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De-mystifying social value

Lunch and learn webinar – simplifying reporting of social value and social impact for social business brought to you from the Greater Manchester Alternative Provider Collaborative and 10GM in partnership with Turn Up The Value, Mastercall HealthCare and 1Point Bolton. This informal, online information session aims to support organisations in both simplifying reporting of social value and social impact but also making the best use of what an organisation already has.

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Laying the foundations: Refugee Action Housing report and campaign updates

Refugee Action are holding an asylum housing webinar where they will be discussing their latest report ‘Laying the Foundations: Making Asylum Housing Work by Investing in Communities’.

In the webinar their Campaigns Team will lay out the steps government must take to create a sustainable, locally run system for housing people seeking asylum. 

Speakers: Colin Parker, Media and Campaigns Manager and Bronya Smolen, Digital Communications and Brand Manager.


 

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Up Close and Policy: Bringing creativity into policy engagement

Join to hear about UCL Public Policy funded project: “Mosaics for Policy Development”

How can policy be designed that truly reflects people’s lived experiences? Traditional policy making methods can struggle to capture the nuance, creativity and diversity of perspectives needed for effective decision making. This event showcases a different way forward.

As part of Wellcome Policy Lab-funded project, UCL Public Policy partnered with Scientia Scripta to explore creative approaches to policy development.

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Plunkett UK: Understanding Community Benefit Society (CBS) Model Rules

This online introductory session is ideal for community groups, social enterprises, and anyone considering forming or updating to a Community Benefit Society model structure.

 What You’ll Learn 

  • What a CBS is and why it matters

Discover how a CBS operates for community benefit, how it is regulated by the FCA, and why most Plunkett-supported groups choose this structure.

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International Women's Day Yoga Fundraiser

Get ready to flow and support Manchester Women's Aid by joining them for a special yoga session celebrating International Women's Day!

Welcome to the International Women's Day Yoga Fundraiser!

Join Manchester Women's Aid at Space for a relaxing yoga session with a difference!

Space at the Mill, Duke Street, 2nd floor, Manchester, M3 4NF

International Women’s Day 2026 – Community-led women’s empowerment event

Mahtsen CIC are pleased to invite you to International Women’s Day 2026, a community-led event celebrating and supporting Eritrean and Ethiopian women in Greater Manchester. 

Purpose and focus of the event

Aquarius Community Centre, 21 Eden Close, Hulme, Manchester, M15 6AX

Creating Places for Everyone – Launch webinar

Locality’s new research report and action plan, Creating Places for Everyone, investigates the role of place-based community organisations in the pursuit of racial justice, and how Locality can support their members to make positive local change on this vital issue.

Over 18 months, against the backdrop of growing division, disconnection, and violence in our communities, Locality worked with members across the country to explore what it really means to achieve their vision of “a fair society where every community thrives”.

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