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This step by step guide is a great introduction to how to develop a funding strategy that gives you confidence in facing the challenges and opportunities ahead of you. Balancing quality with your limited capacity, this session is perfect for those with desire but little professional experience of strategy.  

Join Macc for this Introduction for businesses which will explore how to work with voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations in a mutually beneficial way

Macc is a charity and our purpose is quite simply the city of Manchester. We encourage, support and develop the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations and local people to have a real influence over the places and communities in which they live.

Join Manchester City Council and Sow the City to share your ideas on how to improve Park Wood.

The aim of the event is to find out what you’d like to see and do in the woodland, whether that’s kids activities, conservation projects, planting trees and flowers or improving access.

Friends of the Earth and The Co-operative Bank have joined forces to bring back nature to some of the country’s most nature-deprived communities, through the Postcode Gardener programme.

Join The University of Manchester to explore how social prescribing can equitably support health and wellbeing.

Social prescribing for mental health needs and long-term health conditions have been proven to improve health and wellbeing, especially for those on low income, with lower educational attainment and those who live alone or without children.

Most successful community hubs generate income from diverse streams, with space rental often providing both community value and unrestricted funding. This webinar will help community organisations maximise the potential of space rental.

The training is for groups that are managing an asset.

The session will explore the versatility of spaces, such as multipurpose halls, meeting rooms, and outdoor areas, to ensure optimal usage and benefit for both renters and the community.

With the recent release of the government’s English Devolution White Paper, the first step of a process that will see a Bill move through parliament next year, 2025 presents a huge opportunity to ensure that policy change really gives local people more power to shape their places.

Join Power to Change and We’re Right Here for this webinar to learn about how you can get involved in the campaign and make 2025 the year of community power.
 

Jodie Salford-Brown, a DWP 50Plus Champion, has kindly offered to host the next network meeting at their offices in Middleton.  

For more information about the network email Claire Marshall clairemarshall@gmmoving.co.uk