisations who work with or involve volunteers.

Group development

The Capacity Building Team provides group development support to build the capacity and sustainability of Manchester's voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations. This is available through bespoke, one-to-one support and our training and we co-ordinate a training calendar of other relevant training opportunities from across the city.

Click here for resources on starting a group, governance, funding factsheets, managing / taking on a building, policy templates, a directory of VCSE organisations and much more.

Policy and influence

The Policy and Influence Team promotes positive change in Manchester through bringing the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector together, enabling opportunities for constructive dialogue with the statutory and private sectors, encouraging creative solutions and informing the sector about policy and strategic developments.

Hire our meeting rooms

We have excellent rooms available in different sizes to suit your needs at affordable rates. There are discounts available for members. You can find all the information about our rooms and prices on our website.
If you have any questions, please contact us on 0161 834 9823 or email us at: roombookings@macc.org.uk

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Contact us

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Telephone information service: 0333 321 3021

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